Gunther Schuller : Work List

• Soloist(s) and Orchestra
  •  Concerto Festivo for Brass Quintet and Orchestra (1984) - 20 minute(s)

    Soloist(s)   Brass Quintet

    Orchestration   3(pic)2+ca.2+bcl.3+cbn/4331/timp.5perc/cel(pf)hp/str

  •  Concerto for Alto Saxophone (1983) - 19 minute(s)

    Soloist(s)   Alto Saxophone

    Orchestration   3(2pic)2+ca.2(ebcl)+bcl.2/4331/timp.3perc/hp.pf(cel)/str

  •  Concerto for Bassoon and Orchestra [Eine Kleine Fagottmusik] (1985) - 22 minute(s)

    Soloist(s)   Bassoon

    Orchestration   2+pic.2+ca.2(ssx)+bcl.3(cbn)/4331/timp.4perc/hp.pf(cel)/str

  •  Concerto for Cello and Orchestra (1945) - 18 minute(s)

    Soloist(s)   Cello

    Orchestration   3333/4331/timp.3perc/hp.pf(cel)/str

  •  Concerto for Contrabassoon (1978) - 23 minute(s)

    Soloist(s)   Contrabassoon

    Orchestration   3+pic.4(2ca)2+bcl+cbcl.3(cbn)/4441/4perc/cel(pf).hp/str

  •  Concerto for Doublebass and Chamber Orchestra (1968) - 16 minute(s)

    Soloist(s)   Double bass

    Orchestration   0+pic+afl.1+ca.0+Ebcl+bcl.1+cbn/0220/cel/str

  •  Concerto for Flute and Orchestra (1988) - 16 minute(s)

    Soloist(s)   Flute (piccolo)

    Orchestration   2(2pic,afl)2+ca.3(ebcl,2bcl)3(cbn)/4331/timp.5perc/epf(cel).hp/str

  •  Concerto for Horn No. 2 (1975) - 17 minute(s)

    Soloist(s)   Horn

    Orchestration   3(2pic,afl)2+ca.2(asx)+bcl.2+cbn/4441/timp.6perc/cel.hp.pf/str

  •  Concerto for Organ and Orchestra (1994) - 15 minute(s)

    Soloist(s)   Organ

    Orchestration   3333/5431/timp.2perc/hp.cel/str

  •  Concerto for Piano No. 1 (1962) - 22 minute(s)

    Soloist(s)   Piano

    Orchestration   2+pic.2+ca.2+bcl.2+cbn/4331/timp.3perc/hp/str

  •  Concerto for Piano No. 2 (1981) - 30 minute(s)

    Soloist(s)   Piano

    Orchestration   4(2pic,afl)2+ca.2+bcl+cbcl(Ebcl)3(cbn)/4341/timp.6perc/hp.cel/str

  •  Concerto for Piano Three Hands (Two Pianos and Chamber Orchestra) (1990) - 25 minute(s)

    Soloist(s)   2 Pianos

    Orchestration   2(pic).2(ca).2(Ebcl).2/2210/timp.2perc/hp/str(6.6.4.3.2)

  •  Concerto for String Quartet and Orchestra (1988) - 22 minute(s)

    Soloist(s)   String Quartet

    Orchestration   3(pic,afl).3+ca.2+bcl.3(cbn)/443(tba)0/perc/hp.pf.cel/str

  •  Concerto for Trumpet (1979) - 22 minute(s)

    Soloist(s)   Trumpet

    Orchestration   2(pic)2(ca)2(bcl)2/3210/timp.perc/hp.pf/str

  •  Concerto for Viola (1985) - 18 minute(s)

    Soloist(s)   Viola

    Orchestration   3(pic,afl)3(ca)2+bcl.3(cbn)/4331/timp.5perc/hp.pf(cel)/str

  •  Concerto for Violin (1976) - 22 minute(s)

    Soloist(s)   Violin

    Orchestration   4(4pic)3+ca.4(2bcl,asx)3(cbn)/4441/timp.5-6perc/cel.hp.pf/str

  •  Concerto for Violin No. 2 (1991) - 26 minute(s)

    Soloist(s)   Violin

    Orchestration   3(pic)3(ca)3(bcl)3(cbn)/4331/timp.4perc/hp.pf(cel)/str

  •  Concerto No. 1 for Horn and Orchestra (1943) - 22 minute(s)

    Soloist(s)   Horn

    Orchestration   3333/4331/timp.perc/2hp.cel/str

  •  Concerto Quaternio for Four Solo Instruments and Four Orchestral Groups (1984) - 20 minute(s)

    Soloist(s)   Violin, Flute, Oboe, Trumpet

    Orchestration   I: fl+afl.cl.2bn/tpt/pf/8vn/S; II:pic.ob.cl/2hn.tbn/cel/8vn/Mz; III: ob+ca.Ebcl+bcl.bn/hn/hp/8va/T; IV: hn.2tpt.2tbn.tba.bar/timp.4perc/hpd/7vc.5db min

  •  Contrasts for Wind Quintet and Orchestra (1961) - 15 minute(s)

    Soloist(s)   Wind Quintet

    Orchestration   2(pic)+afl.2+ca.1+Ebcl+bcl.2+cbn/3331/timp.7perc/hp.pf(cel)/str

  •  Deaï (Encounters) (1978) - 35 minute(s)

    Soloist(s)   2 Sopranos, Mezzo Soprano, Alto, Tenor, 2 Baritones, Bass

    Orchestration   Three orchestras and conductors -- Orch I (on-stage): 4(pic)4(ca)6(2bcl,cbcl)4(cbn)/5541/timp.2perc/cel.2hp.pf/str Orch II (off-stage): 222(bcl)2/2220/perc/hp/str Orch III (off-stage): 2(pic)2(ca)22/2210/perc/cel/str

  •  Diptych for Brass Quintet and Orchestra (1964) - 8 minute(s)

    Soloist(s)   Brass Quintet

    Orchestration   3(pic)2+ca.2+bcl.3/4221/timp.perc/hp/str

    Arranger / Editor   arr. by Gunther Schuller

  •  Five Shakespearean Songs (1964) - 15 minute(s)

    Soloist(s)   Baritone

    Orchestration   2+pic.2+ca.2+bcl.2+cbn/4331/timp.perc/hp.pf/str

  •  Journey into Jazz (1962) - 15 minute(s)

    Soloist(s)   Narrator, Jazz Quintet: asx+tsx/tpt/dm/db

    Orchestration   1111/1100/perc/hp/str

  •  Lament for M (1994) - 6 minute(s)

    Soloist(s)   Tenor saxophone

    Orchestration   1000/0000/dmkit/hp/str (4.4.3.3.2)

  •  Movements (1962) - 14 minute(s)

    Soloist(s)   Flute

    Orchestration   str

  •  Museum Piece for Renaissance Instruments and Orchestra (1970) - 19 minute(s)

    Soloist(s)   2srec+arec.2s shawm.a,t,b crumhorn./2cor.sackbut/hpd.lu.regal/3vadg

    Orchestration   2(pic,afl)2(ca)2+bcl.2/4231/2-3perc/cel.pf.hp/str

  •  Recitative and Rondo (1954) - 11 minute(s)

    Soloist(s)   Violin

    Orchestration   22+ca.2+bcl.2+cbn/4331/2perc/hp.pf/str
    (piano)

  •  Six Early Songs (1944) - 18 minute(s)

    Soloist(s)   Soprano

    Orchestration   3343/4221/timp.perc/hp.cel.pf/str

  •  Threnos (1963) - 18 minute(s)

    Soloist(s)   Oboe

    Orchestration   3(2pic)3(ca)2(bcl)2+cbn/4331/timp.3perc/hp/str

  •  Variants (1960) - 18 minute(s)

    Soloist(s)   Jazz quartet: vib, pf, db, dm

    Orchestration   2(pic).133/4331/2perc/str

  •  The Visitation, Suite from the Opera (1970) - 41 minute(s)

    Soloist(s)   Jazz Ensemble: tpt.tbn.pf.dm.db

    Orchestration   3(pic)3(ca)3(2Ebcl,bcl)+asx(barsx)+tsx(bcl)3(cbn)/4331/timp.3perc/cel.hp.2pf[1 tuned, 1 tuned quarter tone high, 1 player]/str/tape