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1999
In the autumn heat
unaccompanied flute
2′50″
In the autumn heat was written as part of my composition course at Sydney University and
is dedicated to Catherine Fluke who has been a good friend of mine for many years.
Catherine was also the first performer at a Sydney University concert in, I think, 1999. The
piece then languished in my cupboard for some time before I began composing again in
2020, just after COVID caused widespread lockdown.
The work is in three sections: slow (Lento Freely), fast (Allegro Scherzo), and then a repeat
of the initial slow tempo. It has no time signatures allowing the performer to move freely
through the phrases.
The title comes from a T. S. Eliot poem "Burnt Norton", No. 1 of his 'Four Quartets'. Upon
reviewing this work I thought perhaps that the title was a little pretentious; but on
reflection I can understand my initail reasoning as the work does have some
relationship to the poem - at least to the first stanza.
I hope you enjoy performing this work.
In the autumn heat
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