List of compositions for viola: A to B

This article lists compositions written for the viola. The list includes works in which the viola is a featured instrument: viola solo, viola and piano, viola and orchestra, ensemble of violas, etc. Catalogue number, date of composition and publisher (for copyrighted works) are also included. Ordering is by composer surname.

This pages lists composers whose surname falls into the A to B alphabetic range. For others, see respective pages: List of compositions for viola: C to E List of compositions for viola: F to H List of compositions for viola: I to K List of compositions for viola: L to N List of compositions for viola: O to R List of compositions for viola: S List of compositions for viola: T to Z

A Erkki Aaltonen (1910–1990) Preludi ja allegro (Prelude and Allegro) for viola and piano (1983); Julkaisija Erkki Aaltone Walter Abendroth (1896–1973)Zeyringer, Franz. Literatur für Viola. New Edition. Hartberg: Schönwetter, 1985. Concerto for viola and orchestra Divertimento for flute and viola, Op. 5 (1928); Willy Müller Süddeutscher Musikverlag Sonata No. 1 in G for viola and piano, Op. 21a (1956); Willy Müller Süddeutscher Musikverlag Sonata No. 2 in C for viola and piano, Op. 21b (1957); Willy Müller Süddeutscher Musikverlag Hans Abrahamsen (b. 1952) Hymne for cello or viola solo (1990); Edition Wilhelm Hansen Jean Absil (1893–1974) Berceuse for cello or viola or alto saxophone and small orchestra (or piano) (1932); Gervan Édition Musicale; CeBeDeM Concertino for viola and orchestra, Op. 122 (1964); CeBeDeM Concerto for viola and orchestra, Op. 54 (1942); CeBeDeM Sonatine en duo for violin and viola, Op. 112 (1962); CeBeDeM Joseph Achron (1886–1943) 2 Pieces for viola and piano, Op. 65 (1932); Israeli Music Publications Dieter Acker (1940–2006) Arkaden II for viola and piano (1995) Duo for viola and cello (1973); Bote & Bock; Boosey & Hawkes Equale II for 2 violas (1987) Musik for viola, harp and string orchestra (1992); Ries & Erler Musikverlag Sonata for viola and harp (1987); Ries & Erler Musikverlag Sonata for viola and piano (1985); Bote & Bock; Boosey & Hawkes Trio for flute, viola and harp (or guitar) (1987) Trio for clarinet, viola and piano (1992) Selman Ada (b. 1953) 2 Konser Prelüdü (2 Concert Preludes) for flute, viola and harp (2002); Strube Verlag Byron Adams (b. 1955) Sonata for viola and piano (2010–2011); Editions Bim Murray Adaskin (1906–2002) Concerto No. 1 for viola and orchestra (1991); AdLar Publications; Canadian Music Centre Concerto No. 2 for viola and orchestra (1995); AdLar Publications; Canadian Music Centre Duo for viola and guitar (1996); AdLar Publications; Canadian Music Centre Duo for viola and piano (1999); AdLar Publications; Canadian Music Centre Finki, Where Are You? for 2 violas (2000); AdLar Publications Sonatine Baroque for solo viola (1952, 1999); AdLar Publications Vocalise No. 1 for solo viola (1990); Canadian Music Centre Vocalise No. 2 for solo viola (1996); Canadian Music Centre Thomas Adès (b. 1971) Four Berceuses from The Exterminating Angel for clarinet, viola and piano (2021); Faber Music Three Berceuses from The Exterminating Angel for viola and piano (2018); Faber Music Samuel Adler (b. 1928) Canto XVI for viola solo (2004); Ludwig Music Publishing Concerto for viola and orchestra (1999); Theodore Presser Divertissement for viola and marimba (2002); Theodore Presser Five Choral Scherzi for mixed chorus, viola and guitar (2007); Theodore Presser Into the Radient Boundaries of Light for viola and guitar (1993); Theodore Presser Sonata for viola and piano (1984); Theodore Presser Song and Dance for viola and orchestra (1961); Oxford University Press Triolet for flute, viola and harp (1989); C.F. Peters Bruce Adolphe (b. 1955) Dreamsong for viola and piano (1989); American Composers Alliance Duo for viola and piano (1980); American Composers Alliance Hoodoo Duo for viola and double bass (1994); American Composers Alliance Julia Adolphe (b. 1988) Unearth, Release, Concerto for viola and orchestra (2016) Milton Adolphus (1913–1988) Bouncettino for viola and piano, Op. 78 (1944); American Composers Alliance Improvisation for viola and piano, Op. 61 (1937); American Composers Alliance Ernani Aguiar (b. 1950) Meloritmias No. 5 for viola solo (1987); Editora Novas Metas Miguel del Águila (b. 1957) Concierto en Tango, Concerto for viola and orchestra (2014); Peermusic Classical Silence for viola and piano (2016) Submerged for flute, viola and harp (2015) Kalevi Aho (b. 1949) Am Horizont for viola solo with voice (2020); Fennica Gehrman Concerto for viola and chamber orchestra (2006); Fennica Gehrman Lamento for 2 violas (2001); Modus Musiikki Solo XII (In Memoriam Einojuhani Rautavaara) for viola solo (2016); Fennica Gehrman Trio for clarinet, viola and piano (2006); Fennica Gehrman Joseph Ahrens (1904–1997) Sonata for viola and organ (or positive organ) (1953); Willy Müller Süddeutscher Musikverlag Necil Kazım Akses (1908–1999) Acıklı Ezgi (Canto Lamentoso): Hüzünlü Melodi (Sad Melody) for viola solo (1984) Capriccio for viola solo (1977–1978); Devlet Konservatuvarı Yayınları Concerto for viola and orchestra (1977); Devlet Konservatuvarı Yayınları Isaac Albéniz (1860–1909) L'Automne from Les Saisons for viola and piano; original for piano; transcription by Paul-Louis Neuberth (1922); Éditions Costallat; Éditions Alphonse Leduc Mallorca: Barcarola for viola and piano, Op. 202 (1892); original for piano; transcription by J. Amaz; Unión Musical Ediciones Puerta de tierra: Bolero from Recuerdos de Viaje for viola and piano, Op. 71 (1887); original for piano; transcription by J. Amaz; Unión Musical Ediciones Tango in D major from España for viola and piano, Op. 165 No. 2 (1890); original for piano; transcription by Watson Forbes (1962); Oxford University Press Karel Albert (1901–1987) Werkstuk for viola and wind quintet or piano (1958); CeBeDeM Per Hjort Albertsen (1919–2015) Pastorale for viola and piano (1955); original from Liten Suite for Strykeorkester (Little Suite) for string orchestra, Op. 14 (1955); Music Information Centre Norway Sonatina for violin (or viola, or cello) and piano, Op. 50 (1985); Music Information Centre Norway Alexander Albrecht (1885–1958) Čertík v rozprávke (The Villain of the Fairytale) for viola solo (1952) Scherzo for violin and viola (1957) Suite Concertante for viola and piano (1948); Slovenský hudobný fond Trio for 2 violins and viola (1943); Opus Bratislava Johann Georg Albrechtsberger (1736–1809)Jappe, Michael and Dorothea Jappe. Viola Bibliographie: Das Repertoire für die historische Bratsch von 1649 bis nach 1800. Winterthur: Amadeus, 1999. Duo in C major for viola and cello (1783) Mark Alburger (b. 1957) Concerto "Felicitations" for viola and orchestra, Op. 119 (2004) Duo Sonata No. 2 "Wasatch" for viola and percussion, Op. 31 (1986) Luna Alcalay (1928–2012) Gyroskop for viola solo (1998); Edition HH; Music Information Centre Austria un sogno à tre for flute, viola and harp (1990); Music Information Centre Austria Liana Alexandra (1947–2011) Concerto for viola, flute and chamber orchestra, Op. 23 (1980); Editura Muzicală Quasi Cadenza for violin or viola solo, Op. 27 (1983) Román Alís (1931–2006) Balada de las cuatro cuerdas: pequeña pieza (Ballad on Four Strings: Little Piece) for viola and piano, Op. 116 (1977); Ópera Tres Cuatro piezas (4 Pieces) for 2 violas, Op. 98 (1972) Estudio (Study) for viola and piano, Op. 57 (1966) Charles-Valentin Alkan (1813–1888) Sonate de Concert in E major for viola and piano, Op. 47 (1857); transcription by Casimir Ney (published 1858); original for cello and piano Claude Loyola Allgén (1920–1990) Dialog (Dialogue) for violin and viola (1986); Swedish Music Information Centre Drakdans av Béla Bartók for viola and piano (1955); Swedish Music Information Centre António Victorino d'Almeida (b. 1940) Sonata for viola and piano, Op. 94 (1994); AvA Musical Editions Rock and Roll for viola, double bass and piano, Op. 112 (1998) José Antônio de Almeida Prado (1943–2010) Sertões (Backcountry) for viola solo (1978); Tonos Musikverlag Sonata No. 1 for viola and piano (1983); Tonos Musikverlag Eduardo Alonso-Crespo (b. 1956) Concerto for viola and string orchestra, Op. 17 (2002) Double Concerto for violin, viola and string orchestra, Op. 41 (2022) Ruben Altunyan (1939–2021) Concerto-Symphony (Կոնցերտ-Սիմֆոնիա; Концерт-Симфония) for violin, viola and orchestra (1966) William Alwyn (1905–1985) Ballade for viola and piano (1939); Corda Music Publications 2 Folk Tunes for cello or viola and piano (or harp) (1936); Oxford University Press Pastoral Fantasia for viola and string orchestra (1939); Corda Music Publications Sonata Impromptu for violin and viola (1939); Corda Music Publications Sonatina for viola and piano (1941, 1944); The William Alwyn Foundation Efraín Amaya (b. 1959) Recuerdos (Memories) for viola solo (1982); Lafi Publishers Johan Amberg (1946–1914) Fantaisiestücke (Fantasy Pieces) for clarinet, viola and piano, Op. 12 (1910); Wilhelm Hansen Musikforlag Claudio Ambrosini (b. 1948) 'Oh, mia Euridice'...a Fragment for clarinet and viola (1981) André Amellér (1912–1990) L'arc-en-ciel (The Rainbow), 7 Easy Pieces for viola and piano, Op. 221 (1975); Éditions Gérard Billaudot Hétérodoxes for solo string quartet and orchestra, Op. 181 (1970); Éditions Musicales Transatlantiques Mon premier concert (My First Concert), 6 Easy Pieces for viola and piano, Op. 218 (1975); Éditions Combre Petit nuage (Little Cloud) for viola and piano, Op. 308 (1983); Éditions Alphonse Leduc Sarabande for viola solo, Op. 80 (1953) Sonatina for viola or violin, Op. 357 (1984) Sourire (Smile) for viola and piano, Op. 307 (1983); Éditions Alphonse Leduc Speranza for viola or violin and piano, Op. 375 (1986); Éditions Alphonse Leduc Trois pièces faciles (3 Easy Pieces) for viola and piano, Op. 208 (1973); Éditions Combre Fikret Amirov (1922–1984) Elegy for cello (or viola) and piano (1948); (State Music Publishing House) Martin Amlin (b. 1953) Encomium for viola and harp (2004); Theodore Presser Kennel for viola and piano (2011); Theodore Presser Sonata for viola and piano (1987); Theodore Presser Violetta for viola and piano (2010); Theodore Presser Johann Andreas Amon (1763–1825). 3 Concertante Quartets for solo viola and string trio, Op. 15 Concerto No. 1 in A major for viola and orchestra, Op. 10 (1799) Concerto No. 2 in E major for viola and orchestra 6 Duos for violin and viola, Op. 2 (1791) Quartet for solo viola and string trio, Op. 18 No. 3 (1803) Quintet for flute, viola and string trio, Op. 19 No. 3 David Amram (b. 1930) The Wind and the Rain for viola and piano (1964); based on movement II of Shakespearean Concerto; C. F. Peters Pierre Ancelin (1934–2001) Lyriques, 3 Pieces for viola and piano (1984); Éditions Gérard Billaudot Carl-Olof Anderberg (1914–1972) Concerto for viola and orchestra (1945); STIM; Swedish Music Information Centre Karl August Andersen (1903–1970) En Spillemannstubb (Fiddler's Catch) for violin and viola (1955); Norsk Musikforlag Beth Anderson (b. 1950) April Swale for viola and harpsichord (2000) Little Trio for flute, viola and guitar (1983); American Composers Alliance May Swale for viola solo (1997) Nightsong for soprano, viola and piano (2005) Julian Anderson (b. 1967) Prayer for viola solo (2009); Faber Music T. J. Anderson (b. 1928) Variations on a Theme by Alban Berg for viola and piano (1977); American Composers Alliance Vocalise for violin (or viola) and harp (1980); American Composers Alliance B. Tommy Andersson (b. 1964) Allegro marcato in C minor for viola and double bass (1980) Concertino for 8 violas (1982) Concerto for viola and small orchestra (1983) Divertimento for viola, trombone and cello (1983); Swedish Music Information Centre