This book is part of alfreds harry potter instrumental solos series arranged for flute, clarinet, alto sax, tenor sax, trumpet, horn in f, trombone, and optional piano accompaniment. Very appealing layout and great how to read music exercises starting with b, a, g. Welcome to the flute world music library, where you will find the largest selection of flute repertoire. The difficult level for this songbook is easy medium. This also happens to be a very famous sonata, and the first one that most students learn. She loves the book now, and it challenges her much better than her own school music book. Violin solos can sometimes be played as flute solos, as well. The book contains ten lyrical grade 8 pieces v difficult in 104 pages of piano scores. Try youtube james galway last rose of summer and danny boy if these are familiar, find your own from where t.
I have also included many excerpts of common solos. Here are some practice suggestions for getting the most out of the book. Only taking away one star because it was only the piano accompaniment book. Advanced flute scales after your warm up exercises, i suggest practicing your scales. It varies from flute to flute too, so theres really no saying what the difficult tones might be with your particular set up. Cavally, robert, melodious and progressive studies, book 2 southern. An overview of the most popular contest and recital pieces written for flute. As an avid fan of the french repertoire, this is my holy grail of flute scores. This includes works originally scored for solo flute. When i first started, more than fifty years ago, it took me over a week to make a sustained sound.
I often ran out of breath and even got dizzy trying. The material has been carefully selected to match the technical capabilities of the younger advancing player. Alfred flute solos level i solo book musicians friend. Excellent book but the only problem is that there are no lyrics to any of the songs, so in parts it could be harder to learn to play on the. Solo part wcd concert and contest collection for bb clarinet. I am grade 3 on the flute and found some of the tunes difficult to play due to the fast tempos and. Beautiful, slow, not requiring microathletics but with scope for expression and not as common as they were 50 years ago. Song choice is not to my own preferance but it is hit and miss in that regard. Pearce second book of flute solos published by faber, difficulty rating c. Tone will also rely heavily on the cut of the embouchure and how well the. If a piece is not on the nfa list, an estimated difficulty level is provided below in.
Most solos contain too many notes to be played comfortably at a fast tempo, although you are welcome to attempt this if you desire. All of the pieces in our collection are given a simple difficulty rating. Elisabeth wentland kuhlau fantasy for flute solo op. The flute, like any other instrument is difficult to play. All wind instrument arrangements are fully compatible and can be successfully performed as ensembles or solos by students who have completed the first book of any. Tchaikovsky dance of the sugar plum fairy from the nutcracker 2006 ravel bolero full version 2015 faure fantasie for flute op. The song of the righteous is a prayer unto me, and it shall be answered with a blessing upon their heads. This book provides 100 solos which sounds cool with the flute. See also for flute arr, scores featuring the flute, for flute, continuo, for flute, piano, for 2 flutes, for 3 flutes. But, i was mainly buying it to replace the piano book that i. If you are looking for nice and short solos for the flute, this book would be a good choice. Please use the flute music menu at the top of the site to navigate the sheet music section, or click one of these links for a complete listing of available solos. With solo part, standard notation, piano accompaniment, introductory text and performance notes.
I am primarily a pianist and enjoy all of the accompaniment parts to the solo flute. Is the flute considered a difficult instrument to learn to. Just flutes stocks a large number of easylevel sheet music books, books with cd accompaniment, and selections. Flute solo sheet music and music books sheet music plus. Has completed a method book such as beginner book of the flute vol. I felt that the notation level increases through the book. Hopefully this gives you some perspective mozarts sonatas can get very difficult, but not the art of fugue difficult. Flute solo 53 free arrangements free lds sheet music.
The definitive work for solo flute, syrinx holds the rare status of. Repertoire for applied study in flute by leonard garrison. If you need a more finegrained search, remember that you can always use the search box and specify the particular level of difficulty you want easy, intermediate, or advanced along with your other criteria. This book is a delightful resource and commands its rightful place in a proper flute library and within any serious flutists repertoire. Baroque music is excellent for developing tone and expressive lyricism. You could also filter these songs limit them by type. The former electrical transformer factory oberspree was once part of the. There is a piece whose name escapes me at the moment is so difficult it is rarely played because it isnt published for the very reason that it is so hard. Flute solo sheet music, songbooks, and music books at sheet music plus. A complete guide for students and performers by nancy toff, the man with the golden flute. It is regarded as an easier instrument but this reputation is not deserved. A dozen a day books have long been the favorite prepractice technical exercises for young pianists.
Flute solo book includes separate pullout flute part. Sort this list by work type, instrumentation, composer, and more. This means, the book starts with easy solos, and they get harder as you advance. Woodwind flute solo sheet music 733 title newest top selling. This is the first video of a three part series i play in t. With solo part, piano accompaniment and figured bass. What are some beautiful uncommon flute solos perfect for a. Orchestral solos prokofievs peter and the wolf, dvoraks 8th symphony fourth movement, mendelssohns scherzo from a midsummer nights dream, and pretty much all of stravinskys rite of spring. These ratings are only a general indication based on our personal opinion, and there is no. These are great to work with, some easier than others, some difficult.
Free free flute sheet music sheet music pieces to download from. Flute concertos composed by wolfgang amadeus mozart 17561791. These are factually the 19 best pieces of flute music ever written. Morena offers transcriptions of 10 pieces by composers including martini, pergolesi, scarlatti and more. Flute music by french composers for flute and piano pdf. Some instruments, like the trumpet are naturally harder to play, the flute is not as hard as this and most people could start off pretty well but playing the flute well is a. Jen cluffs favourite flute repertoire jennifer cluff. I expected the solo flute book to be included, since that is how the item is usually sold. Alfred flute solos level i solo book an overview of the most popular contest and recital pieces written for flute. But, i was mainly buying it to replace the piano book that i had lost, so not a big deal, just a little disappointing. Easytointermediate arrangements designed to bring out the best qualities of the flute are the hallmark of this collection. Flute and brass quintet intermediate to difficult 7 pdf 1 mp3. There are lots of christmas carols for flute and piano, as well as celtic tunes and some famous orchestral themes.
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