List of compositions by Arnold Schoenberg
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Arnold Schoenberg, 1927, by Man Ray
The following is a list of all the compositions by Austrian composer Arnold Schoenberg.
Compositions with opus numbers[]
Op. No. | Title | Year(s) of composition |
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1 | Zwei Gesänge [Two Songs] for baritone | 1898 |
2 | Vier Lieder [Four Songs] | 1899 |
3 | Sechs Lieder [Six Songs] | 1899/1903 |
4 | Verklärte Nacht [Transfigured Night] | 1899 |
5 | Pelleas und Melisande | 1902/03 |
6 | Acht Lieder [Eight Songs] for soprano | 1903/05 |
7 | String Quartet No. 1, D minor | 1904/05 |
8 | Sechs Lieder [Six Songs] with orchestra | 1903/05 |
9 | Kammersymphonie [Chamber symphony] No. 1, E major | 1906 |
10 | String Quartet No. 2, F♯ minor (with Soprano) | 1907/08 |
11 | Drei Klavierstücke | 1909 |
12 | Zwei Balladen [Two Ballads] | 1906 |
13 | Friede auf Erden [Peace on Earth] | 1907 |
14 | Zwei Lieder [Two Songs] | 1907/08 |
15 | 15 Gedichte aus Das Buch der hängenden Gärten (15 Poems from The Book of the Hanging Gardens) by Stefan George | 1908/09 |
16 | Fünf Orchesterstücke [Five Pieces for Orchestra] | 1909 |
17 | Erwartung [Expectation], monodrama in one act, for soprano and orchestra | 1909 |
18 | Die glückliche Hand [The lucky hand], drama with music, for voices and orchestra | 1910/13 |
19 | Sechs kleine Klavierstücke [Six little piano pieces] | 1911 |
20 | Herzgewächse [Foliage of the heart] for soprano, celesta, harmonium, harp | 1911 |
21 | Pierrot Lunaire | 1912 |
22 | Four Orchestral Songs | 1913/16 |
23 | Fünf Stücke [Five Pieces] for Piano | 1920/23 |
24 | Serenade | 1920/23 |
25 | Suite for Piano | 1921/23 |
26 | Wind Quintet | 1924 |
27 | Vier Stücke [Four Pieces] | 1925 |
28 | Drei Satiren [Three Satires] | 1925/26 |
29 | Suite, for septet | 1924/26 |
30 | String Quartet No. 3 | 1927 |
31 | Variations for Orchestra | 1926/28 |
32 | Von heute auf morgen [From today to tomorrow] opera in one act | 1928 |
33 | Zwei Klavierstücke [2 Piano Pieces] | 1928/31 |
34 | Begleitmusik zu einer Lichtspielszene [Accompanying music to a film scene] | 1930 |
35 | Sechs Stücke [Six Pieces] for male chorus | 1930 |
36 | Violin Concerto | 1934/36 |
37 | String Quartet No. 4 | 1936 |
38 | Kammersymphonie [Chamber symphony] No. 2, E♭ minor | 1906/39 |
39 | Kol nidre for chorus and orchestra | 1938 |
40 | Variations in D minor on a recitative for Organ | 1941 |
41 | Ode to Napoleon Buonaparte for voice, piano and string quartet | 1942 |
42 | Piano Concerto | 1942 |
43a | Theme and Variations for Band | 1943 |
43b | Theme and Variations for Orchestra | 1943 |
44 | Prelude to Genesis Suite for chorus and orchestra | 1945 |
45 | String Trio | 1946 |
46 | A Survivor from Warsaw | 1947 |
47 | Phantasy for violin and piano | 1949 |
48 | Three Songs | 1933 |
49 | Three Folksongs | 1948 |
50a | Dreimal tausend Jahre [Three times a thousand years] | 1949 |
50b | Psalm 130 "De profundis" | 1950 |
50c | Modern psalm | unfinished |
Works by genre[]
Operas[]
- Erwartung [Expectation], monodrama for soprano and orchestra, Op. 17 (1909)
- Die glückliche Hand [The Hand of Fate], drama with music, for voices and orchestra, Op. 18 (1910–13)
- Von heute auf morgen [From Today to Tomorrow], opera in one act, Op. 32 (1928–29)
- Moses und Aron [Moses and Aaron], opera in three acts (1930–32, unfinished)
Orchestral[]
- Frühlings Tod in A Minor, Symphonic Poem Source Malcolm McDonald's Book on Schoenberg Master Musicians Series, J.M. Dent London; the Gavotte in the line below is from the same source.
- Gavotte and Musette in G Major for Strings.
- Pelleas und Melisande, Op. 5 (1902/03)
- Kammersymphonie [Chamber Symphony] No. 1, E major, Op. 9 (1906)
- Fünf Orchesterstücke [5 Pieces for Orchestra], Op. 16 (1909)
- Variations for Orchestra, Op. 31 (1926/28)
- Suite in G major for string orchestra ("In the Old Style") (1934)
- Kammersymphonie [Chamber symphony] No. 2, E♭ minor, Op. 38 (1906/39)
- Theme and Variations, in G Minor Op. 43b (1943)
Concertante[]
- Cello Concerto "after Monn's Concerto in D major for harpsichord" (1932/33)
- Concerto for String Quartet and Orchestra, "freely adapted from Handel's Concerto grosso in B♭ major, Op. 6, No. 7" (1933)
- Violin Concerto, Op. 36 (1934/36)
- Piano Concerto, Op. 42 (1942)
Vocal/choral orchestral[]
- 6 Lieder [6 Songs] with orchestra, Op. 8 (1903/05)
- Gurre-Lieder [Songs of Gurre] (1901/11)
- 4 Lieder [4 Songs] for Voice and Orchestra, Op. 22 (1913/16)
- Kol nidre for Chorus and Orchestra, Op. 39 (1938)
- Prelude to Genesis Suite for Chorus and Orchestra, Op. 44 (1945)
- A Survivor from Warsaw, Op. 46 (1947)
Band[]
- Theme and Variations, Op. 43a (1943)
Chamber[]
- Serenade in D major (first movement; a scherzo, slow movement, and finale partially completed. 1896)
- String Quartet
- Presto, in C major for String Quartet (1894(?))
- String Quartet in D major (1897)
- Scherzo, in F major, and Trio in a minor for String Quartet, rejected from D major String Quartet (1897)
- String Quartet No. 1, D minor, Op. 7 (1904/05)
- String Quartet No. 2, F♯ minor (with soprano), Op. 10 (1907/08)
- String Quartet No. 3, Op. 30 (1927)
- String Quartet No. 4, Op. 37 (1936)
- String Quartet No. 5, (1949), fragments
- untitled work in D minor for violin and piano (unknown year)
- Verklärte Nacht [Transfigured Night] (string sextet), Op. 4 (1899)
- Ein Stelldichein [A Rendezvous] for Mixed Quintet (1905), fragment
- Die eiserne Brigade [The Iron Brigade] for Piano Quintet (1916)
- Serenade, for seven players, Op. 24 (1920/23)
- Weihnachtsmusik [Christmas music] for two violins, cello, harmonium, and piano (1921)
- Wind Quintet, Op. 26 (1924) 1. Schwungvoll, 2. Anmutig und heiter: Scherzando, 3. Etwas langsam, 4. Rondo
- Suite for three clarinets (E♭, B♭, and bass), violin, viola, violoncello and piano, Op. 29 (1925) (with ossia flute and bassoon parts substituting for E♭ and bass clarinet)
- Sonata for violin and piano (1927) (a 43-bar fragment)
- Suite for Strings in G Major in five movements (1934)
- Fanfare on motifs of Die Gurre-Lieder (11 brass instruments and percussion) (1945)
- String Trio, Op. 45 (1946)
- Phantasy for violin and piano, Op. 47 (1949)
Keyboard[]
- Drei Klavierstücke [3 Pieces] (1894)
- 6 Stücke [6 Pieces] for 4 hands (1896)
- Scherzo (Gesamtausgabe fragment 1) (ca. 1894)
- Leicht, mit einiger Unruhe [Lightly with some restlessness], C♯ minor (Gesamtausgabe fragment 2) (ca. 1900)
- Langsam [Slowly], A♭ major (Gesamtausgabe fragment 3) (1900/01)
- Wenig bewegt, sehr zart [Calmly, very gentle], B♭ major (Gesamtausgabe fragment 4) (1905/06)
- 2 Stücke [2 Pieces] (Gesamtausgabe fragments 5a & 5b) (1909)
- Drei Klavierstücke, Op. 11 (1909)
- Stück [Piece] (Gesamtausgabe fragment 6) (1909)
- Stück [Piece] (Gesamtausgabe fragment 7) (1909)
- Stück [Piece] (Gesamtausgabe fragment 8) (ca. 1910)
- Sechs kleine Klavierstücke, Op. 19 (1911)
- Mäßig, aber sehr ausdrucksvoll [Measured, but very expressive] (Gesamtausgabe fragment 9) (March 1918)
- Langsam [Slowly] (Gesamtausgabe fragment 10) (Summer 1920)
- Stück [Piece] (Gesamtausgabe fragment 11) (Summer 1920)
- Fünf Klavierstücke, Op. 23 (1923)
- Langsame Halbe [Slow half-notes], B (Gesamtausgabe fragment 12) (1925)
- Suite, Op. 25 (1921/23)
- Klavierstück, Op. 33a (1929)
- Klavierstück, Op. 33b (1931)
- Quarter note = mm. 80 (Gesamtausgabe fragment 13) (February 1931)
- Sehr rasch; Adagio [Very fast; Slowly] (Gesamtausgabe fragment 14) (July 1931)
- Andante (Gesamtausgabe fragment 15) (10 October 1931)
- Piece (Gesamtausgabe fragment 16) (after October 1933)
- Moderato (Gesamtausgabe fragment 17) (April 1934?)
- Organ Sonata (fragments) (1941)
Choral[]
- Ei, du Lütte [Oh, you little one] (late 1890s)
- Friede auf Erden [Peace on Earth], Op. 13 (1907)
- Die Jakobsleiter [Jacob's Ladder] (1917/22, unfinished)
- 3 Satiren [3 Satires], Op. 28 (1925/26)
- 3 Volksliedsätze [3 Folksong Movements] (1929)
- 6 Stücke [6 Pieces] for Male Chorus, Op. 35 (1930)
- 3 Folksongs, Op. 49 (1948)
- Dreimal tausend Jahre [Three Times a Thousand Years], Op. 50a (1949)
- Psalm 130 "De profundis", Op. 50b (1950)
- Modern Psalm, Op. 50c (1950, unfinished)
Songs[]
- Gedenken (Es steht sein Bild noch immer da) [Remembrance (His picture is still there)] (1893/1903?)
- "In hellen Träumen hab' ich dich oft geschaut" [In vivid dreams so oft you appeared to me] (1893)
- 12 erste Lieder [12 First songs] (1893/96)
- "Ein Schilflied (Drüben geht die Sonne scheiden)" [A bulrush song (Yonder is the sun departing)] (1893)
- "Warum bist du aufgewacht" [Why have you awakened] (1893/94)
- "Waldesnacht, du wunderkühle" [Forest night, so wondrous cool] (1894/96)
- "Ecloge (Duftreich ist die Erde)" [Eclogue (Fragrant is the earth)] (1896/97)
- "Mädchenfrühling (Aprilwind, alle Knospen)" [Maiden's spring (April wind, all abud)] (1897)
- "Mädchenlied (Sang ein Bettlerpärlein am Schenkentor)" [Maiden's song (A pair of beggars sang at the pub's door)] (1897/1900)
- "Mailied (Zwischen Weizen und Korn)" [May song (Between wheat and grain)]
- "Nicht doch! (Mädel, lass das Stricken)" [But no! (Girl, stop knitting)] (1897)
- 2 Gesänge [2 Songs] for baritone, Op. 1 (1898)
- 4 Lieder [4 Songs], Op. 2 (1899)
- 6 Lieder [6 Songs], Op. 3 (1899/1903)
- "Die Beiden (Sie trug den Becher in der Hand)" [The two (She carried the goblet in her hand)] (1899)
- "Mannesbangen (Du musst nicht meinen)" [Men's worries (You should not think)] (1899)
- "Gruss in die Ferne (Dunkelnd über den See)" [Hail from afar (Darkened over the sea)] (August 1900). Text by Hermann Lingg (1868)
- 8 Brettllieder [8 Cabaret songs] (1901)
- "Deinem Blick mich zu bequemen" [To submit to your sweet glance] (1903)
- 8 Lieder [8 Songs] for soprano, Op. 6 (1903/05)
- 2 Balladen [2 Ballads], Op. 12 (1906)
- 2 Lieder [2 Songs], Op. 14 (1907/08)
- 15 Gedichte aus Das Buch der hängenden Gärten [15 Poems from The book of the Hanging Gardens] by Stefan George, Op. 15 (1908/09)
- "Am Strande" [At the seashore] (1909)
- Herzgewächse [Foliage of the heart] for high soprano (with harp, celesta & harmonium) Op. 20 (1911)
- Pierrot lunaire, Op. 21 (1912) (reciter with 5 instruments)
- "Petrarch-Sonnet" from Serenade, Op. 24 (1920/23) (bass with 7 instruments)
- 4 Deutsche Volkslieder [4 German folksongs] (1929)
- Ode to Napoleon Buonaparte for voice, piano and string quartet, Op. 41 (1942). Based on Lord Byron's poem of the same name.
- 3 Songs, Op. 48 (1933)
Canons[]
- O daß der Sinnen doch so viele sind! [Oh, the senses are too numerous!] (Bärenreiter I) (April? 1905) (4 voices)
- Wenn der schwer Gedrückte klagt [When the sore oppressed complains] (Bärenreiter II) (April? 1905) (4 voices)
- Wer mit der Welt laufen will [He who wants to run with the world] (for David Bach) (Bärenreiter XXI) (March 1926; July 1934) (3 voices)
- Canon (Bärenreiter IV) (April 1926) (4 voices)
- Von meinen Steinen [From my stones] (for Erwin Stein) (Bärenreiter V) (December 1926) (4 voices)
- Arnold Schönberg beglückwünschst herzlichst Concert Gebouw [Arnold Schoenberg congratulates the Concert Gebouw affectionately] (Bärenreiter VI) (March 1928) (5 voices)
- Mirror canon with two free middle voices, A major (Bärenreiter VIII) (April 1931) (4 voices)
- Jedem geht es so [No man can escape] (for Carl Engel) (Bärenreiter XIII) (April 1933; text 1943) (3 voices)
- Mir auch ist es so ergangen [I, too, was not better off] (for Carl Engel) (Bärenreiter XIV) (April 1933; text 1943) (3 voices)
- Perpetual canon, A minor (Bärenreiter XV) (1933) (4 voices)
- Mirror canon, A minor (Bärenreiter XVI) (1933) (4 voices)
- Es ist zu dumm [It is too dumb] (for Rudolph Ganz) (Bärenreiter XXII) (September 1934) (4 voices)
- Man mag über Schönberg denken, wie man will [One might think about Schoenberg any way one wants to] (for Charlotte Dieterle) (Bärenreiter XXIII) (1935) (4 voices)
- Double canon (Bärenreiter XXV) (1938) (4 voices)
- Mr. Saunders I owe you thanks (for Richard Drake Saunders) (Bärenreiter XXVI) (December 1939) (4 voices)
- I am almost sure, when your nurse will change your diapers (for Artur Rodzinsky on the birth of his son Richard) (Bärenreiter XXVIII) (March 1945) (4 voices)
- Canon for Thomas Mann on his 70th birthday (Bärenreiter XXIX) (June 1945) (2 violins, viola, violoncello)
- Gravitationszentrum eigenen Sonnensystems [You are the center of gravity of your own solar system] (Bärenreiter XXX) (August 1949) (4 voices)
Transcriptions and arrangements[]
- Bach: Chorale prelude on "Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele" [Deck thyself, oh dear soul], BWV 654 (arr. 1922: orchestra)
- Bach: Chorale prelude on "Komm, Gott Schöpfer, Heiliger Geist" [Come, God, Creator, Holy ghost], BWV 631 (arr. 1922: orchestra)
- Bach: Prelude and fugue in E♭ major "St Anne", BWV 552 (arr. 1928: orchestra)
- Brahms: Piano quartet in G minor, Op. 25 (arr. 1937: orchestra)
- Busoni: Berceuse élégiaque, Op. 42 (arr. 1920: flute, clarinet, string quintet, piano, harmonium)
- Denza: Funiculì, Funiculà (arr. 1921: voice, clarinet, mandolin, guitar, violin, viola, violoncello)
- Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde [The Song of the Earth] (arr. Arnold Schoenberg & Anton Webern, 1921; completed by Rainer Riehn, 1983: soprano, flute & piccolo, oboe & English horn, clarinet, bassoon & contrabassoon, horn, harmonium, piano, 2 violins, viola, violoncello, double bass)
- Mahler: Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen [Songs of a Wayfarer] (arr. 1920: voice, flute, clarinet, harmonium, piano, 2 violins, viola, violoncello, double bass, percussion)
- Monn: Concerto for cello in G minor, transcribed and adapted from Monn's Concerto for harpsichord (1932/33)
- Max Reger: Eine romantische Suite [A Romantic Suite], Op. 125 (arr. Arnold Schoenberg & Rudolf Kolisch, 1919/1920: flute, clarinet, 2 violins, viola, violoncello, harmonium for 4 hands, piano for 4 hands)
- Schubert: Rosamunde, Fürstin von Zypern Incidental music, D. 797 (arr. 1903?: piano for 4 hands)
- Schubert: Ständchen [Serenade], D. 889 (arr. 1921: voice, clarinet, bassoon, mandolin, guitar, 2 violins, viola, violoncello)
- Sioly: Weil i a alter Drahrer bin [For I'm a real old gadabout] (arr. 1921: clarinet, mandolin, guitar, violin, viola, violoncello)
- Johann Strauss II: Kaiser-Walzer [Emperor Waltz], Op. 437 (arr. 1925: flute, clarinet, 2 violins, viola, violoncello, piano)
- Johann Strauss II: Rosen aus dem Süden [Roses from the South], Op. 388 (arr. 1921: harmonium, piano, 2 violins, viola, violoncello)
- Johann Strauss II: Lagunenwalzer [Lagoon Waltz], Op. 411 (arr. 1921: harmonium, piano, 2 violins, viola, violoncello)
See also[]
External links[]
- Compositions – Overview, with links to comprehensive details for every work
- Free scores by Arnold Schoenberg at the International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP)
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