Three Fun and Interesting Solo Flute Pieces

I’m always on the hunt for good solo pieces. While I love collaborating, there’s so much fun that can be had with solo works. I really love getting to explore the whole range of the flute plus my own musical interpretation skills with solo works, so I’ve listed a few fun ones to work on (in progressive order).

Danse De La Chevre

Arthur Honnager

Danse De La Chèvre is a great intro to solo rubato works. It can be challenging to a flutist that’s never had to put their own musical interpretation on things, but it follows the story similar to Syrinx, has a wonderfully wide dynamic and tonal range. If you haven’t played a ton of 20th century flute solo pieces, this is a fantastic place to start.

Kokopeli

Katherine Hoover

Katherine Hoover has written some incredible works for solo flute. While Kokopelli is a little more technically challenging than Danse De La Chèvre, there’s a lot to be learned from playing this piece as you start to dabble into the “avant garde” 20th century flute pieces.

Image

Eugene Bozza

The Image is one of my favorite solo pieces for the flute. It includes extended techniques such as flutter tonguing and multiphonics. It’s also a technically challenging work with a wide range and lots of opportunity for interpretation. This piece is certainly not for the faint of heart, however working on it will give you tons of forward momentum. There’s so much to learn from Bozza.

Final Thoughts

There are tons of solo flute pieces out there, but these are a few great works to add to your library.

• Danse De La Chèvre - Honnager

• Kokopelli - Hoover

• Image - Bozza

What’s your favorite solo flute piece?

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