Sheet Music for Instruments

Transcription: Yvon Rivoal and Georges Lambert

Echoes of Sarah is a remembrance of a departed friend, but also a deep exploration of the sonics and tone produced by multiple flutes. In his program notes, Raines explains, for example, Extremes of r...

The composer's exploration of the capabilities of a group of like instruments encompasses the full range of tone, texture, and tempo in a multi-faceted work. Solo passages feature individuals, while o...

More often than not, composers will take inspiration from those who have come before, whether 300 years or 30 years before. Raines unabashedly takes his cue from both Stravinsky's Pulcinella and Brian...

This trio evokes images found on a pair of "medailles antiques" (ancient medallions). Nymphes a la fontaine (Nymphs at the Spring) opens with closely interlocking figures divided amon the flute, violi...

This concerted symphony by the youngest of JS Bach's sons is representative of the transition from baroque to classical, and JC Bach's gallant lyricism and rhythmic energy are evident throughout, espe...

Now in Two Flute Flavors is two movements of crowd-pleasing and somewhat-challenging jazz. The first movement, 'Some Restrictions May Apply, ' lies between cool jazz and big band. A walking bass under...

Your Results May Differ is a jazzy crowd pleaser in three movements. The first movement immediately lives up to its title of Bass Motives when it opens with the basses jumping from a low D trill to hi...

In broad strokes, this piece describes the experience of emigration as remembered and reconciled a family. After an introduction, we hear the tenseness of a difficult life that grows more agitated and...

Precipitation To The Dance sketches the start of a skier's powder morning ' that rare moment that skiers live for. In the first scene, it is night, and the snow falls peacefully, gloriously, and lyric...

A charming and quirky collection of 4 contrasting pieces (Lyrical Waltz, Gavotte, Romance, and Waltz-Scherzo) taken from various orchestral and piano suites by Shostakovich. These pieces are primarily...

A slightly easier selection then S001 but no less enjoyable! 3 contrasting and entertaining movements (Gavotte, Melancholy Ditty, and Waltz of the Flowers) exploring different styles and tonality, ide...

Shostakovich famously arranged "Tea for Two" in 45 minutes for a bet. This quirky and convivial setting for Flute Choir also features some 'teacup and spoon' percussion, which could be replaced by a t...

Shostakovich famously arranged "Tea for Two" in 45 minutes for a bet. This quirky and convivial setting for Flute Choir also features some 'teacup and spoon' percussion, which could be replaced by a t...

Theme and Variations on the original Folk Tune. Ary van Leeuwen's variations on 'Turkey in the Straw' is one of the most popular items ever published by the publishing house founded by Albert J. Andra...

A perennial favourite with a festive feel, this was originally used as music for the animated film Rupert and The Frog Song featuring the ribbiting chorus of the King's Singers and St Paul's Cathedral...

This 'Adaluza' (or 'Playera') is part of a set of 12 Spanish Dances written in 1890, now arranged for six flutes. The color and harmonies lend themselves so well to the sonorities of a flute ensemble....