List of compositions by Bohuslav Martinů

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.

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)

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)

Orchestral

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)

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)

Concertos

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

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

Cello

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

Others

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

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)

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)

Chamber

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)

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.)

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 Aleš Březina
**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

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)

Sextets

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

Septets

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

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)

Instrumental

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

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)

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)

Piano

*Sonata for Piano, H. 350 (1954 - Nice, France)
*"Loutky" ("Puppettes") (3 books, numbered by Martinů in reverse chronological order) [ [http://www.martinu.cz/katalog/ Katalog skladeb Bohuslava Martinů ] ]
**"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)

External links

* [http://www.martinu.cz/english/novinky.php Bohuslav Martinů Foundation in Prague]
** [http://www.martinu.cz/katalog Catalogue of Works]