Flute Pieces Containing Low B
Last Update: January 13, 2005124 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. Bäck, Sven-Erik: solo sonata
2. Beaser, Robert: Theme & Variations 3. Benker: Arbeiss Kalendar (Scherzo)
4. Bennett, Richard Rodney: Six Tunes for the Instruction of Singing-Birds 5. Billam, Peter: Suite for solo flute (1994) 1st movement
6. Borne, Francois: Carmen Fantasy
7. Carter, Elliot: Scrivo in Vento for flute alone (1991)
8. Clarke, Ian - Zoom Tube, solo flute (IC music/Just Flutes Edition)
9. Clarke, Ian - The Great Train Race, solo flute (B foot & C foot versions available) (IC Music/Just Flutes Edition) 10. Colqhoun, Michael - Duplicity, flute & tape
11. Czerny, C.: Introduktion, Variationen und Finale, Op.80 (14 low b's)
12. Czerny, C.: Rondoletto concertant f"ur Pianoforte, Fl"ote und Violoncello ad lib, Op.149 13. Czerny, C.: Duo Concertante, Op.129
14. Doppler, F.: Fantaisie "Airs valiques", Op.10 15. Doppler, F.: Hungarian Pastorale Fantasie
16. Doppler, F. & C.: Fantaisie on Hungarian Motives, Op.35 (three low Bb's in the second flute part) 17. Doppler, F. & K.: Rigoletto-Fantaisie (duo concertant), Op.38 (two low b's in the second flute part) 18. Doppler, F.: Concerto for 2 flutes in Dminor, 2nd flute part
19. Faure, Gabriel: 'Dolly' Berceuse Op 56, No 1, in the Galway transcription: 4th last bar, optional low B 20. Foss, Lukas: Three American Pieces
21. Fuerstenau, A.B.: The Illusion, Adagio and Variations, Op.133
22. Fuerstenau, A.B.: Rondo Brillant, Op.102 (low b in 2nd flute part only) 23. Fuerstenau, A.B.: L'Union, Op.115 (low b in 2nd flute part only)
24. Fuerstenau, A.B.: Caprice No.1, Op.80 (unaccompanied)
25. Fuerstenau, A.B.: 26 Preludes -- Cadenzas for solo flute - preludes X and XII contain low B's (two each) 26. Fuerstenau, A.B.: Concerto in D op 84, 1st movement
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)
63. Wesley-Smith, Martin: Balibo (1992) for flute and tape 64. Wilder, Alec: Small Suite for Flute and Piano
65. Wilson, Richard: Touchstones
66. Zaninelli, Luigi: "Canto" (flute and piano), pub. Elkan-Vogel.
67. 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. George, T. Ritter: - Woodwind Quintet 69. Harbison - Woodwind Quintet
70. Heiss, John: - Seven Epigrams (Flute & Percussion) 71. Kuhlau: Duo, Op.39, no.1, (in the 2nd flute part)
72. MacIlwham, George: In Memoriam R.L.S. (Song Cycle for Flute, Soprano and Piano): Movement 9, low B sustained in bars 21, 22, 23
73. Nielsen: Quintet
74. Tower, Joan: Snow Dreams for flute and guitar
75. Beethoven: - Beethoven Trio for 3 flutes op. 87 (3rd flute)
76. Ewaze, Eric: Ballade, Pastorale & Dance for flute, horn, piano (in the Ballade)
* ORCHESTRA *
77. Balakirev: 2nd Symphony
78. Bartok: Concerto For Orchestra (1st Flute, 4th movement)
79. Bartok: 3rd piano concerto, 2nd fl, 1st movement
80. Bartok: Miraculous Mandarin
81. Bartok: Hungarian Sketches Fl 1 Mvt II "Bear Dance"
82. 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
83. Britten, Benjamin: Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra
84. Berg: Violin Concerto
85. Chausson, Ernest: Poémé for Violin and Orchestra, Op.26
86. Dvorak: Symphony No 1, slow movement (in the second flute part)
88. Dvorak: Hussite Overture
89. Ginastera, Alberto: Danzas de Estancia (1st flute part)
90. Grieg: Hall of the Mountain King (first measure in the treble clef section)
91. Henze: Des Kaisers nachtigall (1959) in Moderne orchestre studien ed Zoller Schott
92. Janacek, Leos: Jenufa (opera, first flute part)
93. Foss, Lukas: Three American Pieces
94. Kodaly: Psalmus Hungaricus
95. Khachaturian: Concerto
96. Mahler: Symphonies 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, Das Lied von der Erde
97. Mahler: Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen (3 flute parts, each with low b's)
98. Mendelssohn: Midsummer Night's Dream
99. Prokofiev: Classical Symphony
100. Respighi: Pines of Rome
101. Rossini: William Tell Overture (original score shows a low B to being the final solo obliggato arpeggios)
102. Sibelius, Jan: Tapiola (3rd flute part)
103. Shostakovich: Symphony #10 (e minor) (3rd movement flute solo)
104. Shostakovich: 5th Symphony (1st Movement, 1st Flute)
105. Smetana: My country
106. Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring (3rd Flute part)
107. Stravinsky: The Firebird (the complete ballet, not the suite)
108. Strauss, Richard: Elektra
109. Tchaikovsky: 6th Symphony (1893) (4th movement, 2nd flute)
110. Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker Ballet (flute 2 )
111. 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'
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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