This is a list of notable compositions for flute (particularly the Western concert flute).
Solo flute[edit]
- C. P. E. Bach:
- Sonata in A minor (1763)
- J.S. Bach:
- Partita in A minor for solo flute (c. 1718)
- Luciano Berio:
- Sequenza I (1958)
- Claude Debussy:
- Syrinx (1913)
- Arthur Honegger:
- Danse de la chèvre (1921)
- Robert Muczynski:
- Three Preludes, Op. 18 (1962)
- Karlheinz Stockhausen:
- Tōru Takemitsu
- Voice (1971)
- Georg Philipp Telemann:
- 12 Fantasias for Solo Flute (1733)
- Edgard Varèse:
- Density 21.5 (1936)
Flute and piano[edit]
This section does not include flute sonatas which are listed at their respective page.
- Aaron Copland:
- Duo for Flute and Piano (1971)[1]
- Gabriel Fauré:
- André Jolivet:
- Chant de Linos for flute and piano (1944)
- Olivier Messiaen:
- Le merle noir (1952)
- Camille Saint-Saëns:
- Romance, Op. 37 (1871)
Flute and other instruments[edit]
- Ludwig van Beethoven:
- Serenade for flute, violin and viola in D major, Op. 25
- Trio for piano, flute, and bassoon in G major, WoO 37
- Pierre Boulez:
- …explosante-fixe…, various configurations with flute and other instruments (1971–72, 1973–74, 1985, 1991–93)
- Le marteau sans maître for contralto voice, alto flute, viola, guitar, xylorimba, vibraphone, and percussion
- Carlos Chávez:
- Soli II for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, and horn
- Xochipilli, for piccolo, flute, E-flat clarinet, trombone, and six percussionists
- Claude Debussy:
- André Jolivet:
- Pastorales de Noël, for flute, bassoon, and harp
- Camille Saint-Saëns:
- Caprice sur des airs danois et russes, for flute, oboe, clarinet and piano
- Karlheinz Stockhausen:
- Georg Philipp Telemann:
- Paris quartets (12) for flute, violin, viola da gamba or cello, and continuo (1730 and 1738)
- Edgard Varèse:
- Octandre for piccolo (doubling piccolo), oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon, trumpet, trombone, and double bass
- Heitor Villa-Lobos:
- Bachianas Brasileiras No. 6 for flute and bassoon
- Chôros No. 2 for flute and clarinet
- Chôros No. 7 for flute, oboe, clarinet, alto saxophone, bassoon, violin and cello with tam-tam ad lib
- Quinteto (em forma de chôros) for flute, oboe, cor anglais, clarinet and bassoon
- Carl Maria von Weber:
- Trio for Piano, Flute and Cello in G minor, Op. 63, J. 259 (1818-19)
Flute and orchestra[edit]
This section does not include flute concertos which are listed at their respective page.
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart:
- Andante in C major for Flute and Orchestra, K. 315 (1778)
- Carl Maria von Weber:
- Romanza siciliana for flute and orchestra in G minor, J. 47 (1805)[2]
- Camille Saint-Saëns:
- Romance for flute and orchestra in D-flat major, Op. 37 (1871)
- Odelette for flute and orchestra in D major, Op. 162 (1920)[3]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Dzapo 2016, p. 252.
- ^ Toff 2012, p. 240.
- ^ Dzapo 2016, p. 243.
Bibliography[edit]
- Dzapo, Kyle (2016). Notes for Flutists: A Guide to the Repertoire. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-1998-5707-4. OCLC 925355205.
- Toff, Nancy (2012). The Flute Book: A Complete Guide for Students and Performers (Third ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-537307-3. OCLC 756278780.
Further reading[edit]
- Baxtresser, Jeanne, ed. (1995). Orchestral Excerpts for Flute. Theodore Presser Company. ISBN 978-0-9340-0997-3.