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A flute quartet is a musical term for a type ofchamber musicgroup. They are normally found in two forms: those consistingof a flute, a violin, a viola and a cello; and those consisting of four flutes. Thislast combination often comes in three different but distinctarrangements:
- a group of four C flutes; or
- a group of three C flutes and Alto flute; or
- a group consisting of two C flutes, Alto and Bass flute (this lastgrouping is the closest comparable equivalent of a string quartetfor four flutes).
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Works for Flute,Violin, Viola and Cello
This form is closely related to the string quartet, but with aflute in place of the first violin. It is generally believed thatthis type of chamber music reached its pinnacle around the middleof the second half of the 18th century. Notable works for flutequartets consisting of a flute,violin, viola and cello include those by the followingcomposers:
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The interest of the enthusiasts in arrangements of flute withstring trio, which at times rivaled the popularity of the stringquartet, is shown by contemporary transcriptions of string quartetsby publishers, for instance, the quartets of Haydn. Gioacchino Rossini also transcribed six ofhis Sonate a quattro (originally for strings).
In the first decades of the 19th century, the string quartetbecame far more important than the flute quartet; as a result, veryfew new works were composed until the 20th century.Until the works of Volkmar Andreae (quartet Op. 43) and Gottfriedvon Einem (quartet Op. 85), the 20th century was also somewhatlacking in compositions of this type.
Works for 4Flutes
19thCentury
Works for four flutes were particularly popular at the turn ofthe 19th century (from the 1700s to 1800). Some of the mostwell-known from this time might include the compositions of FriedrichKuhlau (quartet in E major) and Anton Reicha (quartets Op. 12, Op. 19).Further quartets came from, for example, Friedrich Hartmann Graf,Anton Bernhard Fuerstenau and Luigi Gianella.
Early 20thCentury
In the 20th century, quartets with four flutes experienced arenaissance. This type of arrangement, with its specific, lighttone color, especially appealed to the French wind tradition.Examples of some works from the early 20th century include those ofFlorentSchmitt (quartet Op. 106), Josef Lauber (vision deCorse, Op. 54), Marc Berthomieu (Arcadie), Joseph Jongen(Elégie, Op. 114.3), Alexander Tcherepnin (Quatuorpour flûtes Op. 60 - 1939), and Colonial Sketches(1940) by Sol B. Cohen.
Late 20thCentury
The late 20th Century saw a new revival for the flute quartet,including these works:
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See also
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