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CONTEMPORARY MUSIC FOR FLUTE

The flute has always been one of my favorite instruments to write for — capable of breath‑like intimacy, crystalline brightness, and bold contemporary colors. My approach to contemporary flute music blends lyricism with modern techniques, across unaccompanied solos, chamber works, and larger ensembles. This page gathers my modern flute compositions and offers a curated overview of key 20th–21st‑century flute repertoire for performers, teachers, and listeners interested in new flute music.

CONTEMPORARY MUSIC FOR FLUTE

Contemporary Music for Flute

The flute’s expressive range — from breath‑like softness to brilliant clarity — has always inspired my writing. This page gathers my contemporary flute music across solo, chamber, vocal, and stage works, alongside a curated list of key 20th–21st‑century repertoire for performers exploring modern flute literature.

Unaccompanied Flute

Unaccompanied Flute
 

Dunes        
5' | flute solo


Flute Chamber Music


Duets with Flute
 

Capriccio
5' | flute and violin


Undercurrents
7'30" | alto flute and guitar


Three Winged Movements
12' | flute and piano


Seven Haiku
12' | flute (or alto flute) and harp



Trios with Flute
 

 

Veiled Echoes
15' | flute, viola and harp

Mysterious Pond
10' | flute, oboe and piano



Quartets & Quintets with Flute
 

Garden of Lost Yearnings
8'30"| alto flute, English horn, bass clarinet and piano

 

Quartet for Flute, Clarinet Bassoon and Harp
27' | flute / piccolo, clarinet, bassoon and harp

Flute Chamber Music

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Six Short Stories for Woodwind Quintet
12' | flute / piccolo, oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon



Mixed Chamber Ensembles with Flute
 

Elegy to the Future
for Pierrot ensemble
13' | ​piccolo / alto flute; clarinet; violin; cello; percussion; piano

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Flashes of Decay
for chamber ensemble
12'​ | flute / piccolo; English horn; clarinet / bass clarinet; horn; tuba; percussion (2); harp; piano


​Sextet
for Pierrot ensemble
22' | flute / piccolo/bass flute, clarinet / bass clarinet, violin, cello, percussion and piano


Tetris
for double wind quintet
18' | 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 horns, 2 bassoons


Three Episodes for Chamber Ensemble
for chamber ensemble
12' | flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, percussion (1), piano, violin, viola, cello and double bass

vocal musicwith flute


Vocal Music with Flute
 

​Bestiarius (The Book of Monsters and Creatures)
for alto/mezzo-soprano and ensemble
11' | alto / mezzo-soprano, flute / piccolo, clarinet, bassoon, violin, percussion (2), harpsichord

stage music with flute


Stage Music with Flute
 

The Adventures of Pinocchio
for three actors and woodwind quintet / orchestra
61' | 3 actors (F,M,M), flute / piccolo, oboe / English horn, clarinet, horn, bassoon and piano
OR:
3 actors (F,M,M), flute / piccolo, oboe / English-horn, clarinet, bassoon, horn, trumpet, trombone, percussion (1), harp, piano, strings

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The Little Mermaid
for actress and chamber ensemble / chamber orchestra
36' | actress, flute / piccolo, clarinet, percussion (1), two pianos and string quintet
OR:
actress, flute / piccolo, clarinet, percussion (1), two pianos and string section

Sheet Music for Flute:

About Contemporary Flute Repertoire

The modern flute repertoire has expanded dramatically over the past century, shaped by composers who explored new colors, extended techniques, and expressive possibilities. The works below represent key contributions to 20th–21st‑century flute literature — pieces that have influenced performers, teachers, and composers alike. They appear here as a resource for flutists exploring contemporary music, alongside my own works for the instrument.

Curated 20th–21st‑Century Flute Repertoire

  • Berio, Luciano – Sequenza I – 1958 (solo)

  • Boulez, Pierre – Sonatine – 1946 (flute & piano)

  • Cage, John – Solo for Flute – 1958 (solo)

  • Carter, Elliott – Dialogues II – 2010 (piano & chamber orchestra, not flute & piano)

  • Carter, Elliott – Flute Concerto – 2008

  • Carter, Elliott – Scrivo in vento – 1991 (solo)

  • Copland, Aaron – Duo for Flute and Piano – 1971

  • Corigliano, John – Pied Piper Fantasy – 1982 (flute & orchestra)

  • Crumb, George – Vox Balaenae – 1971 (electric flute, cello & piano)

  • Debussy, Claude – Syrinx – 1913 (solo)

  • Dutilleux, Henri – Sonatine – 1943 (flute & piano)

  • Ferneyhough, Brian – Cassandra’s Dream Song – 1970 (solo)

  • Françaix, Jean – Flute Concerto – 1957

  • Gubaidulina, Sofia – Music for Flute, Strings, and Percussion – 1979

  • Harbison, John – Flute Concerto – 1989

  • Henze, Hans Werner – Double Concerto – 1966 (flute, oboe & orchestra)

  • Hindemith, Paul – Sonata for Flute and Piano – 1936

  • Ibert, Jacques – Flute Concerto – 1932–33

  • Jolivet, André – Chant de Linos – 1944 (flute & piano or quintet)

  • Jolivet, André – Suite en concert – 1965 (flute & percussion; formerly Suite for Flute and Piano (1945))

  • Jolivet, André – Concerto for Flute and Strings – 1949

  • Liebermann, Lowell – Sonata for Flute and Piano, Op. 23 – 1987

  • Nielsen, Carl – Flute Concerto – 1926

  • Poulenc, Francis – Sonata for Flute and Piano – 1957

  • Rautavaara, Einojuhani – Flute Concerto (Dances with the Winds) – 1973

  • Rouse, Christopher – Flute Concerto – 1993

  • Saariaho, Kaija – Laconisme de l’aile – 1984 (solo)

  • Saariaho, Kaija – NoaNoa – 1992 (flute & electronics)

  • Saariaho, Kaija – Aile du songe – 2001 (flute & orchestra)

  • Sancan, Pierre – Sonatine for Flute and Piano – 1961

  • Sciarrino, Salvatore – Opera per flauto – 1977–2001 (solo cycle)

  • Stravinsky, Igor – Duo Concertant – 1932 (violin & piano, not flute & viola)

  • Takemitsu, Toru – Rain Spell – 1982 (flute, clarinet, harp, piano & vibraphone)

  • Takemitsu, Toru – Toward the Sea – 1981 (alto flute & guitar/harp)

  • Takemitsu, Toru – Voice – 1971 (solo)

  • Tippett, Michael – Triple Concerto – 1978–79 (violin, viola, cello & orchestra; includes bass oboe/flute solos)

  • Varèse, Edgard – Density 21.5 – 1936 (solo)

  • Vine, Carl – Sonata for Flute and Piano – 1992

  • Yun, Isang – Etude for Solo Flute – 1974

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