Free Flute Sheet Music

Tune of the Day: Study in A major by Köhler

This étude in A major is taken from the second book of Twenty Easy Melodic Progressive Studies by Italian composer Ernesto Köhler.

Tune of the Day: I Have a Little Dreidel

Today we propose an arrangement for two flutes of the traditional Hannukah song “I Have a Little Dreidel”, kindly contributed to our collection by Anne McKennon.

A version of this piece for flute and piano is also available.

Tune of the Day: The Nutcracker March

This march is one of the most famous melodies of the ballet. The piece is simply called “March”, or “Marche” in French. However, instead of calling it, “The March from The Nutcracker”, most take the more direct route of saying, “The Nutcracker March”, or even “The March of the Nutcracker”.

Those vaguely familiar with the story of The Nutcracker may be surprised to learn that this is not actually a dance performed by the Nutcracker as he leads the toy soldiers to victory over the Mouse King. Instead, the march appears early in the first act, played during the lively party scene, which includes plenty of dancing, games and merriment. The cheerful rhythm of the piece helps to create a feeling of celebration among the holiday partygoers.

Tune of the Day: Ask My Father

The first appearance of this jig is found in Francis O'Neill's celebrated collection Music of Ireland, published in Chicago in 1903. O'Neill obtained the tune form Chicago police patrolman, piper and flute player John Ennis, originally from County Kildare, Ireland.

Tune of the Day: Study in A minor by Gariboldi

This is étude No. 17 from Italian Romantic composer Giuseppe Gariboldi's collection of 30 Etudes faciles et progressives.

Tune of the Day: Duet in B-flat major by Köhler

Today's piece is duet No. 6 from the first volume of Ernesto Köhler's Twenty Easy Melodic Progressive Studies.

Thanks to Bruno for contributing this piece!

Tune of the Day: LeapFrog by Paul Merkus

Today we have a new contribution from our guest composer from the Netherlands, Paul Merkus. This piece was originally written in 1994 for solo piano, and has now been arranged for flute and piano.

The piece starts with an intro in the low register, followed by a second theme with Mozartian embellishments, accompanied by an Alberti bass.

After a quiet interlude (in two positions), the actual “LeapFrog” theme follows. Here, I have the image of a frog leaping from one leaf of water lily to another: “a frog that leaps,” which, through a pun, leads to the title “LeapFrog.”

Finally, this short piece ends with a buildup towards to final eight bars in maestoso style.