Gian Carlo Menotti : Work List

• Orchestra
  •  Apocalypse (Apocalisse) (1951) - 24 minute(s)

    Orchestration   3333/6431/timp.perc/cel.2hp.pf/str

  •  Goya: Suite (1987) - 25 minute(s)

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

  •  Introduction, March, and Shepherd’s Dance (from “Amahl and the Night Visitors,” for orchestra) (1951) - 7 minute(s)

    Orchestration   1211/1100/perc/hp.pf/str

  •  Lewisohn Stadium Fanfare (1965) - 5 minute(s)

    Orchestration   0000/4331/timp.perc/str

  •  Pastorale (1933) - 8 minute(s)

    Orchestration   pf/str

  •  Shepherd's Dance (from Amahl and the Night Visitors)

    Orchestration   string orchestra

    Arranger / Editor   Lloyd Conley

  •  Symphony No. 1 in A Minor “The Halcyon” (1976) - 30 minute(s)

    Orchestration   2+pic.2+ca.2+bcl.2/4231/timp.perc/hp.pf/str

• Soloist(s) and Orchestra
  •  Concerto for Doublebass (1983) - 23 minute(s)

    Soloist(s)   Double bass

    Orchestration   2+pic.22+bcl.2/4231/timp.perc/hp/str

  •  Concerto for Violin (1952) - 24 minute(s)

    Soloist(s)   Violin

    Orchestration   2(pic).2.2.2/2200/timp.perc/hp/str

  •  The Consul: Lullaby (1950) - 4 minute(s)

    Soloist(s)   Mezzo-soprano

    Orchestration   1111/2110/hp.pf/str
    (Voice; piano)

  •  The Consul: Magda’s Aria (To This We’ve Come) (1950) - 5 minute(s)

    Soloist(s)   Soprano

    Orchestration   1111/2210/hp.pf/str
    (Soprano; pf)

  •  Fantasia (1975) - 20 minute(s)

    Soloist(s)   Cello

    Orchestration   2+pic.2+ca.2+bcl.2/4231/timp.perc/hp/str

  •  The Medium: Baba’s Aria (Afraid, Am I Afraid?) (1946) - 5 minute(s)

    Soloist(s)   Mezzo-soprano

    Orchestration   1111/1100/pf 4hnd/str

  •  The Medium: Monica’s Waltz (1946) - 7 minute(s)

    Soloist(s)   Soprano

    Orchestration   1111/1100/perc/pf 4hnd/str
    (Soprano; piano)

  •  The Medium: The Black Swan (1946) - 4 minute(s)

    Soloist(s)   Soprano

    Orchestration   1111/1100/perc/pf 4hnd/str
    (Soprano; pf)

  •  The Telephone: Lucy’s Aria (Hello! Oh, Margaret, it's you) (1947) - 4 minute(s)

    Soloist(s)   Soprano

    Orchestration   1111/1100/perc/pf/str
    (Soprano; piano)

  •  Triplo Concerto à Tre (1968) - 20 minute(s)

    Soloist(s)   I: Pf.Hp.Perc II: Ob.Cl.Bn III: Vn.Va.Vc

    Orchestration   2(pic).1.1.1/2.2.2.1(btbn)/timp.perc/hp.pf/str

• Works for Band/Wind/Brass Ensemble
  •  Introduction, March, and Shepherd’s Dance (from “Amahl and the Night Visitors,” for concert band) (1951) - 5 minute(s)

    Orchestration   concert band

  •  Shepherd's Dance (from Amahl and the Night Visitors) 3 minute(s)

    Orchestration   concert band

    Arranger / Editor   Johnnie Vinson

• Works for 2-6 Players
  •  Cantilena and Scherzo (1977) - 12 minute(s)

    Orchestration   hp, 2vn, va, vc

  •  Suite (1973) - 15 minute(s)

    Orchestration   2 vc, pf

  •  Trio for Violin, Clarinet and Piano (1996) - 12 minute(s)

    Orchestration   vn, cl, pf

• Solo Keyboard(s)
  •  Amahl and the Night Visitors: Selections (piano) (1951)

    Orchestration   piano

  •  Don’t Cry Mother Dear (from “Amahl and the Night Visitors,” for piano) (1963)

    Orchestration   pf

    Arranger / Editor   ed. Lawrence Rosen

  •  Have You Seen a Child (from “Amahl and the Night Visitors,” for piano) (1963)

    Orchestration   pf

    Arranger / Editor   ed. Lawrence Rosen

  •  Ricercare (1989) - 15 minute(s)

    Orchestration   organ

• Chorus a cappella / Chorus plus 1 instrument
  •  Mass for the Contemporary English Liturgy (1985) - 9 minute(s)

    Chorus   Congregation, SATB chorus

    Orchestration   org

  •  Moans, Groans, Cries, and Sighs (1981) - 6 minute(s)

    Chorus   6 part a cappella chorus

  •  Regina Caeli (1998) - 5 minute(s)

    Chorus   SSAATTBB

• Chorus and Orchestra/Ensemble
  •  The Death of the Bishop of Brindisi (1963) - 30 minute(s)

    Chorus   Chorus

    Orchestration   2+afl.22+bcl.2/4331/timp.2perc/hp.2pf/str

  •  For the Death of Orpheus (1990) - 11 minute(s)

    Soloist(s)   Tenor

    Chorus   Chorus

    Orchestration   2+pic.2+ca.2(ebcl)+bcl.2+cbn/4331/timp.4perc/hp/str

  •  Gloria from “Mass for Peace” (1995) - 12 minute(s)

    Soloist(s)   Tenor

    Chorus   Chorus

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

  •  Jacob’s Prayer (1997) - 13 minute(s)

    Chorus   SATB

    Orchestration   2(pic)12+bcl.2+cbn/4330/timp.perc/hp/str

  •  Landscapes and Remembrances (1976) - 45 minute(s)

    Soloist(s)   Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Baritone

    Chorus   SATB

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

  •  Miracles (1979) - 17 minute(s)

    Chorus   Boy's choir

    Orchestration   2(pic)222/2210/timp.perc/hp/str

  •  Missa O Pulchritudo in Honorem Sacratissimi Cordis Jesus (1979) - 45 minute(s)

    Soloist(s)   Soprano, Mezzo soprano, Tenor, Bass

    Chorus   SATB

    Orchestration   2+pic.22+bcl.2/4331/timp.2perc/hp/str

  •  Muero Porque No Muero, Cantata for St. Teresa (1982) - 15 minute(s)

    Soloist(s)   Soprano

    Chorus   SATB

    Orchestration   2222/4331/timp.2perc/hp/str

  •  My Christmas (1987) - 15 minute(s)

    Chorus   Male Chorus

    Orchestration   fl, ob, cl, hn, hp, db

  •  Oh llama de amor viva (1991) - 10 minute(s)

    Soloist(s)   Baritone

    Chorus   Chorus

    Orchestration   2(pic).2+ca.22/4331/timp.2perc/hp/str

  •  Shepherd’s Chorus (from “Amahl and the Night Visitors,” for SAB chorus and piano) (1951) - 5 minute(s)

    Chorus   SAB chorus

    Orchestration   pf

  •  Shepherd’s Chorus (from “Amahl and the Night Visitors,” for SATB chorus and orchestra) (1951) - 5 minute(s)

    Chorus   Chorus

    Orchestration   1211/1100/perc/hp.pf/str

  •  A Song of Hope (An Old Man’s Soliloquy) (1980) - 10 minute(s)

    Soloist(s)   Baritone

    Chorus   SATB

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

  •  The Trial of the Gypsy (1978) - 25 minute(s)

    Soloist(s)   4 soloists (1 major, 3 minor roles)

    Chorus   boy's choir

    Orchestration   perc[opt]/pf

• Solo Voice(s) and up to 6 players
  •  Amahl and the Night Visitors: All that gold! (1951)

    Soloist(s)   Mezzo-soprano

    Orchestration   piano

  •  Amahl and the Night Visitors: Oh, woman, you may keep the gold (1951)

    Soloist(s)   Bass

    Orchestration   pf

  •  Amahl and the Night Visitors: This is my box (1951)

    Soloist(s)   Tenor

    Orchestration   pf

  •  Amelia al ballo: Vola intanto l'ora insonne

    Soloist(s)   Soprano

    Orchestration   piano

  •  Arias for Mezzo-Soprano

    Soloist(s)   Mezzo-soprano

    Orchestration   piano

  •  Arias for Soprano

    Soloist(s)   Soprano

    Orchestration   piano

  •  Canti della lontananza (1961) - 15 minute(s)

    Soloist(s)   high voice

    Orchestration   pf

  •  The Consul: Oh, those faces! (1950)

    Soloist(s)   Mezzo-soprano

    Orchestration   pf

  •  The Consul: Shall we ever see the end of all this! (1950)

    Soloist(s)   Mezzo-soprano

    Orchestration   pf

  •  The Consul: The Empty Handed Traveler (1950)

    Soloist(s)   medium/low voice

    Orchestration   pf

  •  The Consul: The Foreign Woman's Aria (1950)

    Soloist(s)   Soprano

    Orchestration   piano

  •  The Consul: The Police Agent's Aria (1950)

    Soloist(s)   Bass

    Orchestration   pf

  •  Five Songs (1983) - 12 minute(s)

    Soloist(s)   voice

    Orchestration   pf

  •  Goya: Ah, do not Laugh (1986)

    Soloist(s)   Voice

    Orchestration   piano

  •  Goya: Oh, yes, I love her (1986)

    Soloist(s)   Tenor

    Orchestration   pf

  •  Goya: Out of my dreams (1986)

    Soloist(s)   Tenor

    Orchestration   pf

  •  The Hero (1952)

    Soloist(s)   Voice

    Orchestration   pf

  •  The Hero: Look at all those things (1974)

    Soloist(s)   Mezzo-soprano

    Orchestration   pf

  •  The Hero: My sleeping beauty (1974)

    Soloist(s)   Soprano

    Orchestration   pf

  •  The Labyrinth: The Bride's Song (1963)

    Soloist(s)   Soprano

    Orchestration   piano

  •  Nocturne (1982) - 6 minute(s)

    Soloist(s)   Soprano

    Orchestration   hp, str4t
    (hp, str)

  •  The Old Maid and the Thief: Steal me, sweet thief

    Soloist(s)   Soprano

    Orchestration   piano

  •  The Saint of Bleecker Street: Ah, Michele, don't you know (1954)

    Soloist(s)   Mezzo-soprano

    Orchestration   piano

  •  The Saint of Bleecker Street: Ah, poor Michele (1954)

    Soloist(s)   Voice

    Orchestration   piano

  •  The Saint of Bleecker Street: Be good to her (1954)

    Soloist(s)   Soprano

    Orchestration   piano

  •  The Saint of Bleecker Street: I know that you all hate me (1954)

    Soloist(s)   Voice

    Orchestration   pf

  •  The Saint of Bleecker Street: Oh, Sweet Jesus (1954)

    Soloist(s)   Soprano

    Orchestration   piano

• Opera and Music Theatre
  •  Amahl and the Night Visitors (1951) - 46 minute(s)

    Soloist(s)   boy soprano, Soprano, Tenor, Baritone, 2 Basses

    Chorus   SATB chorus; dancers

    Orchestration   1211/1100/perc/hp.pf/str

  •  Amahl and the Night Visitors (2-piano version) (1951) - 46 minute(s)

    Soloist(s)   boy soprano, Soprano, Tenor, Baritone, 2 Basses

    Chorus   SATB chorus; dancers

    Orchestration   2 pianos

  •  The Boy Who Grew Too Fast (1982) - 40 minute(s)

    Soloist(s)   girl Soprano, Treble, non-singing role, children, Bass, Boy Soprano, Mezzo Soprano, Soprano, 2 Tenors

    Orchestration   1+pic.111/1110/timp.perc/pf.syn/str

  •  A Bride From Pluto (1982) - 38 minute(s)

    Soloist(s)   Baritone, Mezzo soprano, Bass, 2 Sopranos

    Orchestration   1(pic)011/1100/timp.perc/pf.syn/2vn.va.vc.db

  •  Chip and His Dog (1978) - 30 minute(s)

    Soloist(s)   mime, 2 non-singing roles, 3 Altos, Boy Soprano, 2 Sopranos

    Chorus   treble chorus

    Orchestration   fl.bn/pf/vn.va.vc.db

  •  The Consul (1950) - 2 Hour(s) 0 minute(s)

    Soloist(s)   2 Baritones, 4 Sopranos, 2 Altos, Bass, Mezzo soprano, Bass baritone, 2 silent roles

    Orchestration   1(pic)1(ca)11/2210/timp.perc/hp.pf/str

  •  The Egg (1976) - 1 Hour(s) 0 minute(s)

    Soloist(s)   high Baritone, 2 Tenors, dramatic Soprano, 2 Baritones, Bass, Mezzo soprano, Soprano, silent role

    Chorus   SATB chorus

    Orchestration   1111/1110/perc/hp.org/vn.va.vc.db

  •  Goya (1986) - 1 Hour(s) 50 minute(s)

    Soloist(s)   2 Tenors, 2 Mezzo sopranos, Soprano, 2 Baritones

    Chorus   Chorus

    Orchestration   2+pic.2+ca.2+bcl.2/4331/timp.perc/pf.hp/str; 2 offstage tpt

  •  Help, Help, the Globolinks! (1968) - 1 Hour(s) 10 minute(s)

    Soloist(s)   12 children, globolinks, S, S, high Bar, Bar, T, Mz, Bar, B

    Orchestration   2121/2221/timp.perc/pf/str; tp
    (1(pic)11(bcl)0/1101/perc/pf.hp/str; tp)

  •  The Hero (1976)

    Soloist(s)   2 Sopranos, 2 Mezzo sopranos, 4 Baritones, 3 Tenors

    Orchestration   2+pic.2+ca.22/4331/perc/hp.cel/str

  •  Labyrinth (1963) - 45 minute(s)

    Soloist(s)   2 Female, 5 Male, 1 Non-Speaking role

    Chorus   Chorus

    Orchestration   1(pic)1(ca)1(bcl)1/2110/perc/pf/3vn.va.vc.db

  •  La Loca (1979)

    Soloist(s)   4 female, 3 male roles, Soprano, Baritone, Tenor, Bass, Mezzo soprano, Bass Baritone

    Chorus   SATB chorus

    Orchestration   2+pic.2+ca.2+bcl.2/4331/timp.2perc/hp.pf/stroffstage: 2tpt

  •  Martin’s Lie (1964) - 50 minute(s)

    Soloist(s)   Mezzo soprano, 3 Trebles, Tenor, Baritone, Bass

    Chorus   treble chorus

    Orchestration   1111/1210/timp.3perc/hp/va.vc.db

  •  The Medium (1946) - 1 Hour(s) 20 minute(s)

    Soloist(s)   Alto, Soprano, Soprano, Bar, Mezzo soprano, dancer

    Orchestration   1111/1100/perc/pf 4 hands(cel)/str

  •  The Most Important Man (1971)

    Soloist(s)   dramatic Baritone, dramatic Tenor, Mezzo soprano, lyric Soprano, dramatic Soprano, 2 Baritones, 2 Tenors, Bass, buffo Bass

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

  •  The Saint of Bleecker Street (1954) - 3 Hour(s) 50 minute(s)

    Soloist(s)   2 Sopranos, 4 Mezzo sopranos, 2 Baritones, Bass

    Chorus   SSAATTBB chorus

    Orchestration   2+pic.2+ca.2+bcl.2+cbn/4331/timp.3perc/hp.pf/str; stage music: pic/3tpt.tbn.tba/2perc

  •  The Singing Child (1993) - 45 minute(s)

    Soloist(s)   2 Boy Sopranos, Soprano, Baritone, Mezzo Soprano, Tenor

    Orchestration   1111/1100/perc/pf/str

  •  Tamu-Tamu (The Guests) (1973) - 1 Hour(s) 15 minute(s)

    Soloist(s)   High Baritone, 2 sopranos, mezzo soprano, baritone, child soprano, tenor, 7 silent roles

    Orchestration   1010/1100/timp.2perc/pf.hp/3vn.3vc.db

  •  The Telephone or l’Amour a Trois (1945) - 20 minute(s)

    Soloist(s)   Soprano, Baritone

    Orchestration   1111/1100/perc/pf/str

• Dance
  •  Errand Into the Maze (1947) - 20 minute(s)

    Orchestration   1111/1000/perc/pf/str