This captivating collection of 30 works for unaccompanied flute, offers refreshing and exhilarating repertoire for intermediate level flute players.
Be inspired as you discover scenes of natural beauty – starry skies, a dragonfly, bird songs; enjoy lively dances with elves and ghosts; and immerse yourself in music of tender reflection.
The collection features contemporary composers from around the world, with exclusively commissioned works, together with inspiring new arrangements of music by 19th and 20th century masters.
Biographies of all the composers are at the end of the music, as well as notes and performance suggestions for each work.
Free flute recordings for every piece can be found on YouTube at “theyoungfluteplayer” (no spaces) channel, see the playlist for Inspiring Flute Solos.
Inspiring music for flute players, and suitable for concert, exam, or eisteddfod performances.
Composers: Wendy Beardall-Norton, Johannes Brahms, Cécile Chaminade, Ansje De Groef, Ignacy Dobrzyński, Hans Engelmann, Emma Greenhill, Greg Harradine, Jolin Jiang, Elena Kats-Chernin, Fanny Mendelssohn, Merryl Neille, Suzanne Palmer-Holton, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Jon Raybould, Gary Schocker, Ángel Villoldo.
Free recordings: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC14kQiYx9ksLFQplZRzN3hA
Specifications:
- Contents: 30 pieces
- Standard: Intermediate level (some Advanced)
- Key signatures: up to two sharps and three flats
- Time signatures: 4/4, 3/4, 2/4, 12/8, 6/8, 5/8, 3/8 and mixed metre
- Pitch range: Middle C to Bb6 (top Bb)
- Techniques: Flutter tonguing, stamping, clapping (3 works)
