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A flute quartet is a musical term for a type of chamber music group. They are normally found in two forms: those consisting of a flute, a violin, a viola and a cello; and those consisting of four flutes. This last combination can come in multiple different but distinct arrangements: * 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 grouping is the closest comparable equivalent of a string quartet for four flutes). * a group consisting of piccolo, C flute, Alto and Bass ==Works for flute, violin, viola and cello== This form is closely related to the string quartet, but with a flute in place of the first violin. It is generally believed that this type of chamber music reached its pinnacle around the middle of the second half of the 18th century. Notable works for flute quartets consisting of a flute, violin, viola and cello include those by the following composers: *Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - four flute quartets: * *No. 1 in D major (K. 285) * *No. 2 in G major (K. 285a) * *No. 3 in C major (K. 285b) * *No. 4 in A major (K. 298) *Johann Christian Bach *Christian Cannabich *Domenico Cimarosa *Franz Danzi *François Devienne *Adalbert Gyrowetz *Joseph Haydn *Franz Krommer *Friedrich Kuhlau *Ignaz Pleyel *Anton Reicha *Carlo Giuseppe Toeschi *Georg Abraham Schneider - ''First Grand Quartet'' Op.68 in E♭ Major (as well as 32 additional flute quartets). *Adolphe F. Wouters - ''Adagio and Scherzo'' (1895) The interest of the enthusiasts in arrangements of flute with string trio, which at times rivaled the popularity of the string quartet, is shown by contemporary transcriptions of string quartets by publishers, for instance, the quartets of Haydn. Gioachino Rossini also transcribed six of his ''Sonate a quattro'' (originally for strings). In the first decades of the 19th century, the string quartet became far more important than the flute quartet; as a result, very few new works were composed until the 20th century. Until the works of Volkmar Andreae (quartet Op. 43) and Gottfried von Einem (quartet Op. 85), the 20th century was also somewhat lacking in compositions of this type. Works from the 21st century have included the ''Air and Adorable Blues'' by Blaž Pucihar and ''In blauen Linien'' (2012) by Graham Waterhouse. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「flute quartet」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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