This is a list of compositions by Bohuslav Martinů

Bohuslav Martinu

Bohuslav Martinů was a prolific Czech composer of modern classical music. He was of Czech and Rumanian ancestry. Martinů wrote six symphonies, 15 operas, 14 ballet scores and a large body of orchestral, chamber, vocal and instrumental works. Martinů became a violinist in the Czech Philharmonic...

by category. The date and place after each work are the date and place of origin. The catalog numbers with the prefix "H." are based on the comprehensive catalog of Martinů's works prepared by the Belgian musicologist Harry Halbreich

Harry Halbreich

Harry Halbreich is a Belgian musicologist.He studied with Arthur Honegger and later with Olivier Messiaen at the Paris Conservatoire. From 1970 to 1976 he was Lecturer in Musical Analysis at the Royal Conservatory in Mons...

, which was first published in 1968. A second, revised and expanded edition was completed in 2006.

Operas

• Voják a tanečnice (Soldier and Dancer), comic opera in three acts, H. 162 (composed 1927 at Polička)
• Larmes de couteau (Tears of the Knife), opera in one act, H. 169 (1928 Paris)
• Les Trois Souhaits ou Les vicissitudes de la vie (Three Wishes or Inconstancy of the Life), film-opera in 3 acts with prelude and postlude, H. 175 (1929 Paris)
• Der Wohltätigkeitstag (Day of Kindness), opera in three acts, H. 194 (1931 Paris)
• Hry o Marii (The Miracles of Mary), H. 236 (1934 Paris)
• Hlas lesa (The Voice of the Forest), radio-opera in 1 act, H. 243 (1935 Paris)
• Veselohra na mostě
  Comedy on the Bridge
  Comedy on the Bridge is an opera in one act by Bohuslav Martinů to a Czech libretto by the composer, based on the comedy by Václav Kliment Klicpera.-Performance history:...
  
  (Comedy on the Bridge), radio-opera in 1 act, H. 247 (1935 Paris)
• Divadlo za branou (Theatre Behind the Gate), opera-ballet in 3 acts, H. 251 (1936 Paris)
• Julietta
  Julietta
  Julietta is an opera by Bohuslav Martinů, who also wrote the libretto, which is based on the play Juliette, ou La clé des songes by the French author Georges Neveux. The opera received its first performance at the National Theatre, Prague on 16 March 1938, with Ota Horaková in the title role and...
  
   (Snář) (Julietta (The key to Dreams)), lyric opera in 3 acts, H. 253 (1937 Paris)
• Dvakrát Alexandr
  Alexander Twice
  Alexandre bis is a surrealist comic opera in one act by Bohuslav Martinů, , composed in 1937 to an original libretto written in French by André Wurmser....
  
  (Alexandre Bis, Alexander Twice), opera buffa in 1 act, H. 255 (1937 Paris)
• What Men Live By, opera-pastorale in 1 act, H. 336 (1952 New York)
• The Marriage
  The Marriage (opera)
  The Marriage is a comic opera in 2 acts by Bohuslav Martinů, to the composer's own libretto, after the play of the same name by Nikolai Gogol. The opera was commissioned for television by the NBC, and the NBC Opera Theatre performed the work's world premiere on their television program NBC TV Opera...
  
  , Comic Opera in 2 Acts, H. 341 (1952 New York)
• Plainte contre inconnu (Accusation Against the Unknown), Opera in 3 Acts, H. 344 (1953 Nice)
• Mirandolina
  Mirandolina
  Mirandolina is a comic opera in three acts by Bohuslav Martinů, with a libretto by the composer after Carlo Goldoni's comedy The Mistress of the Inn ....
  
  , comic opera in 3 acts, H. 346 (1953 Nice)
• Ariane, lyric opera in 1 act, H. 370 (1958 Schönenberg-Pratteln)
• The Greek Passion
  The Greek Passion (opera)
  The Greek Passion is an opera in four acts by Bohuslav Martinů. The libretto, by the composer, is based on the novel The Greek Passion by Nikos Kazantzakis. The opera exists in two versions. Martinů wrote the original version from 1954 to 1957...
  
  , Opera in 4 Acts, H. 372 (1957, 2nd version 1959)

Ballets

• Noc (Night), ballet in 1 act, H. 89 (1914 Polička)
• Tance se závoji (Dances with a Veils), meloplastic dance scenes, H. 93 (1914 Polička)
• Stín (The Shadow), ballet in 1 act, H. 102 (1916 Polička)
• Koleda (Christmas Carol), ballet in 4 acts with singing, dancing and recitation, H. 112 (1917 Polička)
• Istar, ballet in 3 acts, H. 130 (1921 Polička, Prague)
• Kdo je na světě nejmocnější? (Who is the Most Powerful in the World?), ballet comedy in 1 act, H. 133 (1922 Prague)
• Vzpoura (The Revolt), ballet sketch in 1 act, H. 151 (1925 Paris, Prague)
• Motýl, který dupal (The Butterfly that Stamped), ballet in 1 act, H. 153 (1926 Paris)
• Le Raid merveilleux (The Amazing Flight), a mechanical ballet, H. 159 (1927 Paris)
• La Revue de Cuisine
  La Revue de Cuisine
  La Revue de Cuisine is a jazz ballet in one act by Czech composer Bohuslav Martinů. It was created for sextet: Clarinet , Bassoon, Trumpet, Cello, Violin and Piano, composed in 1927. Premiered Nov. 1927, Prague. Suite premiered Jan...
  
  (The Kitchen Revue), jazz-ballet in 1 act, H. 161 (1927 Paris)
• On Tourne, ballet in 1 act, H. 163 (1927 Polička)
• Check to the King, jazz-ballet in 2 act, H. 186 (1930 Paris)
• Špalíček (The Chap-Book), ballet with singing in 3 acts, H. 214 (1932 Paris)
• Le jugement de Paris (The judgement of Paris), ballet in 1 act, H. 245 (1935 Paris)
• The Strangler, ballet for three dancers, H. 317 (1948 New York)

Symphonies

• Symphony No. 1, H. 289 (1942 United States)
• Symphony No. 2, H. 295 (1943 Darien, Conn.)
• Symphony No. 3, H. 299 (1944 Ridgefield, Conn.)
• Symphony No. 4, H. 305 (1945 New York)
• Symphony No. 5, H. 310 (1946 New York)
• Symphony No. 6 Fantaisies symphoniques, H. 343 (1953 New York, Paris)

Others

• Half-time, rondo for large orchestra, H. 142 (1924 Polička)
• La Bagarre, Allegro for large orchestra, H. 155 (1926 Paris)
• Rhapsody (Allegro Symphonique), for large orchestra, H. 171 (1926 Paris)
• Sinfonia Concertante for Two Orchestras, H. 219 (1932 Paris)
• Concerto Grosso, for chamber orchestra, H. 263 (1937 Paris)
• Double Concerto for Two String Orchestras, Piano, and Timpani, H. 271 (1938 Vieux Moulin, Schönenberg)
• Sinfonietta Giocosa for piano and chamber orchestra, H. 282 (1940 Aix-en-Provence)
• Memorial to Lidice, H. 296 (1943 New York)
• Thunderbolt P-47, scherzo for orchestra, H. 309 (1945 Cape Cod)
• Toccata e Due Canzoni, H. 311 (1946 New York)
• Sinfonietta La Jolla for piano and chamber orchestra in A major, H. 328 (1950 New York)
• The Frescoes of Piero della Francesca
  The Frescoes of Piero della Francesca
  The Frescoes of Piero della Francesca , H. 352, is an orchestral work by Bohuslav Martinů.It pays homage to the cycle of frescoes The History of the True Cross by Piero della Francesca, which Bohuslav Martinů had admired at Arezzo in 1954...
  
  , H. 352 (1955 Nice)
• The Parables, H. 367 (1958 Rome, Schönenberg)
• Estampes, H. 369 (1958 Schönenberg)

Piano

• Concertino for Piano and Orchestra, H. 269 (1938 Paris)
• Piano Concerto No. 1 in D, H. 149 (1925 Polička)
• Piano Concerto No. 2, H. 237 (1934 Paris [Malakoff])
• Piano Concerto No. 3, H. 316 (1948 New York)
• Piano Concerto No. 4 "Incantations", H. 358 (1956 New York)
• Piano Concerto No. 5 "Fantasia concertante" in B major, H. 366 (1958 Schönenberg-Pratteln)
• Divertimento (Concertino) in G for left-hand piano and small orchestra, H. 173 (1926-1928 Paris)

Violin

• "Concerto da Camera" for violin and string orchestra with piano and percussion, H. 285 (1941 Edgartown, Mass.)
• Violin Concerto No. 1, H. 226 (1933 Paris)
• Violin Concerto No. 2, H. 293 (1943 New York)
• Czech Rhapsody for violin and orchestra, H. 307 A [see H. 307] (1945 Cape Cod, South Orleans, Mass.)
• Suite Concertante for Violin and Orchestra in D major, H. 276 I (1939 Paris), H. 276 II (1944 New York)

Cello

• Cello Concerto No. 1, H. 196 I (1930 Polička), H. 196 II (1939 Paris), H. 196 III (1955 Nice)
• Cello Concerto No. 2, H. 304 (1945 New York)

Other solo instruments

• Harpsichord Concerto, for harpsichord and small orchestra, H. 246 (1935 Paris)
• Rhapsody Concerto, for viola and orchestra, H. 337 (1952 New York)
• Concerto for Oboe and Small Orchestra
  Concerto for Oboe and Small Orchestra (Martinů)
  Bohuslav Martinů's Concerto for Oboe and Small Orchestra, H. 353, was written in 1955 for the Czech-born Australian oboist Jiří Tancibudek.The work was commissioned by the Sydney Daily Telegraph newspaper, in celebration of the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne.Jiří Tancibudek gave the world premiere...
  
  , H. 353 (1955 Nice)

Multiple Instruments

• Concerto for String Quartet and Orchestra, H. 207 (1931 Paris)
• Concertino for Piano Trio (Violin, Cello and Piano) and String Orchestra, H. 231 (1933 Paris)
• Concerto for Flute, Violin and Orchestra, H. 252 (1936 Paris)
• Duo Concertante (Concerto No. 1) for Two Violins and Orchestra, H. 264 (1937 Nice)
• Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra, H. 292 (1943 New York)
• Sinfonia Concertante No. 2 in B-flat major (Violin, Cello, Oboe, Bassoon and Orchestra with Piano), H. 322 (1949 New York)
• Concerto for Two Violins and Orchestra No. 2 in D major, H. 329 (1950 New York)
• Concerto for Violin, Piano, and Orchestra, H. 342 (1953 New York)

Vocal

• Česká Rapsodie (Czech Rhapsody), cantata for baritone, mixed chorus, orchestra and organ, H. 118 (1918 Polička)
• Dvě pisně na texty negerské poezie (Two songs with lyrics from black poetry), for vocal solo and piano, H. 232 (1932 Paris)
• Polní mše (Field Mass), cantata for baritone, male chorus and orchestra, H. 279 (1939 Paris)
• Gilgameš (The Epic of Gilgamesh), cantata for soli, mixed chorus and orchestra, H. 351 (1955 Nice)
• Otvírání studánek (The Opening of the Wells
  The Opening of the Wells
  The Opening of the Wells is the chamber cantata by Czech composer Bohuslav Martinů.It was composed in June and July 1955 in Nice, France to the text of Czech poet Miroslav Bureš. It was written for female chorus, soprano, alto and baritone solos, reciter, two violins, viola and piano...
  
  ), cantata for soli, female chorus and instrumental accompaniment, H. 354 (1955 Nice)
• Legenda z dýmu bramborové nati (Legend of the Smoke from Potato Fires), cantata for soli, mixed chorus and instrumental accompaniment, H. 360 (1956 Rome)
• Romance z pampelišek (The Romance of the Dandelions), cantata for mixed chorus a cappella and soprano solo, H. 364 (1957 Rome)

Duos for violin and piano

• Violin sonatas
  • Violin Sonata in C major, H. 120 (1919 Polička)
  • Violin Sonata in D minor, H. 152 (1926 Paris)
  • Violin Sonata No. 1, H. 182 (1929 Paris)
  • Violin Sonata No. 2, H. 208 (1931 Paris)
  • Violin Sonata No. 3, H. 303 (1944 New York)
• Other
  • Impromptu, H. 166 (1927 Paris)
  • Cinq pièces brèves (Five short pieces), H. 184 (1930 Paris)
  • Études rythmiques (7 pieces), H. 202 (1932 Paris)
  • Intermezzo, H. 261 (1937 Paris)
  • Sonatina, H. 262 (1937 Paris)
  • Five Madrigal Stanzas, H. 297 (1943 New York) - dedicated to Albert Einstein
    Albert Einstein
    Albert Einstein was a German-born theoretical physicist who developed the theory of general relativity, effecting a revolution in physics. For this achievement, Einstein is often regarded as the father of modern physics and one of the most prolific intellects in human history...
    
    
  • Czech Rhapsody, H. 307 (1945 Cape Cod, South Orleans, Mass.)

Duos for cello and piano

• Cello sonatas
  • Cello Sonata No. 1, H. 277 (1939 Paris)
  • Cello Sonata No. 2, H. 286 (1941 Jamaica, Long Island)
  • Cello Sonata No. 3, H. 340 (1952 Vieux-Moulin)
• Other
  • Ariette, H. 188B (1930 Paris)
  • Nocturnes, H. 189 (1931 Paris)
  • Pastorals, H. 190 (1931 Paris)
  • Miniature Suite, H. 192 (1931 Paris)
  • Seven Arabesques, H. 201 (1931 Paris)
  • Variations on a Theme of Rossini, H. 290 (1942 New York)
  • Variations on a Slovak Folk Song, H. 378 (1959 Schönenberg-Pratteln)

Duos for other instruments and piano

• Scherzo for Flute and Piano, H. 174 A (1929 Paris) (see also Sextetts, H. 174)
• Flute Sonata (1945), H. 306
• Viola Sonata (1955), H. 355
• Clarinet Sonatina, H. 356
  Clarinet Sonatina (Martinů)
  The Sonatina for Clarinet and Piano by the Czech composer Bohuslav Martinů is a late work that was composed in 1956 while Martinů was living in New York.- Structure :...
  
  
• Trumpet Sonatina, H. 357

Duos for other instruments without piano

• Duo No. 1 (Preludium - Rondo) for Violin and Cello, H. 157 (1927 Paris)
• Three Madrigals (Duett No. 1) for Violin and Viola, H. 313 (1947 New York)
• Duet No. 2 for Violin and Viola, H. 331 (1950 New York)
• Divertimento for Two Recorders, H. 365 (1957 Rome)
• Duo No. 2 for Violin and Cello in D major, H. 371 (1958 Schönenberg-Pratteln)
• Piece for Two Cellos, H. 377 (1959 Schönenberg-Pratteln)

Trios

• String trios
  • String Trio No. 1, H. 136 (1923 Paris)
  • String Trio No. 2, H. 238 (1934 Paris)
• Piano trios
  • Piano Trio No. 1, H. 193 (1930 Paris)
  • Piano Trio No. 2 in D minor, H. 327 (1950 New York)
  • Piano Trio No. 3 in C major, H. 332 (1951 New York)
  • Bergerettes, five pieces for piano trio, H. 275 (1939 Paris)
• Two violins and piano
  • Sonatina for Two Violins and Piano, H. 198 (1930 Paris)
  • Sonata for Two Violins and Piano, H. 213 (1932 Paris)
• Flute, violin and keyboard
  • Sonata for Flute, Violin and Piano, H. 254 (1937 Paris)
  • Promenades for Flute, Violin and Harpsichord, H. 274 (1939 Paris)
  • Madrigal-Sonata for Flute, Violin and Piano, H. 291 (1942 New York )
• Other trios
  • Serenade No. 2, for two violins and viola, H. 216 (1932 Paris)
  • Trio for Flute, Violin and Bassoon, H. 265 (1937 Nice)
  • Four Madrigals, for oboe, clarinet and bassoon, H. 266 (1938 Nice)
  • Trio for Flute, Cello and Piano, H. 300 (1944 Ridgefield, Conn.)

Quartets

• String quartets
  • Tři Jezdci, H. 1 (1902 Polička), aka Three Riders/Three Horsemen
  • String Quartet, H. 60 (1912 Polička), lost
  • Two Nocturnes, H. 63 (1912 Polička), lost
  • Andante, H. 64 (1912 Polička), lost
  • String Quartet in E-flat minor, H. 103 (1917 Polička), previously lost, reconstructed by Aleš Březina
  • String Quartet No. 1
    String Quartet No. 1 (Martinu)
    String Quartet No.1, , is a chamber composition by the Czech composer Bohuslav Martinů.- Background :Martinů was strongly drawn to the string quartet form from his childhood. He composed his first quartet, based on the poem Tři jezdci by Czech poet Jaroslav Vrchlický, at the age of eight...
    
    , H. 117 (1918 Polička)
  • String Quartet No. 2, H. 150 (1925 Paris)
  • String Quartet No. 3, H. 183 (1929 Paris)
  • String Quartet No. 4, H. 256 (1937 Paris)
  • String Quartet No. 5, H. 268 (1938 Paris)
  • String Quartet No. 6, H. 312 (1946 New York)
  • String Quartet No. 7 Concerto da camera, H. 314 (1947 New York)
• Other quartets
  • Piano Quartet, H. 287 (1942 Jamaica, Long Island, New York)
  • Oboe Quartet (oboe, violin, cello, and piano), H. 315 (1947 New York), 13'
  • Mazurka-Nocturne (oboe, 2 violins, cello), H. 325 (1949 Renova, Haute-Savoie), 7'

Quintets

• Piano Quintet, H. 35 (1911 Polička)
• String Quintet (2 violins, 2 violas, and cello), H. 164 (1927 Polička), 18'
• Piano Quintet No. 1, H. 229 (1933 Paris), 19'
• Piano Quintet No. 2, H. 298 (1944 New York), 28'
• Serenade (violin, viola, cello, & 2 clarinets), H. 334 (1951 New York), 24'

Sextets

• Sextet for Winds and Piano in E-flat major, H. 174 (1929 Paris), 15'
• Serenade I (2 clarinets, horn, 3 violins, viola), H. 217 (1932 Paris), 7'
• String Sextet (2 violins, 2 violas, 2 cellos), H. 224 (1932 Paris), 18'
• Musique de Chambre No. 1 (violin, viola, cello, clarinet, harp, and piano), H. 376 (1959 Schönenberg-Pratteln), 19'

Septets

• Les Rondes (oboe, clarinet, bassoon, trumpet, 2 violins, piano), H. 200 (recte 199) (1930 Paris), 14'
• Serenade III (oboe, clarinet, 4 violins, cello), H. 218 (1932 Paris), 7' 30"
• Fantasia for Theremin (or Ondes Martenot), Oboe, String Quartet and Piano, H. 301 (1944 Ridgefield, Conn.), 15'

Nonets

• Nonet No. 1 (wind quintet, string trio and piano), H. 144 (1925 Paris), fragment
• Stowe pastorals (five recorders, clarinet, two violins and cello), H. 335 (1951 New York), 10'
• Nonet No. 2 (wind quintet, string trio and double bass), H. 374 (1959 Schönenberg-Pratteln), 16'

Piano

• Sonata for Piano, H. 350 (1954 - Nice, France)
• Three Czech Dances, H. 154
• Loutky (Puppettes) (3 books, numbered by Martinů in reverse chronological order)
  • Loutky I, H. 137 (1924 - Polička, Czechoslovakia/Paris, France)
  • Loutky II, H. 116 (1918 - Polička, Czechoslovakia)
  • Loutky III, H. 92 (1914 - Polička, Czechoslovakia)
• Etudes and Polkas, H. 308 (1945 - South Orleans, Cape Cod, MA, USA) [3 books]
• Dumka
  Dumky
  Dumka is a musical term introduced from the Ukrainian language, with cognates in other Slavic languages. Originally, it is the diminutive form of the Ukrainian term duma, pl...
  
  (unnumbered), H. 4 (1909 - Polička, Czechoslovakia)
• Dumka
  Dumky
  Dumka is a musical term introduced from the Ukrainian language, with cognates in other Slavic languages. Originally, it is the diminutive form of the Ukrainian term duma, pl...
  
  No. 1, H. 249 (1936 - Paris, France)
• Dumka
  Dumky
  Dumka is a musical term introduced from the Ukrainian language, with cognates in other Slavic languages. Originally, it is the diminutive form of the Ukrainian term duma, pl...
  
  No. 2, H. 250 (1936 - Paris, France)
• Dumka
  Dumky
  Dumka is a musical term introduced from the Ukrainian language, with cognates in other Slavic languages. Originally, it is the diminutive form of the Ukrainian term duma, pl...
  
  No. 3, H. 285bis (1941 - Jamaica, NY, USA)

Harpsichord

• Deux Pièces pour Clavecin, H. 244 (1935 Paris)
• Harpsichord Sonata, H. 368 (1958 Schönenberg-Pratteln)
• Two Impromptus, H. 381 (1959 Schönenberg-Pratteln)

External links

• Bohuslav Martinů Foundation in Prague

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