For Three Flutes

For Three Flutes

Matthew Lee Knowles September 2008 - October 2009

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There are 15 sections to this piece, which can be played in any order and combination - not all parts need be played in one performance. Players should alternate as soloists, occasionally occ asionally playing as a duo, or trio. Each number represents a single duration, so there are 135 durations in this piece. Tempo can be freely chosen but must be adhered to strictly within a section. s ection.

1 j  = 1 j  

(at q=120 = 0.125 seconds)

20 j  = 1 semibreve + 1 q

(at q=120 = 2.5 seconds)

3012 j  = 94 breves + 1 q

(at q=120 = 376.5 seconds, approx. 6 minutes)

102 102 417j 417j = 3200 breves + 1 semibreve + 1  j  

(at q=120 = 12, 803 seconds, approx 3.5 hours)

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The duration of a total performance at q=120 would be approx. 20.5 hours (this does not include internal pauses and gaps between sections)

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V

VI

VII

VIII

IX

1 j  

6 j  

17 j  

40 j  

81 j  

159 j  

298 j  

559 j  

1095 j   2261 j   4843 j   10 077 077 j   21 877j   877j   46 289j   289j   96 317j   317j  

3 j  

11 j  

23 j  

41 j  

78 j  

139 j  

261 j  

536 j  

1166 j   2582 j   5594 j   11 800 800 j   24 412j   50 028j   028j   102 102 417j   417j  

8 j  

12 j  

18 j  

37 j  

61 j  

122 j  

275 j  

630 j  

1416 j   3012 j   6206 j   12 612 612 j   25 616j   616j   52 389j   389j  

4 j  

6 j  

11 j  

24 j  

61 j  

153 j  

355 j  

786 j  

1596 j   3194 j   6406 j   13 004 004 j   26 773j   773j  

2 j  

5 j  

13 j  

37 j  

92 j  

202 j  

411 j  

810 j  

1598 j   3212 j   6598 j   13 769 769 j  

3 j  

8 j  

24 j  

55 j  

110 j  

209 j  

399 j  

788 j  

1614 j   3386 j   7171 j  

5 j  

16 j  

31 j  

55 j  

99 j  

190 j  

389 j  

826 j  

1772 j   3785 j  

11 j  

15 j  

24 j  

44 j  

91 j  

199 j  

437 j  

946 j  

2013 j  

4 j  

9 j  

20 j  

47 j  

108 j  

238 j  

509 j  

1067 j  

5 j  

11 j  

27 j  

61 j  

130 j  

271 j  

558 j  

6 j  

16 j  

34 j  

69 j  

141 j  

287 j  

10 j  

18 j  

35 j  

72 j  

146 j  

8 j  

17 j  

37 j  

74 j  

9 j  

20 j  

37 j  

11 j  

17 j  

6 j  

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XI

XII

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XIV

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