Sonata No 3 "The Jade Flute"

Solo flute, c.9'20".  Advanced grade.

Whence comes the sound of the jade flute,
Flying through the dark,
Coming with the spring wind, Hovering over Loyang?
Li-Po

The Chinese held jade in the greatest veneration.  The word for jade, ‘yu’, also signified a beauty of spirit and the stone became the symbol of the five cardinal virtues.  Jade’s ability to produce a pure musical tone was known in China from very ancient times and indeed, gongs were made out of the material.  Jade was widely used as a miracle medicine as well as the most prized stone for elaborate works of art.

Music, undoubtedly the most spiritual of our arts.
Lin Yutang

Composed 1994 (as a test piece for the 7th Australian Flute Competition in 1995).

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