Partitions musique classique

A 4-movement essay for flute quartet or choir inspired by two very different places--the peaks of Colorado and the lowlands of the Netherlands. Movements are entitled: High Peaks Trail, Wind, Hunter's...

A piece to interest younger musicians without being too much of a challenge. The movements are: Dancers on a Greek Vase, Dream Dancers, Midsummer's Night Dance, and all use appealing dance rhythms. In...

Original melodies which sound more like folk tunes, each movement brings a sense of place to the listener. Scored for four C flutes, with occasional piccolo, this also includes an optional Alto Flute...

Inspired by the poem 'Wild Geese' by Mary Oliver, this creative piece reflects the message of the poem, which links nature's gifts with inner beauty and validity. Scored for 4 C Flutes, with optional...

This arrangement of Dietrich Buxtehude's Fugue in C Major is commonly referred to as the 'Jig Fugue' because of the lilting 12/8 time signature. This work is thought to be the inspiration for J.S. Bac...

Generally regarded as 'The Graduation March,'Pomp and Circumstance was written by Edward Elgar in 1901 and first used in a graduation ceremony at Yale in June of 1905. Because every graduation ceremon...

A very fair and balanced arrangement of this familiar work in which no single person gets 'stuck' on the bass line the whole time. Furthermore, tips are provided for ending the piece early, depending...

The piece is reminiscent of ragas, the scales and modes of Indian music. Although the melodic lines evoke traditional Indian music, they were composed to reflect the spirit of Indian scales through a...

Commissioned in 2006, Echoes of the Ancients is for 4 C flutes and is based on Native American themes. For students, it is a good introduction to pitch bending and tremolos. Very free in nature, this...

A charming work from Slovenian composer Crt Sojar Voglar composed to evoke the sense of yearning. Composer for 4 C Flutes, of which the fourth player doubles on Alto Flute. A very creative addition to...

This composition is based on the Silk Road, especially in the 13th century when exploration allowed greater material, cultural and religious exchange and between the East and the West. Originally comp...

Intended as a follow-up to Echoes of the Ancients, this work is slightly more adventurous and is a great introduction to extended techniques. With full explanations in the notes, players will experien...

Parkovi is a beautiful art song by Croatian composer Alfi Kabiljo, originally composed for soprano voice. He created this flute quartet version of the song for the flute quartet '4Syrinx,' which they...

This 'Little Suite of Mythological Beings' was written in 2014 for the Slovenian flute quartet, Traverso. It consists of three playful movements: Little Elvish Dance, Dance of the Drunken Goblins, and...

The purpose of this book is twofold: to provide ensemble teaching material for intermediate flutists, and to be a source of 'quick-study' repertoire for advanced players. I think flute students will e...

A beautiful string quartet which transcribes over to flute quartet very well. Consists of four movements (Introduzione: Andante con moto; Allegro vivace, Andante con moto, quasi allegretto, Minuetto g...

Premiered at the 2015 National Flute Association convention in Washington DC. This work consists of three contrasting movements: Misterioso, Lento assai, Allegro festivo. An innovative work for a uniq...

Three movements: Uptown; Pas de deux; R.E.M. This imagined courtship begins with a night on the town and ends with an unsettling leaving (punctuated with brief reflection of what just was). In between...

A fresh and quirky new work for flute quartet depicting a meeting of the Pixie Parliament by award-winning composer and flutist Dana H. Joras.

This arrangement was originally conceived for the University of North Carolina School of the Arts 2017 Flute Tour. The solo line moves between all four parts, while providing plenty of opportunities f...

Fanfaflut is a flute quartet by Belgian composer, Roger Derongé, featuring a variety of styles, from baroque to modern, utilizing a variety of extended techniques, including singing while playing and...

The piece is constructed over a simple 'funk groove' pattern that is combined with a chromatic descending line that appears in the piccolo. The register of the ensemble is totally developed, ascending...

Alex Christiaens was born in 1957and started courses on solfège, piano, music theory and music history at the conservatorium of Hasselt. After his secondary education (Latin-Greek), he was awarded a M...