List of compositions by Giovanni Sgambati

This is a list of compositions by Giovanni Sgambati, an Italian composer. He conducted Liszt's Dante Symphony in 1866, and made the acquaintance of Richard Wagner's music for the first time at Munich, where he travelled with Liszt's company. His first album of songs appeared in 1870 (Schott Music), and his first symphony was played at the Palazzo del Quirinale in 1881.

List of compositions

Published works

Works with opus number

• Cinque Canti for voice with pf, op. 1 (1864), Rome, Bianchi;
• Dieci Canti, op. 2 (ca 1872), Sei canti Rome 1872, La Palestra mus., Quattro canti Milan 1872, Ric.;
• Notturno for pf, op. 3 (ca 1873), Rome 1879, La Palestra mus., Manganelli;
• Quintetto Nr. 1f for pf & Str., op. 4 (1866), Mainz 1877, Schott;
• Quintetto Nr. 2 B, op. 5 (before 1876), ibid. 1877;
• Preludio e Fuga es for pf, op. 6 (1876), ibid. 1877;
• Due Studi da conc. Des & fis for pf in der Methode Lebert & Stark, op. 7 (1880), Stg. 1880, Cotta, Mainz, Schott (as op. 10);
• Fogli volanti, 8 Stücke for pf, op. 8 (ca 1880), Mainz, Schott (as op. 12), nos. 2 & 8 Milan 1945, Carisch;
• Gavotta as for pf, op. 9 (ca 1880), Mainz, Schott (as op. 14), also in g, simplified edition;
• Conc. g for pf & Orch., op. 10 (1878–1880), arranged by the composer for 2 pf arr., ibid. (as op. 15);
• Sinfonia Nr. 1 d for großes Orch., op. 11 (ca 1880; 1881 Rome), arranged by the composer for pf 4 hands, ibid. (as op. 16);
• Quartetto Des for Str., op. 12 (ca 1882; 1882 London), ibid. (as op. 17), Lpz., Ebg.;
• 4 pezzi for pf, op. 13 (1872–1882), Mainz, Schott (as op. 18);
• Quattro canti for voice with pf, op. 14 (ca 1884), ibid.;
• Tre Notturni for pf, op. 15, ibid. (as op. 20);
• Suite h for pf, op. 16, ibid. (as op. 21);
• Passiflora for voice with pf, op. 17, ibid. (as op. 22);
• Pezzi lirici for pf, ibid. (as op. 23);
• Due pezzi for V. & pf, also arr. for Vc. & pf, ibid. (as op. 24);
• Te Deum laudamus, Andante solenne for String orch. & Org. (oder 2 Clar., 2 Fg. & 4 Hr.), op. 20 (after 1890), ibid. (as op. 28);
• arrangiaments for orch. & Org. ad lib., op. 21 (after 1890; 1894 Rome), ibid. (as op. 28, also arranged for V. & pf);
• Gondoliera for V. & pf, op. 22, ibid. (as op. 29);
• Benedizione nuziale, Anrufung der S. Cecilia for Org., op. 23 (1894), ibid. (as op. 30);
• V.° Notturno Des for pf, op. 24 (1897), ibid. (as op. 31), Milan 1945, Carisch;
• Melodie liriche, 4 canti for voice with pf, op. 25, ibid. (as op. 32);
• VI.° Notturno E for pf, op. 26 (1897), ibid. (as op. 33), Milan 1945, Carisch;
• Versa est in luctum cythara mea, Mot. for Bar. & Org., op. 27, arranged by the composer for Bar. & pf or Bar. & Orch. arr., ibid. (as op. 34);
• Quattro melodie for voice with pf, op. 28 (1897/98), ibid. (as op. 35);
• 12 Melodie poetiche for pf, op. 29, Lpz. 1903, Peters (as op. 36);
• Tout bas, Melodie for V. & pf, op. 30, New York 1905, Schirmer (as op. 37);
• Messa da Requiem for Bar., gemCh., Orch. & Org., op. 38 (1895/96; 1896 Rome), arranged by the composer for pf;
• Offertorio & Motetto op. 27 (1901), Mainz 1906, Schott;
• Rose for voice with pf, op. 41, ibid. 1910;
• Tre pezzi for pf, op. 42 (1909), ibid. 1910.

Works without opus number

• Voi siete la più bella ragazzina (stornello toscano) for voice with pf (1873), Rome 1873, La Palestra mus.;
• 2 canti for Sopr. with pf (1877), der eine Milan, Ric., der andere Milan, Lucca;
• Romanza senza parole a for pf (ca 1878), Rome 1878, Manganelli;
• Ouverture festiva for Orch. (ca 1879), Rome 1879, Piccinelli;
• Serenata for voice with pf, Rome, Landi;
• Ballata for T. with pf, Rome, Manganelli;
• La mia stella for voice with pf, Mainz, Schott;
• Il faut aimer! Annette, gavotta cantata, also for pf, ibid.;
• 2 Melodie, New York 1905, Schirmer;
• Serenata vasée As for pf, Milan, Ric.;
• Boîte à musique (Badinage) for pf, ibid. 1916, as Melodia-impRomeptu, Studio trionfale, ibid.

Transcriptions

• Chopin, Canzone lituana for pf, Mainz 1892, Schott, Milan 1945, Carisch;
• Beethoven, Minuetto for pf, Mainz, Schott;
• Gluck, Melodia for pf, ibid.;
• Sgambati, aus 10 canti op. 2, 5 melodie liriche e un duetto for pf, Milan, Ric.;
• Separazione (altes ital. Vld.) for pf, Mainz, Schott;
• E. Prudent, Studio brillante for pf, ibid. 1910;
• Liszt, Die Ideale for pf 4 hands., Lpz., B & H;
• A. Crescentini, Ninna nanna for String orch., Bologna o. J., Matiuzzi

Unpublished works

• Quartetto for Str. (1864);
• Audi filia, Grad. di S. Cecilia for Chor & Orch. (ca 1870; 1870 Rome);
• Sinfonia Nr. 2 Es for Orch. (1883; 1887 Cologne);
• Allegretto con moto h for pf (1886);
• Epitalamio sinfonico, 5 Tle. (1887; 1888 Turin);
• Ninna nanna for V. & pf (1895);
• Libera me, Domine, Einlage in Cherubinis Messe c (1895);
• Toccata for pf (o. J., wie auch die folgenden Werke);
• ImpRomeptu über ein Thema v. Berlioz for V. & pf, Ballata h for pf, unvollendet;
• Valzer brillante E for pf;
• L'Emir de Bengador, Romanza;
• Cor di fiamma for voice with pf

Lost or missing

• Nonetto for Str. (1866);
• Ouverture zu P. Cossa, Cola di Rienzi for pf & Orch. (1866).

Theoretical works

• Sgambati-for Boghen, Appunti ed esempi per l'uso dei pedali del pianoforte, Milan 1915, Ric.;

• Sgambati alone:
  • Revision des Gradus ad Parnassum v. Clementi (40 Übungen), ibid. 1916;
  • Formulario del pianista, Mainz, Schott, Milan 1922, Ric.;
  • Art. Il momento mus. moderno e l'opera della critica in Zs. Harmonia, 1913.