List of compositions by Samuel Barber

This is a list of compositions by Samuel Barber sorted by genre, opus number, date of composition, and title.

Genre Opus Date Title Scoring Notes
Opera321957–1958Vanessalibretto by Gian Carlo Menotti
Opera351959A Hand of BridgeChamber Opera; libretto by Gian Carlo Menotti
Opera401966, 1975Antony and Cleopatralibretto by Franco Zeffirelli based on the play by William Shakespeare
Ballet1946The Serpent Heart12 instrumentsrevised as Cave of the Heart; 15-instrument version of Medea
Ballet231947Cave of the Heartstage version of Medea
Ballet231946, 1947MedeaBallet score
Ballet281953SouvenirsBallet Suite; original for piano 4-hands
Orchestral11928, 1944Serenadefor string orchestraoriginal for string quartet
Orchestral51931Overture to "The School for Scandal"for orchestra 
Orchestral71933Music for a Scene from Shelleyfor orchestraTone Picture after Prometheus Unbound by Percy Bysshe Shelley[1]
Orchestral91935–1936
1943		(First) Symphony in One Movementfor orchestra 
Orchestral11a1936Adagio for Stringsfor string orchestraadaptation of the slow movement of the String Quartet
Orchestral121937(First) Essay for Orchestrafor orchestra 
Orchestral171942Second Essay for Orchestrafor orchestra 
Orchestral191944, 1947Symphony No. 2for orchestramovement II revised as Night Flight (1964)
Orchestral19a1944, 1964Night Flightfor orchestrarevision of Symphony No. 2, movement II
Orchestral1945Horizonfor chamber orchestra 
Orchestral23a1946–1947
1955		Medea's Meditation and Dance of Vengeancefor orchestraorchestral extract from the ballet Medea
Orchestral1958Intermezzofor orchestrafrom the opera Vanessa
Orchestral371960Die Natali, Chorale Preludes for Christmasfor orchestra 
Orchestral441971A Fadograph of a Yestern Scenefor orchestraTone Picture after Finnegans Wake by James Joyce[2]
Orchestral471978Third Essayfor orchestra 
Concert band1943Commando Marchfor band 
Concert band1943Funeral Marchfor band 
Concertante141939–1940Violin Concertofor violin and orchestra 
Concertante211944Capricorn Concertofor flute, oboe, trumpet and string orchestra 
Concertante221945Cello Concertofor cello and orchestra 
Concertante361960Toccata Festivafor organ and orchestra 
Concertante381961–1962Piano Concertofor piano and orchestra 
Concertante481977–1978
1981		Canzonettafor oboe and string orchestraorchestrated by Charles Turner in 1981
Chamber music1922Gypsy Dance from The Rose Treefor violin and piano 
Chamber music11928Serenadefor 2 violins, viola and celloalso arranged for string orchestra (1944)
Chamber music4(1928)Violin Sonata in F minor (movement III only)for violin and pianomovement III (Allegro agitato) discovered in 2006; other movements lost/destroyed; won the 1929 Joseph H. Bearns Prize in Music at Columbia University
Chamber music61932Cello Sonatafor cello and piano 
Chamber music111936String Quartet in B minorfor 2 violins, viola and celloslow movement arranged for string orchestra as Adagio for Strings (1936)
Chamber music1941Commemorative Marchfor violin, cello and piano 
Chamber music1947String Quartet in E major, second mvt. onlyfor 2 violins, viola and cellocommission from Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge; 17 extant manuscript pages of movement II.[3]
Chamber music1954Adventurefor flute, clarinet, horn, African and oriental percussion instruments (2 players) and harp 
Chamber music311956Summer Music for Wind Quintetfor flute, oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon 
Chamber music1960sChorale for Washington Cathedralfor brass and timpani 
Chamber music38a1961Canzonefor flute or violin and pianocomposer's arrangement of the Piano Concerto, movement II
Chamber music1967Mutations from Bachfor brass and tympani 
Carillon1931Suitefor carillon 
Organ1925To Longwood Gardensfor organ 
Organ1927Prelude and Fuguefor organ 
Organ1936Chorale for a New Organfor organ 
Organ341959"Wondrous Love", Variations on a Shape-Note Hymnfor organ 
Organ371960Chorale Prelude on "Silent Night" from Die Natalifor organ 
Piano1917Melody in Ffor piano 
Piano1917Sadnessfor piano 
Piano1918Largofor piano 
Piano1918War Songfor piano 
Piano1919At Twilightfor piano 
Piano1919Lullabyfor piano 
Piano1923–19243 Sketches
  1. Love Song
  2. To My Steinway
  3. Minuet
for piano 
Piano1924Fantasie (written in the style of Joseph Haydn)for 2 pianos
Piano1925Prelude to a Tragic Dramafor piano 
Piano1925–1926Fresh from West Chester (Some Jazzing)for piano 
Piano1926Essay IIIfor piano 
Piano1931Interlude No. 1 (Adagio for Jeanne)for piano 
Piano1932Interlude No. 2for piano 
Piano201944Excursionsfor piano 
Piano261948Piano Sonatafor piano 
Piano281953Souvenirs, Ballet Suite
  1. Waltz
  2. Schottische
  3. Pas de deux
  4. Two-Step
  5. Hesitation-Tango
  6. Galop
for piano 4-hands (original),
or piano solo,
or 2 pianos		also orchestrated
Piano331959Nocturne (Homage to John Field)for piano 
Piano1960sAfter the Concertfor piano
Piano461977Balladefor piano 
Choral1930Motetto on Words from the Book of Jobfor (double) mixed chorus a cappellabiblical text from the Book of Job
Choral8
1935–1936
1936		2 Choruses
  1. The Virgin Martyrs
  2. Let Down the Bars, O Death
1. for female chorus a cappella
2. for mixed chorus a cappella
1. words by Helen Waddell
2. words by Emily Dickinson
Choral1937Heaven-Havenchoral adaptation of A Nun Takes the Veil from Op. 13; words by Gerard Manley Hopkins
Choral1938Agnus Dei (Lamb of God)for chorus and organ or piano ad libitumvocal adaptation of Adagio for Strings
Choral1938God's Grandeurfor double mixed chorus a cappellatext by Gerard Manley Hopkins
Choral1938Sure on This Shining Nightfor mixed chorus and pianochoral adaptation the song from Op. 13; words by James Agee
Choral151940A Stopwatch and an Ordnance Mapfor male chorus, kettledrums and brasswords by Stephen Spender
Choral431971The Loversfor baritone, chorus and orchestrabased on Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair by Pablo Neruda
Choral161939–1940Reincarnations
  1. Mary Hynes
  2. Anthony O'Daly
  3. The Coolin (The Fair Haired One)
for mixed choruswords by Antoine Ó Raifteiri in translation by James Stephens
Choral1953The Monk and His Catchoral adaptation from Hermit Songs, Op. 29
Choral301954Prayers of Kierkegaardfor soprano, chorus and orchestrawords by Søren Kierkegaard
Choral1957–1958Under the Willow Treefor mixed chorus and pianochoral adaptation from the opera Vanessa
Choral1965Easter Choralefor mixed chorus, brass, timpani and organ (ad libitum)Op. 40 [sic]; words by Pack Browning
Choral19662 Choruses from "Anthony and Cleopatra"
  1. On the Death of Anthony
  2. On the Death of Cleopatra
1. for female chorus and piano
2. for mixed chorus and piano		choral extracts from the opera Anthony and Cleopatra
Choral4219682 Pieces
  1. Twelfth Night
  2. To Be Sung on the Water
for mixed chorus a cappella
1. words by Laurie Lee
2. words by Louise Bogan
Vocal1917Sometimefor voice and pianowords by Eugene Field
Vocal1918In the Firelightfor voice and piano
Vocal1919Isabelfor voice and pianowords by John Greenleaf Whittier
Vocal1920?October-Weatherfor voice and piano
Vocal1924My Fairlylandfor voice and pianowords by Robert Thomas Kerlin
Vocal19242 Poems of the Wind
  1. Little Children of the Wind
  2. Longing
for voice and pianowords by Fiona Macleod
Vocal1925A Slumber Song of the Madonnafor voice and pianowords by Alfred Noyes
Vocal1925Fantasy in Purplefor voice and pianowords by Langston Hughes
Vocal19252 Songs of Youth
  1. Invocation to Youth
  2. I Never Thought That Youth Would Go
for voice and piano
1. words by Laurence Binyon
2. words by Jessie B. Rittenhouse
Vocal1926Ask Me To Restfor voice and pianowords by Edward Hicks Streeter Terry
Vocal1926Manfor voice and pianowords by Humbert Wolfe
Vocal1926Watchersfor voice and pianowords by Dean Cornwell (or Edgar Daniel Kramer)
Vocal1926?Music, When Soft Voices Diefor voice and pianowords by Percy Bysshe Shelley
Vocal1927Mother, I Can Not Mind My Wheelfor voice and pianowords by Walter Savage Landor
Vocal1927Thy Lovefor voice and pianowords by Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Vocal1927There's Nae Larkfor voice and pianowords by Algernon Charles Swinburne
Vocal2
1927
1928
1934		3 Songs
  1. The Daisies
  2. With Rue My Heart Is Laden
  3. Bessie Bobtail
for voice and piano
1. words by James Stephens
2. words by A. E. Housman
3. words by James Stephens
Vocal31931Dover Beachfor baritone and string quartetwords by Matthew Arnold
Vocal1934Love at the Doorfor voice and pianowords by John Addington Symonds
Vocal1934Serenaderfor voice and pianowords by George Dillon
Vocal1935Love's Cautionfor voice and pianowords by W. H. Davies
Vocal1935Night Wanderersfor voice and pianowords by W. H. Davies
Vocal1935Of That So Sweet Imprisonmentfor voice and pianowords by James Joyce
Vocal1935Strings in the Earth and Airfor voice and pianowords by James Joyce
Vocal1936Beggar's Songfor voice and pianowords by W. H. Davies
Vocal1019363 Songs
  1. Rain Has Fallen
  2. Sleep Now
  3. I Hear an Army
for voice and pianowords by James Joyce

3. also orchestrated
Vocal1937In the Dark Pinewoodfor voice and pianowords by James Joyce
Vocal131937–1940
1937
1938
1938
1940		4 Songs
  1. A Nun Takes the Veil (Heaven-Haven)
  2. The Secrets of the Old
  3. Sure on This Shining Night
  4. Nocturne
for voice and piano
1. words by Gerard Manley Hopkins
2. words by W. B. Yeats
3. words by James Agee; also orchestrated
4. words by Frederic Prokosch; also orchestrated
Vocal1940Song for a New Housefor voice, piano, and flute with ad libitum cadenzacomposed for Mary Louise Curtis; text from Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Act V, scene i.[4]
Vocal18
1942
1943		2 Songs
  1. The Queen's Face on the Summery Coin
  2. Monks and Raisins
for voice and piano
1. words by Robert Horan
2. words by Jose Garcia Villa
Vocal241947Knoxville: Summer of 1915for soprano and orchestrawords by James Agee
Vocal251947Nuvolettafor voice and pianowords by James Joyce
Vocal271950–1951Mélodies passagères
  1. Puisque tout passe
  2. Un cygne
  3. Tombeau dans un parc
  4. Le clocher chante
  5. Départ
for voice and pianowords by Rainer Maria Rilke
Vocal291953Hermit Songs
  1. At Saint Patrick's Purgatory
  2. Church Bells at Night
  3. St. Ita's Vision
  4. The Heavenly Banquet
  5. The Crucifixion
  6. Sea-Snatch
  7. Promiscuity
  8. The Monk and His Cat
  9. The Praises of God
  10. The Desire for Hermitage
for voice and pianopoems translated from anonymous Irish texts of the 8th to 13th centuries
Vocal391962Andromache's Farewellfor soprano and orchestratext from The Trojan Women by Euripides, translated by John Patrick Creagh
Vocal411968–1969Despite and Still
  1. A Last Song
  2. My Lizard (Wish for a Young Love)
  3. In the Wilderness
  4. Solitary Hotel
  5. Despite and Still
for voice and piano
1. words by Robert Graves
2. words by Theodore Roethke
3. words by Robert Graves
4. words by James Joyce
5. words by Robert Graves
Vocal4519723 Songs
  1. Now I Have Fed and Eaten Up the Rose
  2. A Green Lowland of Pianos
  3. O Boundless, Boundless Evening
for voice and piano
1. words by James Joyce, translation of a poem by Gottfried Keller
2. words by Czesław Miłosz
3. words by Christopher Middleton

References
  1. Finkelstein, Sidney (1991). Music of Samuel Barber (CD booklet). New York, New York: Vanguard Classics.
  2. Kennicott, Philip (1990). Samuel Barber: Medea, Third Essay, Fadogoraph of a Yestern Scene (CD booklet). Westbury, New York: Koch International Classics.
  3. Heyman, Barbara B. "The Chamber Music of Samuel Barber" (PDF). Chamber Music America. Chamber Music America. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  4. Heyman, Barbara B. "The Chamber Music of Samuel Barber" (PDF). Chamber Music America. Chamber Music America. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
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