In these section we have in PDF the Melodic Studies for flute. Pieces of melodic studies for flute are compositions for flute with melodies, but with the aim of developing technique, sonority and musicality. Below is a selection and indication of the best and most used pieces of melodic studies for flute.

Melodic studies must be studied as if they were musical pieces, with perfect reading of rhythms, dynamics and expressions, looking for a perfect and touching musicality.

Altes

Joseph-Henri Altes (18 January 1826 in Rouen – 24 July 1895 in Paris) was a French flutist and composer. Altes was the first flutist at the Paris Opera and in 1868 he became professor of flute at the Paris Conservatoire, where he remained until 1893. Among his pupils were Georges Barrère and Paul Taffanel.

Intermediate Level II

Altes, 26 Twenty-Six Selected Studies

Part 1 - 1 a 16.

Part 2 - 7 a 26 (end)

Altès, Method for Boehm Flute (Dueto)

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3 (Fim)

Bach

Johann Sebastian Bach (Born in Eisenach, March 21, 1685 - Died July 28, 1750) was a composer, harpsichordist, Kapellmeister, conductor, organist, teacher, violinist and violist from the Holy Roman Empire, present-day Germany. Born into a family with a long musical tradition, he soon showed talent and soon became a complete musician. A tireless student, he acquired a vast knowledge of European music of his time and previous generations.

Bach, 24 Flute Concerts Studies

Berbiguier

Antoine Benoit Tranquille Berbiguier (Caderousse, 21 December 1782 - 20 January 1835 Pontlevoy) was a great French flutist, pedagogue and composer. Berbiguier studied at the National Conservatory of Music in Paris. Berbiguier composed duets, concertos, sonatas and several other pieces for flute. Around 1818, his excellent studies were published in which they are still used today.

Berbiguier, 18 exercícios para flauta (Eighteen Exercises or Etudes) 

Daniel Lee

Boehm

Theobald Böhm or Theobald Boehm, (9 April 1794 – 25 November 1881) was a German inventor, virtuoso flutist and celebrated flute composer. After studying acoustics at the University of Munich, Boehm developed the modern keyed flute, a transverse flute that we still use today. Boehm's Etudes for Flutes are excellent, used all over the world by great Masters, Conservatories and Flutists. 

Boehm, 24 Melodious Studies, Op.37

Boehm, 24 Caprices for Flute, Op. 26

Yoshizono

Boehm, 12 Grand Studies, OP. 15

Brooke

Arthur Brooke. (1866 — 1950) was an American flutist with the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

Brooke, Orchestral Studies for the Flute

Brooke, The Modern Method for Boehm Flute 

Caratge

Fernand Caratgé (1902-1991) was born in Béziers. He studied at the Paris Conservatoire with Philippe Gaubert and obtained his Premier Prix in 1924. Caratgé was Gaston Crunelle's assistant at the Paris Conservatoire from 1951-1969, where his students included Pierre Yves Artaud, William Bennett, Roger Bourdin, Adrian Brett, Peter Lloyd, Jean-Pierre Rampal and Günther Rumpel. Many young flutists consulted Caratgé on Bach's performances, as it was his specialty. Caratgé was a committed teacher who produced Flute studies and music editions for the Paris Alphonse Leduc publishing house. Caratgé taught the flute at the École Normale de Musique de Paris at an advanced age, where he inspired his students with his extraordinary knowledge of the repertoire. 

Garatgé, 12 Études Faciles 

Marco André

Clinton 

John Clinton (1810-1864) was a great Irish flutist and composer. A contemporary of Boehm, he made many contributions to the development of the modern flute.

Clinton, John, A Theoretical and Practical Essay on the Boehm Flute, Op.87

Devienne

François Devienne (January 1, 1759 – September 5, 1803) was a French composer and professor of flute at the Paris Conservatoire. Devienne write 300 instrumental works that are mostly written for wind instruments. Many of Devienne's compositions for flute became better known from the 1960s onwards when the celebrated flutist Jean-Pierre Rampal made many recordings and concerts. Until the 18th century, Devienne's Complete Flute Method was the most widely used method. Devienne wrote Méthode de Fléte Théorique et Pratique (1793), which was reprinted several times and made a major contribution to the growth and development of French cork oak music in the late 18th century.

Devienne, 12 Estudos Melódicos

Other studies by Devienne:

Devienne, Exercicios de Escala

Devienne, Estudo de Articulação Dupla

Devienne, Estudo de Articulação Tripla 

Dressler

Raphael Dressler (1784–1835) was an Austrian flutist and composer who spent the years 1820–1834 in London, where his flute method was first published. The fingering chart is for the eight-key flute, but Dressler played an 11-key flute at the time, with a low B (common on contemporary Viennese flutes, but not on English flutes), two keys for Bb, and three keys for F natural.

Dressler, 18 Short Capriccios

Dressler, Estudos de Articulações 

Folz

Michel Folz, a flautist and composer of his instrument, was born in Naples, the son of Italian parents, on July 16, 1820. A student of his father, also a flautist, he made his public debut as a child, and by the age of eight he had already performed two hundred concerts (sources later translate this as concerts, but this is certainly an incorrect interpretation) in the main cities of Italy. At the age of ten he was hired by the orchestra of the Teatro del Fondo in Naples, and at the age of seventeen he came to Paris, being received into the competition as first flutist of the Musical Gymnasium on the Boulevard Bonne-Nouvelle, directed by M. Tilman. A protégé of Rossini, he toured England and other countries with great success.

Folz, Michel - 6 Exercices artistiques, Op.21

Fürstenau

Anton Bernhard Fürstenau (born 20 October 1792 in Münster; died 18 November 1852 in Dresden, Germany) was a German flutist and composer. He was Germany's most famous virtuoso on his instrument and the most important romantic flutist of the first half of the 19th century. His son Moritz Fürstenau (1824-1889), whom he later sent to study with Theobald Boehm in Munich, was one of his numerous pupils. Skeptical of the flute's technical advances, he remained faithful to the flute of the nine keys until his death.

Fürstenau, Etudes for flute Op.107

Fürstenau, 24 Estudos Caprichos and prelúdios for flute

Fürstenau, Exercises for Flute, Op.15

Fürstenau, 6 Grandes études, Op.29 

Galli

Raffaele Galli (Florence, February 21, 1824 - Florence, January 2, 1889) was an Italian virtuoso flutist and composer. 

Galli, Exercicio di Primo Grado - Op. 309

Galli, 30 Studio Flauto Op. 100

Gariboldi

Giuseppe Gariboldi (17 March 1833, Macerata - 12 April 1905, Castelraimondo) was an Italian virtuoso flutist and composer. After studying with Giuseppe D'Aloe, Gariboldi moved to Paris, where he worked as a virtuoso flutist and composer. A few years ago he also taught at the Paris Conservatoire. His work includes numerous compositions for flute and his studies of him are used around the world in many Conservatories.

Beginner level

Gariboldi, Os primeiros exercícios para flauta

Gariboldi, 30 Estudios progresivos (easy)

Scale study

Gariboldi, Etude complète des gammes, Op.127

Intermediate Level I

Gariboldi, Études mignonnes, Opus 131

Gravação com a Flautista Yoshizono

Gariboldi, 20 Studies for flute, Op 132

Marco Andre

Yoshizono

Gariboldi, Exercices Journaliers pour Flute, Opus 89

Easy Solo Caprice 1. C Major G. Gariboldi

Easy Solo Caprice 2. G Major G. Gariboldi

Garibold, L'indispensabile, Op.48

Gariboldi, La matinée du flûtiste

Intermediate Level II

Gariboldi,24 Etudes Chantantes, Opus 88

Parte 1 (No. 1 a 4)

Parte 2 (No. 5 a 8)

Partte 3 (No. 9 a 12) Fim

Gariboldi, Grandes études de style, Opus 134

Gariboldi, 15 Études modernes, élégantes et progressives

Yoshizono

Advanced Level

Gariboldi, Grands Exercices Op139

Gariboldi, L'art de préluder, Op.149

Gariboldi, 12 Etudes de Perfectionnement et de Virtuosité, Op.217

Gazzelloni

Severino Gazzelloni, born Severino Gazzellone (5 January 1919 – 21 November 1992), was an Italian virtuoso flutist.

Gazzelloni, Studio di Stravinsky

Hoffmeister

Franz Anton Hoffmeister (12 May 1754 – 9 February 1812) was a German composer and music publisher.

Hoffmeister, F.Var.sobre temas Haydn y Mozart

Hugot

Antoine Hugot (1761 in Paris; † September 18, 1803) was a French flutist, university professor and composer.

Hugot, 25 Grandes études, Op.13

Hugot, Méthode de flûte du conservatoire 

Jensen

Niels Peter Jensen (23 July 1802 – 19 October 1846) was a Danish composer, flutist and organist.

Jensen, 12 estudios for flute op25

Köhler

Ernesto Köhler (4 December 1849 – 17 March 1907) was an Italian virtuoso flutist and composer. He was considered one of the best flutists of his time. Born in Modena, Köhler learned the flute from his father, Wenceslaus Joseph Köhler. Köhler moved to Vienna and in 1871 became a member of the Imperial Opera Orchestra in Saint Petersburg. Köhler also conducted the Imperial Institute of Engineering orchestra and taught at the Oldenburg Prinz Institute. Köhler were a notable flute composer, he wrote more than 100 works for flute, between studies, duets and solos. He also produced an opera and several ballets. His flute studies are known and used by great masters, conservatories and flutists around the world.

Intermediate Level II

Köhler, 25 Romantic Studies op. 66

Yoshizono

>>>Opus 33 Study Series

Nível Intermediário I

Köhler, 15 Easy Exercises for flute, Opus 33 - Book 1

Sheet music and mp3 audio recording of lessons

Yoshizono

Köhler, Schule der Geläufigkeit - Estudo de Escala, Op.77

Intermediate Level II

Köhler, 12 The Flutist's Progress, Opus 33 - Book  II

Yoshizono

Advanced Level

Köhler, 8 The Flutist's Progress, Opus 33 - Book III

>>>Opus 89 Study Series

Nível Intermediário II

Kohler, Etudes d’expression for flute, Op.89 - Parte 1

Kohler, Etudes d’expression for flute, Op.89 - Parte 2 (fim)

>>>Opus 75 Study Series

Advanced Level

Koehler, 30 Virtuoso Etudes for Flute Op.75 - Vol. I

Koehler, 30 Virtuoso Etudes for Flute Op.75 - Vol. II

Koehler, 30 Virtuoso Etudes for Flute Op.75 - Vol. III

>>>Duet as studies

Kohler, 40 Progressive Duets for Two Flutes, Op. 55 - Vol 1

Kohler, 40 Progressive Duets for Two Flutes, Op. 55 - Vol 2

Kronke

Emil Kronke (29 November 1865 in Danzig, † 16 December 1938 in Dresden) was a German composer of the late Romantic period.

Kronke, Emil, 3 Estudos de Concerto, Op.188

Lindholm, H.

Herbert Lindholm (born in Porvoo, Finland, 1946) is a Finnish flutist and composer. Lindholm studied flute with Juho Alvas at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki and completed his diploma in Flute Performance in 1972. He worked as a principal professor of flute at the Kuopio Conservatory of Music and Dance. in Finland from 1969 to 2009.

Lindholm, The skillful flautist,24 studies op.16 (Estudo de sonoridade e intervalos)

Lindholm, 50 little studies op.25 (Estudos melódicos progressivos)

Lindholm, Basic flute technique op.26 (Estudos básicos de escalas)

Ludovic 

Louis-Marie-Gabriel Leplus was a French flutist (1806 - 1874) at the Opéra-Comique.

Leplus, Ludovic -30 Mélodies gracieuses en forme d'études, Op.10

Maquarre 

André Maquarre (1875-1936) was a renowned Belgian flutist, known for his exceptional skills. He was principal flutist with the Boston Symphony for 20 years and has also performed as principal flutist in other major orchestras across the United States. His musical career left a lasting legacy on the international classical scene.

Maquarre, Andre - Daily Exercises for Flute

Mercadante

Giuseppe Saverio Raffaele Mercadante (baptized 17 September 1795 – 17 December 1870) was an Italian composer, particularly of operas. While Mercadante may not have maintained the international celebrity of Gaetano Donizetti or Gioachino Rossini beyond his lifetime, he composed a series of works as prolific as they were; and his development of operatic structures, melodic styles, and orchestration contributed significantly to the foundations on which Giuseppe Verdi built his dramatic technique.

Mercadante, 20 Caprices pour Flûte

Moyse

Marcel Moyse (May 17, 1889 in St. Amour, France - November 1, 1984 in Brattleboro, Vermont, United States) was a French flutist virtuoso and teacher. Moyse studied at the Paris Conservatoire and was a student of Philippe Gaubert, Adolphe Hennebains and Paul Taffanel; they were all flute virtuosos in his time. Moyse played as principal flutist in several Parisian orchestras and appeared extensively as a soloist and made many recordings. His trademark sound was clear, flexible, penetrating and controlled by a fast vibrato. This was a feature of the 'French style' of flute playing that would influence the modern standard for flutists around the world. Moyse wrote many works of Flute Studies and the most important ones are listed below.

Study to develop sound and interpretation

Moyse, De la Sonorité (1934)

How to study De la Sonorité - De la Sonorité

Moyse, Tone Development Through Interpretation

Study to develop scales and arpeggios

Moyse, Exercises Journaliers (1922)

Moyse, Mécanisme-chromatisme pour flûte

Moyse, Gammes et Arpèges (Scales and Arpeggios)

Estudo para desenvolver melodicos

Moyse, 24 Petites études mélodique (Var) (1928)

Moyse, 25 Études mélodique (Var) (1928)

Moyse, 100 Études faciles et progressives d'après Cramer (1928)

Moyse, 12 Études de grande virtuosité d'après Chopin (1928)

Moyse, 20 Études d'après Kreutzer (1928)

Moyse, 24 études Journalier (Op-53) Soussman

Moyse, 10 Studies after Wieniawski 

Moyse, 25 Estudios de virtuosismo,d'après Czerny

Estudo para desenvolver a articulações

Moyse, École de l'articulation (1927)

Study for beginner

Moyse, Le Débutant flûtiste (1935)

Nicholson

Charles Nicholson (1795–1837), was a Liverpool-born flutist and composer, who performed regularly in London. He was a soloist in many Philharmonic Society concerts from 1816 to 1836 and principal flutist in the major theater orchestras. He traveled extensively in Britain, but never on the Continent. In addition to teaching many students, he wrote flute tutors that were published throughout the 19th century.

Nicholson, A School for the Flute - Vol I - Vol II

Nicholson, Preceptive Lessons for the Flute

Peichler

Antonio Clemente Peichler was a Spanish flutist, teacher and composer at the beginning of the 19th century.

Peichler, 40 Studi  for flute - No. 1 a 10

Piccolegio

Piccolegio is a teaching school in Mexico dedicated to the teaching and performance of Piccolo - Piccolo. His works are composed by several great piccolists.

Piccolegio - Piccolo Toolbox - Ensinos gerais como tocar piccolo

Piccolegio - Piccolo Voz en off - peças musicais para Piccolo

Platonov

Nikolay Platonov was a Russian guitarist and composer. Platonov was born April 1, 1894, Novy Oskol, Russia and Died December 1, 1967, Moscow, Russia.

Nikolai Platonov, 30 Studies for solo Flute

Prill

Emil Prill (born 10 May 1867 in Szczecin, † 28 February 1940 in Berlin) was a German flutist.

Prill, 30 Etüden in allen Tonarten, Op.6

Prill, 24 Technische Studien, Op.11

Prill, 24 Etüden zur Förderung der Technik, Op.12

Prill, Orchesterstudien für Flöte (Estudos de orquestra para flauta)

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3 (fim)

Rabboni

Giuseppe Rabboni (Cremona, 16 July 1800 - Varenna, 10 June 1856) was an Italian flutist, composer and teacher, founder of the Milan Flute School. Giuseppe Rabboni was the first to enrol at the Milan Conservatory in 1808 (he studied flute in the class of oboist and bassoonist Giuseppe Buccinelli) and graduated with flying colours in 1817. He immediately embarked on an amazing concert career in duo with the great clarinettist Ernesto Cavallini. He was first flutist at the Teatro alla Scala and from 1827 became head of the flute class at the Conservatoire, which he opened as his own class. Among his many pupils, Angelo Panzini and the famous Antonio Zamperoni, his successor at La Scala and the Conservatoire, stand out. Giuseppe Verdi himself was enthusiastic about the reduction and arrangement of his opera Il trovatore for flute, violin and piano published by Ricordi in 1854 and dedicated one of the scores autograph to him, which proves the depth and quality of the work of the "Egregio maestro Rabboni", as Verdi himself called him.

Rabboni, Study Flute No.1 

Reichert

Matheus André Reichert (Pays-Pas, 1830-1880) was a virtuoso Belgian flutist, he arrived in Brazil in 1859, hired by Emperor Pedro II. Known and admired by erudite musicians such as Carlos Gomes, Reichert also developed his affinities with Brazil, with the serenaders and bohemians of the time. His brilliant musical synthesis is recovered here by the pioneering research of Odette Ernest Dias. Among his numerous compositions for flute, Reichert composed his seven daily exercises which are used by all flutists around the world.

Reichert , 7 Daily Exercises for Flute, Op. 5

Salvo

Victor V. Salvo is writing an introduction to the art of double and triple language for instruments of the Brass classification and also for flute and piccolo. They are short and varied rhythmic exercises.

243 Double and Triple Tonguing Exercise by Victor V. Salvo (243 Exercício de articulação Dupla e Tripla)

Schade

Composer William Schade was principal flutist in the New York Symphony from 1890-1899. Little else is known about his life.

Schade, 24 caprichos for flute

Schade,W.12 Impromptu Etudes

Taffanel

Claude-Paul Taffanel (16 September 1844 - 1822 November 1908) was a French flutist, conductor and teacher. Born in Bordeaux, France, Taffanel received his first lessons on the flute from his father at the age of nine. After giving his first concert at the age of ten, he studied with Vincent Dorus at the Paris Conservatoire. Taffanel graduated in 1860 and won his first of several awards at the age of sixteen. Taffanel has built a great career as a soloist and orchestral musician for over 30 years. Taffanel wrote numerous compositions for flute, studies and daily exercises. Taffanel also began to write a method for flute, 17 Grands Exercises Journaliers De Mecanisme, which was completed after his death by two of his pupils, Louis Fleury and Philippe Gaubert. Today, his method has become standard for many conservatory flutists around the world.

Taffanel & Gaubert, 17 Grands Exercícios Journaliers De Mecanisme 

Taffanel & Gaubert, 24 Études progressives - EP

Gaubert & Taffanel, 12 Grandes Études de Virtuosité - EV 

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Thomas J. Filas

Excellent studies for third octaves by Thomas J. Filas.

Thomas J. Filas, Top Register Studies for Flute by Thomas J. Filas ( 90 melodias)

Thomas J. Filas, 52 Top Registre Studies for Flute

Vivian, Alfred P. 

Excellent scale and arpeggio studies by Alfred P. Vivian.

Vivian, Alfred P. - Scale and Arpeggios Exercices for Flute

Wagner

Ernest Frederic Wagner (1876 - 1954) was a flutist and composer of Hungarian origin who wrote an excellent work entitled 'Foundation to Flute Playing'.

7 Estudos Melódicos - Ernest Frederic Wagner

Escala Cromática - Ernest Frederic Wagner

Exercícios para Desenvolver a Técnica em Ambas as Mãos - Ernest Frederic Wagner

Foundation to Flute Playing (Fundamentos para Tocar Flauta) - Ernest Frederic Wagner 

Wood

Studies for Facilitating the Execution of the Upper Notes of the Flute- By Daniel S. Wood, Published by Carl Fischer. 

Wood, Daniel S. - Studies Scale upper notes