rust for solo flute (2019)

Instrumentation:

Flute

Duration: ca. 7’

About the piece:

rust (n.):

a reddish- or yellowish-brown flaky coating of iron oxide that is formed on iron or steel by oxidation, especially in the presence of moisture.
(Oxford Dictionary)

rust explores the gesture of breaking away, deteriorating; and the increasing darkness and roughness of sound.

First performance: 

January 2021, Peabody Conservatory, Baltimore, USA

Performed by:

Giorgio Consolati (flute)