"OVER THE EDGE uses the tape part to modulate and expand on the possibilities of the flute. The of structure of the piece consists of extremely fast, articulated sections surrounding a slow central one. Fast motivic figures build by accretion, starting out in a narrow range and gradually expanding, becoming syncopated and angular. The fast repeated figures give OVER THE EDGE a character derived from both be-bop and bluegrass musics. I have purposely set the main tempo at 132, just a little...