This is a list of compositions for flute (particularly the

Western concert flute The Western concert flute is a family of transverse (side-blown) woodwind instruments made of metal or wood. It is the most common variant of the flute. A musician who plays the flute is called a flautist (in British English), flutist (in Ame ...

Solo flute

C. P. E. Bach Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (8 March 1714 – 14 December 1788), also formerly spelled Karl Philipp Emmanuel Bach, and commonly abbreviated C. P. E. Bach, was a German Classical period musician and composer, the fifth child and sec ...

: ** Sonata in A minor (1763) * J.S. Bach: ** Partita in A minor for solo flute ( 1718) *

Luciano Berio Luciano Berio (24 October 1925 – 27 May 2003) was an Italian composer noted for his experimental work (in particular his 1968 composition ''Sinfonia'' and his series of virtuosic solo pieces titled ''Sequenza''), and for his pioneering work ...

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Sequenza I ''Sequenza I'' is a composition written in 1958 by Luciano Berio for the flutist Severino Gazzelloni. It was first published by Suvini-Zerboni, but the notation was revised much later and this version published by Universal Edition in 1992. It i ...

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Claude Debussy (Achille) Claude Debussy (; 22 August 1862 – 25 March 1918) was a French composer. He is sometimes seen as the first Impressionism in music, Impressionist composer, although he vigorously rejected the term. He was among the most infl ...

: ** ''Syrinx'' (1913) *

Arthur Honegger Arthur Honegger (; 10 March 1892 – 27 November 1955) was a Swiss composer who was born in France and lived a large part of his life in Paris. A member of Les Six, his best known work is probably ''Antigone'', composed between 1924 and 1927 t ...

: ** '' Danse de la chèvre'' (1921) *

Robert Muczynski Robert Muczynski (March 19, 1929 – May 25, 2010) was a Polish-American composer. Muczynski studied piano with Walter Knupfer and composition with Alexander Tcherepnin at DePaul University in Chicago, where he received both his Bachelor of Mu ...

: ** Three Preludes, Op. 18 (1962) *

Karlheinz Stockhausen Karlheinz Stockhausen (; 22 August 1928 – 5 December 2007) was a German composer, widely acknowledged by critics as one of the most important but also controversial composers of the 20th and early 21st centuries. He is known for his groundb ...

: **'' Amour'' (1981) **''

Harmonien The Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra is a Norwegian orchestra based in Bergen. Its principal concert venue is the Grieg Hall. History Established in 1765 under the name ''Det Musicalske Selskab'' (The Musical Society), it later changed its name t ...

'' (2006) * Tōru Takemitsu ** ''Voice'' (1971) *

Georg Philipp Telemann Georg Philipp Telemann (; – 25 June 1767) was a German Baroque composer and multi-instrumentalist. Almost completely self-taught in music, he became a composer against his family's wishes. After studying in Magdeburg, Zellerfeld, and Hild ...

: ** 12 Fantasias for Solo Flute (1733) *

Edgard Varèse Edgard Victor Achille Charles Varèse (; also spelled Edgar; December 22, 1883 – November 6, 1965) was a French-born composer who spent the greater part of his career in the United States. Varèse's music emphasizes timbre and rhythm; he coine ...

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Density 21.5 ''Density 21.5'' is a composition for solo flute written by Edgard Varèse in 1936 and revised in 1946. The piece was composed at the request of Georges Barrère for the premiere of his platinum flute, the density of platinum being close to 21.5 g ...

'' (1936)

Solo flute with piano

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flute sonatas A flute sonata is a sonata usually for flute and piano, though occasionally other accompanying instruments may be used. Flute sonatas in the Baroque period were very often accompanied in the form of basso continuo. List of flute sonatas * George ...

which are listed at their respective page. *

Aaron Copland Aaron Copland (, ; November 14, 1900December 2, 1990) was an American composer, composition teacher, writer, and later a conductor of his own and other American music. Copland was referred to by his peers and critics as "the Dean of American Com ...

: ** Duo for Flute and Piano (1971) *

Gabriel Fauré Gabriel Urbain Fauré (; 12 May 1845 – 4 November 1924) was a French composer, organist, pianist and teacher. He was one of the foremost French composers of his generation, and his musical style influenced many 20th-century composers ...

: ** ''Fantaisie'', Op. 79 *

André Jolivet André Jolivet (; 8 August 1905 – 20 December 1974) was a French composer. Known for his devotion to French culture and musical thought, Jolivet drew on his interest in acoustics and atonality, as well as both ancient and modern musical influe ...

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Chant de Linos ''Chant de Linos'' is a work for flute and piano written by French composer André Jolivet in 1944 as a commission for a Conservatoire de Paris competition which was subsequently won by Jean-Pierre Rampal. He transcribed it for flute, violin, vi ...

'' for flute and piano (1944) *

Olivier Messiaen Olivier Eugène Prosper Charles Messiaen (, ; ; 10 December 1908 – 27 April 1992) was a French composer, organist, and ornithology, ornithologist who was one of the major composers of the 20th-century classical music, 20th century. His m ...

: ** '' Le merle noir'' (1952) *

Camille Saint-Saëns Charles-Camille Saint-Saëns (; 9 October 183516 December 1921) was a French composer, organist, conductor and pianist of the Romantic music, Romantic era. His best-known works include Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso (1863), the Piano C ...

: ** ''Romance'', Op. 37 (1871)

Flute and other instruments

Ludwig van Beethoven Ludwig van Beethoven (baptised 17 December 177026 March 1827) was a German composer and pianist. Beethoven remains one of the most admired composers in the history of Western music; his works rank amongst the most performed of the classic ...

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Serenade for flute, violin and viola The Serenade for flute, violin and viola, Op. 25, is a chamber composition by Ludwig van Beethoven. It is in the key of D major. Composition The serenade was written by Beethoven around 1801, though there are preliminary sketches from 1797 when Be ...

in D major, Op. 25 ** Trio for piano, flute, and bassoon in G major, WoO 37 *

Pierre Boulez Pierre Louis Joseph Boulez (; 26 March 1925 – 5 January 2016) was a French composer, conductor and writer, and the founder of several musical institutions. He was one of the dominant figures of post-war Western classical music. Born in Mo ...

: **'' …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 Carlos Antonio de Padua Chávez y Ramírez (13 June 1899 – 2 August 1978) was a Mexican composer, conductor, music theorist, educator, journalist, and founder and director of the Mexican Symphonic Orchestra. He was influenced by nativ ...

: **'' Soli II'' for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, and horn **'' Xochipilli'', for piccolo, flute, E-flat clarinet, trombone, and six percussionists *

: ** Sonata for flute, viola and harp *

: ** '' Pastorales de Noël'', for flute, bassoon, and harp *

: ** '' Caprice sur des airs danois et russes'', for flute, oboe, clarinet and piano *

: ** '' Adieu'', for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, and horn ** ''

Zeitmaße ''Zeitmaße'' (; German for "Time Measures") is a chamber-music work for five woodwinds (flute, oboe, cor anglais, clarinet, and bassoon) composed in 1955–1956 by German composer Karlheinz Stockhausen; it is Number 5 in the composer's catalog. ...

'', for flute, oboe, cor anglais, clarinet, and bassoon *

: ** Paris quartets (12) for flute, violin, viola da gamba or cello, and continuo (1730 and 1738) *

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Octandre ''Octandre'' is a chamber piece by Edgard Varèse, written in 1923 and published by J. Curwen & Sons in London in 1924 (new edition, New York: G. Ricordi, 1956; new edition, revised and edited by Chou Wen-chung, New York: Ricordi, 1980). It is ...

'' for piccolo (doubling piccolo), oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon, trumpet, trombone, and double bass *

Heitor Villa-Lobos Heitor Villa-Lobos (March 5, 1887November 17, 1959) was a Brazilian composer, conductor, cellist, and classical guitarist described as "the single most significant creative figure in 20th-century Brazilian art music". Villa-Lobos has become the ...

: ** '' Bachianas Brasileiras No. 6'' for flute and bassoon ** ''

Chôros No. 2 ''Chôros No. 2'' is a duet for flute and clarinet written in 1924 by the Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos. It is part of a series of fourteen numbered compositions collectively titled ''Chôros'', ranging from solos for guitar and for piano ...

'' for flute and clarinet ** '' Chôros No. 7'' for flute, oboe, clarinet, alto saxophone, bassoon, violin, and cello with tam-tam

ad lib In music and other performing arts, the phrase (; from Latin for 'at one's pleasure' or 'as you desire'), often shortened to "ad lib" (as an adjective or adverb) or "ad-lib" (as a verb or noun), refers to various forms of improvisation. The r ...

** '' Quinteto (em forma de chôros)'' for flute, oboe, cor anglais, clarinet, and bassoon *

Carl Maria von Weber Carl Maria Friedrich Ernst von Weber (18 or 19 November 17865 June 1826) was a German composer, conductor, virtuoso pianist, guitarist, and critic who was one of the first significant composers of the Romantic era. Best known for his operas, ...

: ** Trio for Piano, Flute and Cello in G minor, Op. 63, J. 259 (1818-19)

Flute and orchestra

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flute concertos The flute is a family of classical music instrument in the woodwind group. Like all woodwinds, flutes are aerophones, meaning they make sound by vibrating a column of air. However, unlike woodwind instruments with reeds, a flute is a reedless ...

which are listed at their respective page. *

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (27 January 17565 December 1791), baptised as Joannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart, was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical period. Despite his short life, his rapid pace of composition r ...

: ** Andante in C major for Flute and Orchestra, K. 315 (1778)

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