JALS

JALS (just a little something)
Composed by Allen Molineux
for Solo Flute
Published by Brixton Publications
Duration: 5'53″

Contents:
I.   Rag
II.  Blues
III. Swing

Notes from the Composer:
      This work is “just a little something”; thus the acronym for its title. I decided to write it after reading a flutist's call for scores. It was mentioned in it that she liked playing blues and swing and that the work should be no more than five minutes in duration. Initially, I wanted to have a slow blues movement followed by a fast swing, but soon realized that a spirited opener was needed before getting to the slow blues. That meant creating a three movement set with each being approximately a minute and a half long. The melodic, harmonic and rhythmic essences of each movement's traditional style are co-mingled with those of my own, which hopefully produces a fresh, yet familiar feel.