Spartiti classica per flauto traverso

A transcription of the original work for flute and piano. Reminiscent of a gentler time when one might relax in a Victorian garden. Instrumentation: 3 C Flutes, Alto Flute (or Flute 4)

for Flute and Piano. Amy Marcy Beach (1867-1944) was well-known as a concert pianist and these works show off virtuosic flair in the piano part and fine melodic lines in the flute part. Written in 192...

Of all the memorable pieces that J.S. Bach composed, perhaps one stands out a little more than the rest - the famous Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, one of the most well-known and recognizable works in...

'Coppélia' is among the first comedic ballets from the romantic period, first performed over 100 years ago in Paris. Based upon two stories by E.T.A. Hoffman, 'The Sandman' and 'The Doll'. Coppélia's...

The Light Cavalry Overture is one of Suppé's most popular compositions and has achieved a quite distinct life of its own. Heroic fanfares and eastern Hungarian melodies can be heard, making it a perfe...

The Bartered Bride (The Sold Fiancée) is a comic opera in three acts by the Czech composer Bedrich Smetana. The opera is considered to have been a major contribution towards the development of Czech m...

Giuseppi Verdi composed the opera 'La Forza del Destino' in 1862 and it received its premiere in Saint Petersburg, Russia that same year. Though the opera is not performed very frequently, the overtur...

Capriccio Espagnol, Op. 34, was composed by the Russian composer Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov in 1887 and was received enthusiastically by audiences. This colorful piece is based on authentic Spanish folk...

Egmont is a set of incidental music pieces for the 1787 play of the same name by Goethe. It consists of an overture followed by nine additional movements. It was composed between October 1809 and June...

The Andante Moderato has been described as 'a procession in the moonlight'. The opening statement in unison is written in the Phrygian Mode, which gives it a solemn, archaic quality. It evolves into a...

This enticing suite is in eight movements which are entitled: Introduction...Allegro furioso; En la cueva...Tranquillo e mysterioso; Cancion del Amor Dolido...Allegro; Danza del Terror...Allegro ritmi...

Dance of the Tumblers, composed by Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov, arranged for flute orchestra by Shaul Ben-Meir. This movement from Rimsky-Korsakov's opera 'Snow Maidens' is considered one of his best-know...

Leyenda was composed by Isaac Albeniz in 1892 as the prelude movement of his three-movement suite, Chants d'Espagne. The name 'Asturias' was given to the piece posthumously by the German publisher Hof...

The Slavonic Dances are a series of 16 orchestral pieces composed by Antonin Dvorak in 1878 and 1886 and published in two sets as Opus 46 and Opus 72, respectively. Originally written for piano four-h...

Faust is a grand opera in five acts composed by Charles Gounod which received its premiere in Paris in 1859. The Ballet Music, arranged here for flute orchestra, takes place in Act 4 and is frequently...

Arranged for flute choir, this programmatic work has been a longtime favorite of classical music lovers. Synopsis: The camel-drivers gradually approach the market; the cries of beggars for 'Bak-sheesh...

Poem', originally for flute and piano, composed by Charles Tomlinson Griffes (1884 - 1920). Arranged by Shaul Ben-Meir for Flute Choir and dedicated to Shuichi Tanaka, President of Altus Co Ltd - Japa...

Chrisanthemums, composed by Giocomo Puccini, arranged for flute choir by Shaul Ben-Meir (in memory of Ed Adams). Puccini wrote 'Crisantemi', an elegy, in a single night in 1890 in response to the deat...

The Dance of the Hours is a short ballet sequence which takes place at the end of Ponchielli's opera 'La Gioconda.' The ballet depicts the hours of the day, with music and choreography representing th...

Dag Wiren is one of Sweden's most famous composers, thanks in great part to the immense popularity of his Serenade for Strings. This suite consists of four movements: Preludium, Andante, Scherzo, Marc...

The Festive Overture by Dmitri Shostakovich was written during a three-day period in 1954 and was performed at a concert at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow to commemorate the 37th Anniversary of the Oct...

Le tombeau de Couperin fu originariamente composta come suite per pianoforte solo da Maurice Ravel. Fu scritta tra il 1914 e il 1917 e consiste in sei movimenti basati sui movimenti di una tradizional...

Radetzky March, Op. 228, was composed by Johann Strauss Sr. in 1948. It was dedicated to the Field Marshal Joseph Radetzky and soon became quite popular among regimented marching soldiers. This piece...

This charming and popular piece was written in 1887. Obtaining its rhythm from the slow processional Spanish court dance of the same name, the Pavane ebbs and flows from a series of harmonic and melod...