New Arrangement! Bach's "Aus Liebe" for Flute Quartet
My newest arrangement is of J.S. Bach’s “Aus Liebe will mein Heiland sterben” from “St Matthew Passion,” BWV 244. This famous flute solo and orchestral excerpt is arranged for flexible flute quartet with multiple instrumentations possible. You can also perform this arrangement with soprano (omit the 2nd flute part).
Possible instrumentations include (substitute parts provided):
2 Flutes, Alto Flute, Bass Flute
2 Flutes, 2 Alto Flutes (as performed in this video)
3 Flutes, Alto or Bass Flute
I hope that this arrangement will give you the opportunity to further explore one of our most beautiful orchestral flute solos and share this music with others.
DIGITAL DOWNLOAD. J.S. Bach’s “Aus Liebe will mein Heiland sterben” from “St. Matthew Passion,'“ BWV 244 arranged for flexible flute quartet by Lance Suzuki
Possible Instrumentations (substitute parts provided):
2 Flutes, Alto Flute, Bass Flute
2 Flutes, 2 Alto Flutes
3 Flutes, Alto or Bass Flute
This digital download includes:
Full Score
All parts
Please note that your digital download link will expire 24 hours after the first access.
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