COMPOSITIONS EMPLOYING FLUTES

by Christopher Fulkerson

William Gaddis, New York, 1987

An historic flute, ca. 1770, with case William Gaddis





"The flute is not an instrument that is expressive of moral character: it is too exciting." Aristotle, as quoted by William Gaddis in the novel JR


SOLO FLUTE

I love the flute, and have written for it a number of times. There is one solo piece, the first in a projected set:

THE VIRGIN IN THE FIELDS First Flute Study in Florid Line

FLUTE IN DUET

CEREMONIAL II, Versions for Flute and Bassoon, and for Flute and Bass Clarinet

FLUTE IN CHAMBER MUSIC

NIGHT LITANY, for Mezzo soprano, Flute, Bassoon, and Percussion

FLUTE QUARTET

WILLOW, or, FREEDOM'S FAVOR'S FALCONER

This piece may also be played by a quartet of three treble and one bass recorder.

ALTO FLUTE

The Recital Aria KUBLA KHAN employs the alto flute as an important part of an instrumental trio that accompanies a tenor soloist, in my setting of the well-known Coleridge poem.

BASS FLUTE

The bass flute appears in the quartet WILLOW, or, FREEDOM'S FAVOR'S FALCONER.

In addition there are important FLUTE parts in the following pieces:

MOYS ICOS, for Orchestra, calls for two flutes

SCRITTI DI LEONARDO, for Tenor, Vocal Quartet, and Instrumental Quintet

AT THE MOUNTAINS OF MADNESS for Orchestra, calls for two flute players, both also playing piccolos

RHAPSODY CONCERTANTE calls for one flute

WORKS INCLUDING PICCOLO: I am also very fond of this instrument, and have used it just twice so far. I plan to use it much more, and have in mind a piece for flutes and piccolos together. It appears in the following pieces of mine:

MOYS ICOS, for orchestra, calls for a separate piccolo part

AT THE MOUNTAINS OF MADNESS for orchestra, calls for both of its flute players to play piccolos

There is also the accessible piece for SOLO FLUTE:

SYRINGA

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Updated 1/12/2014.

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