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The Austrian composer Anton Webern (1883–1945) left a relatively small output of compositions. Many of his works are without opus numbers, and many were published posthumously.
List of compositions
[edit]- for a complete list of unpublished compositions and sketches, see Moldenhauer & Moldenhauer 1978, pp. 700–705
* – Posthumous publishing date
Title | Year(s) | Op. | Genre | Text | Ref(s) | |
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Comp. | Publ. | |||||
Orchestral works[edit] | ||||||
Im Sommerwind ("In the Summer Wind") |
1904 | 1966* | – | Orchestral | None | [1][2][3] |
Three Studies on a Bass Ostinato | 1907 | unpubd. | – | Orchestral | [1][2][4] | |
Passacaglia | 1908 | 1922 | Op. 1 | Orchestral | [1][2][4] | |
Sechs Stücke ("Six Pieces") |
1909 1928 (rev.) |
1913 1956 (rev.) |
Op. 6 | Orchestral | [5][2][6] | |
Fünf Stücke ("Five Pieces") |
1911–13 | 1923 | Op. 10 | Orchestral | [7][2][6] | |
Eight Fragments | 1911–13 | unpubd. | – | Orchestral | [2][6] | |
Orchestral Pieces | 1913 | 1971* | – | Orchestral | [2][6] | |
Symphony | 1927–28 | 1929 | Op. 21 | Orchestral | [2][6] | |
Variations | 1940 | 1956* | Op. 30 | Orchestral | [2][8] | |
Choral[edit] | ||||||
Entflieht auf leichten Kähnen ("Escape using Light Boats") |
1908 | 1921 | Op. 2 | Choir (SATB, acapella) | S. George | [9] |
Zwei Lieder ("Two Songs")
|
1925–26 | 1928 | Op. 19 | Choir (SATB), chamber orchestra | J.W. von Goethe | [9] |
Das Augenlicht "The Eyes' Radiance" |
1935 | 1956* | Op. 26 | Choir (SATB), orchestra | H. Jone | [9] |
Cantata No. 1
|
1938–39 orch. 1944 |
1954* | Op. 29 | Choir (SATB), soloist, orchestra | H. Jone | [9] |
Cantata No. 2
|
1941–43 orch. 1944 |
1956* (vs) 1951* (os) |
Op. 31 | Choir (SATB), soloists, orchestra | H. Jone | [9] |
Solo vocal[edit] | ||||||
Three Poems
|
1899–1903 | 1965* | – | Voice, piano | F. Avenarius; R. Dehmel; G. Falke | [10] |
"Vorfrühling II" ("Early Spring II") |
1900 | unpubd. | – | Voice, piano | F. Avenarius | [10] |
"Wolkennacht" ("Cloud Night") |
1900 | unpubd. | – | Voice, piano | F. Avenarius | [10] |
"Wehmut" ("Melancholy") |
1901 | unpubd. | – | Voice, piano | F. Avenarius | [10] |
Eight Early Songs
|
1901–04 | 1965* | – | Voice, piano | Various | [10] |
Three Songs
|
1903–04 | 1965* | – | Voice, piano | F. Avenarius | [10] |
Hochsommernacht | 1904 | unpubd. | – | Voices, piano | M. Greif | [10] |
Five Songs
|
1906–08 | 1966* | – | Voice, piano | R. Dehmel | [10] |
Fünf Lieder aus 'Der siebente Ring'
|
1908–09 | 1919 | Op. 3 | Voice, piano | S. George | [10] |
Fünf Lieder
|
1908–09 | 1923 | Op. 4 | Voice, piano | S. George | [10] |
Vier Lieder
|
1908–09 | 1970* | – | Voice, piano | S. George | [10] |
Zwei Lieder
|
1921; 1925 | 1926 | Op. 8 | Voice, chamber ensemble | R.M. Rilke | [10] |
Schmerz immer, Blick nach oben | 1913 | unpubd. | – | Voice, string quartet | A. Webern | [10] |
Three Orchestral Songs
|
1913–14 | 1968* | – | Soprano, orchestra | A. Webern; S. George | [10] |
Vier Lieder
|
1915–17 | 1925 | Op. 12 | Voice, piano | Various | [10] |
Vier Lieder
|
1914–18 | 1926 | Op. 13 | Voice, chamber ensemble | Various | [10] |
Sechs Lieder
|
1917–22 | 1924 | Op. 14 | Soprano, chamber ensemble | G. Trakl | [10] |
Fünf geistliche Lieder
|
1917–22 | 1924 | Op. 15 | Voice, chamber ensemble | Various | [10] |
Fünf Canons nach lateinischen Texten
|
1923–24 | 1928 | Op. 16 | Voice, chamber ensemble | Various | [10] |
Drei Volkstexte
|
1924–25 | 1955* | Op. 17 | Voice, chamber ensemble | Various | [10] |
Drei Lieder
|
1925 | 1927 | Op. 18 | Voice, chamber ensemble | Various | [10] |
Drei Gesänge aus 'Viae inviae'
|
1933–34 | 1936 | Op. 23 | Voice, piano | H. Jone | [10] |
Drei Lieder
|
1934 | 1956* | Op. 25 | Voice, piano | H. Jone | [10] |
Chamber[edit] | ||||||
Two Pieces | 1899 | 1975* | – | Cello, piano | None | [11] |
Scherzo and Trio | 1904 | unpubd. | – | String quartet | [11] | |
Langsamer Satz | 1905 | 1965* | – | String quartet | [11] | |
String Quartet | 1905 | 1965* | – | String quartet | [11] | |
Rondo | 1906 | 1970* | – | String quartet | [11] | |
Quintet | 1907 | 1953* | – | Piano, string quartet | [11] | |
String Quartet[n 2] | 1907 | unpubd. | – | String quartet | [11] | |
Fünf Sätze | 1909 | 1922 | Op. 5 | String quartet | [11] | |
Vier Stücke | 1910, 1914 | 1922 | Op. 7 | Violin, piano | [11] | |
Sechs Bagatellen | 1911, 1913 | 1924 | Op. 9 | String quartet | [11] | |
Drei kleine Stücke | 1914 | 1924 | Op. 11 | Cello, piano | [11] | |
Cello Sonata | 1914 | 1970* | – | Cello, piano | [11] | |
[Movement] | 1920 | unpubd. | – | Clarinet, trumpet, violin | [11] | |
[Movement] "Ruhig" | 1925 | unpubd. | – | String trio | [11] | |
Satz | 1925 | 1966* | – | String trio | [11] | |
String Trio | 1926–27 | 1927 | Op. 20 | String trio | [11] | |
[Movement] | 1927 | unpubd. | – | String trio | [11] | |
Quartet | 1928–30 | 1932 | Op. 22 | Clarinet, tenor saxophone, violin, piano | [11] | |
Concerto for Nine Instruments | 1931–34 | 1948* | Op. 24 | Chamber ensemble | [11] | |
String Quartet | 1936–38 | 1939 | Op. 28 | String quartet | [11] | |
Piano[edit] | ||||||
Satz | 1906 | 1970* | – | Piano | None | [11] |
Sonatensatz (Rondo) | 1906 | 1969* | – | Piano | [11] | |
Kinderstück | 1924 | 1967* | – | Piano | [11] | |
Klavierstück | 1925 | 1966* | – | Piano | [11] | |
Variations | 1935–36 | 1937 | Op. 27 | Piano | [11] |
Arrangements
[edit]Works by the composer
[edit]- Sechs Stücke, Op. 6, version for chamber orchestra (1920)
- Fünf Sätze, Op. 5, version for string orchestra (1928-29)
Works by others
[edit]- "Thränenregen", "Ihr Bild", Romance [from Rosamunde], "Der Wegweiser", and "Du bist die Ruh’", by Franz Schubert, arranged for voice and orchestra (1903)
- Schatzwalzer by Johann Strauss II for string quartet, harmonium, and piano (1921)
- Chamber Symphony No. 1, op. 9, by Arnold Schoenberg, arranged for flute (or violin), clarinet (or viola), piano, violin, and cello (1922–23)
- Arbeiterchor by Franz Liszt, arranged for bass solo, chorus, and orchestra (1924)
- Deutsche Tänze (German Dances) by Schubert (1824, drawn from D.820), orchestrated by Webern (1931)
- Fuga (Ricercata) a 6 voci [Fugue No. 2] from Johann Sebastian Bach's "Musical Offering", orchestrated (1934–35)
References
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ The "Kunfttag III" song was reconstructed by the composer Peter Westergaard[10]
- ^ The 1907 String Quartet was reconstructed by Edwin Lyle Haugan[11]
Citations
[edit]- ^ a b c Hoskisson 2017, p. 174.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Puffett 2015, §Works: "Orchestral".
- ^ Moldenhauer & Moldenhauer 1978, p. 700.
- ^ a b Moldenhauer & Moldenhauer 1978, p. 701.
- ^ Hoskisson 2017, p. 175.
- ^ a b c d e Moldenhauer & Moldenhauer 1978, p. 702.
- ^ Hoskisson 2017, p. 176.
- ^ Moldenhauer & Moldenhauer 1978, p. 704.
- ^ a b c d e Puffett 2015, §Works: "Choral".
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x Puffett 2015, §Works: "Solo vocal".
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z Puffett 2015, §Works: "Chamber and solo instrumental".
Sources
[edit]- Hoskisson, Darin (2017). Anton Webern: A Research and Information Guide. London: Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-1-317-67268-5.
- Moldenhauer, Hans; Moldenhauer, Rosaleen (1978). Anton Webern: A Research and Information Guide. London: Gollancz. ISBN 978-0-575-02436-6.
- Puffett, Kathryn Bailey (2015) [2001]. "Webern, Anton". Grove Music Online (8th ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.29993. ISBN 978-1-56159-263-0. (subscription or UK public library membership required)