List of works by Silvestre Revueltas

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The table below gives the following information for works by Silvestre Revueltas (where applicable):

• R. number — In order of composition. Invented by the IMSLP.
• Title — as used on IMSLP.
• Date — the year(s) of composition, where known.
• Scoring — the instrumentation used.
• Genre — as used by IMSLP's categorization system.
• Notes — including references to related works.

R. No.	Title	Date	Scoring	Genre	Notes
1	Adagio	1918	Piano	Adagios
2	Pieza sin título	1920	Violin, cello	Pieces
3	Chanson d’automne	1920-22	Voice, piano	Chansons
4	Tragedia en forma de rábano (no es plagio)	1924	Piano	Pieces
5	El afilador	1924	Violin, piano	Pieces	Also known as The Sharpener, it was arranged for wind septet in 1929
6	Tierra p'a las macetas	1924	Violin	Pieces
7	Prelude	1924	Violin, piano	Preludes
8	Elegy	1926	Voice, piano	Elegies
9	Batik	1926	Flute, 2 clarinets, 2 violins, viola, cello	Pieces	Published by the Southern Music Publishing Corporation, New York Section listing: I. Allegro II.Lento III. Allegro
10	Piece for Orchestra	1929	Orchestra	Pieces	Average duration of 6 minutes
11	Piece for 12 Instruments	1929	Chamber orchestra	Pieces	Section listing: I. Lento II. Deciso e ben animato III. Allegretto IV. Allegro
12	4 Small Pieces	1929	2 Violins, cello	Pieces	Section listing: I. Lento II. Deciso III. Larghetto IV. Allegro non troppo
13	El afilador	1929	Flute, English horn, clarinet in B♭, bass clarinet, bassoon, 2 horns.	Pieces	Also known as The Sharpener
14	String Quartet No.1	1930	2 Violins, viola, cello	Quartets	Not published until 1952 by the Southern Music Publishing Corporation, New York. Section listing I. Allegro energico II. Vivo
15	String Quartet No.2	1931	2 Violins, viola, cello	Quartets	Published by the Southern Music Publishing Corporation, New York. Section listing: I. Allegro giocoso II. Molto vivace III. Allegro molto sostenuto
16	String Quartet No.3	1931	2 Violins, viola, cello	Quartets	Published by the Ediciones Mexicanas de Música. Section listing: I. Allegro con brio II. Misterioso e fantastico III. Lento-Allegro
17	Song	1931	Voice, piano (?)	Songs
18	Dúo para pato y canario	1931	Soprano + flute, oboe, clarinet in E♭, bassoon, trumpet, trombone, percussion, piano	Songs	Libretto by Carlos Herrera. Published by the Southern Music Publishing Corporation, New York
19	Madrigal	1931	Violin, cello	Madrigals
20	Ventanas	1931	Orchestra	Symphonic poems	The meaning of this work has been lost, according to Revueltas: " "When I composed the music I may have intended to convey a definite idea. Now that several months have elapsed, I no longer recall what it was." Published by the Southern Music Publishing Corporation, New York
21	Esquinas	1931	Orchestra	Symphonic poems	This work was revised in 1933
22	Cuauhnáhuac	1931	Chamber orchestra	Symphonic poems	This is the first composition by Revueltas to gain international fame and is an old name for the resort town of Cuernavaca in an Indian language
23	Cuauhnáhuac	1931-32	Large orchestra	Symphonic poems	This is the first composition by Revueltas to gain international fame and is an old name for the resort town of Cuernavaca in an Indian language
24	Ranas	1931-32	Voice + chamber ensemble	Songs	Revised in 1932
25	El tecolote	1931-32	Soprano + flute, 2 oboes, bassoon, horn, piano, viola, cello	Pieces	Libretto by Daniel Castañeda. Published by the Southern Music Publishing Corporation, New York
26	Colorines	1932	Flute, oboe, clarinet in B♭, bassoon, horn, trumpet, trombone, percussion, 2 violins, contrabass.	Pieces	Published by the Southern Music Publishing Corporation, New York
27	3 Pieces for Violin and Piano	1932	Violin, piano	Pieces	Published by the Southern Music Publishing Corporation, New York
28	Música de feria	1932	2 Violins, viola, cello	Quartets	Published by the Southern Music Publishing Corporation, New York. Sometimes known as String Quartet No.4, though it was not published under that title
29	Alcancías	1932	Orchestra	Pieces	Published by the Southern Music Publishing Corporation, New York
30	Parián	1932	Soprano, mixed chorus + flute, 2 oboes, clarinet in B♭, bassoon, 2 trumpets, bass trombone, kettle drum, percussion, violins, violas, cellos, basses	Pieces	Libretto by Carlos Barrera. Published by the Southern Music Publishing Corporation, New York
31	Toccata (sin fuga)	1933	Violin + flute, clarinet in B♭, bass clarinet, horn, trumpet, 3 drums.	Symphonic poems	Published by the Southern Music Publishing Corporation, New York
32	Esquinas	1933	Flute, clarinet in B♭, bass clarinet, horn, trumpet, 3 drums.	Symphonic poems	Published by the Southern Music Publishing Corporation, New York. This is a revised version of R.21
33	Troka	1933	Flute, oboe, clarinet in B♭, bass clarinet, bassoon, horn, 2 trumpets, trombone, tuba, timpani, percussion, violins, violas, cellos, basses	Dances	Published by the Southern Music Publishing Corporation, New York. Section listing: I. Preludio (Recitativo) II. Danza de Troka. Moderato III. Ronda infantil IV. Danza del trabajo. Allegro moderato (Molto staccato) V. Tempo di marcia
34	Ocho por radio	1933	Clarinet in B♭, bassoon, trumpet, percussion, 2 violins, cello, bass	Pieces	Published by the Southern Music Publishing Corporation, New York
35	El renacuajo paseador	1933	Piccolo, clarinet in E♭, clarinet in B♭, 2 trumpets, trombone, percussion, 2 violins, bass	Ballets	Revised in 1936 for piccolo, clarinet in E♭, clarinet in B♭, 2 trumpets, trombone, tuba, percussion, 4 violins I, 4 violins II, 2 basses. Published by the Southern Music Publishing Corporation, New York.
36	Janitzio	1933	Orchestra	Pieces	Revised in 1936. Published by the Southern Music Publishing Corporation, New York.
37	Caminos	1934	Orchestra	Pieces	Published by the Southern Music Publishing Corporation, New York.
38	Planos (Danza geométrica)	1934	Clarinet in B♭, bass clarinet, bassoon, trumpet, piano, 2 violins, cellos, basses	Pieces	Published by the Southern Music Publishing Corporation, New York.
39	Danza geométrica	1934	Orchestra, 2 pianos	Pieces	Published by the Southern Music Publishing Corporation, New York.
40	Redes	1935	Clarinet in B♭, bass clarinet, bassoon, trumpet, piano, 2 violins, cellos, basses	Film scores	Music for a film by the same name, written by Fred Zinnemann.
41	Gómez-Muriel	1935	Orchestra	Pieces	Written for the Secretary of Public Education in Mexico
42	¡Vámonos con Pancho Villa!	1935	Orchestra	Film scores	Music for a film by the same name
43	Homenaje a Federico García Lorca	1936	Flute, clarinet in B♭, 2 trumpets, trombone, tuba, piano, 2 violins, bass	Pieces	Published by the Southern Music Publishing Corporation, New York. Section listing: I. Baile II. Duelo III. Son
44	Janitzio	1936	Orchestra	Pieces	Revised version, published by the Southern Music Publishing Corporation, New York
45	2 Songs	1937	No.1 - Mezzo-soprano, piano No.2 - Baritone, piano	Songs	Libretto by Nicolás Guillén. Published by Editorial Cooperativa Interamericana de Compositores, Montevideo and Ediciones Mexicanas de Música, México
46	Caminando	1937	Voice + 2 clarinets in B♭, bass clarinet, bassoon, 2 trumpets, percussion, bass.	Songs	Also exists in an arrangement for voice and piano
47	No sé por qué piensas tú	1937	Baritone + clarinet in E♭, clarinet in B♭, bass clarinet, 2 trumpets, tuba, percussion, 2 violins I, 2 violins II, 2 basses	Pieces	Libretto by Nicolás Guillén. Published by the Southern Music Publishing Corporation, New York.
48	Sensemayá	1937	Flute, clarinet in E ♭, clarinet in B♭, bass clarinet, bassoon, 2 trumpets, trombone, piano, percussion, 2 violins, bass	Symphonic poems	Published by the Southern Music Publishing Corporation, New York. Later arranged for full orchestra (see R.67).
49	México en España	1937	Voice, piano	Pieces	Libretto by Pascual Pla y Beltrán. Published by the Southern Music Publishing Corporation, New York.
50	Hacia la vida (arranged for orchestra)	1937	2 Flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets in B♭, bassoon, trumpet, 2 horns, 2 trombones, tuba, timpani, strings	Pieces
51	La joven guardia obrera	1937	Mixed chorus + orchestra	Pieces	Based on the Russian folk song unaantigua, translated by Manuel Garza
52	Himno de la Internacional Socialista	1937	Arrangement for choir + piccolo, clarinet in E♭, 3 trumpets, French horn, trombone, tuba and percussion	Pieces	Text by Eugène Pottier. Music by Pierre Degeyter.
53	No pasarán	1937	Unison voices + 2 trumpets, 2 trombones, tuba. Texto Jose Herrera Peter.	Pieces	Libretto by Jose Herrera Peter
54	Marcha de caballería de Budiony	1937	Arrangement for voices, 2 trumpets, 2 trombones, tuba Melody: Dimitri Pokráss.	Marches	Libretto by Anatoli D'Aktiler. Melody by Dimitri Pokráss.
55	La Adelita	1937	Flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, 2 trumpets, 3 horns, 2 trombones, tuba, timpani and percussion	Pieces	Version number one. Published by the Southern Music Publishing Corporation, New York.
56	Mexicanos, al grito de guerra	1937	Choir + ensemble	Pieces	Incomplete under the Mexican national anthem. Libretto by Francisco González Bocanegra. Melody: Jaime Nunó Rock
57	Frente a frente	1938	Mixed choir + 2 trumpets, 2 trombones, tuba, drum.	Pieces	Libretto was written by Silvestre Revueltas himself. Published by the Southern Music Publishing Corporation, New York.
58	Canto ferrocarrilero	1938	Male choir of four voices (2 Tenors, Baritone, bass ).	Pieces	Libretto was written by an anonymous author. Published by the Southern Music Publishing Corporation, New York.
59	Porras	1938	Mixed choir + piccolo, clarinet in E♭, French horn, 3 trumpets, trombone, tuba, percussion	Pieces	Libretto was written by an anonymous author.
60	Un canto de guerra de los frentes leales	1938	3 Trumpets, 3 trombones, 2 tubas, drums, piano	Pieces	Published by the Southern Music Publishing Corporation, New York.
61	Escenas infantiles	1938	Orchestra	Pieces
62	Canto de una muchacha negra	1938	Mezzo-soprano, piano	Pieces	Libretto by Langston Hughes
63	Itinerarios	1938	3 Sopranos + orchestra	Pieces
64	El indio	1938	Orchestra	Film scores	Music was written for Armando Vargas and corporates fragments of Cuauhnáhuac
65	Ferrocarriles de Baja California	1938	Orchestra	Film scores	Music for the documentary titled Secretaría de Educación Pública
66	Música para charlar	1938	Orchestra	Suites	Suite from Revueltas's music for the film Ferrocarriles de Baja California. Published by the Southern Music Publishing Corporation, New York.
67	Sensemayá	1938	2 Piccolos, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, English horn, piccolo clarinet in E♭, 2 clarinets in B♭, bass clarinet, 4 bassoons, 4 horns (F), 4 trumpets (C), 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, xylophone, glockenspiel, gourds, raspador (de guiro), claves, tom-tom, gong, tam-tam, cymbals, Indian drum, bass drum, piano, celesta, strings	Symphonic poems	Published by the Southern Music Publishing Corporation, New York. See R.48 for the original (chamber) version.
68	3 Sonnets	1938	2 clarinets in B♭, bass clarinet, bassoon, 2 trompets, French horn, trombone, piano, tam-tam	Melodies (?)	Libretto was written by an anonymous author.
69	5 canciones para niños y 2 canciones profanas	1938	Mezzo-soprano, piano	Canciones	Text by Federico García Lorca. Section listing: I. Caballito II. Las cinco horas (ronda tradicional) III. 37 Canción tonta IV. El lagarto y la lagarta. V. Canción de cuna. VI. Serenata
70	Allegro	1939	Piano	Allegros	Published by Carl Fischer Sheet Music Edtion, New York
71	Canción	1939	Piano	Songs	Published by Carl Fischer Sheet Music Edtion, New York
72	2 escenas de la comedia musical Upa y Apa	1939	Orchestra	Pieces
73	El signo de la muerte	1939		Film scores	Music for the film film Urreta Chano
74	La noche de los mayas	1939		Film scores	Music for the film of the same name
75	Los de abajo	1939		Film scores	Music for the film film Urreta Chano. Published by the Southern Music Publishing Corporation, New York.
76	¡Que viene mi marido!	1939		Film scores	Music for the film film Urreta Chano
77	Este era un rey	1939-40		Incidental music	Incidental music for the work of Luis Córdova
78	2 pequeñas piezas serias	1940	Piccolo, oboe, trumpet, clarinet in B♭, baritone sax	Film scores	Music for the film Urreta Chano. Published by the Southern Music Publishing Corporation, New York. Section listing: I. Preludio heroico II. Vals romántico
79	Piece	1940		Pieces	Pre-Columbian Dance. This remains unpublished.
80	La Coronela	1940	Orchestra	Ballets	Unfinished ballet music
81	La Adelita	?	Piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets in B flat, bassoon, 4 horns, 4 trumpets, 4 trombones, tuba, timpani and percussion	Pieces	Published by the Southern Music Publishing Corporation, New York.