These pieces have been compiled by Julia Larson Mattern with contributions from FLUTE list members and visitors to these pages. I would be happy to add to the list so if you know of other pieces then please click on the email icon at the bottom of the page to send the information.
Publisher name or source of the arrangement has been included when known. Pieces listed without that information may not be published and may be difficult to obtain.
Acker, Dieter - Duo (published by Breitkopf and Hartel)
single movement, avant garde with spatial notation
Beethoven - Three Duets (published by Kalmus)
about 8:00 each, 2-3 contrasting movements each, early Beethoven, very nice
Benshoof, Ken - Places Remembered (published by the composer, approximately 13 minutes)
contemporary work in three movements, the first movement is written in a free style overall, with cadenza-like writing for the flute over simple chords in the cello, occasionally broken up by rhythmic, eighth-note motives in both parts. The second movement features a slow simple melody in the cello over sustained chords in the flute. The last movement uses a series of repeated motives in each part, creating a series of continuous eighth notes that slowly die out to conclude the work
Besozzi, Alessandro - Divertimento in F (published by Urtext Premiere Publication)
late baroque, 4 short movements, about the difficulty of Telemann (or less), originally for oboe so range is in staff
Besozzi, Alessandro - Divertimento in E Minor (published by Urtext Premiere Publication)
same idea as F Major, but three movements
Braun - Six Duets (published by Medici Music Press)
early classical style, each has short, contrasting movements, light style, not difficult technically
Cambini, Guiseppe - Six Sonatas (published by Amadeus)
late classical style, flute part is fairly showy, cello is more of a bass accompaniment, each has multiple movements, published in two volumes
Campo - Children’s Songs
Campo - Silly Games
Caplan, Toby - Kol Nidre (published by ALRY)
a nice setting of this important Jewish song, lyric and expressive
Carter, Elliott - Enchanted Preludes (published by Boosey and Hawkes)
single movement, atonal work, complex rhythms and ensemble
Danzi, Franz - Three Duos, Op. 64 (published by Musikverlag Hans Sikorski)
each in short, contrasting movements, fairly flashy in fast movements, very nice
Dohl, Friedhelm - The Evening/The Night (published by Breifkopf)
avant garde with extended techniques, two short movements
Doran, Matt - Sonatina (published by Western International Music)
contemporary work written in traditional style, 3 movements, rather light style, especially last movement
Febonio, T.G. - Rustic Airs and Folk Dances (published by ALRY)
short, contrasting dances, mostly written in staff, not difficult
Ferrara - Divertimento No. 1
Fiala, Joseph - Duo Konzertant in F Major (published by Amadeus)
about 12:00, classical style, 3 contrasting movements, very nice, originally for bassoon and there is some awkward leaping for cello in last movement
Gebauer, Michel Joseph - Three Duos (published by Amadeus)
classical style, each has contrasting movements, difficulty on the level of Haydn or Mozart
Hameenniemi - Eero—Duo (published by Fazer)
short, single movement, avant garde work with extended techniques
Handel - Acht Stucke (published by Amadeus)
short, contrasting pieces, very simple, written in the staff
Heiss, John - Five Pieces (published by Southern)
short, contrasting movements, atonal but traditional
Hofman, Leopold - Divertimento (published by Amadeus)
originally for flute/bassoon, easy classical in three movements, all fast
Jansa, Leopold - Duo, Op. 72, No. 2 (published by Pan Publications)
transcribed from violin/cello duo, late classical style, three movements, very nice, difficulty on the level of Haydn or Mozart
Jevtic, Ivan - Musica per Due (published by LeDuc)
8:20 long, contemporary single movement work, just purchased at NFA, looks very interesting, brilliant ending, plenty for both players to do
Joplin, Scott - The Easy Winners (published by ALRY)
arrangement of Joplin rag—fun and cute
Keusen, Nickel - Mosaic, Op.9
Kolb, Barbara - Extremes (published by Boosey and Hawkes)
9:00 long, contemporary, more avant garde than Jevtic, less than Carter, 2 movements performed attaca, lyric 1st movement, rhythmic second movement, piece is built on exploring musical extremes, one of the more difficult works for this combination
Magnini, Quinto - Canonico Expressivo (published by Edition Musicus)
short, single movement, contemporary but traditional, lyric and expressive
Morgan, Paul - Two poems of William Blake (published by Cimarron Music and Productions)
with optional narrator, two short movements, contemporary but traditional, easy technically
Orrego-Salas - Juan—Serenata (published by MMB Music, Inc.)
contemporary work in 4 short contrasting movements, atonal, but traditional, both parts pretty equal
Pleyel, Ignaz - Three Duos for flute and viola, op. 44 (published by Amadeus)
will would work just fine on cello, more mature classical style, 2-3 contrasting movements, longer and more difficult than Zumsteeg
Small, Haskill - Phoenix (published by Brixton Publications)
two versions—one is flute/ cello, the other is flute/violin, contemporary, but traditional, rhythmic emphasis, both parts are interesting and have plenty to do
Shatin - Gazebo Music
Tann, Hilary - Llef (published by Oxford University Press)
about 7 ½ minutes, single movement contemporary work originally written for shakuhachi flute, based on a Welsh humn tune, not very difficult technically, but musical
Taranto - Duo #4 from Inklings
Vali, Reza - Folk Songs (set of 9, published by MMB Music, Inc.)
contemporary style work in eight movements, the flutist doubles on piccolo, alto and bass flutes and tambourine; the cellist doubles on crystal goblets. The work combines folk-like themes with contemporary effects such as play and sing, quarter tones, harmonics and percussive sounds; at one point, the cellist is instructed to whistle while playing. The work is complex rhythmically, with some difficult technical passages, but a fascinating use of colors throughout.
Villa-Lobos - Assobio a Jato (Jet Whistle)
Whiteman, Lauren - Six Haiku (published by ALRY)
contemporary but traditional, very short contrasting movements, not terribly difficult
Zumsteeg, Johann Rudolf - Three Duos (published by Amadeus)
classical style, each in two short, contrasting movements, rather light style
If you know of other pieces that could be included then please send details.
