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Where to Find Flute Sheet Music

Whether you play classical concert flute, Irish traditional, jazz, or contemporary styles — here's a curated guide to the best sources for sheet music, organized by genre and style.

Last updated: February 2026

General Flute Sheet Music Sites

The big all-rounder sites that every flutist should know.

The world's largest digital sheet music catalog with over 400,000 arrangements across all genres. Instant download, transposition tools, and apps for every platform. Individual pieces typically $3-6.

The largest public domain music library with thousands of scores featuring flute. Essential for classical flutists — Bach, Mozart, Telemann, Debussy, and virtually every major composer represented.

Over 1.5 million community-uploaded scores across all genres. Free with ads; Pro subscription ($6.99/month or $49/year) adds offline access and unlimited downloads of non-public-domain scores.

A flute-specific sheet music site offering a free piece every day. Covers classical, folk, jazz, and popular music with high-quality PDF downloads and audio previews. A beloved resource among flutists.

8notesFreemium

Free flute sheet music, lessons, and resources across all genres. Premium subscription unlocks additional arrangements, playback features, and transposition tools.

TomplaySubscription

Interactive flute scores with professional audio accompaniments. Play along with backing tracks, adjust tempo, and track your progress. Subscription around $120/year.

High-quality PDF downloads with MP3 accompaniments and transposition tools. Unlimited downloads for $37.75/year. Flute catalog spans Baroque sonatas to contemporary works.

A large library of free downloadable flute sheet music in PDF format. Covers classical, jazz, pop, and world music styles with new scores added regularly by the community.

Top Flute Creators

The most-followed flute educators and arrangers on Patreon and similar platforms. Subscribing directly supports working musicians.

These creators have built dedicated followings through high-quality sheet music, arrangements, and lessons. Most offer tiers from $1-20/month, giving you access to back catalogs of arrangements plus new releases regularly.

Classical Flute

Concertos, sonatas, etudes, and solo works from Baroque to contemporary — the core of the flute repertoire.

The definitive free resource for classical flute music. Bach Partita, Mozart concertos, Telemann fantasias, Debussy Syrinx, and thousands more in original and edited editions.

Curated collection of classical flute pieces with high-quality PDF downloads and audio previews. Organized by composer and difficulty level for easy browsing.

Over 100,000 classical PDFs plus royalty-free recordings. Public domain and Creative Commons licensed flute music. Great for practice with professional audio references.

Over 2,000 pieces with Creative Commons licenses, typeset in LilyPond by volunteers. Includes flute parts for classical works you can freely print and distribute.

Support a Creator

The Flute Practice on Patreon offers classical etude guides and technique exercises. For repertoire, IMSLP and Flutetunes.com are unbeatable free resources for the standard classical flute catalog.

Jazz Flute

Transcriptions, lead sheets, and improvisation studies — from cool jazz to fusion and Latin jazz flute.

Lead sheets created by Grammy-winning musicians with accurate chord changes and melodies. Concert pitch charts perfect for flute. Essential for jazz gigs and jam sessions.

Free jazz flute sheet music with MIDI and MP3 playback. Covers classic jazz standards, bossa nova melodies, and original pieces at various difficulty levels.

Licensed jazz arrangements for flute including standards, bossa nova classics, and contemporary jazz pieces. Professional-quality notation with audio playback.

Community-arranged jazz flute parts including transcriptions of Herbie Mann, Hubert Laws, and other jazz flute pioneers with playback and transposition features.

Support a Creator

The Flute Channel on Patreon occasionally covers jazz flute repertoire. For transcriptions of Hubert Laws, Herbie Mann, and other jazz flute legends, check MuseScore and JazzLeadSheets.com.

Film Scores & Soundtracks

Flute parts from movie soundtracks, TV themes, anime, and video game music — where the flute shines.

The largest catalog of licensed film and TV flute arrangements. Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, Studio Ghibli, Disney, and every new blockbuster — updated constantly.

Community-arranged film and TV flute parts. Find iconic flute solos from movies, anime soundtracks, and video game themes with playback features.

Interactive film score flute arrangements with professional backing tracks. Play along with orchestral accompaniments, adjust tempo, and loop difficult passages.

Support a Creator

Bevani Flute on Patreon is the go-to for film and video game flute covers with sheet music. Sheet Music Boss also offers multi-instrument arrangements including flute parts for popular soundtracks.

Folk, Celtic & Irish Flute

Jigs, reels, hornpipes, airs, and traditional tunes from the Irish, Scottish, and broader folk traditions.

The definitive community database of Irish traditional tunes with thousands of jigs, reels, and hornpipes in ABC notation. Equally valuable for flute as for fiddle — the standard Irish trad resource.

Curated folk flute sheet music including Irish, Scottish, English, and world folk traditions. High-quality PDF downloads with audio previews organized by tradition and difficulty.

Free sheet music and MP3s of Celtic music — Scottish, Irish, and Breton — for flute, fiddle, and other instruments. Downloadable PDFs organized by tune type and tradition.

Over 3,000 Irish and Nordic traditional tunes in ABC notation. One of the oldest and most comprehensive online collections of Celtic folk tunes, widely used by session musicians.

Support a Creator

Philippe Barnes on Patreon is the specialist for Irish and Celtic flute sheet music, offering monthly sets of traditional tunes with ornament guides and audio references.

Pop & Modern Covers

Flute arrangements of current hits, classic pop, K-pop, anime themes, and contemporary music.

Licensed pop arrangements for flute including current chart hits, classic pop melodies, and K-pop. Updated weekly with new releases and professional-quality notation.

Community-arranged pop and modern flute parts. Includes current hits, anime themes, K-pop, and video game music with playback and transposition features.

Interactive pop flute arrangements with professional backing tracks. Adjust tempo, loop sections, and follow along with scrolling notation for an immersive practice experience.

Support a Creator

The Flute Channel and Bevani Flute on Patreon both offer extensive libraries of pop flute covers with sheet music PDFs and backing tracks for current and classic hits.

From PDFs to a Printed Book

Once you've collected your sheet music, turn it into a real book.

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    Download sheet music as PDF

    Most sites let you download or export as PDF. Collect them in a folder organized by genre, tradition, or difficulty level.

  2. 2

    Upload to MakeMySongBook

    Drag and drop your PDFs into the builder. Song titles are pulled from file names automatically.

  3. 3

    Organize into chapters

    Group by genre (classical, Irish trad, jazz, film), difficulty, or recital program. Add a cover with flute artwork and your name.

  4. 4

    Print & bind

    Download your print-ready PDF and print double-sided at home. A bound book sits perfectly on a music stand.

Flute Sheet Music FAQ

Common questions about finding flute sheet music online.

Where can I find free flute sheet music?

Flutetunes.com is a flute-specific site that offers a free piece every day, covering classical, folk, and popular music. IMSLP has thousands of public domain classical flute scores, and free-scores.com provides a broad collection across all genres in downloadable PDF format.

What are the essential pieces in the classical flute repertoire?

The core classical flute repertoire includes Bach's Partita in A minor, Mozart's Flute Concertos in G and D major, Debussy's Syrinx, and Telemann's Twelve Fantasias. For Romantic and modern works, the Prokofiev Sonata, Ibert Flute Concerto, and Poulenc Sonata are considered must-learn pieces. All of these are available for free on IMSLP.

Where can I find flute duets to play with a friend?

IMSLP has a large collection of classical flute duets from composers like Telemann and Quantz. MuseScore also has many community-uploaded flute duets across all genres, from pop arrangements to classical works. Flutetunes.com and 8notes both offer free duet sheet music as well.

What sheet music is best for beginner flute players?

Beginners should look for pieces graded at levels 1-2, which typically stay in the first octave and use simple rhythms. 8notes and Flutetunes.com both organize their music by difficulty level, making it easy to find appropriate pieces. Method books like the Rubank Elementary Method and Trevor Wye Practice Books are also excellent structured resources for new flutists.

Is flute sheet music written in concert pitch?

Yes, the concert flute (C flute) is a non-transposing instrument, so its sheet music is written in concert pitch on the treble clef. This means flutists can read piano melodies, violin parts, and other concert-pitch music directly without needing to transpose.

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