Written for Cochlea Duo, for performance at the SoundSCAPE New Music Festival Dedicated to Igor Mihajlovic
Text taken from The Duchess of Padua by Oscar Wilde
In the Red Fire of Passion
Icy, cold and still q = 55
quite breathy
lightly rub two envelopes together
Icy, cold and still q = 55
Harp
ppp l.v. almost inaudable
S.
Hp.
like a harpsicord
all p.d.l.t.
ord.
senza vib.
pp
pp
**Harp harmonics sounding an 8ve higher
l.v.
sung (more flute sound then voice)
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felt
pp
I
gliss.
ff subito
ppp
L.H. p.d.l.t.
12
Fl.
Hp.
slow timbral trill with breath sounds
D# C# B§ / E§ F§ G§ A§
S.
7
Fl.
p
ppp almost inaudable
Soprano
Flute
Evan Lawson May 2015 (rev. Dec. 2015)
you
subito ff
would come back
2 17
Fl.
S.
to
S.
S.
Hp.
you
left
me
me?
cruel ly
pp
6
l.v.
Why did you
pp
though
pp
Più mosso (q = 100)
-
f
sub. f espress. an explosion of passion
3
For I can hold you now and feel your heart
Più mosso (q = 100)
3 3
mp
Al
3
Nay, that matt - ters not,
almost talking
leave
6
3
senza vib.
p
3
p
gain
3
p
-
mp
mp
26
Fl.
p
a
Hp.
mp
21
Fl.
poco p
me
Hp.
- In the Red Fire of Passion -
vib.
mf ff