Genre
Orchestral works
This page covers orchestral music that is neither a symphony nor a concerto: overtures, suites, ballet music, dances, marches, sets of variations and single orchestral pieces. Symphonic poems have a page of their own.
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PachelbelCanon in D major
PurcellAbdelazer Suite: Rondeau
HaydnThe Creation: Overture
MozartIdomeneo Overture, K. 366MozartLe nozze di Figaro Overture, K. 492MozartDon Giovanni Overture, K. 527MozartSerenade No. 13 in G major, K. 525MozartCosì fan tutte Overture, K. 588MozartThe Magic Flute Overture, K. 620
BeethovenThe Creatures of Prometheus Overture, Op. 43BeethovenLeonore Overture No. 2, Op. 72aBeethovenLeonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72bBeethovenCoriolan Overture, Op. 62BeethovenEgmont Overture, Op. 84BeethovenThe Consecration of the House Overture, Op. 124
WeberDer Freischütz Overture, Op. 77, J. 277WeberOberon Overture
RossiniIl barbiere di Siviglia OvertureRossiniLa Cenerentola OvertureRossiniWilliam Tell Overture
BerliozRoméo et Juliette, Op. 17: Queen Mab ScherzoBerliozRoman Carnival Overture, Op. 9; H 95
GlinkaRuslan and Lyudmila Overture
MendelssohnA Midsummer Night's Dream Overture, Op. 21MendelssohnCalm Sea and Prosperous Voyage, Op. 27MendelssohnThe Hebrides (Fingal's Cave), Op. 26MendelssohnRuy Blas Overture, Op. 95MendelssohnAthalie Overture, Op. 74; MWV M 16
LisztTasso, Lamento e Trionfo, S. 96LisztFestklänge, S. 101LisztLes Préludes, S. 97LisztMazeppa, S. 100LisztOrpheus, S. 98LisztPrometheus, S. 99LisztHunnenschlacht, S. 105LisztHamlet, S. 104
VerdiLuisa Miller OvertureVerdiLa traviata: Prelude to Act I
WagnerRienzi Overture, WWV 49WagnerDer fliegende Holländer OvertureWagnerTannhäuser Overture, WWV 70WagnerLohengrin: Prelude to Act IWagnerDie Walküre: Ride of the ValkyriesWagnerTristan und Isolde: VorspielWagnerDie Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Prelude to Act IWagnerSiegfried Idyll, WWV 103WagnerParsifal: Prelude to Act I
SuppéPoet and Peasant Overture
OffenbachOrpheus in the Underworld Overture
FranckLe Chasseur maudit, FWV 44
BrucknerOverture in G minor, WAB 98
SmetanaVltava (The Moldau), from Má vlast, JB 1:112/2SmetanaŠárka (Má vlast No. 3), JB 1:112/3SmetanaBlaník (Má vlast No. 6), JB 1:112/6
Strauss IIOn the Beautiful Blue Danube, Op. 314
BrahmsSerenade No. 1 in D major, Op. 11BrahmsVariations on a Theme of Haydn for orchestra, Op. 56aBrahmsAcademic Festival Overture, Op. 80BrahmsTragic Overture, Op. 81
Saint-SaënsLe Rouet d’Omphale, Op. 31Saint-SaënsDanse macabre, Op. 40
MussorgskyNight on Bald Mountain (original version, 1867)MussorgskyNight on Bald Mountain
TchaikovskyRomeo and Juliet Fantasy-Overture, TH 42TchaikovskyThe Tempest, Op. 18Tchaikovsky1812 Overture, Op. 49TchaikovskySerenade for Strings in C major, Op. 48TchaikovskyHamlet, Fantasy-Overture in F minor, Op. 67TchaikovskyThe Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a
DvořákCarnival Overture, Op. 92DvořákOthello Overture, Op. 93DvořákThe Water Goblin, Op. 107
GriegHolberg Suite (From Holberg’s Time), Op. 40GriegPeer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46
Rimsky-KorsakovScheherazade, Op. 35
FauréPavane, Op. 50
JanáčekSinfonietta
ElgarVariations on an Original Theme, Op. 36ElgarPomp and Circumstance March No. 1, Op. 39
DebussyPrélude à l’après-midi d’un faune, L. 86DebussyTrois Nocturnes, L. 91DebussyLa mer, L. 109
DeliusOn Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring
StraussDon Juan, Op. 20StraussTod und Verklärung (Death and Transfiguration), Op. 24StraussTill Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Op. 28StraussEin Heldenleben, Op. 40StraussMetamorphosen, TrV 290
SibeliusThe Swan of Tuonela, Op. 22 No. 2SibeliusFinlandia, Op. 26SibeliusValse triste, Op. 44SibeliusTapiola, Op. 112
DukasThe Sorcerer’s Apprentice
Vaughan WilliamsFantasia on a Theme by Thomas TallisVaughan WilliamsFantasia on Greensleeves
RachmaninoffThe Isle of the Dead, Op. 29
SchoenbergVerklärte Nacht, Op. 4
IvesThe Unanswered Question
HolstThe Planets, Op. 32
RavelRapsodie espagnole, M. 54RavelMa mère l’Oye, M. 60RavelAlborada del graciosoRavelBoléro, M. 81
RespighiRoman Festivals (Feste Romane), P 157
BartókConcerto for Orchestra, Sz. 116Free
GraingerIrish Tune from County DerryGraingerMolly on the ShoreGraingerColonial Song
Villa-LobosBachianas Brasileiras No. 2
ProkofievPeter and the Wolf, Op. 67
HindemithSymphonic Metamorphosis of Themes by Carl Maria von Weber
GershwinAn American in Paris
CoplandFanfare for the Common ManCoplandAppalachian Spring Suite
BarberAdagio for Strings, Op. 11
BernsteinCandide Overture
MárquezDanzón No. 2
PurcellAbdelazer Suite: RondeauHaydnThe Creation: OvertureMozartIdomeneo Overture, K. 366MozartLe nozze di Figaro Overture, K. 492MozartDon Giovanni Overture, K. 527MozartSerenade No. 13 in G major, K. 525MozartCosì fan tutte Overture, K. 588MozartThe Magic Flute Overture, K. 620BeethovenThe Creatures of Prometheus Overture, Op. 43BeethovenLeonore Overture No. 2, Op. 72aBeethovenLeonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72bBeethovenCoriolan Overture, Op. 62BeethovenEgmont Overture, Op. 84BeethovenThe Consecration of the House Overture, Op. 124WeberDer Freischütz Overture, Op. 77, J. 277WeberOberon OvertureRossiniIl barbiere di Siviglia OvertureRossiniLa Cenerentola OvertureRossiniWilliam Tell OvertureBerliozRoméo et Juliette, Op. 17: Queen Mab ScherzoBerliozRoman Carnival Overture, Op. 9; H 95GlinkaRuslan and Lyudmila OvertureMendelssohnA Midsummer Night's Dream Overture, Op. 21MendelssohnCalm Sea and Prosperous Voyage, Op. 27MendelssohnThe Hebrides (Fingal's Cave), Op. 26MendelssohnRuy Blas Overture, Op. 95MendelssohnAthalie Overture, Op. 74; MWV M 16LisztTasso, Lamento e Trionfo, S. 96LisztFestklänge, S. 101LisztLes Préludes, S. 97LisztMazeppa, S. 100LisztOrpheus, S. 98LisztPrometheus, S. 99LisztHunnenschlacht, S. 105LisztHamlet, S. 104VerdiLuisa Miller OvertureVerdiLa traviata: Prelude to Act IWagnerRienzi Overture, WWV 49WagnerDer fliegende Holländer OvertureWagnerTannhäuser Overture, WWV 70WagnerLohengrin: Prelude to Act IWagnerDie Walküre: Ride of the ValkyriesWagnerTristan und Isolde: VorspielWagnerDie Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Prelude to Act IWagnerSiegfried Idyll, WWV 103WagnerParsifal: Prelude to Act ISuppéPoet and Peasant OvertureOffenbachOrpheus in the Underworld OvertureFranckLe Chasseur maudit, FWV 44BrucknerOverture in G minor, WAB 98SmetanaVltava (The Moldau), from Má vlast, JB 1:112/2SmetanaŠárka (Má vlast No. 3), JB 1:112/3SmetanaBlaník (Má vlast No. 6), JB 1:112/6Strauss IIOn the Beautiful Blue Danube, Op. 314BrahmsSerenade No. 1 in D major, Op. 11BrahmsVariations on a Theme of Haydn for orchestra, Op. 56aBrahmsAcademic Festival Overture, Op. 80BrahmsTragic Overture, Op. 81Saint-SaënsLe Rouet d’Omphale, Op. 31Saint-SaënsDanse macabre, Op. 40MussorgskyNight on Bald Mountain (original version, 1867)MussorgskyNight on Bald MountainTchaikovskyRomeo and Juliet Fantasy-Overture, TH 42TchaikovskyThe Tempest, Op. 18Tchaikovsky1812 Overture, Op. 49TchaikovskySerenade for Strings in C major, Op. 48TchaikovskyHamlet, Fantasy-Overture in F minor, Op. 67TchaikovskyThe Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71aDvořákCarnival Overture, Op. 92DvořákOthello Overture, Op. 93DvořákThe Water Goblin, Op. 107GriegHolberg Suite (From Holberg’s Time), Op. 40GriegPeer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46Rimsky-KorsakovScheherazade, Op. 35FauréPavane, Op. 50JanáčekSinfoniettaElgarVariations on an Original Theme, Op. 36ElgarPomp and Circumstance March No. 1, Op. 39DebussyPrélude à l’après-midi d’un faune, L. 86DebussyTrois Nocturnes, L. 91DebussyLa mer, L. 109DeliusOn Hearing the First Cuckoo in SpringStraussDon Juan, Op. 20StraussTod und Verklärung (Death and Transfiguration), Op. 24StraussTill Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Op. 28StraussEin Heldenleben, Op. 40StraussMetamorphosen, TrV 290SibeliusThe Swan of Tuonela, Op. 22 No. 2SibeliusFinlandia, Op. 26SibeliusValse triste, Op. 44SibeliusTapiola, Op. 112DukasThe Sorcerer’s ApprenticeVaughan WilliamsFantasia on a Theme by Thomas TallisVaughan WilliamsFantasia on GreensleevesRachmaninoffThe Isle of the Dead, Op. 29SchoenbergVerklärte Nacht, Op. 4IvesThe Unanswered QuestionHolstThe Planets, Op. 32RavelRapsodie espagnole, M. 54RavelMa mère l’Oye, M. 60RavelAlborada del graciosoRavelBoléro, M. 81RespighiRoman Festivals (Feste Romane), P 157BartókConcerto for Orchestra, Sz. 116FreeGraingerIrish Tune from County DerryGraingerMolly on the ShoreGraingerColonial SongVilla-LobosBachianas Brasileiras No. 2ProkofievPeter and the Wolf, Op. 67HindemithSymphonic Metamorphosis of Themes by Carl Maria von WeberGershwinAn American in ParisCoplandFanfare for the Common ManCoplandAppalachian Spring SuiteBarberAdagio for Strings, Op. 11BernsteinCandide OvertureMárquezDanzón No. 2