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Flutessence REPERTOIRE |
The Flute Quartet Repertoire Music composed specifically for an ensemble of 4 flutes is relatively rare. A few compositions from the Baroque era were written for multiple flutes (eg. Boismortier's 6 Concertos for 5 flutes, and Molter's Concerto for 4 flutes and Continuo), however the flute was then more often used as a solo instrument in chamber music, together with strings and basso continuo. The Flute quartets of Haydn and Mozart consisted of parts for flute, violin, viola and bass, though at that time there were some composers, such as Carl von Dittersdorf and Gianella, who each wrote a piece for a quartet of 4 flutes. The Romantic period gave rise to several more pieces for this combination of instruments, notably written by flautists themselves such as Briccialdi, Furstenau and Soussmann, amongst others. At the beginning of the 20th Century the popularity of the flute increased and many compositions for the instrument resulted, including some fine works for 4 flutes written by French composers such as Berthomieu, Bozza, Casterede, Damase, Dubois and Guiot. We are pleased to include some of these great works in our repertoire and also some equally exciting pieces by living composers such as Catherine McMichael, Gary Schocker and GregoryYasinitsky from the USA, and Ian Clarke, Cecilia McDowall and Mike Mower from the UK. |
Flutessence play compositions by: Johann Sebastian Bach Marc Berthomieu J B de Boismortier Eugene Bozza Jacques Casterede Ian Clarke Tish Daija Antonin Dvorak Edward Elgar Geroge Gershwin Raymond Guiot Faustin Jeanjean Joseph Jongen Jerome Kern Paul Lewis Cecilia McDowall Catherine McMichael Michio Miyagi Mike Mower Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Johann Pachelbel Johann Joachim Quantz Gary Schocker Georg Philipp Telemann Gregory Yasinitsky |