Baroque Sheet Music: Explore the Classics of a Golden Era

Aria from Cantata BWV 206:'Hark Now! The Gentle Flutes in Chorus' Cantata No. 206 was composed to celebrate the birthday of August III, Elector of Saxony, and King of Poland from 1733-1763. Scored for...

Originally for organ, this work is arranged for 4-part flute choir. It should be noted that the Flute 1 part is divisi in some places. A wonderful addition to the flute choir repertoire. Instrumentati...

A delightful arrangement of the overture for this cantata (BWV 209). There is a lovely solo flute line with interesting and challenging parts in the accompaniment. Instrumentation: 4 C Flutes, Alto Fl...

Arioso from Cantata No. 156: Ich steh' mit einem Fuss im Grabe - This beautiful, familiar piece is perfect for many occasions or recitals. Instrumentation: 3 C Flutes, Alto Flute (or C Flute), Bass Fl...

One of the loveliest movements from Bach's flute sonatas, transcribed for flute choir. A timeless work that is suitable for almost any occasion. Instrumentation: 4 C Flutes, Alto Flute (or Flute 5), B...

This classic Christmas hymn is made even more sparkly with the addition of optional handbells! The handbell part may also be played by flutes. Instrumentation: 5 C Flutes, Alto Flute (or C Flute), Bas...

Bach's sixth Brandenburg Concerto has been masterfully transcribed for flute choir by the recently retired Seattle Symphony principal flutist, Scott Goff. Included is an optional continuo part, which...

Originally composed for the organ, Bach's Fugue a la Gigue has been wonderfully arranged for flute choir by Judy Nishimura. You will be surprised how much her scoring imitates the sound of the organ....

Originally written as a violin concerto (in three movements) with orchestral accompaniment, Fredrick Lange has divided the solo part up into the first three flute parts and assigned the rest to the re...

A delightful arrangement of the Johann Sebastian Bach's well-known Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring. Originally arranged for piano by Colleen Adent, this flute choir arrangement by Phyllis Avidan Louke cap...

Finally, a flute choir arrangement of this beloved concerto! The original flute parts have been basically preserved in Flutes 2 and 3, and the original solo violin is divided among three of the other...

Sleep, My Dearest, Enjoy Thy Rest' is an alto aria from the second section of the Christmas Oratorio of Johann Sebastian Bach. The cantata tells the story of the angel's visitation to the shepherds. W...

A transcription of the Fugue from the 'Great' Fantasie and Fugue in G minor, BWV 542. It is believed that Bach improvised this fugue in 1720 during his audition for an organist position at St. James'...

When I am Laid in Earth, Dido's Lament from 'Dido and Aeneas' by Henry Purcell, arranged for Low Flute Choir by Cathi Marro. The work is built on a ‘ground' (or ‘ground bass'), which is phrase in the...

Antonio Vivaldi's third concerto from 'The Four Seasons,' Autumn, describes the harvesting time of year. The music is full of grateful happiness: Movement 1 (Allegro) is built after a drinking song of...

Seeking to bridge the educational divide between modern flute and baroque flute performance opportunities, Traverso Colore was founded in early 2005 as an outgrowth of the baroque flute class at Flori...

Of the six Concertos, the Brandenburg Concerto No. 3, despite the fact it is composed for string orchestra, is the least like the traditional baroque concerto grosso, in that there is no solo or conce...

The Concerto in G minor (HWV 287) was written around 1703 while Handel was a young man still living in Hamburg. The four-movement form is rather unusual for the time. Even though the concerto was the...

Antonio Vivaldi (c. 1678-1741) remains one of the most-loved and oft-performed of the baroque composers. In 1703, he was appointed to the position of music master at the Ospedale della Pieta in Venice...

Water Music was composed by George Frederick Handel (1658-1759) and while no copies of this work in the composer's hand are extant, various catalogs and copies from that time show 9 to 20 movements in...

for Two Flutes. Wonderful arrangements of the six standard flute sonatas for flute duet. Great for teaching or recitals. As of 2012, both volumes have been combined into one and the price slashed in h...

for Flute and Guitar. Based on the very familiar work by Johann Sebastian Bach, this is a fresh and different arrangement using free treatment of the famous melody.

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750) composed St. Matthew's Passion, BWV 244, in the 1720s and it is believed that the first performance took place on April 11, 1727 at the St. Thomas Church in Leipzig...

This Concerto in F Minor by Pierre Gabriel Buffardin was discovered by Wim Brabants in 2015 at the Saxon State and University Library in Dresden, Germany (Sächsische Landesbibliothek Dresden). In thre...