Flute and Piano
Approx. 12 minutes
2012

fl... is a set of short movements, all inspired by different words beginning with the musical abbreviation for flute, “fl…” The movements, including brief definitions are:

1. Flânerie
French - strolling about aimlessly; sauntering; “a person who walks the city in order to experience it.”

2. Fluster
to put into a state of agitated confusion; to excite and confuse with drink.

3. Flyswatter
a device for killing flies, mosquitoes, and other insects.

4. Flippant
frivolously disrespectful, shallow, or lacking in seriousness.

5. Fluphenazine
a potent tranquilizer derived from phenothiazine and used in various forms for the management of certain neurological or psychotic disorders.

6. Floating
being buoyed up on water or other liquid; having little or no attachment to a particular place; moving from one place to another.

7. Flit
to move lightly and swiftly; fly, dart, or skim along.

Commissioned by Nicole Riner, with support from the University of Wyoming Music Department and supported in part by a grant from the Wyoming Arts Council, through funding from the Wyoming State Legislature.