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Viola repertoire

{{Short description|Set of available musical works for viola}}

This article lists notable compositions within the viola repertoire. The list includes works in which the viola is a featured instrument (i.e., viola solos, concertos, viola and piano duos, etc.). The list is ordered by composer surname.

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A

::Unearth, Release (2016)

::Sonata in B minor for cello (or violin, or viola, or horn) and piano, Op. 27 (1925)

B

::Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in B-flat major, BWV 1051 (1721)

::Concerto for viola and orchestra in A minor, Sz. 120, BB 128 (1945)

::Serenade in D major for flute, violin and viola, Op. 25 (1795)

::Notturno in D major for viola and piano, Op. 42 (1803)

::Duo in E-flat major for viola and cello, "mit zwei obligaten Augengläsern" ("with two obbligato eyeglasses"), WoO 32 (1796–97)

::Sequenza VI for solo viola (1967)

::Harold en Italie, symphony for orchestra with viola obbligato, Op. 16, H. 68 (1834)

::Suite Hébraïque for viola and piano or orchestra (1951)

::Sonata No. 1 in F minor for viola and piano, Op. 120 No. 1 (1894)

::Sonata No. 2 in E-flat major for viola and piano, Op. 120 No. 2 (1894)

::Two Songs for voice, viola and piano, Op. 91 (1884)

::Concerto for Clarinet, Viola, and Orchestra, Op. 88 (1911)

::Romanze for Viola, and Orchestra, Op. 84{{Sfn|Bynog|2020|p=90}}

C

::41 Caprices for solo viola

::Concerto in B minor (1924) (attributed to George Frideric Handel){{Sfn|Bynog|2020|p=93–96}}

::Concerto in D major (1931) (attributed to Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach)

::Concerto in C minor (1947) (attributed to Johann Christian Bach)

::Morpheus for viola and piano (1917)

::Sonata for viola and piano (1919)

D

::Sonata for flute, viola and harp, L. 137 (1915)

E

::Canto Popolare for viola and piano (1904)

G

::Concerto for viola and orchestra (1943)

H

::Concerto for viola and orchestra (2015)

::Sonata in F for viola and piano, Op. 11 No. 4 (1919)

::Kammermusik No. 5 for viola and chamber orchestra, Op. 36 No. 4 (1927)

::Der Schwanendreher for viola and small orchestra (1935)

:: Trauermusik for viola and orchestra (1936)

I

:: Concerto N1 for viola and orchestra, Op.7 (2004)

:: Three Romances for Viola, Strings and Harp Op.22 (2009)

L

:: Concerto for viola and orchestra (1992)

:: Viola sonata for solo viola (1994)

M

:: Concerto for viola and orchestra (2013)

:: Viola sonata in C minor, MWV Q 14 (1824)

:: Sinfonia Concertante in E-flat major for violin, viola and orchestra, K. 364 (K. 320d) (1779)

:: Duo No. 1 in G major for violin and viola, K. 423 (1783)

:: Duo No. 2 in B-flat major for violin and viola, K. 424 (1783)

:: Kegelstatt Trio in E-flat major for clarinet, viola and piano, K. 498 (1786)

:: Concerto for viola and orchestra (2014)

P

:: Concerto for viola and orchestra (1957)

S

:: Concerto for viola and orchestra (1985)

:: Märchenbilder for viola and piano, Op. 113 (1851)

:: Märchenerzählungen for clarinet, viola and piano, Op. 132 (1853)

:: Sonata for viola and piano, Op. 147 (1975)

:: Concerto for viola in D major, Op. 1 (c. 1774){{Cite thesis |last=Gee |first=Constance Whitman |date=2001 |title=The Viola Concerti Of The Stamitz Family: A Performance Project Including Concerto In G Major By Johann Stamitz (1717–1757), Concerto Number One In B -flat Major, Concerto Number Three In G Major And Concerto Number Four In D Major By Anton Stamitz (1750–after 1796), Concerto Number One In D Major And Concerto Number Two In A Major By Carl Stamitz (1745–1801) |type=DMA dissertation |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/230744679 |publisher=University of Maryland |page=43 |oclc=49933521}}

T

:: A String around Autumn for viola and orchestra (1989)

:: Concerto in G Major for viola and orchestra, TWV 51:G9

:: Concerto in G major for 2 violas and string orchestra, TWV 52:G3

V

:: Sonata in B-flat major for viola and piano, Op. 36 (1862)

W

:: Flos Campi for viola, wordless chorus, and small orchestra (1925)

:: Four Hymns for tenor, viola, and string orchestra (1914)

:: Romance for viola and piano (c. 1914)

:: Six Studies in English Folk Song for cello or viola and piano (1926)

:: Suite for viola and small orchestra (1933–1934)

:: Viola Concerto in A minor (1928–1929)

:: Four Epigraphs after Escher, Op. 35, for viola, heckelphone and piano (1993)

:: Sonata ebraica for viola and piano (2013)

:: Ulysses Awakes for viola and ten strings (1989)

References

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= Books =

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  • {{Cite book |last=Bynog |first=David |title=Notes for Violists: A Guide to the Repertoire |publisher=Oxford University Press |year=2020 |isbn=978-0-1909-1610-7 |oclc=1162385874}}

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Further reading

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  • Barrett, B. M., Barrett H. (1996). The Viola: Complete Guide for Teachers and Students. University of Alabama Press. {{ISBN|978-0817-30885-8}}. {{OCLC|58035602}}.
  • White, Katie (2014). [https://scholarsbank.uoregon.edu/xmlui/handle/1794/18628 A Pedagogical Introduction: Viola Repertoire from 1986-2013]. (DMA dissertation). University of Oregon.
  • Warmath, Jordan (2016). [https://escholarship.org/uc/item/8wb9x9rw The Contemporary Revolution—Evolution of Viola Repertoire]. (DMA dissertation). University of California. {{OCLC|1287447816}}.

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External links

  • [http://imslp.org/wiki/List_of_Compositions_Featuring_the_Viola List of Compositions Featuring the Viola] at the International Music Score Library Project
  • [https://music4viola.info/?l=en Directory of Works] compiled by Music4Viola

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