This is a list of notable compositions for the flute (particularly the

Western concert flute The Western concert flute can refer to the common C concert flute or to the family of transverse flute, transverse (side-blown) flutes to which the C flute belongs. Almost all are made of metal or wood, or a combination of the two. A musician w ...

Flute alone

* C. P. E. Bach: ** 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 music, experimental work (in particular his 1968 composition ''Sinfonia (Berio), Sinfonia'' and his series of virtuosic solo pieces titled ''Seque ...

: ** '' Sequenza I'' (1958) *

Ludwig van Beethoven Ludwig van Beethoven (baptised 17 December 177026 March 1827) was a German composer and pianist. He is one of the most revered figures in the history of Western music; his works rank among the most performed of the classical music repertoire ...

** Allegro and Minuet for two flutes (1792) *

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 influe ...

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

Arthur Honegger Arthur Honegger (; 10 March 1892 – 27 November 1955) was a Swiss-French composer who was born in France and lived a large part of his life in Paris. Honegger was a member of Les Six. For Halbreich, '' Jeanne d'Arc au bûcher'' is "more even ...

: ** '' Danse de la chèvre'' (1921) *

Felix Mendelssohn Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (3 February 18094 November 1847), widely known as Felix Mendelssohn, was a German composer, pianist, organist and conductor of the early Romantic music, Romantic period. Mendelssohn's compositions inc ...

: ** ''The Shepherd’s Song'' in G minor for solo flute, R 24 * Robert Muczynski: ** 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 groun ...

: **'' Amour'' (1981) **'' Harmonien'' (2006) *

Tōru Takemitsu was a Japanese composer and writer on aesthetics and music theory. Largely self-taught, Takemitsu was admired for the subtle manipulation of instrumental and orchestral timbre. He is known for combining elements of oriental and occidental phil ...

** ''Voice'' (1971) *

Georg Philipp Telemann Georg Philipp Telemann (; – 25 June 1767) was a German Baroque composer and multi-instrumentalist. He is one of the most prolific composers in history, at least in terms of surviving works. Telemann was considered by his contemporaries to b ...

: ** 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 and American composer who spent the greater part of his career in the United States. Varèse's music emphasizes timbre and rhythm; h ...

: **'' Density 21.5'' (1936)

Flute and piano

This section does not include

flute sonatas A flute sonata is a sonata (music), 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 so ...

which are listed at their respective page. *

: **Six National Airs with Variations for flute (or violin) and piano in G major, Op. 105 (1818-19) ** Ten National Airs with Variations for flute (or violin) and piano in A minor, Op. 107 (1818-19) *

Frédéric Chopin Frédéric François Chopin (born Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin; 1 March 181017 October 1849) was a Polish composer and virtuoso pianist of the Romantic period who wrote primarily for Piano solo, solo piano. He has maintained worldwide renown ...

(attributed): ** Variations in E major on "Non più mesta" from

Rossini Gioachino Antonio Rossini (29 February 1792 – 13 November 1868) was an Italian composer of the late Classical and early Romantic eras. He gained fame for his 39 operas, although he also wrote many songs, some chamber music and piano p ...

's ''

La Cenerentola ("Cinderella, or Goodness Triumphant") is an operatic in two acts by Gioachino Rossini. The libretto was written by Jacopo Ferretti, based on the libretti written by Charles-Guillaume Étienne for the opera '' Cendrillon'' with music by Nico ...

'' for flute and piano, B.9, KK. Anh. Ia/5 (1829 or after) *

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

: ** 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: ** '' Chant de Linos'' 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. One of the major composers of the 20th-century classical music, 20th century, he was also an ou ...

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

Camille Saint-Saëns Charles-Camille Saint-Saëns (, , 9October 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 ...

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

Flute and other instruments

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

Pierre Boulez Pierre Louis Joseph Boulez (; 26 March 19255 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 contemporary classical music. Born in Montb ...

: **'' …explosante-fixe…'', various configurations with flute and other instruments (1971–72, 1973–74, 1985, 1991–93) **''

Le marteau sans maître ''Le Marteau sans maître'' (; The Hammer without a Master) is a chamber cantata by French composer Pierre Boulez. The work, which received its premiere in 1955, sets surrealist poetry by René Char for contralto and six instrumentalists. It is ...

'' 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, conducting, conductor, music theorist, educator, journalist, and founder and director of the Mexican Symphonic Orchestra. He was influence ...

: **'' 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 * André Jolivet: ** '' 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'', for flute, oboe, cor anglais, clarinet, and bassoon *

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

: ** '' Octandre'' for flute (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 globally bec ...

: ** '' 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 In music and other performing arts, the phrase (; 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 roughly synonymous phrase ('in acc ...

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

Carl Maria von Weber Carl Maria Friedrich Ernst von Weber (5 June 1826) was a German composer, conductor, virtuoso pianist, guitarist, and Music criticism, critic in the early Romantic music, Romantic period. Best known for List of operas by Carl Maria von Weber, h ...

: ** 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. * J. S. Bach: ** Suite No. 2 for flute, strings and basso continuo in B minor, BWV 1067 (1738-39) *

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (27 January 1756 – 5 December 1791) was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical period (music), Classical period. Despite his short life, his rapid pace of composition and proficiency from an early age ...

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

: **Romanza siciliana for flute and orchestra in G minor, J. 47 (1805) *

: **Romance for flute and orchestra in D-flat major, Op. 37 (1871) **Odelette for flute and orchestra in D major, Op. 162 (1920)

References

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External links

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Flute The flute is a member of a family of musical instruments in the woodwind group. Like all woodwinds, flutes are aerophones, producing sound with a vibrating column of air. Flutes produce sound when the player's air flows across an opening. In th ...