List of works by Louis Vierne

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Works with Opus Number

Op. Title Key Date Scoring Genre Notes
001 Allegretto 1894 org Allegrettos
002 Tantum ergo 1886 v/4v org Sacred songs
003 Ave Maria sop/ten org Ave Maria
004 Prélude funèbre 1895 org Preludes
005 Pieces (2): 1895 va/vc pf Pieces
005/1
    Le Soir
F major 1895 va/vc pf Pieces
005/2
    Légende
D minor 1895 va/vc pf Pieces
006 Largo and Canzonetta 1896 ob pf Largos, canzonettas unpublished
007 Pieces (2): 1893 pf Pieces
007/1
    Impression d'automne
1893 pf Pieces
007/2
    Intermezzo
1893 pf Intermezzos
008 Communion 1894 org Communions
009 Feuillets d’album 189? pf Pieces
009/1
    Matin d'été
189? pf Pieces
009/2
    Contemplation
189? pf Pieces
009/3
    La Mer et la Nuit
189? pf Pieces
009/4
    Nuit étoilée
189? pf Pieces
009/5
    Coup de vent
189? pf Pieces
009/6
    Le vieux Berger
189? pf Pieces
009/7
    La Valse
189? pf Waltzes
009/8
    Dans le Bois
189? pf Dances
009/9
    Chanson des Faucheurs
189? pf Chansons
010 Melodies (2): 1895-96 v pf Melodies
010/1
    A Elle
1895 v pf Melodies
010/2
    Fini de rire
1896 v pf Melodies
011 Melodies (3): 1896 v pf Melodies
011/1 1896 v pf Melodies
011/2
    Donc ce sera pour un clair soir d’été
1896 v pf Melodies
011/3
    Qu’as-tu fait de ta jeunesse?
1896 v pf Melodies
012 String Quartet D minor 1894 2vn va vc Pieces
013 Melodies (3): 1899 v pf Melodies
013/1
    Chanson d’automne
1899 v pf Melodies
013/2
    Lied d’amour
1899 v pf Melodies
013/3
    Extase
1899 v pf Melodies
014 Organ Symphony No.1 1898-99 org Symphonies
015 Ave verum 1899 sop/ten org Sacred hymns
016 Messe Solennelle 1900 ch 2org Masses
017 Suite bourguignonne 1899 pf Suites
018 Melodies (3): 1897 v pf Melodies
018/1
    L’heure du berger
1897 v pf Melodies
018/2 1897 v pf Melodies
018/3
    Le Rouet
1897 v pf Melodies
019 Dors, chère Prunelle 1898 v pf Songs
020 Organ Symphony No.2 E minor 1902 org Symphonies
021 Motets (3) 1912 org/harm Motets unpublished
022 Praxinoë 1903-05 vv fch orch Secular cantatas unpublished
023 Violin Sonata G minor 1905-07 vn pf Sonatas
024 Symphony A minor 1907-08 orch Symphonies unpublished
025 Rhapsody G♭ major 1909 hp Rhapsodies
026 Melodies (3): 1903 v pf Melodies
026/1 1903 v pf Melodies
026/2
    Nox
1903 v pf Melodies
026/3
    Adieu
1903 v pf Melodies
027 Cello Sonata B minor 1910 vc pf Sonatas
028 Organ Symphony No.3 F♯ minor 1911 org Symphonies
029 Stances d’amour et de rêve 1912 v pf Songs
029/1
    Les Chaînes
1912 v pf Songs
029/2
    Chanson de mer
1912 v pf Songs
029/3
    A l’hirondelle
1912 v pf Songs
029/4
    Ressemblance
1912 v pf Songs
029/5
    Le galop
1912 v pf Songs
030 Messe Basse 1912 org/harm Masses
031 Pièces en style libre (24): 1912 org/harm Pieces
031/1
    Préambule
1912 org/harm Pieces Book I
031/2
    Cortège
1912 org/harm Corteges
031/3
    Complainte
1912 org/harm Pieces
031/4
    Epitaphe
1912 org/harm Pieces
031/5
    Prèlude
1912 org/harm Preludes
031/6
    Canon
1912 org/harm Canons
031/7
    Mèditation
1912 org/harm Meditations
031/8
    Idylle mélancholique
1912 org/harm Pieces
031/9
    Madrigal
1912 org/harm Madrigals
031/10
    Rêverie
1912 org/harm Pieces
031/11
    Divertissement
1912 org/harm Divertimentos
031/12
    Canzona
1912 org/harm Canzonas
031/13
    Légende
1912 org/harm Pieces Book II
031/14
    Scherzetto
1912 org/harm Scherzos
031/15
    Arabesque
1912 org/harm Arabesques
031/16
    Choral
1912 org/harm Chorales
031/17
    Lied
1912 org/harm Lieder
031/18
    Marche Funèbre
1912 org/harm Funeral marches
031/19
    Berceuse
1912 org/harm Berceuses
031/20
    Pastorale
1912 org/harm Pastorales
031/21
    Carillon
1912 org/harm Pieces
031/22
    Elégie
1912 org/harm Elegies
031/23
    Epithalame
1912 org/harm Epithalamias
031/24
    Postlude
1912 org/harm Postludes
032 Organ Symphony No.4 G minor 1914 org Symphonies
033 Psyché 1914 v orch/pf Symphonic poems
034 Nocturnes (3): 1915-16 pf Nocturnes
034/1
    La nuit avait envahi la nef de la cathédrale…
1915-16 pf Nocturnes
034/2
    Au splendide mois de mai, lorsque les bourgeons rompaient l ’écorce…
1915-16 pf Nocturnes
034/3
    La lumière rayonnait des astres de la nuit, le rossignol chantait…
1915-16 pf Nocturnes
035 Les Djinns 1912 v orch/pf Symphonic poems
036 Preludes (12): 1914-15 pf Preludes
036/1
    Prologue
1914-15 pf Preludes Book I
036/2
    Tendresse
1914-15 pf Preludes
036/3
    Pressentiment
1914-15 pf Preludes
036/4
    Souvenir d ’un jour de joie
1914-15 pf Preludes
036/5
    Nostalgie
1914-15 pf Preludes
036/6
    Par gros temps
1914-15 pf Preludes
036/7
    Evocation d’un jour d’angoisse
1914-15 pf Preludes Book II
036/8
    Dans la nuit
1914-15 pf Preludes
036/9
    Suprême appel
1914-15 pf Preludes
036/10
    Sur une tombe
1914-15 pf Preludes
036/11
    Adieu
1914-15 pf Preludes
036/12
    Seul
1914-15 pf Preludes
037 Eros 1916 v orch/pf Symphonic poems
038 Spleens et Détresses 1916 v pf Songs, melodies
038/1
    Dans l’interminable ennui de la plaine
1916 v pf Songs
038/2
    Un grand sommeil noir
1916 v pf Melodies
038/3
    Spleen
1916 v pf Songs
038/4
    Promenade sentimentale
1916 v pf Songs
038/5
    A une femme
1916 v pf Melodies
038/6
    Sérénade
1916 v pf Songs
038/7
    Le son du cor
1916 v pf Melodies
038/8
    Sapho
1916 v pf Songs
038/9
    Les faux beaux jours
1916 v pf Melodies
038/10
    Marine
1916 v pf Songs
039 Poème des cloches funèbres 1916 pf Pieces unpublished
040 Vocalise étude v pf Vocalises
041 Dal Vertice 1917 ten orch/pf Odes unpublished
042 Piano Quintet C minor 1918 2vn va vc pf Quintets
043 Silhouettes d'enfants 1918 pf Pieces
043/1
    Valse
1918 pf Waltzes
043/2
    Chanson
1918 pf Chansons
043/3
    Divertissement
1918 pf Divertimentos
043/4
    Barcarolle
1918 pf Barcarolles
043/5
    Gavotte dans le style ancien
1918 pf Gavottes
044 Solitude 1918 pf Pieces
045 Poèmes de Baudelaire (5): 1921 v pf Songs
045/1
    Recueillement
1921 v pf Songs
045/2
    Réversibilité
1921 v pf Songs
045/3
    Le flambeau vivant
1921 v pf Songs
045/4
    La cloche fêlée
1921 v pf Songs
045/5
    Les hiboux
1921 v pf Songs
046 Marche Triomphale du Centenaire de Napoléon I 1921 3tpt 3tbn timp org Marches
047 Organ Symphony No.5 A minor 1923-24 org Symphonies
048 Poème de l'Amour 1924 v pf Songs
049 Ainsi parlait Zarathoustra 1922 pf Pieces
050 Poème 1925 pf orch Pieces
051 Pièces de fantaisie (24): 1926 org Pieces Suite I
051/1
    Préambule
1926 org Pieces
051/2
    Andantino
1926 org Andantinos
051/3
    Caprice
1926 org Caprices
051/4
    Intermezzo
1926 org Intermezzos
051/5
    Requiem aeternam
1926 org Requiems
051/6
    Marche nuptiale
1926 org Marches
052 Ballade 1926 vn orch Ballades
053 Pièces de fantaisie 1926 org Pieces Suite II
053/1
    Lamento
1926 org Lamentations
053/2
    Sicilienne
1926 org Sicilianas
053/3
    Hymne au soleil
1926 org Hymns
053/4
    Feux follets
1926 org Pieces
053/5
    Clair de lune
1926 org Pieces
053/6
    Toccata
1926 org Toccatas
054 Pièces de fantaisie 1927 org Pieces Suite III
054/1
    Dédicace
1927 org Pieces
054/2
    Impromptu
1927 org Impromptus
054/3
    Etoile du soir
1927 org Pieces
054/4
    Fantômes
1927 org Pieces
054/5
    Sur le Rhin
1927 org Pieces
054/6
    Carillon de Westminster
1927 org Pieces
055 Pièces de fantaisie 1927 org Pieces Suite IV
055/1
    Aubade
1927 org Aubades
055/2
    Résignation
1927 org Pieces
055/3
    Cathédrales
1927 org Pieces
055/4
    Naïades
1927 org Pieces
055/5
    Gargouilles et Chimères
1927 org Pieces
055/6
    Les cloches de Hinckley
1927 org Pieces
056 Soirs étrangers 1928 vc pf Pieces
056/1
    Grenade
1928 vc pf Pieces
056/2
    Sur le Léman
1928 vc pf Pieces
056/3
    Venise
1928 vc pf Pieces
056/4
    Steppe Canadien
1928 vc pf Pieces
056/5
    Poisson chinois
1928 vc pf Pieces
057 Les angélus 1929 v org orch Pieces