List of compositions for viola: S

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 S alphabetic range. For others, see respective pages: List of compositions for viola: A to B 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: T to Z

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Sa Kaija Saariaho (1952–2023) Aure for violin and viola (2011); Chester Music Vent Nocturne for solo viola and electronics (2006); Chester Music Je sens un deuxième coeur for viola, cello and piano (2003); Chester Music New Gates for flute, viola and harp (1996); Chester Music Peter Sacco (1928–2000) Zeyringer, Franz. Literatur für Viola. New Edition. Hartberg: Schönwetter, 1985. Sequence for viola and piano, Op. 138 (1966); Ostara Press Harald Sæverud (1897–1992) Sonatina for viola and piano (1989); Music Information Centre Norway Camille Saint-Saëns (1835–1921) Le cygne (The Swan) from The Carnival of the Animals for viola or viola d'amore and piano (1886); adaptation by Louis van Waefelghem (1895?) Sérénade for viola and piano, Op. 16 No. 2 (1862); original for cello and piano; adaptation by Louis van Waefelghem Philip Sainton (1891–1967) Crépuscule for viola and piano (1935); Boosey & Hawkes Lament for violin or viola and piano (1926); Augener Editions Phantom Gavotte for viola and piano; Modus Music Sérénade Fantastique for viola and orchestra (1935) Aulis Sallinen (b. 1935) Concerto for clarinet, viola and chamber orchestra, Op. 91 (2007); Novello & Co. Erkki Salmenhaara (1941–2002) Elegie IV in C minor for viola solo (1967); Edition Fazer; Fennica Gehrman; Warner/Chappell Music Finland Poema for solo violin (or viola, or cello) and string orchestra (1975); Edition Fazer; Fennica Gehrman; Warner/Chappell Music Finland Esa-Pekka Salonen (b. 1958) Pentatonic Étude for viola solo (2008, revised 2014); Chester Music Timothy Salter (b. 1942) Mosaics for flute (piccolo), viola and harp (1991); Usk Edition Declamation for viola solo (2002); Usk Edition Prelude and Fugue for viola (or clarinet) and piano (1976); Usk Edition Leonard Salzedo (1921–2000) Concerto for viola and orchestra, Op. 100 (1983) Eves Apologie, Cantata for mezzo soprano, viola and string orchestra, Op. 125 (1993); words by Emilia Lanier Sonata for violin and viola, Op. 132 (1995) Gustave Samazeuilh (1877–1967) Deux pièces brèves (2 Short Pieces) (1947); Éditions Durand; Elkan-Vogel Lamento for viola (or cello) solo D'un printemps heureux for viola (or cello) and piano Steven Sametz (b. 1954 Two Songs for Lent for countertenor and viola (1973) Voices of Broken Hearts for female chorus and digitally delayed viola (2010); ECS Publishing Rhian Samuel (b. 1944) Blythswood, 3 Pieces for viola and piano (1998); Stainer & Bell Emerging (Lightly) for solo viola and chamber ensemble (2008); Stainer & Bell Stepping Out II, Trio for clarinet, viola and piano (2000); Stainer & Bell Through Windows and the Balustrades Beyond for flute, viola and harp (1998); Stainer & Bell Time Out of Time: Little Suite for viola and piano (2001); original for cello and piano; Stainer & Bell Lars Sandberg (b. 1955) Väntans svit: musik till dikter av Birgitta Lillpers (Väntans Suite: Music to Poems of Birgitta Lillpers) for viola solo (1998); Swedish Music Information Centre Adolf Sandberger (1864–1943) Trio-Sonata in C minor for violin, viola and piano, Op. 4 (1889) Luis Sandi (1905–1996) Hoja de álbum 2 for viola and piano (1986); Ediciones Mexicanas de Música Miniaturas (Miniatures) for viola solo (1994); Liga de Compositores de México Dalmazio Santini (1923–2001) Concerto for viola and orchestra (1980) Cláudio Santoro (1919–1989) Adágio for viola and piano (1946, 1965); Edition Savart Concerto No. 1 for viola and orchestra (1988); Edition Savart Duo for violin and viola (1982); Edition Savart Duo for female voice and viola (1987); Edition Savart Espaços (Space) for viola and piano (1966); Edition Savart Fantasia Sul America for viola solo (1983); Edition Savart Fantasia Sul America for viola and orchestra (1983); Edition Savart Mutationen IV for viola and tape (1971–1972); Edition Savart Paródia for voice, viola, and other instruments (piano, percussion) ad libitum (1982); Edition Savart Sonata No. 1 for viola and piano (1943); unfinished Sonata No. 2 for viola and piano (1982); Edition Savart Guido Santórsola (1904–1994) Canção triste e dança brasileira for viola and piano or orchestra (1934) Chôro No. 1 in G major for viola (or violin) and piano (1944) Chôro No. 2 in G major for violin or viola and piano (or orchestra) (1952); Bèrben Edizioni Musicali Concerto for viola and orchestra with mixed chorus and viola d'amore (1932–1933) Díptico for viola (or violin) and guitar (1970); Editora Novas Metas 3 Estados psicológicos for violin or viola and orchestra (1936) Mangangá, Study for viola solo (1953) Preludio y fuga a la manera clásica for 2 violas and double bass (1937) Sonata in D minor for violin or viola and piano (1928); Bèrben Edizioni Musicali Sonata-fantasía for viola and orchestra (or piano) (1938) Trio for flute, viola and piano (1969) Joly Braga Santos (1924–1988) Cançaõ for viola and piano (1971); AvA Musical Editions Nocturne in B minor for viola and string orchestra, Op. 11 (1947) Concerto for viola and orchestra, Op. 31 (1960) Jerzy Sapieyevski (b. 1945) Concerto for Viola and Winds; Mercury Music; Theodore Presser Company Allen Sapp (1922–1999) Colloquies II for flute, viola and piano (1978) First Viola Sonata for viola and piano (1948); American Composers Alliance Ruben Sargsyan (Ruben Sarkisyan) (1945–2013) Concerto for viola and chamber orchestra (1992) László Sáry (b. 1940) Diana búcsúja (Diana's Farewell) for 8 violins and 8 violas (1976); Editio Musica Budapest For Viola or Cello: Hommage à Philip Glass for viola or cello solo (1977); Editio Musica Budapest Henri Sauguet (1901–1989) Trois Pièces (3 Pieces) for viola solo (1972); Symétrie Musique pour Cendrars for baritone and viola (1986); Symétrie Ernest Sauter (1928–2013) Essai sur "l'accord prométhéen" for viola solo and string trio (1988); Walter Wollenweber Verlag; revision for viola solo and string orchestra (2000); Edition Kunzelmann Sonata for viola solo (1974); Walter Wollenweber Verlag Eugène Sauzay (1809–1901) Pièce en trio in G major for violin, viola and piano, Op. 7 (published 1855) David Sawer (b. 1961) Parthenope for viola solo (2003); Universal Edition Robert Saxton (b. 1953) Invocation, Dance and Meditation for viola and piano (1991); Chester Music Concerto for viola and orchestra (1986); Chester Music Fazıl Say (b. 1970) Ruşen Güneş Anısına (In Memoriam Ruşen Güneş), Sonata for viola solo, Op. 92 (2020); Schott Music Ahmed Adnan Saygun (1907–1991) Concerto for viola and orchestra, Op. 59 (1976–1977); Peermusic Classical Bruce Saylor (b. 1946) Duo for violin and viola (1970); 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Sc Alessandro Scarlatti (1660–1725) Aria "Vaga rosa tenerella" for voice, viola d'amore or viola and harpsichord or piano (1680); transcription by Louis van Waefelghem (1899) Andrea Lorenzo Scartazzini (b. 1971) Cammina cammina for mezzo-soprano, viola and theorbo (1996); words by Giuseppe Ungaretti; Bärenreiter Verlag Giacinto Scelsi (1905–1988) Cœlocanth, 3 Movements for viola solo (1955); Éditions Salabert Elegia per Ty for viola and cello (1958); Éditions Salabert Manto for a violist-singer (1957); Éditions Salabert Three Studies for viola solo (1956); Éditions Salabert Theodor Schaefer (1904–1969) Diathema for viola and orchestra, Op. 24 (1955–1956); Český Hudební Fond Bogusław Schaeffer (1929–2019 Concerto for viola and chamber orchestra (2004) Concerto for viola and orchestra (1997); Collsch Edition Kreuzweg 11 for saxophone, accordion, percussion and viola (2003) Monophonie II for 13 violas (1997); Collsch Edition Mouhadatsa for viola and cello (1985); Collsch Edition Quartet for 4 violas (2006) Salzburg Spectres for 4 violas (2005) Sonata for viola solo (1991); Collsch Edition Spring Music for viola and piano (1988); Collsch Edition R. Murray Schafer (1933–2021) Buskers for flute, violin and viola (1985); Arcana Editions; Canadian Music Centre Concerto for viola and orchestra (1997); Arcana Editions; Canadian Music Centre Rounds for flute, violin and viola (1985); Canadian Music Centre Philipp Scharwenka (1847–1917) Arie in F major for viola and piano or harmonium, Op. 51 (1883, 1897); originally for cello or violin and piano Sonata Fantasia in G minor for viola and piano, Op. 106 (1898) Trio No. 1 (Duo) in A minor (major) for violin, viola and piano, Op. 105 (1898) Trio No. 2 in E minor for violin, viola and piano, Op. 121 (1915) Gerhard Schedl (1957–2000) Concertino for viola and piano (1976); Verlag Doblinger Concerto for viola and orchestra (1988); Verlag Doblinger Michael Schelle (b. 1950) The Viola the Wind Swept Away for viola and chamber ensemble (2007) Friedrich Schenker (1942–2013) Concerto for viola and orchestra (1975); Breitkopf und Härtel Foglio I for viola and cello (1982); Deutscher Verlag für Musik; Breitkopf und Härtel Tona Scherchen (b. 1938) Lien (恋) for viola solo (1973); Universal Edition Tao for viola solo and orchestra (1971–1972); Universal Edition Yun-yu (云雨; Clouds and Rain; Nuages et pluie) for violin or viola and vibraphone (1974); Universal Edition Armin Schibler (1920–1986) Ballade for viola and piano, Op. 54 (1957); Edition Kunzelmann Fantasie for viola and chamber orchestra, Op. 15 (1945); Ahn & Simrock Kleines Konzert for viola solo, Op. 9d (1951); Ahn & Simrock Weil alles erneut sich begibt for low voice, viola and piano, Op. 23 (1949); Edition Eulenburg Peter Schickele (b. 1935); see also P.D.Q. Bach Deep Funk, Part 2, Dance Sonata for solo viola (2002); Theodore Presser Company Monochrome IV for 6 violas (1974); Theodore Presser Company Little London Trio for 2 violins and viola (1985); Theodore Presser Company Little Suite for Autumn for violin and viola (1979); Theodore Presser Company River Music for viola and cello (1993); Theodore Presser Company Top o' the Millennium for 2 violas (2000); available from composer Windows, Three Pieces for viola and guitar (1966); Theodore Presser Company David Schiff (b. 1945) Joycesketch II for solo viola (1981); MMB Music Helmut Schiff (1918–1982) Sonata for viola and piano (1960); Doblinger Hans Schläger (1820–1885) Nachtstück (Night Piece) in C minor for viola (or cello) and piano, Op. 32 (1872) Thomas Daniel Schlee (1957–2025) Alba for flute and viola, Op. 26 (1986); Éditions Henry Lemoine De Profundis for viola and double bass, Op. 43 (2000); Éditions Henry Lemoine Martin Schlumpf (b. 1947); Martin Schlumpf website "... per la quinta vox..." for viola solo (1986) Spiegelbilder for viola, cello and piano (2013) Trio for flute, viola and harp (1970) Heinrich Kaspar Schmid (1874–1953) Sonata for viola and piano, Op. 111 (1941) Trio for clarinet, viola and piano, Op. 114 (1944) Trio for flute, viola and piano, Op. 109 (1940) William Schmidt (1926–2009) Sonata Breve for flute, clarinet and viola (c.1966); Western International Music Sonata in Two Movements for viola and piano (1968); Avant Music; Western International Music Thomas Schmidt-Kowalski (1949–2013) Concerto in F minor for viola and orchestra, Op. 111 (2010) Duo in D major for violin and viola, Op. 43 (1992)