The [Work No.] column is a catalogue used for the sole purpose of this list. It serves as a simple way of identifying Vaughan Williams's works.
| I-Cat. | Title | Instrumentation | Key | Date | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | The Robin's Nest | pf | 1878 | pieces | ||
| — | Overture to 'The Major' | pf | 1882 | overtures | from a musical exercise book | |
| — | Piano Sonata | pf | F major | 1882 | sonatas | unfinished ; from a musical exercise book |
| — | Chant du matin | — | 1882 | songs | from a musical exercise book | |
| — | Overture to the 'Ram Opera' | — | 1882 | overtures | from a musical exercise book | |
| — | How Doth the Little Busy Bee | — | 1882 | songs | from a musical exercise book | |
| — | Sonata in Three Movements | pf | 1882 | sonatas | marked "Op.4" ; from a musical exercise book | |
| — | Overture to 'The Galoshes of Happienes' [sic] | str[2.1.2.0] perc | 1882 | overtures | from a musical exercise book | |
| — | Chorale | — | 1882 | chorales | Op.9 ; from a musical exercise book | |
| — | Grand March des bramas | — | 1882 | marches | Op.10 ; from a musical exercise book | |
| — | Song ("Here I come, creeping, creeping, everywhere") | — | 1882 | songs | from a musical exercise book | |
| — | Sketches for a Nativity Scene | — | 1882 | sketches | from a musical exercise book | |
| — | Piano Trio | vn vc pf | G major | 1888 | trios | |
| — | Kyries (3) | — | 1889 | kyrie | ||
| — | Sonatina | — | E♭ major | 1890 | sonatinas | |
| — | Organ Overture | org | 1890 | overtures | ||
| — | Finale of a String Quartet | 2vn va vc | 1891 | finales | ||
| — | Music, When Soft Voices Die | 2ten 2bar | 1891 | songs | ||
| — | Tunes 'For a Ballet' | — | 1891 | pieces | ||
| — | Theme with Variation | pf | 1891 | variations | ||
| — | Versions of a Gloria in excelsis | — | 1891 | gloria | co-authored with Charles Hubert Hastings Parry | |
| — | Anthem ("And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write: From henceforth blessed are the dead") | ten chorus | 1891 | anthems |
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