Willy Burkhard (1900--1955) was one of the most prolific Swiss composers of the twentieth century. His works comprise ninety-nine opuses and include a multitude of genres. Burkhard was awarded the Swiss Composers' Prize and the Music Prize of the City of Zurich. He held teaching positions at the conservatories in Bern and Zurich and was a Swiss Musicians' Society board member for thirteen years. Indicating his importance to Swiss musical history, the Willy Burkhard Gesellschaft was founded in Bern in 1964. This dissertation examines Burkhard's solo and chamber music for flute, including the Suite en miniature fur Flote und Klavier, Op. 71, No. 2 (1944), the Serenade fur Flote und Gitarre, Op. 71, No. 3 (1944), the Serenade fur Flote und Klarinette, Op. 92 (1953), and the Suite for Flote solo, Op. 98 (1955). These works represent Burkhard's mature compositional style and their study provides insight into...

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