Composer

Samuel Barber

1910–1981 · American

34 catalogued orchestral works — 20 with instrumentation confirmed against a source, 14 still marked TBD. We publish TBD rather than a guess.

YearWorkInstrumentationDur.
1928Serenade for String Orchestra, op. 1Confirmed10'
1931Overture to The School for Scandal, op. 5Confirmed8'
1933Music for a Scene from Shelley, op. 7TBD8'
1936Symphony No. 1 in One Movement, op. 9Confirmed20'
1938Adagio for Strings, op. 11Confirmed8'
1938First Essay for Orchestra, op. 12Confirmed8'
1939Violin Concerto, op. 14Confirmed24'
1942Second Essay for Orchestra, op. 17Confirmed10'
1943Commando March (orchestral version)Confirmed4'
1944Capricorn Concerto, op. 21Confirmed14'
1944Symphony No. 2, op. 19Confirmed26'
1945Cello Concerto, op. 22Confirmed28'
1945HorizonConfirmed5'
1947Knoxville: Summer of 1915, op. 24Confirmed16'
1947Medea — Cave of the Heart (complete ballet)Confirmed29'
1947Medea: Suite for Orchestra, op. 23TBD23'
1952Souvenirs (Ballet Suite), op. 28TBD19'
1954Prayers of Kierkegaard, op. 30 · chorusTBD18'
1955Medea's Meditation and Dance of Vengeance, op. 23aConfirmed13'
1958Intermezzo from VanessaTBD4'
1958Vanessa, op. 32 · opera · chorusConfirmed130'
1959A Hand of Bridge, op. 35 · operaTBD9'
1960Die Natali — Chorale Preludes for Christmas, op. 37TBD16'
1960Toccata Festiva, op. 36TBD14'
1961Chorale Prelude on Silent Night (from Die Natali)Confirmed2'
1962Andromache's Farewell, op. 39TBD12'
1962Piano Concerto, op. 38Confirmed26'
1963Night Flight, op. 19aTBD8'
1966Antony and Cleopatra, op. 40 (complete opera) · opera · chorusConfirmed120'
1966Antony and Cleopatra: Two ScenesTBD16'
1971Fadograph of a Yestern Scene, op. 44TBD7'
1971The Lovers, op. 43 · chorusTBD31'
1978Canzonetta for Oboe and String Orchestra, op. 48Confirmed8'
1978Third Essay for Orchestra, op. 47TBD14'

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