List of compositions for viola: S

This article lists compositions written for the viola. The list includes works in which the viola is a featured instrument: viola solo, viola and piano, viola and orchestra, ensemble of violas, etc. Catalogue number, date of composition and publisher (for copyrighted works) are also included. Ordering is by composer surname.

This pages lists composers whose surname falls into the S alphabetic range. For others, see respective pages:

• List of compositions for viola: A to B
• List of compositions for viola: C to E
• List of compositions for viola: F to H
• List of compositions for viola: I to K
• List of compositions for viola: L to N
• List of compositions for viola: O to R
• List of compositions for viola: T to Z

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• Kaija Saariaho (1952–2023)

Aure for violin and viola (2011); Chester Music

Vent Nocturne for solo viola and electronics (2006); Chester Music

Je sens un deuxième coeur for viola, cello and piano (2003); Chester Music

New Gates for flute, viola and harp (1996); Chester Music

• Peter Sacco (1928–2000)^[1]

Sequence for viola and piano, Op. 138 (1966); Ostara Press

• Harald Sæverud (1897–1992)

Sonatina for viola and piano (1989); Music Information Centre Norway

• Camille Saint-Saëns (1835–1921)^[1]

Le cygne (The Swan) from The Carnival of the Animals for viola or viola d'amore and piano (1886); adaptation by Louis van Waefelghem (1895?)

Sérénade for viola and piano, Op. 16 No. 2 (1862); original for cello and piano; adaptation by Louis van Waefelghem

• Philip Sainton (1891–1967)^[1]

Crépuscule for viola and piano (1935); Boosey & Hawkes

Lament for violin or viola and piano (1926); Augener Editions

Phantom Gavotte for viola and piano; Modus Music

Sérénade Fantastique for viola and orchestra (1935)

• Aulis Sallinen (b. 1935)

Concerto for clarinet, viola and chamber orchestra, Op. 91 (2007); Novello & Co.

• Erkki Salmenhaara (1941–2002)^[1]

Elegie IV in C minor for viola solo (1967); Edition Fazer; Fennica Gehrman; Warner/Chappell Music Finland

Poema for solo violin (or viola, or cello) and string orchestra (1975); Edition Fazer; Fennica Gehrman; Warner/Chappell Music Finland

• Esa-Pekka Salonen (b. 1958)

Pentatonic Étude for viola solo (2008, revised 2014); Chester Music

• Timothy Salter (b. 1942)

Mosaics for flute (piccolo), viola and harp (1991); Usk Edition

Declamation for viola solo (2002); Usk Edition

Prelude and Fugue for viola (or clarinet) and piano (1976); Usk Edition

• Leonard Salzedo (1921–2000)

Concerto for viola and orchestra, Op. 100 (1983)

Eves Apologie, Cantata for mezzo soprano, viola and string orchestra, Op. 125 (1993); words by Emilia Lanier

Sonata for violin and viola, Op. 132 (1995)

• Gustave Samazeuilh (1877–1967)

Deux pièces brèves (2 Short Pieces) (1947); Éditions Durand; Elkan-Vogel

1. Lamento for viola (or cello) solo
2. D'un printemps heureux for viola (or cello) and piano

• Steven Sametz (b. 1954

Two Songs for Lent for countertenor and viola (1973)

Voices of Broken Hearts for female chorus and digitally delayed viola (2010); ECS Publishing

• Rhian Samuel (b. 1944)

Blythswood, 3 Pieces for viola and piano (1998); Stainer & Bell

Emerging (Lightly) for solo viola and chamber ensemble (2008); Stainer & Bell

Stepping Out II, Trio for clarinet, viola and piano (2000); Stainer & Bell

Through Windows and the Balustrades Beyond for flute, viola and harp (1998); Stainer & Bell

Time Out of Time: Little Suite for viola and piano (2001); original for cello and piano; Stainer & Bell

• Lars Sandberg (b. 1955)

Väntans svit: musik till dikter av Birgitta Lillpers (Väntans Suite: Music to Poems of Birgitta Lillpers) for viola solo (1998); Swedish Music Information Centre

• Adolf Sandberger (1864–1943)^[1]

Trio-Sonata in C minor for violin, viola and piano, Op. 4 (1889)

• Luis Sandi (1905–1996)

Hoja de álbum 2 for viola and piano (1986); Ediciones Mexicanas de Música

Miniaturas (Miniatures) for viola solo (1994); Liga de Compositores de México

• Dalmazio Santini (1923–2001)

Concerto for viola and orchestra (1980)

• Cláudio Santoro (1919–1989)

Adágio for viola and piano (1946, 1965); Edition Savart

Concerto No. 1 for viola and orchestra (1988); Edition Savart

Duo for violin and viola (1982); Edition Savart

Duo for female voice and viola (1987); Edition Savart

Espaços (Space) for viola and piano (1966); Edition Savart

Fantasia Sul America for viola solo (1983); Edition Savart

Fantasia Sul America for viola and orchestra (1983); Edition Savart

Mutationen IV for viola and tape (1971–1972); Edition Savart

Paródia for voice, viola, and other instruments (piano, percussion) ad libitum (1982); Edition Savart

Sonata No. 1 for viola and piano (1943); unfinished

Sonata No. 2 for viola and piano (1982); Edition Savart

• Guido Santórsola (1904–1994)^[1]

Canção triste e dança brasileira for viola and piano or orchestra (1934)

Chôro No. 1 in G major for viola (or violin) and piano (1944)

Chôro No. 2 in G major for violin or viola and piano (or orchestra) (1952); Bèrben Edizioni Musicali

Concerto for viola and orchestra with mixed chorus and viola d'amore (1932–1933)

Díptico for viola (or violin) and guitar (1970); Editora Novas Metas

3 Estados psicológicos for violin or viola and orchestra (1936)

Mangangá, Study for viola solo (1953)

Preludio y fuga a la manera clásica for 2 violas and double bass (1937)

Sonata in D minor for violin or viola and piano (1928); Bèrben Edizioni Musicali

Sonata-fantasía for viola and orchestra (or piano) (1938)

Trio for flute, viola and piano (1969)

• Joly Braga Santos (1924–1988)

Cançaõ for viola and piano (1971); AvA Musical Editions

Nocturne in B minor for viola and string orchestra, Op. 11 (1947)

Concerto for viola and orchestra, Op. 31 (1960)

• Jerzy Sapieyevski (b. 1945)^[1]

Concerto for Viola and Winds; Mercury Music; Theodore Presser Company

• Allen Sapp (1922–1999)^[1]

Colloquies II for flute, viola and piano (1978)

First Viola Sonata for viola and piano (1948); American Composers Alliance

• Ruben Sargsyan (Ruben Sarkisyan) (1945–2013)

Concerto for viola and chamber orchestra (1992)

• László Sáry (b. 1940)^[1]

Diana búcsúja (Diana's Farewell) for 8 violins and 8 violas (1976); Editio Musica Budapest

For Viola or Cello: Hommage à Philip Glass for viola or cello solo (1977); Editio Musica Budapest

• Henri Sauguet (1901–1989)

Trois Pièces (3 Pieces) for viola solo (1972); Symétrie

Musique pour Cendrars for baritone and viola (1986); Symétrie

• Ernest Sauter (1928–2013)

Essai sur "l'accord prométhéen" for viola solo and string trio (1988); Walter Wollenweber Verlag; revision for viola solo and string orchestra (2000); Edition Kunzelmann

Sonata for viola solo (1974); Walter Wollenweber Verlag

• Eugène Sauzay (1809–1901)^[1]

Pièce en trio in G major for violin, viola and piano, Op. 7 (published 1855)

• David Sawer (b. 1961)

Parthenope for viola solo (2003); Universal Edition

• Robert Saxton (b. 1953)

Invocation, Dance and Meditation for viola and piano (1991); Chester Music

Concerto for viola and orchestra (1986); Chester Music

• Fazıl Say (b. 1970)

Ruşen Güneş Anısına (In Memoriam Ruşen Güneş), Sonata for viola solo, Op. 92 (2020); Schott Music

• Ahmed Adnan Saygun (1907–1991)

Concerto for viola and orchestra, Op. 59 (1976–1977); Peermusic Classical

• Bruce Saylor (b. 1946)^[1]

Duo for violin and viola (1970); King's Crown Music Press; Galaxy Music Corporation; Columbia University Music Press; Subito Music

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• Alessandro Scarlatti (1660–1725)^[1]

Aria "Vaga rosa tenerella" for voice, viola d'amore or viola and harpsichord or piano (1680); transcription by Louis van Waefelghem (1899)

• Andrea Lorenzo Scartazzini (b. 1971)

Cammina cammina for mezzo-soprano, viola and theorbo (1996); words by Giuseppe Ungaretti; Bärenreiter Verlag

• Giacinto Scelsi (1905–1988)^[1]

Cœlocanth, 3 Movements for viola solo (1955); Éditions Salabert

Elegia per Ty for viola and cello (1958); Éditions Salabert

Manto for a violist-singer (1957); Éditions Salabert

Three Studies for viola solo (1956); Éditions Salabert

• Theodor Schaefer (1904–1969)

Diathema for viola and orchestra, Op. 24 (1955–1956); Český Hudební Fond

• Bogusław Schaeffer (1929–2019

Concerto for viola and chamber orchestra (2004)

Concerto for viola and orchestra (1997); Collsch Edition

Kreuzweg 11 for saxophone, accordion, percussion and viola (2003)

Monophonie II for 13 violas (1997); Collsch Edition

Mouhadatsa for viola and cello (1985); Collsch Edition

Quartet for 4 violas (2006)

Salzburg Spectres for 4 violas (2005)

Sonata for viola solo (1991); Collsch Edition

Spring Music for viola and piano (1988); Collsch Edition

• R. Murray Schafer (1933–2021)

Buskers for flute, violin and viola (1985); Arcana Editions; Canadian Music Centre

Concerto for viola and orchestra (1997); Arcana Editions; Canadian Music Centre

Rounds for flute, violin and viola (1985); Canadian Music Centre

• Philipp Scharwenka (1847–1917)^[1]

Arie in F major for viola and piano or harmonium, Op. 51 (1883, 1897); originally for cello or violin and piano

Sonata Fantasia in G minor for viola and piano, Op. 106 (1898)

Trio No. 1 (Duo) in A minor (major) for violin, viola and piano, Op. 105 (1898)

Trio No. 2 in E minor for violin, viola and piano, Op. 121 (1915)

• Gerhard Schedl (1957–2000)^[1]

Concertino for viola and piano (1976); Verlag Doblinger

Concerto for viola and orchestra (1988); Verlag Doblinger

• Michael Schelle (b. 1950)

The Viola the Wind Swept Away for viola and chamber ensemble (2007)

• Friedrich Schenker (1942–2013)^[1]

Concerto for viola and orchestra (1975); Breitkopf und Härtel

Foglio I for viola and cello (1982); Deutscher Verlag für Musik; Breitkopf und Härtel

• Tona Scherchen (b. 1938)^[1]

Lien (恋) for viola solo (1973); Universal Edition

Tao for viola solo and orchestra (1971–1972); Universal Edition

Yun-yu (云雨; Clouds and Rain; Nuages et pluie) for violin or viola and vibraphone (1974); Universal Edition

• Armin Schibler (1920–1986)^[1]

Ballade for viola and piano, Op. 54 (1957); Edition Kunzelmann

Fantasie for viola and chamber orchestra, Op. 15 (1945); Ahn & Simrock

Kleines Konzert for viola solo, Op. 9d (1951); Ahn & Simrock

Weil alles erneut sich begibt for low voice, viola and piano, Op. 23 (1949); Edition Eulenburg

• Peter Schickele (b. 1935); see also P.D.Q. Bach

Deep Funk, Part 2, Dance Sonata for solo viola (2002); Theodore Presser Company

Monochrome IV for 6 violas (1974); Theodore Presser Company

Little London Trio for 2 violins and viola (1985); Theodore Presser Company

Little Suite for Autumn for violin and viola (1979); Theodore Presser Company

River Music for viola and cello (1993); Theodore Presser Company

Top o' the Millennium for 2 violas (2000); available from composer

Windows, Three Pieces for viola and guitar (1966); Theodore Presser Company

• David Schiff (b. 1945)^[1]

Joycesketch II for solo viola (1981); MMB Music

• Helmut Schiff (1918–1982)^[1]

Sonata for viola and piano (1960); Doblinger

• Hans Schläger (1820–1885)^[1]

Nachtstück (Night Piece) in C minor for viola (or cello) and piano, Op. 32 (1872)

• Thomas Daniel Schlee (b. 1957)

Alba for flute and viola, Op. 26 (1986); Éditions Henry Lemoine

De Profundis for viola and double bass, Op. 43 (2000); Éditions Henry Lemoine

• Martin Schlumpf (b. 1947); Martin Schlumpf website

"... per la quinta vox..." for viola solo (1986)

Spiegelbilder for viola, cello and piano (2013)

Trio for flute, viola and harp (1970)

• Heinrich Kaspar Schmid (1874–1953)^[1]

Sonata for viola and piano, Op. 111 (1941)

Trio for clarinet, viola and piano, Op. 114 (1944)

Trio for flute, viola and piano, Op. 109 (1940)

• William Schmidt (1926–2009)^[1]

Sonata Breve for flute, clarinet and viola (c.1966); Western International Music

Sonata in Two Movements for viola and piano (1968); Avant Music; Western International Music

• Thomas Schmidt-Kowalski (1949–2013)

Concerto in F♯ minor for viola and orchestra, Op. 111 (2010)

Duo in D major for violin and viola, Op. 43 (1992)

Duo in C major for horn and viola, Op. 65 No. 2 (1998)

Élégie in F♯ minor for viola and orchestra, Op. 107 (2007–2008)

3 Fantasiestücke (3 Fantasy Pieces) in C major for viola and piano, Op. 55 (1992)

Konzertantes Duo in Form einer frei variierten Passacaglia (Duo Concertante in the Form of a Freely Varied Passacaglia) for violin and viola, Op. 52 (1994)

Sonata in C major for viola and piano, Op. 39 (1992)

• Florent Schmitt (1870–1958)^[1]

Légende for viola and orchestra, Op. 66 (1918); Éditions Durand

• Joseph Schmitt (1734–1791)^[2]

Concerto in C major for viola and orchestra

• Artur Schnabel (1882–1951)^[1]

3 Fantasiestücke (3 Fantasy Pieces) for violin, viola and piano (1898)

• Georg Abraham Schneider (1770–1839)^[2]

Concerto in C major for viola and orchestra (1799)

Duo in D major for viola and cello, Op. 15

3 Duos for viola with violin accompaniment, Op. 30

3 Duos for violin and viola, Op. 44; F.E.C. Leuckart

3 Grands duos concertants for violin and viola, Op. 4 (c.1795)

Sinfonia Concertante in D major for violin, viola and orchestra, Op. 19

3 Sonatas for viola with violin accompaniment, Op. 18

6 Solos for alto viola, Op. 19 (1804)

• Michael Schneider (b. 1964)

Es werde Licht (Let There Be Light) for viola solo (2000); Édition Musicale Suisse

Shark Turtle Ray for oboe, viola and guitar (1998–1999); Édition Musicale Suisse

• Alfred Schnittke (1934–1998)

Concerto for viola and orchestra (1985); Hans Sikorski

Herrn Alfred Schlee zum 90. Geburstag (For the 90th Birthday of Alfred Schlee) for solo viola (1991); Universal Edition

Konzert zu dritt (Concerto for Three) for violin, viola, cello and chamber orchestra (1994); Hans Sikorski

Monologue for viola and string orchestra (1989); Hans Sikorski

Piece (Concerto) for viola and chamber orchestra (1997)

Sonata No. 1 for cello and piano (1978); arrangement for viola and string orchestra by Yuri Bashmet

• Othmar Schoeck (1886–1957)^[1]

Andante for clarinet or viola and piano; Hug Musikverlage

• Paul Schoenfield (b. 1947)

Concerto for viola and orchestra (1997–1998); Migdal Publishing

• Johannes Schöllhorn (b. 1962)

musarion for viola solo (1985–1986); Éditions Henry Lemoine

• Robert Schollum (1913–1987)^[1]

Chaconne for viola and piano, Op. 54a (1954); Verlag Doblinger

3 kleine Stücke (3 Little Pieces) for viola and piano, Op. 125 (1987); Verlag Doblinger

Sonate for viola and piano, Op. 42 No. 2 (1950); Verlag Doblinger

Sonatine for viola and piano, Op. 57 No. 2 (1962); Verlag Doblinger

3 Stücke for flute, violin, viola and string orchestra, Op. 51a; Verlag Doblinger

• Carl Siegemund Schönebeck (1758–1804)^[2]

3 Duos for viola and cello, Op. 2 (1798); Amadeus Verlag

3 konzertante Duos (3 Concertante Duos) for 2 violas, Op. 13

• Ruth Schönthal (1924–2006)

Duo for clarinet or viola and cello (2002); Furore Verlag

Four Epiphanies for unaccompanied viola (1976); Oxford University Press

Sonata Concertante for cello or viola or clarinet and piano (1973); Furore Verlag

Two Duets for violin and viola (2002); Furore Verlag

• Hans-Hubert Schönzeler (1925–1997)^[1]

Sonata for viola and piano, Op. 5 (1975); Edition Eulenburg

• Hanning Schröder (1896–1987)^[1]

Divertimento for viola and cello (1963); Edition Peters

Duo-Sonate for flute (or violin) and viola (1955); Verlag Friedrich Hofmeister

Ein-zwei-dreistimmige Kammermusik (One-, Two-, and Three-Voiced Chamber Music) for 2 violins and viola (1968); Edition Peters

Musik in 5 Sätzen (Music in 5 Movements) for viola solo (1954); Robert Lienau Musikverlag

Serenade for 3 violas; Edition Peters

Variationen über das Volkslied "Ach bittrer Winter" (Variations on the German Folk Song "Ach bittrer Winter") for viola and cello (1950); Robert Lienau Musikverlag

• Hermann Schroeder (1904–1984)^[1]

Duo for violin and viola (1979)

Sonata for viola solo (1974); Musikverlage Gerig; Breitkopf und Härtel

Concerto in A major for viola and orchestra, Op. 45 (1970); Musikverlage Gerig; Breitkopf und Härtel

• François Schubert (1808–1878)

La Solitude, Étude d'expression for viola and piano; arrangement by Casimir Ney (published ca. 1851)

• Franz Schubert (1797–1828)^[1]

Ave Maria (1825); transcription for viola and piano by William Primrose; Edition Schott

Impromptu in G major, Op. 90 No. 3 (1827); transcription for viola and piano by Vadim Borisovsky

La Solitude (Einsamkeit), Mélodie de Schubert for viola and piano, D. 620 (1818); original for voice and piano; transcription by Casimir Ney

Litany for All Souls' Day (Litanei auf das Fest Aller Seelen), D. 343 (1816); transcription for viola and piano by William Primrose; Edition Schott

Sonata in A minor "Arpeggione" for viola and piano, D. 821 (1824); original for arpeggione and piano

• Joseph Schubert (1754–1837)^[2]

Concerto in C major for viola and orchestra

• Zikmund Schul (1916–1944)

Duo for violin and viola (1943); Bote & Bock

2 Chasidské tance (2 Chassidic Dances) for viola and cello, Op. 15 (1941–1942); Bote & Bock

• Erwin Schulhoff (1894–1942)^[1]

Concertino for flute, viola and double bass (1925); Universal Edition

• Gunther Schuller (1925–2015)

Concerto for viola and orchestra (1985); Associated Music Publishers

• Andrew Schultz (b. 1960)

Attack for viola solo (1990); Wirripang; Australian Music Centre

Duo Variations for viola and piano (1990); Australian Music Centre

Master Mariner, Dead at Sea for viola and piano (2005); Wirripang; Australian Music Centre

Stick Dance II for clarinet, viola and piano (1989, revised 2005); Australian Music Centre

• Robert Schumann (1810–1856)^[1]

Märchenbilder (Fairy Tale Pictures) for viola and piano, Op. 113 (1851)

Märchenerzählungen, 4 movements for clarinet, viola and piano, Op. 132 (1853)

• William Schuman (1910–1992)^[1]

Concerto on Old English Rounds for viola, female chorus and orchestra (1974); Theodore Presser Company

• Gerard Schurmann (1924–2020)

Canzonetta for viola and piano (2010); Novello

• Meinrad Schütter (1910–2006)

Duo Concertante "Quasi una Fantasia" for violin, viola and orchestra (1966)

Fragment for viola and piano (1957, 1997)

Humoreske (Hommage à Francis Poulenc) for viola and piano (1989, 1996); original for clarinet and piano

Serenade "Gute Nacht, gute Nacht! Liebchen sieh" for soprano, flute and viola (1934)

Widmung (Dedication) for 2 violins and viola (1969)

• Kurt Schwaen (1909–2007)

Sechs Variationen für 2 Saiteninstrumente (6 Variations for 2 String Instruments) for violin and viola, KSV 545 (1990)

Serenata for 4 violas (solo viola and 3 tutti violas), KSV 607/3 (1998); original for 4 violins; Verlag Neue Musik

Weiße Katze / Schnurrige Geschichte for viola and piano, KSV 381a (1975); Verlag Neue Musik

• Elliott Schwartz (1936–2016)

Alto Prisms for 8 violas (1997); American Composers Alliance

Aria No. 3 for viola and woodblocks (1972); Carl Fischer

Aria with Interruptions for viola and percussion (1993); American Composers Alliance

Echo Music I for clarinet, viola and self-prepared tape (1977); Carl Fischer

Suite for viola and piano (1963); Norruth-MMB

Three Inventions in a Name for viola solo (1985); American Composers Alliance

Vienna Dreams for clarinet, viola and piano (1998); American Composers Alliance

• Cornelius Schwehr (b. 1953)

acompagnato (mutuo) for viola and accordion (2001); Breitkopf & Härtel

à nous deux, Concerto for viola, piano and orchestra (1995); Breitkopf & Härtel

• Alfred Schweizer (b. 1941)

Dorischer Gesang for baritone, cello (or viola, or horn) and piano (1996); Müller & Schade

Glasfarbenmusik, Chamber Music for soprano, viola and organ (2003); Müller & Schade

Juli. "Jodel" from the cycle Das Jahr in naiver Musik for violin and viola (1976–1996); Müller & Schade

Lydischer Gesang for soprano or mezzo-soprano, violin or viola and piano (1999); Müller & Schade

Musik for viola solo (2001); Müller & Schade

• Rolf Schweizer (1936–2016)

Hymnus I for viola and percussion (1988); Edition Dohr

Hymnus II for viola solo (1989); Edition Dohr

• Kurt Schwertsik (b. 1935)

Haydn Lived in Eisenstadt for viola and piano, Op. 122 (2020); Boosey & Hawkes

• Salvatore Sciarrino (b. 1947)

Ai limiti della notte for viola solo (1979); G. Ricordi

3 Duetti con l'eco for flute, viola and bassoon (2006); Edizioni Musicali Rai Trade

La malinconia for violin and viola (1980); G. Ricordi

3 Notturni brillanti for viola solo (1974); G. Ricordi

• Stefano Scodanibbio (1956–2012)

Composte terre for violin and viola (1991–1992)

Humboldt for viola and double bass (1993–1994, revised 1997)

Quodlibet for viola and cello (1991)

Tre Impromptu (3 Impromptus) for viola solo (1986–1989)

• Flavio Emilio Scogna (b. 1956)

Color for viola solo (2005)

Diaphonia for viola solo, string orchestra and piano (1991); Edizioni Musicali RCA; Ricordi

Incanto for 2 violins and viola (1985); Edizioni Musicali RCA; Ricordi

• Cyril Scott (1879–1970)^[1]

Cherry Ripe for viola and piano (1911); original for violin and piano; arranged by Lionel Tertis

Fantasia for viola and piano (ca.1911); incomplete

Sonata for viola and piano (1939, revised 1953)

• Alexander Scriabin (1872–1915)^[1]

Prélude in C♯ minor, Op. 9 No. 1 (1894); 1931 transcription for viola and piano by Vadim Borisovsky; Paul Günther; International Music Company; Declaration of Love: Album of Popular Pieces for Viola and Piano (Страстное Признание: Альбом Популярных Пьес), Muzyka

• Peter Sculthorpe (1929–2014)

Elegy for viola and string orchestra (2006); Faber Music

Parting for viola and piano (2000); Faber Music

Sonata for viola and percussion (1960); Faber Music

A Song for Fé for viola and piano (2005); Faber Music

Tailitnama Song for viola solo (1974, 2000) or viola and piano (2000); Faber Music

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• Peter Seabourne (b. 1960)

Pietà for viola and piano (2007)

Freeing the Angel for viola and piano (2019)

• Walter Sear (1930–2010)^[1]

Sonata for viola solo

• Mátyás Seiber (1905–1960)^[1]

Elegy for viola and small orchestra (1951–1953); Edition Schott

• Albert Seitz (1872–1937)^[1]

Fantaisie de concert in D minor for viola and piano, Op. 31 (1904); Éditions Alphonse Leduc

• Bernhard Sekles (1872–1934)^[1]

Chaconne über ein achttaktiges Marschthema (Chaconne on an Eight-Beat March Theme) for viola and piano, Op. 38 (1931); C.F. Peters

• Ronald Senator (1926–2015)

Polish Suite for viola solo (1991); Alfred Lengnick

• José Serebrier (b. 1938)^[1]

Sonata for Viola Alone (1955); Southern Music Publishing

• Raminta Šerkšnytė (b. 1975)

Nuojautos (Presentiments) for flute, viola and 1~4 prepared pianos (2002); Lithuanian Music Information and Publishing Centre

Žvelgiant į pasąmonę (Looking at the Subconscious) for flute and viola (1997); Lithuanian Music Information and Publishing Centre

• Tibor Serly (1901–1978)^[1]

La Bandoline for viola and piano (1947); transcription from François Couperin's Pièces de clavecin, 1er livre

Concerto for viola and orchestra (1929); Sprague-Coleman; Peer Music

David of the White Rock for viola solo; Sprague-Coleman

Rhapsody on Folk Songs Harmonized by Béla Bartók for viola and orchestra (1946); Peer Music

Sonata in Modus Lascivus for viola solo (1948); Southern Music Publishing

• Mordecai Seter (1916–1994)^[1]

Elegy (אלגיה) for viola and piano or string orchestra (1954); Israel Music Institute

Monodrama (מונודרמה) for viola and piano (1977); original for clarinet and piano from Chamber Music '70; Israel Music Institute

Ricercar (ריצ'רקאר) for violin, viola, cello and string orchestra without double bass (1956); Israel Music Institute

Two Ballades and Virelais by Solage (fl. 1370–1390) (שתי בלדות ווירלי מאת סולאז) for flute, viola and harp, or flute, trumpet, viola and cello; Israel Music Institute

Two Ballades by Jacob de Senleches (fl. 1378–1395) (שתי בלדות מאת ג'קוב דה סנלצ'ס) for viola, cello and harp; Israel Music Institute

• John Laurence Seymour (1893–1986)

Elegiac Tone Poem No. 2 in F minor for viola and piano (1946); Banner Play Bureau

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• Stepan Shakaryan (1935–2019)

Theme and Variations (Тема с вариациями) for viola and piano (1959)

• Ralph Shapey (1921–2002)

Duo for viola and piano (1957); Theodore Presser Company

Evocation No. 3 for viola and piano (1981); Theodore Presser Company

Mann Duo for violin and viola (1983); Theodore Presser Company

Night Music No. 2 for violin/viola (one player) and tape (2001); Theodore Presser Company

Poeme for viola and percussion (1966); Theodore Presser Company

Variations for Viola and Nine Players (1987); Theodore Presser Company

• Alex Shapiro (b. 1962)

Desert Waves for 5-string electric violin (or viola) and electronic soundscape on CD (2001); Activist Music

Evolve for 5-string electric viola and electronic soundscape on CD (2006); Activist Music

Of String and Touch for viola and piano (2006); Activist Music

• Vache Sharafyan (b. 1966)

Luminous Silhouette of a Song for clarinet (or viola) and chamber orchestra (2008); Editions BIM

Path Towards This Moment for viola and organ (2012)

Sonata-Fantasy for viola and piano (2010)

Suite for viola and string orchestra with oboe (2009)

Surgite Gloriae, Concerto for viola and orchestra with duduk, descant (singer), and baritone (2005)

Vi-O-La No. 1 for viola solo (2008); A-RAM, Moscow

Vi-O-La No. 2 for viola solo (2009); A-RAM, Moscow

Light-Drop Peals for soprano and viola (2009); words by Matsuo Bashō

Waterfall Music for mix chorus with optional viola (2011)

• Judith Shatin (b. 1949)

Arche for viola and orchestra (1974)

Doxa for viola and piano (1989); MMB Music

Glyph for solo viola, string quartet and piano (1984); MMB Music

L'étude du Cœur for viola solo (1983, revised 1987); C.F. Peters

Sister Thou Wast Mild and Lovely for soprano and viola (1994); American Composers Alliance

Wedding Song for soprano and English horn (or alto flute, or clarinet, or viola) (1987); American Composers Alliance

• Caroline Shaw (b. 1982)

in manus tuas for cello or viola solo (2009)

• Rodion Shchedrin (b. 1932)

Concerto Dolce for viola, string orchestra and harp, Op. 102 (1997); Schott Music

• Alexander Shchetynsky (b. 1960)

Sonata for viola solo (1985–1987); Le Chant du Monde

Four Movements (Чотири рухи) for clarinet, viola and piano (1996)

Two Songs of a Wayfaring Philosopher (Дві пісні мандрованого філософа) for mezzo-soprano and viola d'amore or viola (2000, 2001)

• Vissarion Shebalin (1902–1963)

Sonata in F minor for viola and piano, Op. 51 No. 2 (1954); Muzgiz; Röhr, Frankfurt

Sonata in E minor for violin and viola, Op. 35 (1940–1944); Gosudarstvennoe muzykalnoe izdatelstvo (State Music Publishing House); Leeds Music

• Bright Sheng (b. 1955)

Angel Fire Duo for violin and viola (2014); G. Schirmer

The Stream Flows for viola solo (1988); G. Schirmer

Three Chinese Love Songs for soprano, viola and piano (1988); G. Schirmer

Three Pieces for viola and piano (1986); G. Schirmer

• Noam Sheriff (1935–2018)

Canarian Vespers for viola and string orchestra (2009); Edition Peters

Partita (ליגור – פרטיטה) for viola and cello (1984); Israel Music Institute; Edition Peters

• Robert Sherlaw Johnson (1932–2000)

Intersections for viola and piano (1988); Oxford University Press

• Hifumi Shimoyama (b. 1930)

Duplication (デュプリケーション) for viola and guitar (2009)

• Motoyuki Shitanda (b. 1952)

Concerto for viola and orchestra (1998)

Retrospection (追憶 Tsuioku) for viola and piano (1997); Japan Federation of Composers

• Gil Shohat (b. 1973)

Anekdotos III: Rêverie et Cauchmard for viola solo (2000); Gil Shohat Editions

Concerto for viola and orchestra (1998); Ricordi

The Devil's Dance, Ballet for violin and viola (2006); Gil Shohat Editions

Duo-Sonata for violin and viola; Gil Shohat Editions

Five Songs of Darkness for soprano, viola and piano (1990); Gil Shohat Editions

• Vladislav Shoot (1941–2022)

Mini-Partita (Мини-партита) for viola and piano (1987)

• Bernard Shore (1896–1984)^[1]

Scherzo for viola and piano; Augener

• Dmitri Shostakovich (1906–1975)^[1]

Sonata for viola and piano, Op. 147 (1975); G. Schirmer; DSCH

Adagio; transcription for viola and piano by Vadim Borisovsky; Sovetsky Kompozitor (1962)

Impromptu (Экспромт) for viola and piano, Op. 33 [sic] (1931); DSCH

Pieces from The Gadfly (Пьесы из музыки к кинофильму "Овод"), Op. 97 (1955); transcriptions for viola and piano by Vadim Borisovsky; Muzyka (1964); DSCH

Overture

Romance

Contra-dance

Barrel-Organ Waltz

Nocturne

Galop

Spring Waltz (Весенний Вальс); transcription for viola and piano by Vadim Borisovsky; Sovietsky Kompozitor (1962)

• Petros Shoujounian (b. 1957)

Arévagale (Rising Sun), Trio for viola, bassoon and horn (1991); Canadian Music Centre

Monologue 1 for viola solo (1985); Doberman-Yppan; Canadian Music Centre

• Hugh Shrapnel (b. 1947)

Variations for viola solo (1985)

• Alan Shulman (1915–2002)

Homage to Erik Satie for viola and piano (1938)

Piece in Popular Style for viola and piano (1939)

Theme and Variations in B minor for viola, strings and harp (1940)

Suite for solo viola (1953); Templeton Publishing

Night for viola quartet (1978)

Ancora for viola quartet (1978)

Variations for viola, strings and harp (1981, revised 1984)

• Aleksandr Shymko (b. 1977)

The Book of Night Secrets (Книга таємниць ночі) for flute, viola and harp (2005)

Double Concerto (Двойной концерт) for violin, viola and orchestra (2013–2014)

Si

• Jean Sibelius (1865–1957)

Duo in C major for violin and viola, JS 66 (c.1891–1892); Edition Fazer; Fennica Gehrman; Boosey & Hawkes

Rondo in D minor for viola and piano, JS 162 (1893); Warner/Chappell Music

• Nikolai Sidelnikov (1930–1992)^[1]

Sonata-Elegia (Соната-элегия) for viola solo (1978); Muzyka

• Otto Siegl [de] (1896–1978)^[1]

Concertino in E minor for viola and string quartet, Op. 124; manuscript

Duo Sonata in G major for viola and cello, Op. 139 (1949); Doblinger Verlag

Duo Sonatina in F major for violin and viola, Op. 138 (1949); Doblinger Verlag

Gesänge (Songs) for soprano, viola and piano, Op. 112; Anton Böhm & Sohn

Sonata No. 1 for viola and piano, Op. 41 (1925); Doblinger Verlag

Sonata No. 2 in E♭ major for viola and piano, Op. 103 (1938); Doblinger Verlag

Volkslieder (Folk Songs) for soprano, viola and piano, Op. 113; Anton Böhm & Sohn

Weihnachts-Sonate (Christmas Sonata) in D major for viola and organ, Op. 137 (1944); Doblinger Verlag

• Elie Siegmeister (1909–1991)^[1]

Songs of Experience for voice, viola and piano (1979); words by William Blake; C. Fischer

Summer for viola and piano (1978)

• Roberto Sierra (b. 1953)

Concerto for viola, string orchestra and percussion (2006); Subito Music

Doble Concierto (Double Concerto) for violin, viola and orchestra (2003); Subito Music

• Þorkell Sigurbjörnsson (1938–2013)

Farewell for flute, viola and harp (2007); Íslenzk Tónverkamiðstöð

Intrada: Invitation to a Bath for clarinet, viola and piano (1971); Íslenzk Tónverkamiðstöð

Kisum for clarinet, viola and piano (1970); Íslenzk Tónverkamiðstöð

Six Icelandic Folk-Songs (Sex íslensk Þjóðlög) for viola and piano (1969); Íslenzk Tónverkamiðstöð

Skref fyrir skref (Step-by-Step) for viola solo (1986); Íslenzk Tónverkamiðstöð

• Sheila Silver (b. 1946)

Lullaby for bassoon (or viola) and piano (2004)

• Faye-Ellen Silverman (b. 1947)

Memories for solo viola (1974); Seesaw Music

Troubled Repose for flute, viola and double bass (1998); Seesaw Music

Wilde's World for tenor, viola and guitar (2000); Seesaw Music

• Valentin Silvestrov (b. 1937)

Epitaph L.B. (Епітафія Л.Б.; Epitaphium L.B.) for viola (or cello) and piano (1999); M.P. Belaieff

Lacrimosa for viola (or cello) solo (2004)

• Thomas Simaku (b. 1958)

a2 for viola and cello (2008); University of York Music Press

Soliloquy III for viola solo (2002); University of York Music Press

Tanglewood Trio for clarinet, viola and piano (1996); Emerson Edition

• Stasys Šimkus (1887–1943)^[1]

Lopšinė (Lullaby) for viola and piano; published by Vaga, Vilnius (1966), in Dvi pjesės altui su fortepijonu (2 Pieces for Viola and Piano)

• Achille Simonetti (1859–1928)^[1]

Allegretto Romantico in D minor for viola and piano (published 1897)

Ballata in C minor for viola and piano (published 1897)

• Netty Simons (1913–1994)^[1]

Facets No. 3 for viola or oboe and piano (1962); Merion Music; Theodore Presser Company

Songs for Wendy for voice and viola (c.1975); Merion Music; Theodore Presser Company

Trialogue I: The Tombstone Told When She Died for alto, baritone and viola (1963); words by Dylan Thomas; Merion Music; Theodore Presser Company

Trialogue II: Myselves Grieve for alto, baritone and viola (1969); words by Dylan Thomas; Merion Music; Theodore Presser Company

Trialogue III: Now (Now, Say Nay) for mezzo-soprano, baritone and viola (1973); words by Dylan Thomas; Merion Music; Theodore Presser Company

• Ezra Sims (1928–2015)

— and, as I was saying, ... for viola solo (1979); Diapason Press; American Composers Alliance; Frogpeak

Concert Piece for viola solo with flute, clarinet, cello and small orchestra (1990); Frogpeak

Duo for viola and cello (1996)

Duo '97 for clarinet and viola (1997)

— furthermore ... for clarinet and viola (2005); Frogpeak

The Lullaby in Come Away for mezzo-soprano and viola (or violin) (1980); American Composers Alliance; Frogpeak

Song for mezzo-soprano, clarinet and viola (1980); Frogpeak

5 Songs for alto and viola (1979); American Composers Alliance; Frogpeak

Two for One for violin and viola (1980); Composer Facsimile Edition; Frogpeak

• Jeanne Singer (1924–2000)

Recollections of City Island for oboe, viola and piano (1984)

Sonnet for voice, violin and clarinet (or viola) (1985); Accentuate Music

• Alvin Singleton (b. 1940)

Argoru IV for viola solo (1978); European American Music

Mookestueck for 5-string electric viola (1999); Schott Music

• Larry Sitsky (b. 1934)

Improvisation and Cadenza for solo viola (1964); Wirripang; Australian Music Centre

2 Pieces for viola solo (2006); Keys Press; Australian Music Centre

1. Diaspora
2. Niggun

7 Zen Songs for voice and viola (2005); Keys Press; Australian Music Centre

• Hans Sitt (1850–1922)^[1]

6 Albumblätter (Album Leaves) for viola and piano, Op. 39 (1891)

Concerto in A minor for viola and orchestra, Op. 68 (1900)

Concertstück (Concert Piece) in G minor for viola and piano, Op. 46 (1892), or viola and orchestra (1899)

15 Etudes for viola solo, Op. 116 (1913)

24 Etudes for viola solo, Op. 32; original for violin

3 Fantasiestücke (3 Fantasy Pieces) for viola and piano, Op. 58 (1894)

Gavotte und Mazurka for viola and piano, Op. 132 (1919)

Konzertstück: Allegro appassionato, Romanze und Tarantelle for violin or viola and orchestra (or piano), Op. 119 (1916)

Romance in G minor for viola and orchestra, Op. 72 (1900)

Romanze in D minor for viola and piano, Op. 102 No. 1 (1909); original from Drei Stücke (3 Pieces) for violin and piano; transcription by the composer

3 Stücke (3 Pieces) for viola and piano, Op. 75 (1901)

• Pavel Šivic (1908–1995)^[1]

Narodna (Folk Tune) for viola and piano (1972); Edicije Društva Slovenskih Skladateljev

• Fredrik Sixten (b. 1962)

Mesto for viola and piano (1982); Gehrmans Musikförlag

• Nikos Skalkottas (1904–1949)^[1]

Concerto for violin, viola and wind orchestra, A/K25 (1939); Margun Music

Duo for violin and viola, A/K45 (1938); Universal Edition

• Howard Skempton (b. 1947)

Intermezzo for viola and horn (1978)

Moto perpetuo for viola solo (1993)

Only the Sound Remains for viola and chamber ensemble (2010); Oxford University Press

Pavillon for clarinet, viola and piano (2006)

• Lucijan Marija Škerjanc (1900–1973)^[1]

Elegija (Elegy) for viola and piano

Koncertantna rapsodija (Concertant Rhapsody) for viola and orchestra (1959)

• Yngve Sköld (1899–1992)^[1]

Adagio patetico for viola and piano (1920); Swedish Music Information Centre

Alla leggenda for viola and organ, Op. 31 (1931); Swedish Music Information Centre

Consolation for viola and organ or small orchestra (1945); Swedish Music Information Centre

Elegie for violin, viola and organ (1926); Swedish Music Information Centre

Fantasi (Fantasy) for viola and organ, Op. 12 (1919); Swedish Music Information Centre

Impromptu for horn or viola and piano, Op. 76 (1979); Swedish Music Information Centre

Klassisk svit (Classical Suite) for violin and viola (1945); Swedish Music Information Centre

Legend for viola and orchestra, Op. 9 (c.1917); Swedish Music Information Centre

Romans (Romance) for viola and piano (1916); Swedish Music Information Centre

Serenad for piccolo, violin and viola, Op. 27 (1927); Swedish Music Information Centre

Sonata for viola and organ (or piano), Op. 62 (1962); Swedish Music Information Centre

Sonatina for flute and viola; Swedish Music Information Centre

Suite Concertante for viola and orchestra, Op. 35 (1936); Swedish Music Information Centre

• Bettina Skrzypczak (b. 1962)

Arcato for viola solo (2000); Ricordi Verlag, München

Landschaft des Augenblicks, 5 Songs for mezzo-soprano, viola and piano (1991–1992); Ricordi Verlag, München

• Scott Slapin (b. 1974)

12 Divertimenti for 2 violas, student and teacher (2015); Violacentric Publications

24 Etudes for 2 violas, student and teacher; Ourtext Edition

Ballade for 2 violas (2016); Violacentric Publications

Capricious: In Memory of Emanuel Vardi for 3 violas (2011); American Viola Society

Cremonus in Italy for 4 violas or viola ensemble (2017); Violacentric Publications

1. Part I Cremonus Goes to the Movies
2. Part II Reflection at the Chiesa di Cremono
3. Part III Concert of ex-Soviet Violists in the Piazza del Duomo
4. Part IV Cremonus Attempts a Tarantella After Too Much Vino Rosso, Reminisces About the Movies

Cremonus' Revenge for 2 or 8 solo violas and full orchestra, 3 movements (2017); Violacentric Publications

Dead of Winter for 2 violas (2016); Violacentric Publications

Dialogues and Duels for viola ensemble, from Violacentrism the Opera (2015); Ourtext Edition

Elegy for 2 violas and doublebass (2006)

Fanfare for a New Library for 2 violas (2016); Violacentric Publications

Fanfare for an Old Library for 2 violas (2016); Violacentric Publications

Fanfare for Cremonus for 4 violas or viola ensemble (2017); Violacentric Publications

Fantasia in C Minor for solo viola (2016); Violacentric Publications

Five Pieces for a Memorial Concert (2008)

1. In Memoriam; for My Mother, Margi for 2 violas; Ourtext Edition
2. Elegy-Caprice for viola solo; Ourtext Edition
3. Intermezzo for flute and 2 violas; Ourtext Edition
4. Serenade for 2 violas
5. Postlude for viola and string quintet or orchestra; American Viola Society

The Ill-Tempered Violist for solo viola (2016); Violacentric Publications

Music History 101 at 9 am for 3 violas (2015); Ourtext Edition

Nocturne in Memory of Richard Lane, Duo for 2 violas (2004); Ourtext Edition

Polysemic Rhapsody for viola and cello (2017); Violacentric Publications

Prelude for 2 violas (2016); Violacentric Publications

Recitative for viola solo (2007); Liben Music Publishers

Sketches for 4 violas or viola ensemble (2011); Ourtext Edition

Soliloquy for viola solo (2007)

Sonata in C for 2 violas, 3 movements (2016); Violacentric Publications

Sonata in G for violin and viola (2016); Violacentric Publications

Sonatina for 2 violas, 4 movements (2016); Violacentric Publications

Suite for 2 violas, or viola solo with viola ensemble (2007); Ourtext Edition; American Viola Society

Suspension for 2 violas (2016); Violacentric Publications

Three Contrasts for Two Violas for 2 violas, 3 movements (2016); Violacentric Publications

Threnody and Reverie for viola and piano (2017); Violacentric Publications

Trio Sonata for viola, alto sax (or viola), and piano (2016); Violacentric Publications

Triptych (1997)

1. A Crooked Dance for viola, cello and doublebass
2. A Lament for viola and cello
3. The Hassid and the Hayseed for viola and cello; Ourtext Edition

Two Processionals for 2 violas (2006)

A Viola Audition for 4 violas or viola ensemble (2017); Violacentric Publications

Violacentrism The Opera for 2 violas (2015); Violacentric Publications

1. Overture for 2 violas
2. The Raging Waves of Babylon for solo viola
3. Three Arias for 2 violas
4. Music History 101 for 2 violas
5. The Sounds of Hampshire County for 2 violas
6. Violist Under the Roof for 2 violas
7. Dialogues and Duels for 2 violas

Viola Demo for 2 violas (2012)

Violist Under the Roof for string trio (2017); Violacentric Publications

Yizkor for 2 violas (2016); Violacentric Publications

• Klement Slavický (1910–1999)

Rhapsodie for solo viola (1987); Český Hudební Fond

• Sergei Slonimsky (1932–2020)^[1]

3 Graces: Suite in the Form of Variations after Botticelli, Rodin and Picasso (Три грации, Сюита в форме вариаций по мотивам Ботичелли, Родена и Пикассо) for viola and piano (2002); Compozitor Publishing House

2 Pieces (Две пьесы) for viola and piano (1956); Muzgiz

Suite for viola and piano (1959); Sovietsky Kompozitor

Tragicomedy (Трагикомедия), Concerto for viola and chamber orchestra (2005); Compozitor Publishing House

• Dmitri Smirnov (1948–2020)

Adagiosissimo after J.S. Bach for violin, viola and harp, Op. 36b (1997); Meladina Press

Chaconne for violin, viola and harp, Op. 131 (2001); Meladina Press

The Farewell Song (Прощальная Песнь) for viola and harp, Op. 37 (1982); Meladina Press; Hans Sikorski

The Last Word 1 for 2 violas and wind quintet (alto flute, oboe d'amour, bass clarinet, contrabassoon, horn), Op. 133 (2002); Meladina Press

The Last Word 1 for violin, viola (or 2 violas) and harp, Op. 133a (2002); Meladina Press

Pro et contra (За и против), 2 Pieces for viola and piano (2014)

Shadows in Light (Освещённые Тени) for viola and harp, Op. 122 (1999); Meladina Press; Sibelius Music

• Leo Smit (1900–1943)^[1]

Concerto for viola and string orchestra (1940); Donemus

Trio for clarinet, viola and piano (1938); Donemus

Trio for flute, viola and harp (1926); Donemus

• Leo Smit (1921–1999)

Alone for female violist/reciter (1988); poem by Emily Dickinson; Theodore Presser Company

Petals of Amaranth, 10 Pieces for viola and piano (1995)

Scena Cambiata for trombone, viola and cello (1980)

• Dave Smith (b. 1949)

Zosonata for viola solo (1993)

• David Stanley Smith (1877–1949)^[1]

Sonata for viola and piano, Op. 72 (1934)

• Julia Smith (1905–1989)^[1]

Two Pieces for viola and piano (1966); Mowbray Music Publishers; Theodore Presser Company

• Leland Smith (1925–2013)^[1]

Sonata for heckelphone or viola and piano (1953); San Andreas Press

Suite for solo viola (1948); San Andreas Press

• Stuart Saunders Smith (b. 1948)

Three for Two for violin and viola (1972); Smith Publications

• Michael Smither (b. 1939)^[1]

Four Pieces for violin and viola (1974); Centre for New Zealand Music

• Ethel Smyth (1858–1944)

Two Interlinked French Folk Melodies for violin or viola and piano (1927); Oxford University Press

So

• Gintaras Sodeika (b. 1961)

Maranata for viola and string orchestra (2003)

• Ragnar Søderlind (b. 1945)

Concerto "Nostalgia delle radici" for viola and orchestra, Op. 86 (2002–2003); Music Information Centre Norway

Friesische Landschaft for viola and piano, Op. 78

• Lille Bror Söderlundh (1912–1957)^[1]

Siciliana seria for viola and string orchestra (1946); Swedish Music Information Centre

Zwei Inventionen (Two Inventions) for clarinet or viola and piano (organ ad libitum) (1955); Hans Busch Musikförlag; Swedish Music Information Centre

• Naresh Sohal (1939–2018)

Concerto for viola and orchestra (2002); Naresh Sohal Publications

Shades IV for viola solo (1982–1983); Novello & Co.

• Ivan Sokolov (b. 1960)

Elegy (Элегия) for viola solo (2001)

13 Postludes (13 Постлюдий) for viola and piano (2018)

Sonata for flute, viola and harp (2012)

Sonata in One Movement (Соната для альта и фортепиано. Одночастная) for viola and piano (2006)

• Juan María Solare (b. 1966)

Al octavo día (On the Eighth Day), Monologue for viola and piano (1993)

Ambos lados del ocaso (Both Sides of Twilight), Song for soprano and viola (1989)

Astat (Haiku Nr. 7) for viola solo (2009)

Bei jedem Wetter (Regardless of the Weather) for viola, cello and piano (2010)

Caminata nocturna (por Colonia) for 2 violas (2002, 2007); original for piano

Drooping Drops for viola, piano and tape (2001, 2006); original for bassoon, piano and tape

Hypnosis (in Another Room) for viola solo (2004)

Fricción for 2 violas (2010, 2011)

Lark in the Dark for 2 violas (2002, 2007); original for piano

Momificación de una rosa (Mummification of a Rose) for 1 or 2 violas (2004); original version for violin(s)

Nana for viola and cello (1997)

Paregamutiún (Friendship), 4 Pieces for viola solo (2010); original for cello solo

Reencuentro (Reunion) for viola and piano (2008–2010)

Sonatango for 4 violas (2002, 2008); original for piano

Temperamentos, 4 Pieces for viola and piano (2010, 2011)

Toccata y Fuga lejanas for viola and guitar (1987)

Tránsfuga, Tanguistic Fugue for violin and viola (2007, 2009) or for flute and viola (2010); original version for saxophone and piano

Trenodia for viola solo (1989)

Tres veces Dos Dúos (Three Times Two Duos), 6 Pieces for violin and viola (1994–1996)

Tríptico existencial for clarinet and viola (2010)

Vineta for viola and piano (2008, 2009); original for cello and piano

Un eremita for viola and piano (2005)

• Alessandro Solbiati (b. 1956)

Blütenstaub for violin, viola and piano (1982); Edizioni Suvini Zerboni

Corde for viola solo (1991); Edizioni Suvini Zerboni

Volo for soprano and viola (2005); Edizioni Suvini Zerboni

• Josep Soler i Sardà (1935–2022)

Aux soirs ensanglantés de roses... for viola and clarinet (1998)

Concerto for viola and orchestra (1979)

Pieza para viola sola for viola solo (1987)

Poema de Vilafranca for viola, oboe, English horn, organ and chamber orchestra (1995)

Sonata No. 1 "sobre un tema de Giuseppe Verdi" ("on a Theme of Giuseppe Verdi") for viola and piano (1993–1994); Clivis Publicacions

Sonata No. 2 for viola and piano

Variacions sobre un tema d'Alban Berg (Variations on a Theme of Alban Berg) for viola and piano (1979); Clivis Publicacions

• Harvey Sollberger (b. 1938)^[1]

Composition for viola and piano (1961); American Composers Alliance

• Giovanni Sollima (b. 1962)

Lamentatio for viola solo (1998); Casa Musicale Sonzogno

• Herbert Söllner (b. 1942)

Andante for violin and cello (or viola) (1992)

Cantus, Duo for viola and cello (1993)

Centum for violin and viola (1999)

Duo for viola and piano (1991)

Duo for violin and viola (1977, 1982)

Ende und Anfang (End and Beginning) for viola and harp (2003)

Kippenheimer Synagoge 2003 for violin, viola and double bass (2003)

Sonata for viola and piano (1987–1988)

Sonata for viola and piano (2004)

Tabea for viola solo (1980); G. Bosse-Verlag

Vier Lieder (4 Songs) for soprano, viola and piano (1982, 1992)

• Arthur Somervell (1863–1937)^[1]

School of Melody, 10 Progressive Tunes for viola and piano (1919); Augener

• József Soproni (1930–2021)^[1]

Concerto for viola and orchestra (1959); Zeneműkiadó Vállalat, Budapest; Editio Musica Budapest

Rapszódia (Rhapsody) for viola and piano (1984); Editio Musica Budapest

Sonatina for viola and piano (1958); Zeneműkiadó Vállalat, Budapest; Editio Musica Budapest

• Bent Sørensen (b. 1958)

Funeral Procession for violin, viola and chamber ensemble (1989); Edition Wilhelm Hansen

The Lady and the Lark for viola and ensemble (1997); Edition Wilhelm Hansen

The Lady of Shalott for viola solo (1987); Edition Wilhelm Hansen

Mondnacht for clarinet, viola and piano (2007); Edition Wilhelm Hansen

Sarabande for viola solo (2015); Edition Wilhelm Hansen

Schattenlinie for clarinet, viola and piano (2010); Edition Wilhelm Hansen

• Mauricio Sotelo (b. 1961)

Blanca Luz de Azahar for viola and piano (2016); Proyecto Sotelo

Muros de dolor... VII: Bulería for viola solo (2018); Universal Edition

Trio Basso for viola, cello and double bass (1899–1989); Ariadne Verlag

• Vladimír Soukup (1930–2012)^[1]

Sonata for viola and piano (1961); Český Hudební Fond

• Marcelle Soulage (1894–1970)^[1]

Sonata for viola and piano, Op. 25 (1919); Buffet-Crampon, Paris

Sonata in F major for viola solo, Op. 43 (1921); Buffet-Crampon, Paris

• André Souris (1899–1970)^[1]

Trois pièces anciennes for violin and viola (1965); CeBeDeM

• Tim Souster (1943–1994)^[1]

Songs of Three Seasons for soprano and viola (1965, revised 1977); 0dB Editions; British Music Information Centre

Spectral for viola and electronics (1972); 0dB Editions; British Music Information Centre

• Ann Southam (1937–2010)

Re-tuning for viola and tape (1985); Canadian Music Centre

• Leo Sowerby (1895–1968)^[1]

Ballade for viola and organ, H. 300 (1949); Fred Bock Music Publishers

Poem for viola and organ or orchestra, H. 258 (1941, orchestrated 1947); Sowerby Foundation; Theodore Presser Company

Sonata for clarinet or viola and piano, H. 240 (1938); Theodore Presser Company

Trio for flute, viola and piano, H. 149; Sowerby Foundation

• Bernadette Speach (b. 1948)

Embrace the Universe for mezzo-soprano, viola, piano, chorus and orchestra (2001)

Trio des trois II for flute, viola and harp (1991)

Trio des trois III for viola, cello and piano (1992)

Viola for viola and piano (1999)

• Johannes Matthias Sperger (1750–1812)^[2]

Concerto in E♭ major for viola and orchestra

Sonata No. 1 in D major for viola and double bass, T. 38, Meier C I/6 (C I/7?)

Sonata No. 2 in D major for viola and double bass, T. 39, Meier C I/9

• Claudio Spies (1925–2020)^[1]

Viopiacem, Duo for viola and piano or harpsichord (1965); Boosey & Hawkes

• Leo Spies (1899–1965)^[1]

Concerto in E minor for viola and piano (1961)

Fünf Sommerbilder (5 Summer Pictures) for viola and piano (1954); Breitkopf & Härtel

• Louis Spohr (1784–1859)^[1]

Grand Duo in E minor for violin and viola, Op. 13 (1809)

3 Duos for 2 violas, Op. 3; transcribed by Louis Pagels; Edition Praeger & Meier

• Norbert Sprongl (1892–1983)^[1]

Sonata for viola and piano, Op. 115 (1958); Doblinger Verlag

Suite for viola and piano, Op. 142

Vier Stücke (4 Pieces) for viola and piano, Op. 49

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• Gerhard Stäbler (b. 1949)

Notebook for viola and orchestra (1996–2000); Ricordi

Schmerzprobe (Pain Test), Cassandra Study for solo viola (1993); Ricordi

• Marek Stachowski (1936–2004)

Concerto for viola and string orchestra (1998); Polskie Wydawnictwo Muzyczne

• Hans Stadlmair (1929–2019)

Drei Fantasien (3 Fantasies) for viola solo (1973); Henry Litolff's Verlag; C.F. Peters

Orpheus-Legende for viola and fortepiano (1993)

Sonata for viola solo (1960); Breitkopf & Härtel

Sonata da Chiesa for viola and organ (1981)

• Klaus Hinrich Stahmer (b. 1941)

Dedications, Concerto for viola, harp and string orchestra (1964, 1977); Möseler Wolfenbüttel

Mazewot for viola solo (2001); Verlag Neue Musik

One Stops Searching, One Grows Silent for viola and guitar (2009); Verlag Neue Musik

Rapsodia Piccola for alto saxophone (or viola) and piano (1976); Heinrichshofen's Verlag

Sonatina for violin and viola (1964); Möseler Wolfenbüttel

Threnos in Memoriam Paul Hindemith for viola and organ or piano (1963); N. Simrock

• Anton Stamitz (1750 or 1754–1798 or 1809)^[2]

Concerto in B♭ major for viola and orchestra

• Carl Stamitz (1745–1801)^[2]

Concerto No. 1 in D major for viola and orchestra, Op. 1 (published 1774)

Concerto No. 2 in B♭ major for viola and orchestra (c.1770); Gems Music Publications

Concerto No. 3 in A major for viola and orchestra; Gems Music Publications

6 Duos for 2 violas; Edition Schott

6 Duos for violin and viola, Op. 1; Amadeus Verlag

3 Duos for violin and viola, Op. 10 (c.1773)

3 Duos for violin and viola, Op. 12; Gems Music Publications

6 Duos for violin and viola, Op. 18 (c.1778); Verlag von F.E.C. Leuckart

6 Duos for violin and viola, Op. 19; Gems Music Publications

6 Duos for violin and viola, Op. 23; Gems Music Publications

6 Duos "Le Jeune" for violin and viola; Gems Music Publications

Sinfonia Concertante [No. 11] in A major for violin, viola, cello and orchestra (published 1784)

Sinfonia Concertante [No. 7] in D major for 2 violins, viola and orchestra

Sinfonia Concertante in D major for violin, viola and orchestra (1780–1782)

Sonata in B♭ major for viola and piano, Op. 6

• Johann Stamitz (1717–1757)^[2]

Concerto in G major for viola and string orchestra; original for flute and string orchestra

Sonata in G major for viola and piano, Op. 6a; original for violin and basso continuo; transcription by Vadim Borisovsky (published 1956)

• Charles Villiers Stanford (1852–1924)^[1]

Sonata for clarinet (or viola) and piano, Op. 129 (1911) (viola version adapted by Harry Waldo Warner)

• Paul Stanhope (b. 1969)

Dawn Lament for viola solo (1999); Australian Music Centre

Shadow Dancing for clarinet, viola and piano (2001); Australian Music Centre

• Yevhen Stankovych (b. 1942)

Concerto for viola and orchestra (1999); Sordino Ediziuns Musicalas

Flowering Garden and Apples Falling into the Water... (Квітучий сад і яблука, що падають у воду …), Trio for clarinet, viola and piano (1996)

Mountain Legend (Гірська легенда) for viola and piano (2003)

Symphony-Concerto (Симфонія-концерт), Concerto No. 2 for viola and orchestra (2004)

• Helen Stanley (b. 1930)

Concerto Romantico for viola and orchestra

• Robert Starer (1924–2001)

Concerto for viola, strings and percussion (1958); Leeds Music

Duo for violin and viola (1954); Southern Music Publishing

Elegy for violin or viola and piano (1985); MMB Music

• Christoph Staude (b. 1965)

Nachbild for viola solo (1986); Edition Pro Nova, Sonoton Music

• Walter Steffens (b. 1934)^[1]

Guernica, Elegie for viola and orchestra, Op. 32 (1974–1978); Edition Wilhelm Hansen

• Leon Stein (1910–2002)^[1]

Duo Concertante for viola and cello (1978); American Composers Alliance

Sonata for solo viola (1969); Dorn Publications; American Composers Alliance

• Ben Steinberg (b. 1930)^[1]

Suite for flute, viola and harp (1981); Canadian Music Centre

Three Songs for flute, viola and harp (1975); Canadian Music Centre

• Eitan Steinberg (b. 1955)

The Fool, Miniature Opera for voice, viola and percussion (2007)

In a Hidden Cleft among Cliffs a Gazelle Drinks Water for voice and viola (or for voice, viola and string orchestra) (1996)

Rava Deravin for viola and string quartet (2001, 2003)

Song of the Bride's Mother for voice and 3 violas (1994)

Variousrespirations for voice, viola and orchestra (1997, 2004)

• Timo Steiner (b. 1976)

Kena on sind kuulata (It's Nice to Listen to You) for viola and piano (2004)

• Roger Steptoe (b. 1953)

3 Paul Verlaine Songs (3 French Songs) for mezzo-soprano, viola and piano (2009); words by Paul Verlaine; Editions BIM

3 Pieces for viola and piano (1982); Stainer & Bell

Sonata for viola and piano (2010); Editions BIM

Sonatine 1 (Une petite sonatine) for solo viola (2009); Editions BIM

• Johann Franz Xaver Sterkel (1750–1817)^[1]

6 Duette for violin and viola, Op. 8; Edition Schott

• Max Stern (b. 1947)

Bedouin Impressions (רשמים בדואים) for viola solo (1998); Or-Tav Music Publications

• Bernard Stevens (1916–1983)^[1]

Improvisation for solo viola, Op. 48 (1973); Roberton Publications

• Halsey Stevens (1908–1989)^[1]

Concerto for viola and orchestra (1976?); American Composers Alliance

Eight Canons for 2 violas (1969); American Composers Alliance

Serenade for viola and piano (1944); Editio Helios

Sonata for viola and piano (1950); American Composers Alliance

Suite for clarinet (or viola) and piano (1945, revised 1953); C.F. Peters

Suite for viola and piano (1957–1959); Peermusic

Three Hungarian Folk Songs for viola and piano (1950); ECS Publishing

• James Stevens (1923–2012)^[1]

Four Movements and a Coda for viola and piano (1953); King Watts & Co.; Edition Modern

• Ronald Stevenson (1928–2015)

Recitative and Air on DSCH: In Memoriam Shostakovich for viola and piano (1974, 1987); original version for piano solo; Ronald Stevenson Society; Scottish Music Centre

• Robert Still (1910–1971

Sonata No. 1 for viola and piano

Sonata No. 2 for viola and piano (1953?); Chester Music

Sonata No. 3 for viola and piano

Viola Concerto (unfinished – 1 movement completed and 1 incomplete)

• David Stock (1939–2015)

Concerto for viola and orchestra (1997); MMB Music; Lauren Keiser Music Publishing

Eitz Chayim (Tree of Life) for viola and piano (2004); MMB Music; Lauren Keiser Music Publishing

South Wind for viola solo (2001); MMB Music; Lauren Keiser Music Publishing

A Vanished World for flute, viola and harp (1999); MMB Music; Lauren Keiser Music Publishing

• Karlheinz Stockhausen (1928–2007)

In Freundschaft (In Friendship) for viola solo, Werk 46⁶/₇ (1977); Stockhausen-Verlag

Laub und Regen (Leaves and Rain), Final duet from Herbstmusik (Autumn Music) for clarinet and viola, Werk 401⁄2 (1974); Stockhausen-Verlag

Plus-Minus for viola solo, Werk 14 (1963); Universal Edition

Solo for a melody instrument and feedback (live electronics), Werk 19 (1965–1966); Universal Edition

Spiral for a soloist with short-wave receiver, Werk 27 (1968); Universal Edition

• Wolfgang Stockmeier (1931–2015)^[1]

3 Stücke (3 Pieces) for flute, viola and organ (1968); Möseler Verlag

• Petar Stojanović (1877–1957)^[1]

Sonata in C major for viola and piano, Op. 97

• Zygmunt Stojowski (1870–1946)^[1]

Fantazja (Fantasia) for viola and piano, Op. 27 (1905); Polskie Wydawnictwo Muzyczne

• Harvey Stokes

Sonata for viola and piano (2000–2001); Seesaw Music

• Pete Stollery (b. 1960)

Thickness for flute, viola and tape (2000); Scottish Music Centre

• Alan Stout (1932–2018)^[1]

Velut umbra, Hymn for flute, viola and chamber ensemble, Op. 35a (1961); American Composers Alliance

• Ulrich Stranz (1946–2004)

Auguri, Music for viola and small orchestra (1981); Bärenreiter-Verlag

Doppelkonzert (Double Concerto) for violin, viola and string orchestra (1988)

Fünf Moments musicaux for 2 violins and viola (1969); Bärenreiter-Verlag

Guter Dinge sein for flute and viola (1998); Bärenreiter-Verlag

Portrait for viola solo (2003); Bärenreiter-Verlag

• Igor Stravinsky (1882–1971)^[1]

Élégie (Элегия) for viola solo (1944); Boosey & Hawkes

Pastorale (Пастораль) for viola and piano (1907); transcription for viola and piano by Vadim Borisovsky; Gosudarstvennoe muzykalnoe izdatelstvo (State Music Publishing House)

• Soulima Stravinsky (1910–1994)^[1]

Suite for viola solo (1975); C.F. Peters

• John Stringer (b. 1967)

The Shifting Point for viola and piano (2001); University of York Music Press

• Aurel Stroe (1932–2008)

Pe drumul către focurile cereşti (Journey to Celestial Fires; Auf dem Weg zu Höhenfeuern) for viola solo (1979)

• George Templeton Strong (1856–1948)^[1]

Berceuse for violin, viola or cello and orchestra (1927)

Sérénade for cello (or viola) and harp (1929)

Sonata in G minor for viola and cello (1916)

Trio "Der Dorfmusikdirektor" for 2 violins and viola (published 1915)

• Gustav Strube (1867–1953)

Berceuse for viola and piano (1908); G. Schirmer

Fantastic Dance for viola and orchestra (1906)

Longing for viola and orchestra (1905)

Regrets for viola and piano (1933); American Viola Society Publications

Sonata in D minor for viola and piano (1925); G. Schirmer

Sonatina for viola and piano (1943); G. Schirmer

• Clive Strutt (b. 1942)

Soliloquy for viola solo (1963); Scottish Music Centre

• Joachim Stutschewsky (1891–1982)^[1]

Andante religioso for viola (or cello) and piano (1970); Or-Tav Music Publications

Elegy for viola solo (1982); Or-Tav Music Publications

Kol Nidrei for viola (or cello) and piano (1973); Or-Tav Music Publications

Soliloquia for viola solo (1968); Or-Tav Music Publications

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• Morton Subotnick (b. 1933)^[1]

An Arsenal of Defense for viola and "electronic ghost score" (1982); Theodore Presser Company

Sonata for viola and piano (1958); McGinnis & Marx

• Martin Suckling (b. 1981)

Gemini, Concerto for 2 violas (2005, revised 2006); Scottish Music Centre

• Robert Suderburg (1936–2013)

Chamber Music VI, Three Movements for viola and double bass (1980); Theodore Presser Company

Solo Music II: "Ritual Cycle of Lyrics and Dance" for unaccompanied viola (1988–1989); Theodore Presser Company

• Miklós Sugár (b. 1952)

Ballada for 2 violas (1981); Editio Musica Budapest

Marionettjáték (Marionette Game) for viola and CD (2008)

Réminiscences for clarinet, viola and piano (1984)

• Balduin Sulzer (1932–2019)

Aria for viola solo, Op. 42 (1975)

Bagatelle for viola and piano, Op. 238 (2003)

Concerto for viola and chamber orchestra, Op. 24 (1973)

Fantasie for viola and piano 4-hands, Op. 297 (2007)

Fünf Bouffonerien for viola and piano, Op. 78 (1981)

3 Gesänge (3 Songs) on texts of Rose Ausländer for soprano and viola, Op. 196 (1998)

Lied ohne Worte (Song without Words) for viola and piano, Op. 222 (2002)

4 Meditationen on texts of Paul Varga for mezzo-soprano, viola and piano, Op. 276 (2006)

Mutwilligkeiten for viola and percussion trio, Op. 290 (2007)

Pasticcio zum Thema "Regen" for mezzo-soprano, viola and piano, Op. 217 (2001–2002)

• Lepo Sumera (1950–2000)

Boris Björn Baggerile ja tema sõbrale (For Boris Björn Bagger and His Friend) for viola and guitar (1988, 1991); also versions for other instruments

Quasi improvisata I for viola and piano (1983, 1993); original for violin and piano; Edition 49

• Muammer Sun (1932–2021)

Söyleşi (Conversation) for viola solo (1977–1978)

• Franz Surges (1958–2015)

Hoffnungs-Schimmer (Glimmer of Hope) for viola and organ (2003); Edition Dohr

Nebel-Fassaden (Fog-Facades) for flute, viola and snare drum (2004); Edition Dohr

• Viktor Suslin (1942–2012)

Begegnung, Trio for baritone, viola and cello (1988)

Gioco Appassionato for 4 violas (1974)

Grenzübertritt (Crossing Beyond), Trio for viola, cello and double bass (1990); Edition Sikorski

Sonata Capricciosa for viola and harpsichord (1986); Edition Sikorski

• Margaret Sutherland (1897–1984)

6 Bagatelles for violin and viola (1956); Australian Music Centre

Sonata for viola (or clarinet) and piano (1949); Australian Music Centre

• Louis Svečenski (1862–1926)^[1]

25 Technical Exercises for viola (1917); G. Schirmer

• Atli Heimir Sveinsson (1938–2019)

Cathexis for viola and piano (1977–1978); Íslensk tónverkamiðstöð

Dúó Rapp for viola and double bass (2004); Íslensk tónverkamiðstöð

Könnun (Exploration) for viola and orchestra (1971); Íslensk tónverkamiðstöð

Minning II (Manuela in Memoriam) for bass flute, viola and harp (2006); Íslensk tónverkamiðstöð

Þrjú sönglög (3 Songs) for low voice, viola and piano (2000); Íslensk tónverkamiðstöð

Sonata for viola solo (2002); Íslensk tónverkamiðstöð

Sonata for viola and piano (2011); Íslensk tónverkamiðstöð

Springsongs I-IV and Minning (Manuela in Memoriam) for flute, viola and harp (2006); Íslensk tónverkamiðstöð

• Evgeny Svetlanov (1928–2002)

Aria (Ария) for viola and piano

• Tomáš Svoboda (1939–2022)

Forest Rhythms for flute, viola and xylophone, Op. 150 (1995); Thomas C. Stangland Co.

Sonata for viola and piano, Op. 36 (1961); Thomas C. Stangland Co.

• Freda Swain (1902–1985)^[1]

English Reel for viola and piano (1958); J. Williams

Song at Evening for viola and piano (1958); J. Williams

• Józef Świder (1930–2014)

Wokaliza (Vocalise) for soprano and viola (1953)

• Jay Sydeman (1928–2021)

Auld Lang Sydeman for violin and viola (ca. 1993)

Concerto da Camera for viola and chamber ensemble (1968); Okra Music Corporation; Seesaw Music Corporation

Duo for 2 violas (ca. 1985)

Duo for flute and viola (ca. 1982)

Duo for viola and harpsichord (or piano) (1967); Okra Music Corporation; Seesaw Music Corporation

Duo for violin and viola (ca. 1970)

Duo No. 1 for viola and cello (ca. 1984)

Duo No. 2 for viola and cello (ca. 1986)

2 Duos for violin and viola (1991)

Momo Duo for violin and viola (1991)

Music for viola, winds and percussion (1971); Okra Music Corporation; Seesaw Music Corporation

2 Pieces for viola and piano (ca. 1992)

The Place of Blue Flowers for narrator and viola

Pops Wedding Music for violin and viola (ca. 1994–1995)

A Prayer for alto, viola and piano (ca. 1983)

Prelude for viola and cello (1983)

Sonata No. 1 for viola and piano (ca. 1990)

Sonata No. 2 for viola and piano (ca. 1992)

Sonata No. 3 for viola and piano (ca. 1994)

Trio for 2 violins and viola (ca. 1986)

Trio for 3 violas (ca. 1985)

Trio for viola, cello and piano (1985)

Variations for viola and bassoon (1955); American Music Center Library

• Ferenc Szabó (1902–1969)^[1]

Air for viola and piano (1953); original for violin and piano; Zeneműkiadó

Szerenád (Serenade) for flute and viola (1974); Editio Musica Budapest

• Iris Szeghy (b. 1956)

Ciaccona (Chaconne) for viola solo (1991); Tonger Verlag

• Gusztáv Szerémi (1877–1952)^[1]

Concerto No. 1 in F major for viola (viola alto) and orchestra, Op. 6 (published 1890s)

Concerto No. 2 in B♭ major for viola (viola alto) and orchestra, Op. 57 (1911)

Rêverie for viola (viola alto) and piano, Op. 2

Trois morceaux lyriques (3 Lyric Pieces) for viola (viola alto) and piano, Op. 33

• Erzsébet Szőnyi (1924–2019)

Berceuse for viola and piano; Collection Panorama: Œuvres Contemporaines, Volume 1 (1987); Éditions Gérard Billaudot

Duo for violin and viola (1958); Editio Musica Budapest

Francia szvit (French Suite) for viola and piano (1984); Editio Musica Budapest

References

1. Zeyringer, Franz. Literatur für Viola. New Edition. Hartberg: Schönwetter, 1985.
2. Jappe, Michael and Dorothea Jappe. Viola Bibliographie: Das Repertoire für die historische Bratsch von 1649 bis nach 1800. Winterthur: Amadeus, 1999.

External links

• Free scores featuring the viola at the International Music Score Library Project