Flute Pieces With Low B

Larry Krantz Flute Pages: Flute Pieces with Low B

Flute Pieces Containing Low B Last Update: January 13, 2005 124 Pieces

These pieces have been collected through contributions from FLUTE list members and visitors to these pages. I would be happy to add to the list so if you know of other pieces that contain a low B then please click on the email icon at the bottom of the page and send me the information.

* SOLO PIECES * 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26.

Bäck, Sven-Erik: solo sonata Beaser, Robert: Theme & Variations Benker: Arbeiss Kalendar (Scherzo) Bennett, Richard Rodney: Six Tunes for the Instruction of Singing-Birds Billam, Peter: Suite for solo flute (1994) 1st movement Borne, Francois: Carmen Fantasy Carter, Elliot: Scrivo in Vento for flute alone (1991) Clarke, Ian - Zoom Tube, solo flute (IC music/Just Flutes Edition) Clarke, Ian - The Great Train Race, solo flute (B foot & C foot versions available) (IC Music/Just Flutes Edition) Colqhoun, Michael - Duplicity, flute & tape Czerny, C.: Introduktion, Variationen und Finale, Op.80 (14 low b's) Czerny, C.: Rondoletto concertant f"ur Pianoforte, Fl"ote und Violoncello ad lib, Op.149 Czerny, C.: Duo Concertante, Op.129 Doppler, F.: Fantaisie "Airs valiques", Op.10 Doppler, F.: Hungarian Pastorale Fantasie Doppler, F. & C.: Fantaisie on Hungarian Motives, Op.35 (three low Bb's in the second flute part) Doppler, F. & K.: Rigoletto-Fantaisie (duo concertant), Op.38 (two low b's in the second flute part) Doppler, F.: Concerto for 2 flutes in Dminor, 2nd flute part Faure, Gabriel: 'Dolly' Berceuse Op 56, No 1, in the Galway transcription: 4th last bar, optional low B Foss, Lukas: Three American Pieces Fuerstenau, A.B.: The Illusion, Adagio and Variations, Op.133 Fuerstenau, A.B.: Rondo Brillant, Op.102 (low b in 2nd flute part only) Fuerstenau, A.B.: L'Union, Op.115 (low b in 2nd flute part only) Fuerstenau, A.B.: Caprice No.1, Op.80 (unaccompanied) Fuerstenau, A.B.: 26 Preludes -- Cadenzas for solo flute - preludes X and XII contain low B's (two each) Fuerstenau, A.B.: Concerto in D op 84, 1st movement

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27. Gieseking, Walter: Sonatine for flute and piano (1935) 28. Glick: Sonata 2nd movement bar 16 29. Grenfell, Maria: "Four Pooh Stories" (flute alone) second movement 'In which Tigger comes to the Forest and has Breakfast', pub. Sounz. The low B does not sound but is needed for harmonics. 30. Griffin, Charlie: Syrinx Rondo 31. Handel: arrival of the queen of sheba, Magic Flute of James Galway 32. Hindemith: Canonic Sonata (last movement - editor put in an ascending interval to compensate) 33. Khatchaturian: Flute concerto (Rampal edition) 34. Keller, Charles: Trois Fantaisies, Op.51 (unaccompanied, low b's in the first two) 35. Keller, Charles: Six Divertissements for Flute Solo (Barenrieter Kassel BA 6828), circa 1815. Divertissement No. 3 (Potpourri) contains two low B's in the cadenza 36. Kuhlau, F.: Divertissement No.3, Op.68 37. Kuhlau, F.: Grande Sonate Concertante in e minor, Op.51, No.2 38. Kummer, Caspar: Six Caprices ou Exercices pour la Flute seule, Op.12 by Camera Flauto Amadeus Nr.87 Caprices 1,3, and 6 contain low B's 39. LaMontaine, John: Sonata for flute solo, Op.24 (mvt.1) 40. Larson, Rhonda: Lament" for Flute and Organ 41. Lanier, Sidney: Wind-Song - solo flute (14 low B's and three low A#'s) 42. Maxwell-Davies, Peter: 'Solita' from 2 pieces for Flute Alone 43. MacIlwham, George: Suite Romantique: 5th movement, Presto Finale, Coda 44. Martinon, Jean: Sonatine 45. Mendelssohn: Concerto in e minor (trans. Rampal) 46. Muczynski, Robert: Moments for flute and piano, Op.47 (mvt.2) 47. Pierne, Gabriel: Sonate Op36 (originally for violin and piano, trans. by the composer for flute & piano), DURAND ED. PARIS, 1909 48. Powning, Grahame - 3 short pieces (1991): 2nd piece 49. Ran, Shulamit: Eastwind (for solo flute) 50. Reinecke: Sonata "Undine" (Last note of the slow movement E down to B) 51. Rodrigo: Concerto patoral 52. Sarasate, Pablo de: Zigeunerweisen (Gypsy Airs) 53. Schubert: Variations on "Trockne Blumen" & Arpeggione Sonata (Galway ed.) 54. Schumann, Robert: Three Romances for Flute and Piano (Rampal ed.) 55. Silcher, Friedrich: Variations on "Nel cor piu non mi sento" (Paisiello) (two low b's in the finale) 56. Still, William Grant, transcribed by Alexa Still: "Mother and Child", (flute and piano) pub. International Opus. 57. Still, William Grant, Arranged by Alexa Still: "Songs" (flute and piano) first song, 'Bayou Home' pub. International Opus. 58. Takemitsu, T.: Air 59. Takemitsu:, T.: Voice (1971) 60. Terschak. A.: Grande Valse de Concert, Op.14 61. Villa-Lobos: Jet Whistle (in the second movement) 62. Walckiers, E.: Grande Trio in A Major, Op.93, No.2 (in third flute part only) http://www.larrykrantz.com/lowb.htm (2 van 5)11/09/2005 13:06:02

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63. 64. 65. 66. 67.

Wesley-Smith, Martin: Balibo (1992) for flute and tape Wilder, Alec: Small Suite for Flute and Piano Wilson, Richard: Touchstones Zaninelli, Luigi: "Canto" (flute and piano), pub. Elkan-Vogel. Zaninelli, Luigi: "Tre Pezzi", movement 2 'Malinconico' (flute and harp or piano), movement 3 'Misterioso' (flute and piano) pub. Frangipani Press. The low B does not sound but is needed for harmonics.

* CHAMBER MUSIC * 68. 69. 70. 71. 72. 73. 74. 75. 76.

George, T. Ritter: - Woodwind Quintet Harbison - Woodwind Quintet Heiss, John: - Seven Epigrams (Flute & Percussion) Kuhlau: Duo, Op.39, no.1, (in the 2nd flute part) MacIlwham, George: In Memoriam R.L.S. (Song Cycle for Flute, Soprano and Piano): Movement 9, low B sustained in bars 21, 22, 23 Nielsen: Quintet Tower, Joan: Snow Dreams for flute and guitar Beethoven: - Beethoven Trio for 3 flutes op. 87 (3rd flute) Ewaze, Eric: Ballade, Pastorale & Dance for flute, horn, piano (in the Ballade)

* ORCHESTRA * 77. 78. 79. 80. 81. 82. 83. 84. 85. 86. 87.

Balakirev: 2nd Symphony Bartok: Concerto For Orchestra (1st Flute, 4th movement) Bartok: 3rd piano concerto, 2nd fl, 1st movement Bartok: Miraculous Mandarin Bartok: Hungarian Sketches Fl 1 Mvt II "Bear Dance" Bernstein: Symphony #1 "Jeremiah" (flute I [Mvt III], a great place for use of a rubber band or 2nd flute player to hold down b key (for smoothness!) since it goes from c#-b Britten, Benjamin: Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra Berg: Violin Concerto Chausson, Ernest: Poémé for Violin and Orchestra, Op.26 Dvorak: Symphony No 1, slow movement (in the second flute part) Dvorak: Cello Concerto (2nd flute, 1st mov)

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88. 89. 90. 91. 92. 93. 94. 95. 96. 97. 98. 99. 100. 101. 102. 103. 104. 105. 106. 107. 108. 109. 110. 111.

Dvorak: Hussite Overture Ginastera, Alberto: Danzas de Estancia (1st flute part) Grieg: Hall of the Mountain King (first measure in the treble clef section) Henze: Des Kaisers nachtigall (1959) in Moderne orchestre studien ed Zoller Schott Janacek, Leos: Jenufa (opera, first flute part) Foss, Lukas: Three American Pieces Kodaly: Psalmus Hungaricus Khachaturian: Concerto Mahler: Symphonies 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, Das Lied von der Erde Mahler: Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen (3 flute parts, each with low b's) Mendelssohn: Midsummer Night's Dream Prokofiev: Classical Symphony Respighi: Pines of Rome Rossini: William Tell Overture (original score shows a low B to being the final solo obliggato arpeggios) Sibelius, Jan: Tapiola (3rd flute part) Shostakovich: Symphony #10 (e minor) (3rd movement flute solo) Shostakovich: 5th Symphony (1st Movement, 1st Flute) Smetana: My country Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring (3rd Flute part) Stravinsky: The Firebird (the complete ballet, not the suite) Strauss, Richard: Elektra Tchaikovsky: 6th Symphony (1893) (4th movement, 2nd flute) Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker Ballet (flute 2 ) Tveitt, Geirr: A hundred folktunes from Hardanger Op.151 Nr.7 "Uppskoka" (Consecration of the new beer) contains a low B in 2nd flute 112. Verdi: Te Deum & Stabat Mater 113. Verdi: Force of Destiny 114. Wagner: Loehengrin

* BAND PIECES and ARRANGEMENTS *

115. Vaughn Williams, Ralph: The Overture to the 'Wasps'

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116. Furstenau, A.B.: 24 Exercises, Caprices et Preludes, op.125 117. Furtsenau, A.B.: No. 115 from 125 Easy Classical Pieces for Flute (ed. Franz Vester) - This is from Furstenau's Flotenschule Op.42

118. Kohler, Ernesto: 8 Difficult Pieces, Op.33, Book 3, No.3. 119. Kohler, 30 Etudes op. 75 nr. 7, 8, 22, 26, 30 120. Paganini, 24 Caprices, (transcribed by Vieri Bottazzini)

* MUSICAL THEATRE *

121. Crazy for You (the "new" Gershwin musical): flute parts in Reed One book contains a couple of low B's. 122. West Side Story: Reed Four book (old scoring), Reed One book (new scoring) * FLUTE ENSEMBLE *

123. Adler, Samuel: - Three Madrigals for 6 flutes (5th and 6th flute parts of the second movement-japanese folk song-sakura) 124. Fuerstenau, A.B.: - "Six Easy Duets", Op.137, contains numerous low b's in the second flute part (none in the first flute part)

125. Shocker, Shocker: Views from Falls House

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