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"The Great Train Race for Solo Flute" by Ian Clarke --Alexandra Langley

Monday November 3, 2025 Here is the second piece from my Final Artist Diploma Flute Recital. I hope you enjoy it! Ian Clarke is a British composer, professor, and flutist renowned for his adventurous instrumental compositions delving into complex harmonies and extended techniques. His variety of flute solos, chamber pieces, and flute choir pieces granted him global success. The success led to him leading Masterclasses and headlining solo recitals at the National Flute Association Conventions, British Flute Society, and other major flute conventions across Europe. He combined his classical music training with his love for rock music to create new experiences for flutists and audiences by showcasing the flute’s hidden potential for experimentation. Famous solos of his include Orange Dawn, Hypnosis, Zoom Tube and Hatching Aliens. His work The Great Train Race is written for Unaccompanied Flute. He dubs this piece as The Flute as You Don’t Usually Hear It! The solo can be performed on Flute with a C Foot joint or a B Foot Joint to be more accessible to all flutists, to which he provides the appropriate arrangements for either foot jointed flute. Originally published in 1993, Clarke intended this piece to be a showpiece with the exhilarating use of extended techniques and effects. Extended techniques found in the work include Residual tones, explosive harmonies, flutter tonguing, singing and playing, multiphonicsand timbral trills. Everything is used to create the illusion of a train going on a journey through the flute. For example, residual tones are the wheels turning on the tracks and multiphonics emulate the train whistle. Clarke republished this piece in 2010 to include additional information and composer notes to further aid the performer. This second edition publication includes fingering charts for the multiphonic figures and instructions on how to execute each technique effectively. He recommends that the soloist performs the piece by memory to give the performer complete control and freedom to bring the train to life. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- My name is Alexandra Langley and my mission is to take you on a journey through my flute music. Check out my website https://www.alexandralangleyflutist.com/ Follow me on Instagram @alangleyflute Follow me on Facebook   / alangleyflute123   Business Inquiries: alangleyflute@gmail.com