Name compositions for orchestra (including concerti) that begin with a one single, solo instrument.
| Composer | Piece | Instrument |
|---|---|---|
| Adams | Short Ride in a Fast Machine | Wood Block |
| Bach | Concerto for 4 Harpsichords, BWV 1065 | Harpsichord 1 |
| Barber | Piano Concerto | Solo Piano |
| Bartók | Viola Concerto | Solo Viola |
| Bartók | Bluebeard's Castle, Op.11 | Narrator |
| Bartók | Piano Concerto No.1, Sz.83 | Timpani |
| Bartók | Violin Concerto No.1 | Solo Violin |
| Bartók | Violin Concerto No.2, Sz.112 | Harp |
| Beethoven | Piano Concerto No.4, Op.58 | Solo Piano |
| Beethoven | Violin Concerto, Op.61 | Timpani |
| Beethoven | Romance for Violin and Orchestra, Op.40 | Solo Violin |
| Beethoven | Wellingtons Sieg, Op.91 | Drum |
| Beethoven | Fantasia for Piano, Chorus and Orchestra, Op.80 | Piano |
| Berg | Chamber Concerto | Solo Piano |
| Berlioz (Weber) | Invitation to the Dance | Solo Cello |
| Bernstein | Facsimile | Oboe |
| Bernstein | On the Waterfront | Horn |
| Bernstein | Symphony No.2 | Clarinet |
| Borodin | Symphony No.3 | Oboe |
| Brahms | Piano Concerto No.2, Op.83 | Horn |
| Britten | Serenade | Horn |
| Britten | Violin Concerto | Timpani |
| Bruch | Concerto for Clarinet, Viola, and Orchestra | Solo Viola |
| Bruch | Violin Concerto No.1, Op.26 | Timpani |
| Carter | Piano Concerto | Solo Piano |
| Copland | Clarinet Concerto | Harp |
| Corigliano | Clarinet Concerto | Solo Clarinet |
| Corigliano | "The Red Violin" Concerto | Solo Violin |
| Dallapiccola | Due liriche di Anacreonte | Clarinet |
| Debussy | Prélude à l'Après-midi d'Un Faune | Flute |
| Dvořák | Slavonic Rhapsody Op.45, No.1 | Timpani |
| Dvořák | Slavonic Rhapsody Op.45, No.3 | Harp |
| Dvořák | Te Deum, Op.103 | Timpani |
| Enescu | Romanian Rhapsody, Op.11, No.1 | Clarinet |
| Franck | Le Chasseur Maudit | Horn (IV) |
| Gershwin | Rhapsody in Blue | Clarinet |
| Grieg | Piano Concerto, Op.16 | Timpani |
| Hanson | Fanfare for the Signal Corps | Snare Drum (?) |
| Haydn | Symphony Hob.I:103, E flat major | Timpani |
| Hindemith | Der Schwanendreher | Solo Viola |
| Holst | Japanese Suite | Bassoon |
| Holst | The Cloud Messenger | Bassoon |
| Hummel | Quod in orbe, Op. 88 | Timpani |
| Liszt | Héroïde funèbre, S.102 | Field Drum |
| Liszt | Piano Concerto [No.3], S.125a | Timpani |
| Liszt | Totentanz, Paraphrase on Dies Irae, S.126 | Gong (1st version) ; Solo Piano (2nd version) |
| Ippolitov-Ivanov | Caucasian Sketches Suite No.1, Op.10 | Horn |
| Khachaturian | Cello Concerto | Timpani |
| Khachaturian | Piano Concerto | Bass Drum |
| Koennemann | Symphonic Poem "Le Fremersberg" | Trumpet |
| Maderna | Oboe Concerto No.1 | Oboe Solo |
| Maderna | Oboe Concerto No.2 | Oboe |
| Maderna | Hyperion | Flute |
| Mahler | Symphony No.5 | Trumpet |
| Mahler | Symphony No.8 | Organ |
| Mozart | Rondo #1 In B Flat, K 269 | Solo Violin |
| Mozart | Mozart: Rondo #2 In C, K 373 | Solo Violin |
| Paliashvili | Introduction to Abesalom da Eteri | Timpani |
| Poulenc | Organ Concerto | Solo Organ |
| Prokofiev | Chout (The Buffoon) Suite Op.21 | Flute |
| Prokofiev | Lieutenant Kije | Trumpet |
| Prokofiev | Peter and the Wolf, Op.67 | Narrator |
| Prokofiev | Piano Concerto No.3, Op.26 | Clarinet |
| Prokofiev | Piano Concerto No.5, Op.55 | Solo Piano |
| Prokofiev | Violin Concerto No.2, Op.63 | Solo Violin |
| Rachmaninoff | Piano Concerto No.2, Op.18 | Solo Piano |
| Ravel (Mussorgsky) | Pictures at an Exhibition | Trumpet |
| Ravel | Tzigane | Solo Violin |
| Ravel | Shéhérazade, ouverture de féerie | Oboe |
| Rimsky-Korsakov | The Golden Cockerel (suite) | Trumpet |
| Rodrigo | Concierto como un Divertimento | Solo Cello |
| Rossini | La Gazza Ladra | Snare Drum |
| Rossini | Guillaume Tell | Solo Cello |
| Saint-Saëns | Piano Concerto No.1, Op.17 | Horn |
| Saint-Saëns | Piano Concerto No.2, Op.22 | Solo Piano |
| Saint-Saëns | Piano Concerto No.3, Op.29 | Solo Piano |
| Strauss | Horn Concerto No.2 | Solo Horn |
| Strauss | Burleske | Timpani |
| Strauss | Salome, Op.54 | Clarinet |
| F. Schmidt | Symphony No.4 | Trumpet |
| Sibelius | Symphony No.1, Op.39 | Timpani |
| Sibelius | Symphony No.7, Op.105 | Timpani |
| Shostakovich | Piano Concerto No.1 | Solo Piano |
| Shostakovich | Piano Concerto No.2 | Bassoon |
| Shostakovich | Cello Concerti (Both 1 and 2) | Solo Cello |
| Shostakovich | Symphony No.1 | Trumpet |
| Shostakovich | Symphony No.3 | Clarinet |
| Shostakovich | Symphony No.15 | Glockenspiel |
| Smetana | Má Vlast | Harp |
| Stravinsky | Rite of Spring | Bassoon |
| Stravinsky | Scherzo Fantastique, Op. 3 | Trumpet |
| Stravinsky | Fireworks, Op. 4 | Flute |
| Stravinsky | Mass | Oboe |
| Stravinsky | Canticum Sacrum | Tuba (?) |
| Stravinsky | Oedipus Rex | Narrator |
| Tchaikovsky | Pezzo capriccioso, Op.62 | Solo Cello |
| Varèse | Tuning Up | Oboe |
| Varèse | Amériques | Alto Flute |
| Varèse | Ecuatorial | Piano |
| Varèse | Nocturnal | Oboe |
| Varèse | Offrandres | Trumpet |
| Vivaldi | Concerto for 4 Violins in D, Op. 3 (L'Estro Armonico) No.1, RV. 549 | Violin |
| Wagner | Rienzi, der Letzte der Tribunen, WWV49 | Trumpet |
| Weber | Oberon, J.306 | Horn |
| Weber | Turandot, Op.37 | Kettle Drum (?) |
| Webern | 6 Pieces for Large Orchestra, Op.6 | Flute |
| Webern | Symphony, Op.21 | Horn |
| Webern (Bach) | Ricerare from Das Musikalischer Opfer (Orch. Webern) | Muted Trombone |
Those listed below were mistakenly thought to qualify.
| Composer | Piece | Instruments |
|---|---|---|
| Delius | Cello Concerto | English Horn + Clarinet |
| Dvořák | Scherzo Capriccioso | 2 Horns |
| Elgar | Cello Concerto, Op.85 | Solo Cello + Cello + Double bass |
| Rodrigo | Concierto de Aranjuez | Guitar + Double Bass |
| Saint-Saëns | Danse Macabre, Op.40 | Harp + Horn |
| Tchaikovsky | Piano Concerto No.1, Op.23 | 4 Horns in unison |
| Isang Yun | Symphony No.1 | Horns in unison |
| David Maslanka | Symphony No.4 | Solo Horn, but for wind ensemble |
