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The Frenchman Josquin des Près was one of the most revered composers of the Renaissance and his style serves as a bridge between Medieval and Renaissance musical practice. Josquin spent the bulk of hi...

This piece intricately quilts together several favorite Christmas melodies in a lovely three movement work.

This piece is a delightful four movement work that combines very English sounding melodies and harmonies within a framework of buoyant, baroque-style dance movements. This unusual late 19th century wo...

Doriot Anthony Dwyer, principal flute with the Boston Symphony Orchestra for nearly 40 years, recorded this piece with The Manhattan String Quartet. Changes she has made are reflected in this edition....

Gottschalk is considered by many to be one of the most important American composers of the 19th century. This arrangement is one of Gottschalk's most popular Caribbean-influenced piano pieces scored f...

This popular 16th Century French carol exhibits the desired effect of a spirited dance when performed with sparkling rhythms and a brisk tempo. Many early Christmas carols had origins related to danci...

Partita in A Minor for Solo Flute BWV 1013 with Emphasis on the Allemande (Historical Clues and New Discoveries for Performance) by Betty Bang Mather and Elizabeth A. Sadilek This investigative editio...

This well-known choral piece is a quiet, contemplative and expressive piece that adapts beautifully to flute choir. This piece is particularly good for a prelude, prayer or background music. Scored fo...

These three madrigals written by opera composer Monteverdi come from his 4th book of 5-voice madrigals in 1603. Their expressiveness results in large part from the same flexibility of melodic line and...

SOLO piccolo plays a florid variation above the 5-part flute choir in this arrangement of Palestrina's madrigal 'Vestiva i' colli' (the hills are adorned in springtime). Scored for SOLO piccolo, 4 C f...

The magic of Christmas Eve is depicted in this very simple, yet compelling ancient Polish Carol. A unique performance suggestion is to place one flutist in the back of the hall as an echo of the openi...

This haunting modal melody has maintained its prominence during the advent season since its inception as a 15th century French plainsong. Here are four stanzas ranging from unison simplicity with full...

Two alternating themes are featured in this Greek Carol, the first one rather melancholy (in a minor key) and the second quite joyful (in a major key). The musical line flows through varied harmonies...

This popular 18th century Italian Bagpiper's Carol is a glorious version of the Christmas story whose text includes mention of the star, wise men, angels, and shepherds. The melody has been incorporat...

Edited by Don Bailey This adaptation of Khler's Papillon is part of Falls House Press's Voyage Unlimited series, a collection of transcriptions for flute and string quartet or string trio. This piece...

With Two Preludes for December, Falls House Press presents a pairing of late Renaissance/ early Baroque holiday pieces for double flute choir: Nun kommt der Heiden Heiland by Samuel Scheidt (1587-1621...

Falls House Press brings us a lovely collection of traditional Irish tunes arranged for pennywhistle and flute choir by Shippensburg University Professor of Music Dennis Ritz. Ritz has updated these t...

Schocker, a native of Easton, Pa. , has earned high praise in high places. Famed flutist James Galway once said, 'Have you heard this kid Gary Schocker? I think he's terrific. ' In this concert, Schoc...

Known as the Cuban Gershwin, 20th century composer Ernesto Lecuona wrote 'Malaguena' as the sixth and final movement of his Suite Andalucia for piano, referring to the southern Spanish port city of Ma...

Father of St. Louis Ragtime Tom Turpin (1871-1922) was a St. Louis pianist and the keeper of the Rosebud Saloon, which was often frequented by Scott Joplin and other ragtime pioneers. Turpin was the f...

A danceable klezmer tune from the 19th century, Zayt Lustik (Happy Time) is ideal for a dance program or as a wild card in a concert. The song can be repeated a few times, offering opportunities for d...