Greek Interlude for flute and piano was composed in July this year. The music which was written with young players in mind is based on ancient Byzantine modes and Greek folk music originating from different Greek islands. The piece may be thought of as a musical voyage starting in Bulgaria travelling to Greek islands and then returning through Bulgaria. Commissioned by the Little Missenden festival 1979.This is a special item which is made to order. Please e-mail our Mail Order Department for further information.

Sinuhe the Egyptian is a historical novel written in 1945 by the Finnish author Mika Waltari (* 19. SeptemberHelsinki). He was one of the best known authors in Finland and his works were translated into 30 languages. 1908 in Helsinki, ? 26. August 1979 also in This is the story of the adventures of the doctor SinuheCrete and other regions of the known world at that time. who lived from 1390 to1335 B.C. who was initially the personal physician at the court of the Pharaoh Akhenaten before subsequently visiting Babylon, Waltari was inspired by the Ancient Egyptian text The Story of Sinuhe which is considered to be one of the earliest literary works (20th century B.C.). The author additionally undertook comprehensive historical studies, and the novel with its extensive cultural history and customs of the Orient in pre-Christian times became a worldwide success. The novel also gained recognition among Egyptologists. Sinuhe the Egyptian was in turn an inspiration for the composer Olli Mustonen to create a work for the 'archaic? instrument the oboe. The original version of this two-movement piece additionally fulfilled the composer's wish to dedicate a composition to his wife Sole who is also an oboist.The current version for flute was written for the Danish flutist Janne Thomsen. / Flûte

Published 1978. First performance: Ann Cherry Jeremy Brown Purcell Room 7th February 1979.

Par BOYD ANNE. Composed in 1979, Goldfish Through Summer Rain is a piece for flute and piano by Australian composer Anne Boyd. Boyd studied music at the University of Sydney, where she was one of Peter Sculthorpes first students. Her music is regularly performed world-wide. The hallmarks of her musical style are its transparency, gentleness and delicacy – attributes whichreflect her long involvement with Asian traditions especially those of Japan and Indonesia./ Répertoire / Flûte Traversière et Piano

First performed in 1979 by Robert Winn. The first of the three movements is tense building from the depths of the piano. The middle movement evocative using slow glissandi in the bottom octave of the flute and the last movement is a naughty bi-tonal rondo. Duration: 7 - 8 minutes. Typeset and re-printed in 2010 on the occasion of the composer's 50th birthday. This was the very first work to be published by Spartan Press Music Publishers Limited in a 'low budget' facsimile format over twenty years ago in 1990.