List of compositions for flute
Set of available musical works for flute
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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)
- Felix Mendelssohn:
- The Shepherd’s Song in G minor for solo flute, R 24
- 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
This section does not include flute sonatas which are listed at their respective page.
- Ludwig van Beethoven:
- 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 (attributed):
- Variations in E major on "Non più mesta" from Rossini's La Cenerentola for flute and piano, B.9, KK. Anh. Ia/5 (1829 or after)
- Aaron Copland:
- Duo for flute and piano (1971)[2]
- 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
- 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 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.
- J. S. Bach:
- 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]