List of Compositions Featuring the Viola

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Studies, Methods and Collections

• Anzoletti, Marco – 12 Studies, Op. 125
• Campagnoli, Bartolomeo
  • 41 Caprices, Op. 22
  • 7 Divertimenti, Op. 18
• Cavallini, Eugenio – Viola Method
• Giorgetti, Ferdinando – Viola Method, Op. 34
• Hoffmeister, Franz - 12 Etudes for Viola
• Palaschko, Johannes
  • Artistic Studies, Op. 44
  • 24 Leichte melodische Viola-Studien, Op. 86
  • 12 Studies, Op. 62
• Polledro - 6 Studies for Violin (transcr. Polo)
• Polo, Enrico
  • Technical Studies
  • Scales for Viola
• Ritter, Hermann - Orchestral excerpts for Viola
• Sitt, Hans - 15 Etudes for Viola, Op. 116
• Steiner, Hugo von – 12 Caprices, Op. 47

Viola Solo

• Bach, J.S.
  • Suites for Violoncello Solo, BWV 1007-1012 - transcription for viola
  • Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin, BWV 1001-1006 – transcription for viola
• Blumenthal, Joseph von – Caprice, Op. 79
• Paulinyi, Zoltan
  • Toada (2006)
  • Oblação (2007)
• Reger, Max – 3 Suites, Op. 131d
• Rolla, Alessandro – 7 Arrangements, BI 316-322
• Rolla, Antonio – 6 Idylles
• St. George Tucker, Tui
  • Cassation
  • Partita
• Vieuxtemps, Henri – Capriccio 'Hommage à Paganini', Op. 55

Viola and Piano or Basso Continuo

Original Compositions

• Akimenko, Theodore – Romance, Op. 13
• Bantock, Granville – Viola Sonata in F Major
• Bax, Arnold - Sonata for Viola and Piano
• Beethoven, Ludwig van – Notturno for Viola and Piano, Op.42
• Behrens, Albert - Melodie (No. 2) from 3 Stücke für Viola Alta, Op. 4
• Bossi, Marco Enrico – Romanza, Op.89
• Brahms, Johannes - 2 Clarinet (or Viola) Sonatas, Op. 120
• Brucken Fock, Gerardus Hubertus Galenus von – Viola Sonata in Bb Minor, Op. 5
• Campagnoli, Bartolomeo – 41 Caprices, Op. 22 (Piano Accompaniment by Albert Tottmann)
• Cavallini, Eugenio – Theme and Variations
• Chevillard, Camille - 4 Pieces for Viola or Violin and Piano (Chevillard, Camille)
• David, Félicien César - La Nuit (Transcription by Henri Vieuxtemps)
• David, Ferdinand - Concertino Op. 12 for Viola and Piano
• Davidson, Robert – Lento
• Drigo, Riccardo – Serenatina veneziana all'antica
• Dumas, Louis - Lamento
• Enescu - Concertstück for Viola and Piano
• Ewald, Victor – Romance, Op. 2
• Firket, Léon - Concert Piece in D minor (1878)
• Fleury-Roy, Hélène – Fantaisie for Viola and Piano, Op. 18
• Gade, Niels – Viola Sonata, Op. 6
• Germano, Carlo – Fantasia su l’opera Faust de Gounod, Op. 7
• Giorgetti, Ferdinando – Gran Solo
• Glazunov, Aleksandr - Elegia, Op. 44
• Glinka, Mikhail Ivanovich – Viola Sonata in D minor
• Goltermann, Georg
  • 4 Morceaux de Salon Op. 35
  • Sonatina Op. 36
  • Sonatina Op. 61
• Goring, Ludwig
  • 3 Pieces Op. 4
  • Impromptu and Romanze
• Graun, Karl - Sonata for Viola
• Hausker, Miska - 4 Romances without words
• Hill, Wilhelm – Notturno, Scherzo und Romanze, Op. 18
• Honnoré, Léon – Morceau de Concert, Op. 23
• Hubay, Jenö
  • Maggiolata, Op. 15, No. 2
  • Morceau de Concert, Op. 20
• Hüe, Georges – Thème Varié for Viola and Piano
• Joachim, Joseph
  • Hebräische Melodien, Op. 9
  • Romance in C Major
  • Variationen über ein eigenes Thema, Op. 10
• Juon, Paul – Viola Sonata, Op. 15 (1901)
• Jüttner, Oskar – Legende, Op. 8
• Kummer - Fantaisie sur les motifs de l'opéra 'Lucia de Lammermoor' de G. Donizetti, Op. 68
• Lefebvre, Charles - Caprice, Op. 106
• Limbert, Frank L. – Viola Sonata, Op. 7 (c.1892)
• Locatelli - Sonata for Viola and Cembalo
• Longo, Alessandro - Suite for Viola and Piano, Op. 53
• Majocchi, Luigi - Divertimento
• Manns - Romanze for Viola and Piano, Op. 31
• Marteau, Henri – Chaconne for Viola and Piano, Op. 8
• Martini, Jean Paul Egide – Plaisir d’Amour (Transcription by Louis van Waefelghem)
• Merighi, Vincenzo – Concertino in G Major
• Muzio, Emanuele – Andante e Rondoletto
• Nardini, Pietro
  • Viola Sonata in B flat
  • Viola Sonata in f minor
• Onslow, Georges - Viola Sonata, Op. 16, No. 2
• Ornstein, Leo – 2 Viola Fantasies
• Palaschko, Johannes – Pieces, Op. 92
• Reinecke, Carl – 3 Fantasiestücke, Op. 43
• Ressi, Marco – Viola Sonata in Eb Major, Op. 5
• Ritter, Hermann
  • Introduction und Mazurka, Op. 33, No. 2
  • Italienische Suite, Op. 37
• Rode, Pierre – Air Varié, Op. 10 (Transcription by Hermann Ritter)
• Rolla, Alessandro - Viola Sonata, BI 327
• Rougnon, Paul
  • Allegro Appassionato
  • Fantasie de Concert No. 4
• Rubinstein, Anton – Viola Sonata, Op. 49
• Ruygrok, Leo - Poeme, Op. 20
• Scharwenka, Philipp – Viola Sonata in G Minor, Op. 106
• Schumann, Robert - Märchenbilder, Op. 113
• Schuppan, Adolf – Fantasiestück, Op. 4
• Sekles, Bernhard – Chaconne, Op. 38
• Simonetti, Achille
  • Allegretto Romantico
  • Ballata
• Sitt, Hans
  • Album Leaves, Op. 39
  • 3 Fantasiestücke, Op. 58
  • Romance, Op. 72
• Szerémi, Gustave – 3 Morceaux Lyriques, Op. 33
• Täglichsbeck, Thomas - Konzertstück, Op. 49
• Théron, J - 2 Pieces
• Thomas, Emile - Sonatina in C
• Veracini, Francesco - Sonata in E minor for Viola and Cembalo
• Verhey, Theodor - 4 Characteristic Pieces Op. 3
• Vierne, Louis - 2 Pieces for Viola and Piano, Op. 5
• Vieuxtemps, Henri
  • Elegie, Op. 30
  • Viola Sonata, Op. 36
• Vitols, Jazeps - Recit, Op. 14
• Wallner, Léopold
  • Berceuse
  • Fantaisie de Concert
  • Rhapsodie Russe
  • Suite Polonaise
• Walker, Ernest
  • Viola Sonata, Op. 29
• Weickmann, H. / A.
  • Nachtlied and Wiegenlied Op. 4
  • Gebet
• Wieniawski, Henryk – Rêverie for Viola and Piano
• Winkler, Alexandre
  • 2 Pieces, Op. 31
  • Viola Sonata, Op. 10
• Yvon, Carlo – Sonata in F Minor

Transcriptions for Viola and Piano

From Violin

• Gaviniès, Pierre - Sonata Op. 1, No. 2
• Hubay, Jenö - Elegia for Viola and Piano
• Palaschko, Johannes - Old Masters for Young Players, Easy Classical Pieces
• Raff, Joachim - Cavatina (No. 3) from 6 Morceaux, Op. 85
• Svendsen - Romance, Op. 26
• Vitali, Tomaso Antonio - Ciaccona

From Cello

• Ariosti
  • 6 Lessons
  • Sonata III
• Dvorak - Silent Woods, Op.68/5
• Goltermann, Georg Eduard – Grand Duo, Op.15
• Leonovich, Yuriy - Sonatensatz, Op.57
• Marcello, Benedetto - 6 Sonatas for Violoncello and Continuo, Op.1
• Popper, David - Romance
• Saint-Saëns - Le Cygne

From Clarinet

• Bona, Pasquale – The Musical Week (7 Duos)
• Stanford, Charles Villiers - Clarinet Sonata, Op.129

From Horn

• Beethoven, Ludwig van – Sonata for Horn (or Viola), Op.17

From Viola da Gamba

• Bach, J.S.
  • Sonatas for Viola da Gamba and Clavier, BWV 1027-1029
• Hammer, Xaver
  • Gamba Sonata No.1 in D major
  • Gamba Sonata No.2 in D major
  • Gamba Sonata No.3 in G major
  • Gamba Sonata No.4 in G major

From Viola d’amore

• Martini, Jean Paul Egide – Plaisir d’Amour (Transcription by Louis van Waefelghem)

From Voice

• Schubert, Franz - 5 Melodies For Viola and Piano

From Piano

• Bartók - Bagatelle Op.6 No.2
• Strauss, Richard - Stimmungsbilder, Op.9

From Organ

• Balilla Pratella, Francesco – Viola Sonata in Bb Major, Op.23

From Viola and Orchestra

• Berlioz - Harold en Italie, symphony, Op.16 (Transcription by Franz Liszt)

Other

• Beethoven, Ludwig van - Septet, Op.20

Viola and Orchestra

Original Compositions

• Bach, Johann Sebastian
  • Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 for 2 Violas, BWV 1051
• Berlioz, Hector - Harold en Italie, symphony, Op.16
• Bruch, Max
  • Romanze, Op.85
  • Double Concerto in E Minor, Op. 88
• Casadesus, Henri - Viola Concerto in the Style of Handel
• Forsyth, Cecil - Viola Concerto in G minor
• Hay, Fred – Viola Concerto, Op.16
• Kreutz, Emil – Viola Concerto, Op.20
• Makris, Andreas – Viola Concerto
• Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus – Sinfonia concertante in Eb Major for Violin, Viola and Orchestra, K.364
• Rolla, Alessandro
  • Viola Concerto in Bb Major, BI 555 (unfinished)
  • Viola Concerto in C Major
  • Viola Concerto in C, BI 541
  • Viola Concerto in D Major, BI 542 (unfinished)
  • Viola Concerto in D Major, BI 543
  • Viola Concerto in Eb Major, BI 544
  • Viola Concerto in Eb Major, BI 545
  • Viola Concerto in Eb Major, BI 547
  • Viola Concerto in E Major, BI 548
  • Viola Concerto in F Major, BI 549
  • Viola Concerto in F Major, BI 550
  • Viola Concerto in F Major, BI 551
  • Viola Concerto in F Major, BI 552
  • Viola Concerto in F Major, BI 553
  • Viola Concerto in F Major, BI 554
  • Viola Concerto in B-flat, BI 555 (unfinished)
  • Concertino for Viola
• Rolla, Antonio
  • Variazioni Brillanti
  • Adagio Tema e Variazioni for Viola and Orchestra, BI 133
• Schmitt, Florent – Légende, Op.66
• Sitt, Hans
  • Concertstück, Op.46
  • Viola Concerto, Op.68
• Stamitz, Anton
  • Viola or Violin Concerto No.2
• Stamitz, Carl
  • Viola Concerto in D major, Op.1
• Steiner, Hugo von
  • Viola Concerto No.2
• Szerémi, Gustave – Viola Concerto, Op.6
• Telemann, Georg Philipp – Viola Concerto in G Major
• Zelter, Carl Friedrich - Concerto for Viola and Orchestra

Transcriptions

• Accolay, Jean-Baptiste - Violin Concerto No.1 in A Minor (Accolay, Jean-Baptiste)
• Beethoven
  • Romance for Violin and Orchestra, Op.40
  • Romance for Violin and Orchestra, Op.50
• Bruch, Max – Canzona, Op.55 (Originally for Cello and Orchestra)
• d'Indy, Vincent - Lied for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 19
• Mozart - Clarinet Concerto, K.622
• Paganini, Niccolò - Sonata per la Grand Viola

Chamber Music

Viola Solo and Chamber Ensemble

• Cavallini, Eugenio – Divertimento for Viola and String Quartet
• Cavallini, Eugenio – Fantasia for Viola and String Quintet
• Merighi, Vincenzo – Divertimento for Viola and String Quartet
• Pugni, Cesare – Serenade for Viola and String Trio
• Pugni, Cesare – Serenade No.3 for Viola and String Quartet
• Rolla, Alessandro – Divertimento for Viola and String Quartet
• Zucchi, Giacomo – Divertimento for Viola and String Quartet
• Zucchi, Giacomo – Quartet for Viola and Strings
• Zucchi, Giacomo – 3 Serenades for Viola and String Trio, Op.3
• Zucchi, Giacomo – Tema con Variazioni for Viola and String Quartet (Zucchi, Giacomo)

Viola Ensemble

• Anonymous
  • Sonata a 2 Viole
• Bach, Wilhelm Friedemann
  • 3 Duetts for 2 Violas
• Dancla, Charles
  • 15 Duos for 2 Violas, Op.68
• Davidson, Robert
  • Arch
  • Message Ground
  • Spiral 1
• Paulinyi, Zoltan
  • Biduo d'ouro (2006)
• Rolla, Alessandro
  • Duetti a 2 Viole
  • Duetti a 2 Viole, Book Ia
  • Duetti a 2 Viole, Book Ib
  • Duetti a 2 Viole, Book Ic
  • Duetti a 2 Viole, Book II
  • 3 Duos BI 10,3,14 for 2 Violas
  • 6 Duos BI 22,5,11,21,20,15 for 2 Violas
  • Arpeggio BI 7 for Viola with Viola or Violin Accompaniment
• St. George Tucker, Tui
  • Serenade for 2 Violas
  • Serenade for 2 Violas II
• Stamitz, Carl Philipp
  • 6 Duets for 2 Violas
• Telemann, Georg Philipp
  • 4 Concerti for 4 Violins

Duos

Viola and Violin, or Viola and Violoncello: See List of Compositions for String Duo

• Paulinyi, Zoltan - Ofertorio, for viola and bassoon/cello (2007)
• Sampietro, Carlo – Duet for Viola and Harp (or Cembalo)
• St. George Tucker, Tui – Dezember for Tenor and Viola
• St. George Tucker, Tui – Neujahr for Soprano and Viola

Trios (Viola + 2 Instruments)

For viola with two string instruments, see List of Compositions for String Trio.

• Bax, Arnold - Elegiac Trio for flute, viola and harp
• Beethoven, Ludwig van – Serenade in D Major for Flute, Violin and Viola, Op.25
• Brahms, Johannes - 2 Songs, Op.91 (Viola, Voice, Piano)
• Bruch, Max – 8 Pieces for Clarinet, Viola and Piano, Op.83
• Debussy, Claude – Sonata for Flute, Viola and Harp
• Drigo, Riccardo – Meditazione for Viola, Cello and Piano
• Furstenau, A.B. – Serenade No.3 for Flute, Viola and Guitar, Op.10
• Herold, E. – Serenade for Clarinet, Viola and Cello
• Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus – Trio in Eb Major for Clarinet, Viola and Piano “Kegelstatt”, K.498

Other ensembles

• Brahms, Johannes – Horn Trio, Op.40 (Alternate Horn Part for Viola)
• Dubois, Théodore – Quintet for Violin, Oboe, Viola, Cello, and Piano
• Ferdinand, Prince Louis of Prussia – Andante with Variations for Piano Quartet in Bb Major, Op.4
• Juon, Paul – Piano Sextet in C Minor, Op.22
• Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus – Clarinet Quintet, K.581
• Paganini, Niccolò - Sonata per la Grand Viola
• Schubert, Franz – Quartet for Flute, Guitar, Viola and Cello, D.96
• Schubert, Franz – Trio for Strings, D.471

Works for Viola Variants

• Paulinyi - Toada, for 5-stringed viola

See Also

External Links

• Wikipedia
  • Viola Sonata
  • Viola concerto
• Viola.com extensive list of links
• William Primrose

• Viola In Music Repertoire
• Donald McInnes' Repertoire List
• Andritsch List