References
Cited Works
Pieces and Method Books cited in the book are listed here.
Composer; Title; Publisher; Instrumentation
Chamberlain, Nicole; Flexion; SpottedRocket.com; alto
Cohen, Jonathan: Love Letter to Sharyn; Tetractys; 3 altos, 2 basses, 2 contras
Dick, Robert; the other flute; Robert Dick Publications; studies
Dorff, Daniel; Ballade for Alto Flute, Bass Flute and Piano; Presser
Erb, Donald; Music for Mother Bear; Presser; alto
Göttsche-Niessner, Friedgund; Walpurgis; Zimmerman Frankfurt; alto
Hoover, Katherine; Two for Two; Papagena Press; alto/bass, piano
Long, Paige Dashner; ContraJam!; ALRY ; 4 contras, opt double contra
Matthews, Mary and Nicole Chamberlain; Beat Boxing & Beyond; SpottedRocket.com; studies
Matthews, Mary and Nicole Chamberlain; Into the Beyond Vol. 2, SpottedRocket.com, studies
McLearnon, Gareth; Single Yel-LOW Line; low flutes ensemble; garethmclearnon.com
Molnar-Suhajda, Alexandra; Voices from the Deep; flute.net; 3 altos, 2 basses, contra
Mower, Mike; Obstinato and Scareso; Itchy Fingers; alto and bass solo with flute ensemble
Moyse, Marcel; 24 Petite Études Melodiques; Leduc, studies
Moyse, Marcel; Daily Exercises, studies
Moyse, Marcel; de la Sonorite; Leduc, studies
Patillo, Greg; pattillostyle.com
Potter, Chris; Alto a la Mode; Presser; alto
Potter, Chris; Alto Method; Self Published: chrispotterflute.com; studies
Potter, Chris; Flute Aerobics Scales; Kevin Mayhew Publ.; studies
Potter, Chris; Seven Steps to Better Intonation; Falls House Press; studies
Potter, Chris; The Vibrato Workbook; Falls House Press; studies
Reichert, Anton; Daily Exercises op. 5; Leduc; studies
Scarbrough, Russell; Body Alive with Signals; Tetractys; 3 altos, 2 basses, contra
Schocker, Gary; Sonata for a Lost Planet, Presser; alto, piano
Simon, Carlos; move it; CS Jr. Music; alto
Taffanel/Gaubert; Daily Exercises; on IMLSP.org; studies
Takemitsu, Toru; Toward the Sea; Schott; alto, guitar.
Thomas, David Bennett; You Can Dance If You Want To; Tetractys; alto, piano.
Varèse, Edgard; Density 21.5; Ricordi; C flute
Villa-Lobos, Heitor; Assobio a Játo (Jet Whistle); Peer Music Classical;.flute, cello
Ziegler, Matthias; Low Flutes at High Tides, matthias-ziegler.ch/en ; 4 altos, 2 bass, opt. contra-alto, contra
Etudes & Orchestral Excerpts
All etudes and orchestral excerpts in the book are in the public domain and can be accessed and printed via IMLSP.org. (International Music Library Scanning Project).
You can also find direct links to the IMLSP orchestral excerpts PDFs on
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Orchestral Excerpts
Stravinsky https://s9.imslp.org/files/imglnks/usimg/2/2f/IMSLP966622-PMLP179425-Stravinsky-K015.AltoFlute.pdf
Holst https://ks15.imslp.org/files/imglnks/usimg/f/fb/IMSLP53290-PMLP33488-Holst-Planets.Flute34.pdf
Ravel https://ks15.imslp.org/files/imglnks/usimg/6/66/IMSLP442913-PMLP80636-fluterav05-edit3.pdf scroll down many pages past the flute parts and the picc part.
Collections of alto orchestral excerpts:
Baxtresser, Jeanne compiler; Great Flute Duos; Presser
Wye, Trevor and Patricia Morris; The Alto Flute Practice Book; Novello.
De Reede, Rien compiler; Orchestral Excerpts for Alto Flute; Broekmans en Van Poppel; Broekmans.com
YouTube links for extended technique sounds.
Tongue Ram; youtube.com/watch?v=pQKiAkIjv_Y
Jet Whistle The jet whistle (on c flute) is near the end at about 9:11;
youtube.com/watch?v=yfJkHSvwM-Y
Whistle tones; youtube.com/watch?v=72pPofeqICQ
Extended Techniques Resources
Dick, Robert; the other flute; Robert Dick Publications;
Levin, Carin; The Techniques of Flute Playing V. 2; Bärenreiter.
Matthews, Mary and Nicole Chamberlain; Beat Boxing & Beyond; SpottedRocket.com
Matthews, Mary and Nicole Chamberlain; Into the Beyond Vol. 2, SpottedRocket.com
Patillo, Greg; patillostyle.com
Rees, Carla; altoflute.co.uk
Ziegler, Matthias and Shanna Pranaitis; fluteXpansions.com
Speciality Low Flutes
Open-hole altos are made by Eva Kingma in The Netherlands and by Kotato in Japan.
Eva also makes 1/4 tone altos, subcontra in G and double contrabass.
Kotato also makes a double contrabass.
Repertoire Sources
https://chrispotterflute.com/selected-low-flutes-repertoire/
The 200+ pieces performed at International Low Flutes Soc. Festival in April 2024 Festival can be found on this google doc
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1UnN2qcmmshHkeP31oROo28Uk0AKrIo9p61LKLw_sf7Q/edit?gid=0#gid=0
Publishers that print lots of low flutes music.
All have digital downloads available on selected titles.
Presser, Theodore– also distributor for Falls House Press and Papagena Press
SpottedRocket; https://www.spottedrocket.com;
Tetractys https://www.tetractys.co.uk
United Music and Media Publishers; https://ummpstore.com is the distributor for ALRY and Nourse Wind Publications
Stores that stock a reasonable selection of low flutes music
Carolyn Nussbaum Music Co. (Dallas/Ft. Worth) flute4u.com
Flute Center (New York, Chicago), flutecenter.com
Flute World (Charlotte, San Francisco, Birmingham (Detroit)) fluteworld.com
Flute Specialists (Clawson, Michigan) flutespecialists.com
Just Flutes (Croydon, UK) justflutes.com
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