List of compositions by Bohuslav Martinů

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This is a list of compositions by Bohuslav Martinů by category. The date and place after each work are the date and place of origin.

Contents 1 Operas 2 Ballets 3 Orchestral 3.1 Symphonies 3.2 Others 4 Concertos 4.1 Piano 4.2 Violin 4.3 Cello 4.4 Others 4.5 Multiple Instruments 5 Vocal 6 Chamber 6.1 Duos 6.2 Trios 6.3 Quartets 6.4 Quintets 6.5 Sextets 6.6 Septets 6.7 Nonets 7 Instrumental 7.1 Violin and Piano 7.2 Cello and Piano 7.3 Other Instrumental Works 8 Piano 9 External links

[edit] Operas

• Voják a tanečnice (Soldier and Dancer), comic opera in three acts (composed 1927 at Polička)
• Larmes de couteau (Tears of the Knife), opera in one act (1928 Paris)
• Les Trois Souhaits our Les vicissitudes de la vie (Three Wishes or Inconstancy of the Life), film-opera in 3 acts with prelude and postlude (1929 Paris)
• Der Wohltätigkeitstag (Day of Kindness), opera in three acts (1931 Paris)
• Hry o Marii (The Miracles of Mary) (1934 Paris)
• Hlas lesa (The Voice of the Forest), radio-opera in 1 act (1935 Paris)
• Veselohra na mostě (Comedy on the Bridge), radio-opera in 1 act (1935 Paris)
• Divadlo za branou (Theatre Behind the Gate), opera-ballet in 3 acts (1936 Paris)
• Julietta (Snář) (Julietta (The key to Dreams)), lyric opera in 3 acts (1937 Paris)
• Dvakrát Alexandr (Alexandre Bis, Alexander Twice), opera buffa in 1 act (1937 Paris)
• What Men Live By, opera-pastorale in 1 act (1952 New York)
• The Marriage, Comic Opera in 2 Acts (1952 New York)
• Plainte contre inconnu (Accusation Against the Unknown), Opera in 3 Acts (1953 Nice)
• Mirandolina, comic opera in 3 acts (1953 Nice)
• Ariane, lyric opera in 1 act (1958 Schönenberg-Pratteln)
• The Greek Passion, Opera in 4 Acts (1957, 2nd version 1959)

[edit] Ballets

• Noc (Night), ballet in 1 act (1914 Polička)
• Tance se závoji (Dances with a Veils), meloplastic dance scenes (1914 Polička)
• Stín (The Shadow), ballet in 1 act (1916 Polička)
• Koleda (Christmas Carol), ballet in 4 acts with singing, dancing and recitation (1917 Polička)
• Istar, ballet in 3 acts (1921 Polička, Prague)
• Kdo je na světě nejmocnější? (Who is the Most Powerful in the World?), ballet comedy in 1 act (1922 Prague)
• Vzpoura (The Revolt), ballet sketch in 1 act (1925 Paris, Prague)
• Motýl, který dupal (The Butterfly that Stamped), ballet in 1 act (1926 Paris)
• Le Raid merveilleux (The Amazing Flight), a mechanical ballet (1927 Paris)
• La Revue de Cuisine (The Kitchen Revue), jazz-ballet in 1 act (1927 Paris)
• On Tourne, ballet in 1 act (1927 Polička)
• Check to the King, jazz-ballet in 2 act (1930 Paris)
• Špalíček (The Chap-Book), ballet with singing in 3 acts (1932 Paris)
• Le jugement de Paris (The judgement of Paris), ballet in 1 act (1935 Paris)
• The Strangler, ballet for three dancers (1948 New York)

[edit] Orchestral

[edit] Symphonies

• Symphony No. 1 (1942)
• Symphony No. 2 (1943 Darien, Conn.)
• Symphony No. 3 (1944 Ridgefield, Conn.)
• Symphony No. 4 (1945 New York)
• Symphony No. 5 (1946 New York)
• Symphony No. 6 Fantaisies symphoniques (1953 New York, Paris)

[edit] Others

• Half-time, rondo for large orchestra (1924 Polička)
• Rhapsody (Allegro Symphonique), for large orchestra - H. 171 (1928 Paris)
• Sinfonia Concertante for Two Orchestras (1932 Paris)
• Concerto Grosso, for chamber orchestra (1937 Paris)
• Double Concerto for Two String Orchestras, Piano, and Timpani (1938 Vieux Moulin, Schönenberg)
• Sinfonietta Giocosa for piano and chamber orchestra - H. 282 - 1940 - Aix-en-Provence
• Memorial to Lidice (1943 New York)
• Thunderbolt P-47, scherzo for orchestra (1945 Cape Cod)
• Toccata e Due Canzoni (1946 New York)
• Sinfonietta La Jolla for piano and chamber orchestra in A major - H. 328 - 1950 - New York
• The Frescoes of Piero della Francesca (1955 Nice)
• The Parables - H. 367 (1958 Rome, Schönenberg)
• Estampes (1958 Schönenberg)

[edit] Concertos

[edit] Piano

• Concertino for Piano and Orchestra - H. 269 - 1938 - Paris
• Piano Concerto No. 1 in D - H. 149 - 1925 - Polička
• Piano Concerto No. 2 - H. 237 - 1934 - Paris (Malakoff)
• Piano Concerto No. 3 - H. 316 - 1948 - New York
• Piano Concerto No. 4 "Incantations" - H. 358 - 1956 - New York
• Piano Concerto No. 5 "Fantasia concertante" in B major H. 366 - 1958 - Schönenberg/Pratteln
• Divertimento (Concertino) in G for left-hand piano and small orchestra - H. 173 - 1926, 1928 - Paris

[edit] Violin

• "Concerto da Camera" for violin and string orchestra with piano and percussion H. 285 - 1941 - Edgartown, Mass.
• Violin Concerto No. 1 - H. 226 - 1933 - Paris
• Violin Concerto No. 2 - H. 293 - 1943 - New York
• Czech Rhapsody for violin and orchestra (see H. 307) - H. 307 A - 1945 - Cape Cod, South Orleans, Mass. (USA)
• Suite Concertante for Violin and Orchestra in A major - 276 (2 versions) - 1^st version: year unknown - Paris, 2^nd version: 1944 - New York

[edit] Cello

• Cello Concerto No. 1 (1930 Polička, 1939 Paris, 1955 Nice)
• Cello Concerto No. 2 (1945 New York)

[edit] Others

• Harpsichord Concerto, for harpsichord and small orchestra (1935 Paris)
• Oboe Concerto (1955 Nice)
• Rhapsody Concerto, for viola and orchestra (1952 New York)

[edit] Multiple Instruments

• Concerto for String Quartet and Orchestra (1931 Paris)
• Concertino for Piano Trio (Violin, Cello and Piano) and String Orchestra (1933 Paris)
• Concerto for Flute, Violin and Orchestra (1936 Paris)
• Sinfonia Concertante for Violin, Cello, Oboe, Bassoon, Orchestra and Piano (1949 New York)
• Concerto for Violin, Piano, and Orchestra (1953 New York)
• Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra (1943 New York)
• Concerto for Two Violins and Orchestra in D (1950 New York)

[edit] Vocal

• Polní mše (Field Mass), cantata for baritone, male chorus and orchestra (1939 Paris)
• Gilgameš (The Epic of Gilgamesh), cantata for soli, mixed chorus and orchestra (1955 Nice)
• Otvírání studánek (The Opening of the Wells), cantata for soli, female chorus and instrumental accompaniment (1955 Nice)
• Legenda z dýmu bramborové nati (Legend of the Smoke from Potato Fires), cantata for soli, mixed chorus and instrumental accompaniment (1956 Rome)
• Romance z pampelišek (The Romance of the Dandelions), cantata for mixed chorus a cappella and soprano solo (1957 Rome)

[edit] Chamber

[edit] Duos

• Duo No. 1 (Preludium - Rondo) for Violin and Cello
• Duo No. 2 for Violin and Cello (1958)
• Five Madrigal Stanzas for violin and piano H297 (1943)
• Three Madrigals for Violin and Viola (1947 New York)

[edit] Trios

• String Trio
  • String Trio No. 1, H. 136 (1923 Paris)
  • String Trio No. 2, H. 238 (1934 Paris)
• Piano Trio
  • Piano Trio No. 1, H. 193 (1930 Paris)
  • Piano Trio No. 2 in D minor, H. 327 (1950 New York)
  • Piano Trio No. 3 in C major, H. 332 (1951 New York)
  • Bergerettes, five pieces for piano trio, H. 275 (1939 Paris)
• Two Violins and Piano
  • Sonatina for Two Violins and Piano, H. 198 (1930 Paris)
  • Sonata for Two Violins and Piano, H. 213 (1932 Paris)
• Flute, Violin and Keyboard
  • Sonata for Flute, Violin and Piano, H. 254 (1937 Paris)
  • Promenades for Flute, Violin and Harpsichord, H. 274 (1939 Paris)
  • Madrigal-Sonata for Flute, Violin and Piano, H. 291 (1942 New York )
• Other Trios
  • Serenade No. 2, for two violins and viola, H. 216 (1932 Paris)
  • Trio for Flute, Violin and Bassoon, H. 265 (1937 Nice)
  • Four Madrigals, for oboe, clarinet and bassoon, H. 266 (1938 Nice)
  • Trio for Flute, Cello and Piano, H. 300 (1944 Ridgefield, Conn.)

[edit] Quartets

• String Quartets
  • Tři Jezdci, H. 1 (1902 Polička), aka Three Riders/Three Horsemen
  • String Quartet, H. 60 (1912 Polička), lost
  • String Quartet in E-flat minor, H. 103 (1917 Polička), previously lost, reconstructed by Ales Brezina
  • String Quartet No. 1 (1918 Polička)
  • String Quartet No. 2 (1925 Paris)
  • String Quartet No. 3 (1929 Paris)
  • String Quartet No. 4 (1937 Paris)
  • String Quartet No. 5 (1938 Paris)
  • String Quartet No. 6 (1946 New York)
  • String Quartet No. 7 Concerto da camera (1947 New York)
  • Two Nocturnes, H. 63 (1912 Polička)
  • Andante, H. 64 (1912 Polička)

• Oboe Quartet (oboe, violin, cello, and piano) 13'
• Mazurka-Nocturne (oboe, 2 violins, cello) 7'
• Piano Quartet

[edit] Quintets

• Serenade (violin, viola, cello, & 2 clarinets)
• String Quintet (2 violins, 2 violas, and cello) 18'
• Piano Quintet No. 1, H. 229 (1933 Paris) 19'
• Piano Quintet No. 2, H. 298 (1944 New York)
• Piano Quintet, H. 35 (1911 Polička)

[edit] Sextets

• Musique de Chambre No. 1 (violin, viola, cello, clarinet, harpe, and piano) 18'

[edit] Septets

• Fantasia (for theremin -also played with Ondes Martenot- with oboe, string quartet and piano)

[edit] Nonets

• Nonet No. 1, for string trio, wind quintet, and piano (1925 Paris)
• Nonet No. 2, for string trio, double bass, and wind quintet (1959 Schönenberg)
• Stowe pastorals, nonet for five recorders, clarinet, two violins and violoncello, H. 335 (1951 New York)

[edit] Instrumental

[edit] Violin and Piano

• Violin Sonata in C major (1919)
• Violin Sonata in D minor (1926)
• Violin Sonata No. 1, H. 182
• Violin Sonata No. 2, H. 208
• Violin Sonata No. 3, H. 303
• Czech Rhapsody for Violin and Piano, H. 307

[edit] Cello and Piano

• Cello Sonata No. 1, H. 277 (1939 Paris)
• Cello Sonata No. 2, H. 286 (1941 Jamaica, Long Island)
• Cello Sonata No. 3, H. 340 (1952 Vieux-Moulin)
• Ariette, H. 188B (1930 Paris)
• Nocturnes, H. 189 (1931 Paris)
• Pastorals, H. 190 (1931 Paris)
• Miniature Suite, H. 192 (1931 Paris)
• Seven Arabesques, H. 201 (1931 Paris)
• Variations on a Theme of Rossini, H. 290 (1942 New York)
• Variations on a Slovak Folk Song, H. 378 (1959 Schönenberg-Pratteln)

[edit] Other Instrumental Works

• Viola Sonata (1955), H. 355
• Flute Sonata (1945), H. 306
• Scherzo for Flute and Piano
• Clarinet Sonatina, H. 356
• Trumpet Sonatina, H. 357
• Harpsichord Sonata
• Deux Pieces pour Clavecin (harpsichord) (1935 Paris)

[edit] Piano

• Sonata for Piano, H. 350 (1954 - Nice, France)
• Loutky (Puppettes) (3 books, numbered by Martinů in reverse chronological order) ^[1]
  • Loutky I, H. 137 (1924 - Polička, Czechoslovakia/Paris, France)
  • Loutky II, H. 116 (1918 - Polička, Czechoslovakia)
  • Loutky III, H. 92 (1914 - Polička, Czechoslovakia)
• Etudes and Polkas, H. 308 (1945 - South Orleans, Cape Cod, MA, USA) [3 books]
• Dumka (unnumbered), H. 4 (1909 - Polička, Czechoslovakia)
• Dumka No. 1, H. 249 (1936 - Paris, France)
• Dumka No. 2, H. 250 (1936 - Paris, France)
• Dumka No. 3, H. 285bis (1941 - Jamaica, NY, USA)

[edit] External links

1. ^ Katalog skladeb Bohuslava Martinů

• Bohuslav Martinů Foundation in Prague
  • Catalogue of Works