Flute and human voice

The bachelor thesis Flute and Human Voice presents in its first chapter the organological, historical, and acoustic connections between flute and human voice, the similarities and differences between playing the flute and singing. The second chapter offers an annotated list of more than one hundred and thirty compositions for flute and choir, briefly describing and analyzing the compositions and the role of the flute in them. It also mentions the specifics of composing and performing compositions for flute and choir. Its full version is available in the thesis attachement in a form of a spreadsheet and includes important information about the compositions (composer, date of birth, year of composition, instrumentation, number of choir voices, availability of the score etc.). The focus of the thesis revolves around flute more than human voice, given its author's experience as a flutist. In addition to literature, the work also draws on the author's own experience as a flutist and choirmaster as well as on interviews with flutists and composers who write for flute and choir, the interviews (full transcripts available in the attachements) reveal the popularity of the flute and its similarity to the human voice. The methods used in the thesis include analysis of literature and scores, as well as interviews.