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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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