Six Flute Quartets ) Nr. 2

With music for Flute Quartets being most commonly rearranged for the ensemble it is unusual that a work is originally composed for that precise instrumentation. It is for that reason that Pierre Max Dubois' Quatuor for Flutes has been considerably well-received. As a student of Darius Milhaud Dubois brought ideas of Les Six of which Milhaud was a member into the mid-1900s. Dubois' compositions are characteristically light with interesting and unusual harmonic and melodic textures as conveyed in this Quatuor for Flutes. With all four parts being technically demanding exploiting extendedtechniques to the maximum this piece provides a challenging but enjoyable performance. Moreover including a full score and separate parts this edition is ideal. With few pieces for this instrumentation exisitng as original compositions all Flute Quartets must ensure they try out Dubois' enticing four-movement piece.

In a letter dating from 1777 Mozart reported to his father from Mannheim that Johann Baptist Wendling principal Flautist of the famous Mannheim Orchestra had been approached by a wealthy Dutch businessman by the name of De Jean who was prepared to pay 200 gulden for three easy flute concertos and four flute quartets for his own use. Mozart accepted the commission. By the day before the Dutchman left Mozart had delivered only three of the quartets andtwo concertos for which he had been paid 964 gulden. The composer who was himself being pressed by his father to continue his own journey to Paris with his mother was full of excuses writing back to Salzburg on 14 February 'It is not surprising I have been unable to finish them for I never have a single hour's quiet here...Moreover you know I become quite powerless when I am obliged to write for an instrument I can't stand.' There is more than a hint of disingenuousness in Mozart's words for this was the height of the period during which he was being distracted from his work by his new-found love for the Mannheim singer Aloysia Weber. (He ultimatelymarried her sister Constanze.) If Mozart's dislike of the Flute was as great as he claimed there are few signs in the Flute Concerto No.1 in G major particularly in the expressive central Adagio ma non troppo. The outermovements are an Allegro maestoso and a concluding Rondo: Tempo di Menuetto. The work is scored for two oboes (replaced by flutes in the Adagio) two horns and strings. This Great Performers' Edition is edited byJames Galway.

Four Groovy Flute Quartets-Groove Quartets s?inscrit dans la lignée des recueils Swing Quartets et Jazz Quartets. Dans ce recueil de quatuors Bert Lochs nous conduit vers un univers musical essentiellement groove. Chaque pièce est enregistrée dans une version intégrale quatre versions combo + trois voix et une version avec l?accompagnement seul.Les parties d'accompagnement (Combo Jazz : Conducteur + Partie Lead Piano Guitare Guitare Basse et Percussion) sont disponibles séparément : Groove Quartets - Parties d'Accompagnement (Combo)

Four Jazzy Flute Quartets-Quatre quatuors Jazz à interpréter seul avec l?accompagnement sur compact disc ou avec un deux trois musiciens.Les parties d'accompagnement (Combo Jazz : Conducteur Partie Lead Piano Guitare Guitare Basse et Percussion) sont disponibles séparément : Jazz Quartets - Parties d'Accompagnement (Combo)

Easy To Intermediate Arrangements. The present booklet contains a sheet music collection of pieces from the chorale literature of the Renaissance and the Romantic period and is intended for group instruction. Concerted vocal music is particularly well suited for the flute ensemble, since when playing the flute the melodic quality is - similar to singing - essentially based upon breathing. This enables the flutist to maintain a natural flow during his performance. Since there is very little original literature for the flute ensemble, a pedagogue is often required to draw on arrangements in which the lowest voices are frequently comprised of non-flute accompanying motifs. In chorale music, all voices are equally employed in a voice-leading manner. The phrasing slurs depend upon the text. The breathing signs in some cases only serve to clarify the musical line in general and are not to be used for strong breathing. The arrangements are created for flute ensembles with four voices. In each case the lowest voice can also be performed with an alto flute as an alternative. An according part is attached to the edition. Ideal for group teaching Choral music from the Renaissance and Romantic eras arranged for four flutes All parts are melodic and are musically equal Practice at home using the Play-Along CD which includes all parts / Niveau : Facile / Recueil / 4 Flûtes Traversières

Enzo Gieco composes an exciting work for Flute Quartet with Percussion ad lib accompaniment. From furious fast passages to legato lyrical melodies  A Plusieurs Fl tes is an exciting addition to the ensemble repertoire. Gieco's A Plusieurs Fl tes is in six movements; 1) The Brazilian Woman 2) Orillera 1 3) The Caribbean Woman 4) The Bolivian Woman 5) Orilla 2 and 6) The Star and incorporates features of each of the nationalities. Furthermore the work has the option of additional 'ad lib' Percussion. For all aspiring advanced Flute Quartets Gieco's A PlusieursFl tes provides an exciting alternative ensemble performance work.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's (1756-1791) Flute Concerto in G was written by the composer in 1778. The Concerto remains widely studied and performed on the Flute making it one of the most important Concerti in the instrument's repertoire. Concerto in G is in three movements; 1. Allegro maestoso 2. Adagio ma non troppo and 3. Rondo: Tempo di Menuetto. The first and last movements are in the tonic key whilst the second movement is in the subdominant key of D major. A Dutch flautist of the time Ferdinand de Jean commissioned Mozart for four Flute quartets and three Flute concerti. However thecomposer who famously disliked the Flute only completed three quartets and two concertos. Instead of composing a second concerto Mozart rearranged his Oboe Concerto with substantial changes for it to fit with the Flute. This edition of Mozart's Concerto in G includes cadences by virtuosos Taffanel Gaubert and Bozza making for an unmissable version of the famed work.

String Quartets Complete Vol.2 is an impressive collection of 17 of Mozart's String Quartets includes works such as Adagio & Fugue in C minor for Strings K546 Flute Quartet No. 1 in D major K285 Flute Quartet No. 4 in A major K298 Oboe Quartet in F major K370 Serenade No. 13 in G major K525 'Eine kleine Nachtmusik' String Quartet No. 2 in D major K155 String Quartet No. 3 in G major K156 String Quartet No. 4 in C major K157 String Quartet No. 5 in F major K158 String Quartet No. 6 in B flat major K159 String Quartet No. 7 in E flat major K160 and more.

for Flute Violin Viola and Violoncello-Flute Quartets (4) (K.285 285a 285b 298) (Urtext).fl str trioParts

This quartet collection of 13 keyboard, vocal and instrumental pieces covering the Baroque to the 20th Century periods can be played together in harmony by any number or combination of instruments. Woodwinds, brass, strings and percussion can play in like-instrument or mixed instrumentation. It's an all-purpose folio that makes classical music fun! Contains: Calm Sea, Opus 3, No. 2 (Schubert) * Dedication, Opus 14, No. 1 (Franz) * Frolicher Landmann (Schumann) * March (Mozart) * Minuet (Mozart) * Music For Queen Mary (Purcell) * Prayer (Humperdink) * Promenade (Mussorgsky) * Salute (Byrd) * Spanish Dance No. 1 (Granados) * Stoptime Rag (Joplin) * Waltz (Schubert).

Masterpiece from Mozart's chamber music. Of the three 'Mannheim' flute quartets that in D major K 285 is probably the best-known.

Bresnick's award-winning Conspiracies is an exploration of the flute's broad capacity for music-making, using spatial concepts and contemporary techniques. Written for solo flute and "four other flutes," it can be presented by five live performers or by a solo flute and pre-recorded tracks. Conspiracies has been recorded by Robert Dick (1982) and more recently by Patti Monson (2000), a one-time student of Dick's.