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)
• Felix Mendelssohn:
  • The Shepherd’s Song in G minor for solo flute, R 24
• 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

Main article: Flute sonata

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:
  • 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

Main article: Flute concerto

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:
  • 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]

See also

• Flute ensemble