Daniel Dorff Sheet Music for Flute

This gentle 5-minute memorial was commissioned by flutist Ray-Michael Kauffman in remembrance of his mother, who was very much a snow-loving angel. Its tender dialog is preceded by three rings on a tr...

Composed for Jasmine Choi's premiere on the 2018 National Flute Association concerto gala, Dorff's Concertino is a 10-minute showpiece full of flash and theatricality, elegantly balanced with beauty a...

This charming collection includes unaccompanied ?nocturnes? on the traditional Christmas lullabies Cantique de No‰l, O Bambino, Silent Night, and It Came Upon the Midnight Clear. Each of the settings...

A change of pace for low flutes; Dorff's BALLADE is a 7-minute slow-fast-slow exploration. The rich beauty of alto and bass flute sonorities; particularly in their low registers; is inspired by jazz v...

For Flute Ensemble (with optional narrator and/or dance)

To mark its 50th anniversary, the Flute Society of Washington commissioned Daniel Dorff to compose a celebratory work for large flute ensemble, to premiere en masse at its 2016 convention. Dorff respo...

Originally; it took four to tango. Dorff's 'sultry; slinky' tango began life as a quartet (available for string quartet; string quintet; string orchestra; or for quartets of clarinets; bassoons; saxop...

For solo flute

A melodic romp; shifting between the strong light and long shadows of August. Suitable for advanced student recital; August Idyll is a 4-minute skill-builder with broad range and dynamic deftness.

A welcome addition to the bass flute repertoire; Dorff's 14-minute sonata is designed as two pairs of slow-fast movements. While composed as a complete 4-movement sonata; either half may be performed...