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Scoring

1(picc).1(corA).2(II=bcl).1(=dbn)-2.1.1.0-perc(1)mar/xyl/vib/log dr/5tmpl.bl/2wdbl/SD/4bongos/4tom-t/2cyms/tam-t/shaker/almglocke/BD/pipe-harp-pft-strings(2.2.2.2.2 players*)
*may be increased proportionately. However, when marked solo, they should remain one on a part.

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Publisher

Boosey & Hawkes (Hendon Music)

Territory
This work is available from Boosey & Hawkes for the world.

Availability

World Premiere
9/9/2008
YMCA, Jerusalem
Emmanuel Pahud, flute / Jerusalem International Chamber Music Ensemble / Daniel Barenboim
Composer's Notes

For many years flutists have been asking for a flute concerto, yet I kept putting it off because I felt that the flute could not produce the sharp attacks that I use so frequently. But the idea of the beautiful qualities of the different registers of the instrument and the extraordinary agility attracted me more and more, so when Elena Bashkirova asked me write something for her and the Jerusalem International Chamber Music Festival, I decided it would be a flute concerto. From mid - September, 2007 to March, 2008 ideas and notes for it fascinated me without relief.

Elliott Carter, May 2008



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