sign in sign up
<<
Home , Alto flute, Bass flute, Contrabass flute, Flute choir, Flute concerto, Flute quartet

DANIEL KESSNER: CATALOG OF MUSIC FOR

FLUTE

Celebrations, for & (1998); 10 minutes Version for flute & wind ensemble 2006 Chamber version for flute, , piano & percussion 2008 Commissioned by the Jugendorchester "Nota bene," Zurich. Premiere: 6/26/98; Sarah Rumer - solo flute; Jugendorchester "Nota Bene" Lukas Martin Meister - conductor; Zurich, Switzerland

FLUTE ENSEMBLE /

Symphonic Mobile I (1995); flute choir; 16 minutes Commissioned by the Orchestra Italiana di Flauti, Marlaena Kessick - Director Premiere: 5/7/97; ensemble conducted by Daniel Kessner; Los Angeles Distributed by Theodore Front Musical Literature; www.tfront.com

Canto (2007); (including , , & ); 12 min. Premiere: 3/4/09; rarescale Flute Academy, Carla Rees - Director; London Distributed by Theodore Front Musical Literature; www.tfront.com

Symphony in Silver, for flute ensemble (2013) [picc, 6 fl, 2 alto, 1 bass]; 11-12 min. Premiere: 8/10/14, NFA Convention, Chicago; NFA Professional Flute Choir, Clyde Mitchell - conductor Distributed by Theodore Front Musical Literature; www.tfront.com

Symphony in Gold, for 4 alto flutes and 2 bass flutes (2014); 8-9 minutes Premiere: 5/13/17, rarescale Flute Academy, Carla Rees - Director, London Distributed by Theodore Front Musical Literature; www.tfront.com

Concerto Grosso, for solo flute quartet/quintet and flute choir (minimum 5 players) (2015); 13 minutes; Premiere: 8/14/16 by Sarah Jackson - piccolo, Denis Bouriakov - flute, Catherine Ransom-Karoly - alto flute, Elise Shope Henry - bass flute, Peter Sheridan - flute, and the NFA Professional Flute Choir, Clyde Mitchell - conductor; NFA Convention, San Diego, California; Distributed by Theodore Front Musical Literature; www.tfront.com

Collage Suite, for flute ensemble (2016); 8 minutes; Commissioned by the Greater Dallas Youth Orchestra Flute Choir, Priscilla Holt - Director Premiere scheduled for NFA Convention, August 10-13, 2017, Minneapolis, MN, Greater Dallas Youth Orchestra Flute Choir, Priscilla Holt - Director

Images, Album of Ensemble Music, for six or more flutes (2017); up to 20 minutes;

UNACCOMPANIED FLUTE

Seven Studies in Melodic Expression (1991); 14 minutes Distributed by Theodore Front Musical Literature; www.tfront.com

Tous les matins ... (1997); solo bass flute or alto flute; 9 minutes (also version for quarter-tone bass flute or alto flute, 2007) Premiere (original version): 2/25/98; Daniel Kessner; Padua, Italy Premiere (microtonal version): 7/14/07; Carla Rees; Nottingham Distributed by Theodore Front Musical Literature; www.tfront.com Recording: "In the Center; Daniel Kessner at Forfest"; Daniel Kessner; Capstone Records CPS-8704 (2002)

Micro-images (2004); solo flute; 9 minutes Premiere: 10/29/04; Carla Rees; London Distributed by Theodore Front Musical Literature; www.tfront.com

A Serene Music (2011); version for solo flute, alto flute, or bass flute; 7 minutes Premiere: 8/12/12, Carla Rees, NFA Convention, Las Vegas. Distributed by Theodore Front Musical Literature; www.tfront.com

Eight Preludes, for Solo Alto, Bass or Other Low Flute (2015); 16 minutes Premiere: 3/4/16 Peter Sheridan - alto, bass, and contrabass flutes; Ostin Room, University of California, Los Angeles; Distributed by Theodore Front Musical Literature; www.tfront.com

FLUTE & KEYBOARD

Circle Music I (1985); flute & piano; 6-9 minutes Premiere: 5/13/86; Gretel Shanley & Paul Kim; New York

Simple Motion (1993); alto flute & piano; 10 minutes Premiere: 10/18/93; Duo Kessner; New York Distributed by Theodore Front Musical Literature; www.tfront.com Recording: "In the Center; Daniel Kessner at Forfest"; Duo Kessner; Capstone Records CPS-8704 (2002)

Prière et scherzo (2000); bass flute & piano; 6 minutes Premiere: 6/18/00; Duo Kessner; Festival Forfest, Kromeriz, Czech Republic Distributed by Theodore Front Musical Literature; www.tfront.com Recording: "In the Center; Daniel Kessner at Forfest"; Duo Kessner; Capstone Records CPS-8704 (2002)

Stream (2001); bass flute/flute/alto flute & harpsichord; 11 minutes Premiere: 6/27/02; Duo Kessner; Festival Forfest, Kromeriz, Czech Republic Distributed by Theodore Front Musical Literature; www.tfront.com

Natural Cycles (2006); bass flute and piano; 11-12 minutes Premiere: 6/8/07; Duo Kessner; Modica, Sicily, Italy Distributed by Theodore Front Musical Literature; www.tfront.com Recording: "Daniel Kessner, Chamber and Solo Works," Duo Kessner; Centaur Records CRC 3134 (2011)

Poème exotique (2008); flute and piano; 8-9 minutes Alternate version: Le Poème moins exotique; tempered pitches only, no quarter tones (2011) Premiere: 6/21/08, Duo Kessner; Festival Forfest, Kromeriz, Czech Republic Distributed by Theodore Front Musical Literature; www.tfront.com

Sonatina Bassa (2008); bass flute and piano; 9 minutes Premiere: 8/2/09, Duo Kessner, Eglise St.-Merry, Paris Distributed by Theodore Front Musical Literature; www.tfront.com

Epigraph Sonata (2009); flute and piano; 13 minutes Premiere: 8/5/10, Duo Kessner, Bergen, Netherlands Distributed by Theodore Front Musical Literature; www.tfront.com

Alto Rhapsody, for alto flute and piano (2013); 8 minutes Premiere: 8/24/13, Duo Kessner, XIII. Festival International de Musique en Catalogne, Céret, France; Distributed by Theodore Front Musical Literature; www.tfront.com

Aria Adrift, for flute and piano; 5 minutes NFA Commission, High School Soloist Competition Premiere: 8/15/15 Kelly Sulick - flute, John Mayhood - piano; National Flute Association Convention, Washington DC Distributed by Theodore Front Musical Literature; www.tfront.com

FLUTE & GUITAR

Circle Music II (1985); flute and guitar; 6-11 minutes Premiere: 11/29/88; Andrea Wiseman & Robert Cooper; Baton Rouge, LA Publisher: Columbia Music Co; distributed by Theodore Presser, 1992 Recording: B & B Duo; Julie Burkert & Ron Borczon; Centaur Records CRC 2234 (1995)

Shades of Pastel (1993); alto flute & prepared guitar; 9 minutes Premiere: 4/9/94; Daniel Kessner & Ron Borczon; Los Angeles Distributed by Theodore Front Musical Literature; www.tfront.com

Dances, Version for Flute/Alto Flute and Guitar (2009); 12-13 minutes Premiere: 11/16/12, Carla Rees and David Black, London. Distributed by Theodore Front Musical Literature; www.tfront.com

Tableaux, for bass flute and guitar (2012); 11 minutes Premiere: 10/5/13 by rarescale, London: Carla Rees & David Black, London Distributed by Theodore Front Musical Literature; www.tfront.com

FLUTE & PRE-RECORDED SOUNDS

Macro-modal Suite, for Flute and Double Digital Keyboard (2010); 17 minutes (currently being re-written for flute and pre-recorded quarter-tone harp)

Lament; version for Flute/Alto Flute/Bass Flute and Electronic Sounds (2010); 9 minutes Premiere: 11/6/10, Carla Rees, Rarescale Premiere Series, London Distributed by Theodore Front Musical Literature; www.tfront.com

Suite in Imaginary Modes, versions for flute or alto flute and imaginary instruments; 12 minutes; for flute/alto flute and pre-recorded sounds

CHAMBER WORKS WITH FLUTE

Equali I (1969); 4 flutes, vn, va, vc, cb; 13 minutes Premiere: 9/16/70; Radio VARA Chamber Orchestra, Francis Travis, cond.; Gaudeamus International Music Week, Hilversum, Netherlands

Interactions; flute, , piano, and tape (1971); 11 minutes Laureate: Queen Marie-José International Composition Prize, Geneva, 1972 Premiere: 5/25/73; François Perret, Philippe Mermoud, Suzanne Husson; Concerts de Merlinge, Switzerland

Solennité (1975); bass flute, & percussion; 9 minutes Premiere: 9/24/75; Lisa Edelstein, Pamela Goldsmith, Timm Boatman; Los Angeles

Ancient Song (1980); , viola & prepared guitar; 12 minutes Commissioned by Guitar '81, Toronto Premiere: 6/27/81; Randal Rosenfeld, Douglas Perry & Stephen Wingfield; Guitar '81, Toronto

Two Old English Songs (1988); soprano, flute, viola & guitar; 16 minutes Premiere: 5/4/89; Lisa Stidham, Daniel Kessner, Pamela Goldsmith, Ron Borczon; Los Angeles

Cantiones duarum vocum (1996); for 2 instruments of similar register; 6 minutes Original version: alto flute and violin; Version for two flutes or two alto flutes; Premiere (original version): 8/10/96, Daniel Kessner & Piotr Kajdasz, Céret, France Distributed by Theodore Front Musical Literature; www.tfront.com

Divertimento (1997); flute, alto flute, vibraphone, & piano; 8 minutes Premiere: 11/19/97; Laura Murphy, Daniel Kessner, Kevin Murphy, Dolly Eugenio Kessner; Los Angeles Distributed by Theodore Front Musical Literature; www.tfront.com

Nuance (2001); bass flute & viola (also version for alto flute & violin); 10 minutes Premiere: 6/27/02; Daniel Kessner & Zdenka Vaculovicova; Festival Forfest, Kromeriz, Czech Republic Distributed by Theodore Front Musical Literature; www.tfront.com

Genera (2002); flute/alto flute/bass flute and /bass clarinet; 10 minutes Premiere: 3/10/03; Daniel Kessner, Gareth Davis, Padua, Italy Distributed by Theodore Front Musical Literature; www.tfront.com Recording: "Daniel Kessner, Chamber and Solo Works," Daniel Kessner - flutes, Julia Heinen - ; Centaur Records CRC 3134 (2011)

... from primitive sounds (2004); flute, violoncello, & percussion; 13-14 minutes Premiere: 10/5/08; Daniel Kessner, Matt Cooker, John Magnussen, Los Angeles Distributed by Theodore Front Musical Literature; www.tfront.com

Music in Uncommon Modes (2009); , quarter-tone bass flute & guitar; 17 minutes Premiere reserved for rarescale, London

Focus, for two alto flutes and piano (2015); 8 minutes Premiere: 8/21/16, Carla Rees & Duo Kessner; Eglise Saint-Merry, Paris Distributed by Theodore Front Musical Literature; www.tfront.com

TRANSCRIPTIONS

Igor Stravinsky: Three Pieces for Solo Clarinet, transcribed for solo flute/alto flute/bass flute

Sergei Prokofiev: Four Movements from Romeo and Juliet, transcribed for flute & piano