If you’re a flutist, you know how important it is to have a diverse and extensive flute repertoire list. Whether you’re a beginner or an advanced player, having a wide range of flute music to choose from is essential for developing your skills, expanding your musical horizons, and enjoying your instrument to the fullest. In this article, we’ll provide you with a comprehensive flute repertoire list that covers a range of styles and difficulty levels.
What is Flute Repertoire?
Flute repertoire refers to a collection of pieces written for the flute, ranging from solo works to chamber music and orchestral pieces. The flute has a long history in music, and as a result, there is a vast and diverse repertoire for the instrument. Flute repertoire includes pieces from various periods and styles, such as Aria, Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and Contemporary flute music.
Aria flute repertoire list
Aria flute repertoire refers to the collection of solo flute pieces that are written in the aria style. Arias are typically lyrical and expressive, with a focus on showcasing the beauty and agility of the flute. The following are some of the most popular aria flute pieces that should be in every flutist’s repertoire:
Title | Composer | Instruments |
Bist du bei mir BWV 508 | G.H. Stölzel | Flute & basso continuo |
Ave Maria | C. Gounod | Flute & Harp |
A Serpina penserete from La serva padrona | G.B. Pergolesi | Flute & Piano |
Ach! so fromm, ach! so traut from Martha | F. von Flotow | Flute & Piano |
Amarilli, mia bella | G. Caccini | Flute & Piano |
Caro mio ben | T. Giordani | Flute & Piano |
Di Provenza il mar, il suol from La traviata | G. Verdi | Flute & Piano |
E lucevan le stelle from Tosca | G. Puccini | Flute & Piano |
Habanera from Carmen | G. Bizet | Flute & Piano |
He Shall Feed His Flock from Messiah, HWV 56 | G.F. Handel | Flute & Piano |
I Dreamt that I Dwelt in Marble Halls from The Bohemain Girl | M.W. Balfe | Flute & Piano |
Je crois entendre encore from Les pêcheurs de perles | G. Bizet | Flute & Piano |
La donna è mobile from Rigoletto | G. Verdi | Flute & Piano |
La fleur que tu m’avais jetée from Carmen | G. Bizet | Flute & Piano |
Lascia ch’io pianga from Rinaldo, HWV 7 | G.F. Handel | Flute & Piano |
Nel cor più non mi sento from La molinara | G. Paisiello | Flute & Piano |
Nessun dorma from Turandot | G. Puccini | Flute & Piano |
O zittre nicht, mein lieber Sohn from The Magic Flute, K. 620 | W.A. Mozart | Flute & Piano |
Oh, Goddess Wise from Princess Ida | A. Sullivan | Flute & Piano |
Pourquoi me réveiller from Werther | J. Massenet | Flute & Piano |
Quando me’n vo’ from La bohème | G. Puccini | Flute & Piano |
Queen of the Night Aria from The Magic Flute, K. 620 | W.A. Mozart | Flute & Piano |
Se tu m’ami | A. Parisotti | Flute & Piano |
Son vergin vezzosa from I puritani | V. Bellini | Flute & Piano |
Song of India from Sadko | N. Rimsky-Korsakov | Flute & Piano |
Song to the Moon B.203, Op. 114 | A. Dvořák | Flute & Piano |
The Doll Song from The Tales of Hoffmann | J. Offenbach | Flute & Piano |
Tre giorni son che Nina | G.B. Pergolesi | Flute & Piano |
Un moto di gioia mi sento from The Marriage of Figaro, K. 579 | W.A. Mozart | Flute & Piano |
Una furtiva lagrima from L’elisir d’amore | G. Donizetti | Flute & Piano |
Vesti la giubba from Pagliacci | R. Leoncavallo | Flute & Piano |
When I am laid in earth from Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626 | H. Purcell | Flute & Piano |
Where’er You Walk from Semele, HWV 58 | G.F. Handel | Flute & Piano |
Largo from Xerxes, HWV 40 | G.F. Handel | Flute & Strings |
Salve Regina in C minor | G.B. Pergolesi | Flute & Strings |
Ach, ich fühl’s, es ist verschwunden from The Magic Flute, K. 620 | W.A. Mozart | Flute duet |
Ah ! Quel plaisir d’être soldat from La dame blanche | F.-A. Boieldieu | Flute duet |
Alles fühlt der Liebe Freuden from The Magic Flute, K. 620 | W.A. Mozart | Flute duet |
Che farò senza Euridice? from Orfeo ed Euridice | C.W. Gluck | Flute duet |
Claudine Lived Contented | W. Shield | Flute duet |
Come Dearest Come from Gustave III | D.F.E. Auber | Flute duet |
Deh vieni, non tardar from The Marriage of Figaro, K. 492 | W.A. Mozart | Flute duet |
Der Hölle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen from The Magic Flute, K. 620 | W.A. Mozart | Flute duet |
Diavolo from Fra Diavolo | D.F.E. Auber | Flute duet |
Dies Bildnis ist bezaubernd schön from The Magic Flute, K. 620 | W.A. Mozart | Flute duet |
Fra tante angoscie from La Cenerentola | G. Rossini | Flute duet |
Hope Told a Flattering Tale | G. Paisiello | Flute duet |
In diesen heil’gen Hallen from The Magic Flute, K. 620 | W.A. Mozart | Flute duet |
Je pars demain from Marie | F. Hérold | Flute duet |
L’ho perduta, me meschina! from The Marriage of Figaro, K. 492 | W.A. Mozart | Flute duet |
Laurette from Le petit chaperon rouge | F.-A. Boieldieu | Flute duet |
My Sister Dear from Masaniello | D.F.E. Auber | Flute duet |
Non più andrai from The Marriage of Figaro, K. 492 | W.A. Mozart | Flute duet |
Non più mesta from La Cenerentola | G. Rossini | Flute duet |
Non so più cosa son from The Marriage of Figaro, K. 492 | W.A. Mozart | Flute duet |
O Isis und Osiris from The Magic Flute, K. 620 | W.A. Mozart | Flute duet |
Once A King There Chanced To Be from La Cenerentola | G. Rossini | Flute duet |
Pauvre dame Marguerite from La dame blanche | F.-A. Boieldieu | Flute duet |
Porgi, amor from The Marriage of Figaro, K. 492 | W.A. Mozart | Flute duet |
Sul margine d’un rio from Elpino tradito | A. Scarlatti | Flute duet |
Variations on “Non più mesta” | C. Cristaldi | Flute duet |
Voi, che sapete from The Marriage of Figaro, K. 492 | W.A. Mozart | Flute duet |
When Morning’s Light from Masaniello | D.F.E. Auber | Flute duet |
Whither My Love from The Haunted Tower | G. Paisiello | Flute duet |
Wie stark ist nicht dein Zauberton from The Magic Flute, K. 620 | W.A. Mozart | Flute duet |
Amami, Alfredo from La traviata | G. Verdi | Flute solo |
Casta diva from Norma | V. Bellini | Flute solo |
Celeste Aida from Aida | G. Verdi | Flute solo |
Com’è bello from Lucrezia Borgia | G. Donizetti | Flute solo |
Mon cœur s’ouvre à ta voix from Samson et Dalila, Op. 47 | C. Saint-Saëns | Flute solo |
Papageno’s Aria from The Magic Flute, K. 620 | W.A. Mozart | Flute solo |
Seguidilla from Carmen | G. Bizet | Flute solo |
The Bird Catcher’s Aria from The Magic Flute, K. 620 | W.A. Mozart | Flute solo |
Toreador Song from Carmen | G. Bizet | Flute solo |
Un bel dì vedremo from Madama Butterfly | G. Puccini | Flute solo |
Di tanti palpiti from Tancredi | G. Rossini | Flute trio |
Sheep May Safely Graze from Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd, BWV 208 | J.S. Bach | Flute trio |