List of compositions for flute

This is a list of notable compositions for the flute (particularly the Western concert flute).

Flute alone

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)
Ludwig van Beethoven
- Allegro and Minuet for two flutes (1792)^[1]
Claude Debussy:
- Syrinx (1913)
Arthur Honegger:
- Danse de la chèvre (1921)
Robert Muczynski:
- Three Preludes, Op. 18 (1962)
Karlheinz Stockhausen:
- Amour (1981)
- Harmonien (2006)
Tōru Takemitsu
- Voice (1971)
Georg Philipp Telemann:
- 12 Fantasias for Solo Flute (1733)
Edgard Varèse:
- Density 21.5 (1936)

Flute and piano

This section does not include flute sonatas which are listed at their respective page.

Aaron Copland:
- Duo for flute and piano (1971)^[2]
Gabriel Fauré:
- Fantaisie, Op. 79
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

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:
- Sonata for flute, viola and harp
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:
- Adieu, for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, and horn
- Zeitmaße, for flute, oboe, cor anglais, clarinet, and bassoon
Georg Philipp Telemann:
- Paris quartets (12) for flute, violin, viola da gamba or cello, and continuo (1730 and 1738)
Edgard Varèse:
- Octandre for flute (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

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)^[3]
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)^[4]

References

^ Toff 2012, p. 234.
^ Dzapo 2016, p. 252.
^ Toff 2012, p. 240.
^ Dzapo 2016, p. 243.

Bibliography

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.

External links

Selected Flute Repertoire & Studies by the National Flute Association

[FOOTNOTEToff2012234-1] Toff 2012, p. 234.

[FOOTNOTEDzapo2016252-2] Dzapo 2016, p. 252.

[FOOTNOTEToff2012240-3] Toff 2012, p. 240.

[FOOTNOTEDzapo2016243-4] Dzapo 2016, p. 243.

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