Please note that although pieces are listed in order of technical difficulty, all are
presentable in a concert program. Level I - Level II - Level III - Level IV - Etudes.
REPRESENTATIVE LIST OF VIOLA REPERTOIRE
compiled by Donald McInnes
viola.com/McInnes Please note that although pieces are listed in order of technical difficulty, all are presentable in a concert program.
Level I - Level II - Level III - Level IV - Etudes LEVEL I Amran, D.
The Wind and the Rain
Bach, CPE
Solfeggietto
Bach, CPE
Sonata in G minor
Bach, JC
Concerto in C minor
Bach, JCF
Double Concerto in Eb major for Viola & Piano
Bach, JS
Air, for Viola & Piano
Bach, JS
Aria, "Bist du bei mir", for Viola & Piano
Bach, JS
Sinfonia for Viola & Piano from Cantata #29
Bach, JS
Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
Bach, JS
Fantasia in C minor for Violin & Viola
Bach, WF
Three Viola Duos
Baker, M.
Counterplay
Bartok
Forty-four Duos for Two Violas
Beale, J.
Ballade, op. 23
Berlioz
Aria from Damnation of Faust for Voice, Viola, and Piano
Bizet
Adagietto
Bloch
Meditation & Processional
Boccherini
Sonata in G major
Bohm, C.
Perpetual Motion
Brahms
Soft Strains of Music Drifting
Brahms
Two Hungarian Dances
Bruch
Kol Nidrei for Viola & Piano
Campagnoli
Theme and Variations for Viola & Piano
Cannabich, C.
Six Duos for Viola & Violin
Carter, E.
Elegy
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Cassado
Requiebros
Chopin-Vardi
Nocturne in C# minor, op. posth.
Chopin
Nocturne in C minor, op. posth.
Chopin
Prelude in E minor, for Viola & Piano
Chopin
Prelude in Bb major, for Viola & Piano
Collet, H.
Rapsodie Castillane for Viola & Orch.
Corelli
La Folia for Viola & Piano
Corelli
Sonata in D minor, op. 5 #8
Creston
Suite
Dargomyzhsky
Elegy
Debussy
The Girl with the Flaxen Hair
Debussy
Beau Soir
Dittersdorf
Sonata in Eb major
Dello Joio
Lyric Fantasies for Viola & Orch.
Donizetti
Romanza for Voice, Viola, & Piano
Dvorak
Bagatelle, op. 47 #3
Dvorak
Sonatina, op. 100
Dvorak
Two Waltzes
Eccles
Sonata in G minor
Eichner
Six Duets, op. 10, for Violin & Viola
Faure
Apres un reve
Faure
Elegy
Faure
Lamento
Faure
Sicilienne
Fick
Prelude in C minor for Solo Viola
Fiocco
Allegro
Flackton
Sonata in G major
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Frescobaldi
Toccata for Viola & Piano
Gal, H.
Suite, op. 102a
Gardano, A.
Variations on "The King's Hunting Jigg"
Glazunov
Elegie
Glazunov
Meditation, op. 32, for Viola & Piano
Granados
Orientale
Handel
Sonata in E minor
Handel
"Where'er you Walk", for Viola & Piano
d'Hervelois
La Chambor (Allemande)
Hindemith
Meditation
Hindemith
Trauermusik
Hoffmeister
Concerto in D major
Hovhaness
Talin-Concerto for Viola & String Orch.
Howells, H.
Elegy for Viola, String Quartet, & St. Orch.
Hummel, B.
Sonatina (1971)
Hummel, B.
Sonatina No. 2 (1973)
Hummel, J.
Sonata in Eb major, op. 5 #3
d'Indy
Lied
Joachim
Hebrew Melodies, op. 9
Joplin
Solace
Kreisler
Liebeslied
Kreisler
Liebesfreud
Kreisler-Oppelt
Preghiera (In the Style of Martini)
Krenek
Sonata for Viola & Piano
Leclair
Six Sonatas for Two Violas
Liszt
Romance Oubliee
Loeffler, Alfred
Sonata for Viola & Piano
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Loeillet
Sonata in F# minor
Marais
Five Provencal Dances
Marcello
Sonata in G major
Marcello
Sonata in C major
Marcello
Sonata in F major
Minsky, A.
Three American Pieces for Unaccompanied Viola
Moor, E.
Prelude, op. 123
Mozart
Three Sonatinas, K. 439b
Onslow, G.
Sonata in A major, op. 16 #3
Nardini
Sonata in F major
Nardini
Sonata in F minor for Viola & Piano
Paganini
Moto Perpetuo
Paradies
Toccata
Piston
Interlude
Poulenc
Air Grave
Porter, Q.
Speed Etude for Viola & Piano
Primrose
Londonderry Air for Viola & Piano
Purcell
Air & Dances for Viola & Piano
Purcell
Sonata in G min for Viola & Piano
Rachmaninoff
Vocalise, op. 34 #14
Ravel
Pavane for a Dead Princess
Ravel
Piece en Forme de Habanera
Ries
Perpetuum Mobile
Rimsky-Kors.
Dance of the Jester
Roussel
Aria
Schubert
The Bee
Schubert
Litany for All Soul's Day
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Schumann
Three Romances, op. 94
Serly, T.
David of the White Rock
Shostakovich
Adagio
Sitt, H.
Concertpiece, op. 46
Stamitz, K.
Concerto No. 1 in D major
Stamitz, K.
Concerto No. 2 in A major
Stamitz, K.
Six Duos for Two Violas
Tchaikovsky
Nocturne in D minor, op. 19
Tchaikovsky
Valse Sentimentale, op.51 #6
Telemann
Concerto in G major
Telemann
Concerto in G major for Two Violas
Telemann
Sonata in D major
Toch
Three Impromtus for Solo Viola
Vaughan-Will.
Fantasia on Greensleeves
Vaughan-Will.
Four Hymns for Voice, Viola, & Piano
Vaughan-Will.
Six Studies on English Folk Songs
Veracini
Largo
Verrall, J.
Sonatina
Vivaldi
Concerto in D minor, op.3 #6
Vivaldi
Sonata in A major
Walter, D.
Hommage to Casals
LEVEL II Bacewicz, G.
Polish Caprice
Bach, JS
Brandenburg Concerto #6
Bach, JS
Six Cello Suites
Bach, JS
Three Gamba Sonatas
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Bach, WF
Sonata in C minor
Bates, D.
Suena, Gestures & Interludes
Bax
Legend
Bax
Sonata for Viola & Piano
Beethoven
Seven Variations from the "Magic Flute"
Beethoven
Trio, op. 87, for 3 Violas
Beethoven
Two Romances
Beglarian, G.
Diversions for Viola, Cello, & Orch.
Benjamin, A.
From San Domingo
Benjamin, A.
Jamaican Rumba
Berkeley, Lennox
Sonata in D min. for Viola & Piano
Biggs, J.
Invention for Viola & Tape
Binder, CS
Sonata in D major
Bloch
Hebraique Suite
Boccherini
Sonata in A major
Boccherini
Sonata in C min. for Viola & Piano
Borodin
Nocturne & Scherzo
Brahms
Two Songs
Bruch
Double Concerto, op. 88, for Viola & Clarinet
Bruch
Romanze, op. 85, for Viola & Orch.
Burkhard, W.
Concerto
Burkhard, W.
Sonata for Solo Viola, op. 59
Carter, E.
Pastoral
Castelnuovo-Tedesco
Sonata for Violin & Viola
Castelnuovo-Tedesco
"Suite 508" for Viola & Piano
Chailley, Jacques
Sonata for Viola & Piano
Chihara, P.
Duo Concertante for Violin & Viola
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Clarke, R.
Sonata for Viola & Piano
Cooley, C.
Etude Suite for Solo Viola
Couperin
La Precieuse
Dittersdorf
Sinfonia Concertante for Viola, Bass, Orch.
Dvorak
Romance
Finney, RL
Sonata No. 1 in A major
Finney, RL
Second Sonata
Freed, I.
Rhapsody
Fricker
Fantasy for Viola & Piano, op. 44
Gal, H.
Divertimento, op. 90 #3 for Violin & Viola
Gal, H.
Sonata, op. 101
Gardner, M.
Rhapsody for Viola & Orch.
Gardner, M.
Tricinium, Sonata for Solo Viola
Glinka
Sonata in D minor
Grieg
Sonata in A minor, op. 36
Handel, D.
Mooncycle for Soprano, Viola & Piano
Handel
Concerto in B minor
Handoshkin
Concerto in C major
Handoshkin
Variations on A Russian Song of Love
Harris, R.
Soliloquy & Dance
Haydn
Divertimento
Heiden, B.
Sonata
Hessenberg, K.
Sonata, op. 94
Hindemith
Duo for Viola & Cello
Hindemith
Sonata, op. 25 #4 (1922)
Holst
Lyric Movement for Viola & Small Orch.
Hubay
Morceau de Concert for Viola & Orch., op. 20
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Hummel
Fantasy
Husa, Karel
Poem for Viola & Chamber Orchestra
Joachim
Variations, op. 10
Jongen, J.
Allegro Appassionato, op. 79
Juon, P.
Sonata, op. 15
Kabalevsky
Improvisation
Kiel, F.
Three Romances, op. 69
Kodaly
Adagio for Viola & Piano
Kreisler
Praeludium & Allegro
Kreisler-Oppelt
Tambourin Chinois
Krol, B.
Lassus-Variationen, op. 33
Lipinski, K.
Impromptu-Etude
Loeffler
Quartre Poemes for Voice, Viola, & Piano
Loeffler
Two Rhapsodies for Viola, Oboe, & Piano
Marais
Suite in D major
Martinu
Madrigals for Violin & Viola
Mendelssohn
Sonata in C minor
Moussorgsky
Hopak
Mozart
Two Duos for Violin & Viola, K. 423 & 424
Novacek
Perpetual Motion
Persichetti
Infanta Marina for Viola & Piano
Piston
Duo for Viola & Cello
Pochon, A.
Passacaglia for Viola Solo
Porter, Q.
Concerto
Porter, Q.
Duo for Viola & Harp (or Harpsichord)
Prokofiev
Danse de Jeunes Antillaises
Rawsthorne, Alan
Sonata for Viola & Piano
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Rolla
Idylls for Solo Viola
Schumann
Adagio & Allegro, op. 70
Schumann
Marchenbilder
Senaille
Allegro Spirituoso
Shtrum, Haim
Invenzione con Spirito, Sonata for Solo Viola (1991)
Simons, N.
Songs for Wendy, for Voice & Viola
Spisak, M.
Duetto Concertante, for Viola & Bassoon
Stevens, H.
Suite (1959)
Stevens, H.
Suite (1969)
Suderburg, R.
Chamber Music VI, 3 Movements for Viola & Double Bass
Telemann
Twelve Fantasies for Solo Viola
Turina, J.
Scene Andalouse for Viola, St. Qt., & Piano
Vaughan-Will.
Suite (8 mvts.)
Vaughan-Will.
Romance
Verrall, J.
Sonata No. 1 for Viola & Piano
Vieuxtemps
Capriccio for Solo Viola
Vieuxtemps
Elegie, op. 30
Villa-Lobos
Duo for Violin & Viola
Ward, R.
Arioso & Tarantella
Weber, KM
Variations for Viola & Piano
Whitaker, Michael
"If Buifs" for Solo Viola
Williamson, M.
Partita for Viola on Themes of Walton
Wilson, G.
Sonata for Viola & Piano
Winters, G.
Sonata No. 1, op. 8
Wolf, H.
Italian Serenade, for Viola & Orch.
Wranitzky
Concerto for Two Violas & Orch.
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LEVEL III Bacewicz
Four Capricci
Bach-Kodaly
Fantasia Cromatica
Babbitt, M.
Composition for Viola & Piano
Beethoven
Eyglass Duo for Viola & Cello
Beethoven
Notturno
Berkowitz, S.
Introduction and Scherzo
Berlioz
Harold in Italy
Bliss
Sonata for Viola & Piano
Bloch
Suite for Viola Solo
Bozza
Improvisation & Burlesque
Brahms
Sonata in D major, op. 78 (trans.)
Brahms
Sonata in F major, op. 120 #1
Brahms
Sonata in Eb major, op. 120 #2
Britten
Lachrymae
Chihara, P.
Redwood, for Viola & Percussion
Cooper, P.
Variants II for Viola & Piano
Davies, PM
The Door of the Sun, for Solo Viola
Denniston, D.
"One Thought Fills Immensity" for Solo Viola
Despic
Monologue (1979), op. 66 for Viola Solo
Duisberg
Relativity's Rainbow for Viola & Bassoon
Enesco
Concertpiece
Finko
Concerto for Viola & Orch.
Finko
Concerto for Viola, St. Bass., & Orch.
Forsyth, M.
Steps, for Viola & Piano
Franck
Sonata in A major
Fricker
Concerto
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Fricker
Thee Movements for Solo Viola, op. 25
Fuchs, L.
Sonata Pastorale
Gardner, M.
Concerto for Violin, Viola & Orch.
Gould, M.
Concerto
Handel-Halvorsen
Passacaglia for Violin and Viola
Handel-Holvorsen
Sarabande with Variations for Violin & Viola
Hindemith
Sonata, op. 11 #4 for Viola & Piano
Hindemith
Sonata, op. 25 #1 for Solo Viola
Hoddinott, Alun
Concertino for Viola & Small Orchestra
Honegger
Sonata
Janacek
Children's Rhymes for Solo Viola, Choir, & Piano
Kechley, D.
Sonata for Viola & Piano
Kimber, Michael
Sonata for Solo Viola (1997)
Kornauth, E.
Sonata in C# minor, op. 3
Korngold
Four Pieces, op. 11 for Viola & Piano
Levin, H.
Seven Pieces for Viola & Piano
Martinu
Rhapsody-Concerto for Viola & Piano
Martinu
Sonata for Viola & Piano
Medins
Sonata for Viola & Piano
Milhaud
Quatre Visage for Viola & Piano
Milhaud
Sonata No. 1 for Viola & Piano
Milhaud
Sonata No. 2 for Viola & Piano
Miletic, M.
Concerto
Morrill, Dexter
Dance Bagatelles for Viola and Piano (1994)
Mozart
Sinfonia Concertante in Eb major, K. 354
Mozart
Sinfonia Concertante in A major, K. 104
Pasatieri
Sonata for Viola & Piano
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Pasatieri
Windsong, for Voice, Viola, & Piano
Patterson, P.
Tides of Mananan, op. 64, for Solo Viola
Penderecki
Cadenza for Solo Viola
Persichetti
Parable for Solo Viola
Piston
Concerto
Porter
Suite for Viola Alone
Prokofiev
Theme & Processional from "Peter and the Wolf"
Rolla, A.
Adagio and Theme with Variations
Reger
Three Solo Suites, op. 131d
Rochberg, G.
Sonata for Viola & Piano (1979)
Sapieyevski
Concerto for Viola & Winds
Schafer, G.
Expressioni
Schubert
Sonata in A minor "Arpeggione"
Sculthorpe
Sonata for Viola & Percussion
Serly, T.
Rhapsody on Folk Songs for Viola & Orch.
Shostakovich
Sonata, op. 147, for Viola & Piano
Shulman, A.
Theme & Variations for Viola and Orch.
Stravinsky
Elegie, for Solo Viola
Tircuit, H.
Sonata (Homage to Mahler)
Tufts, P.
Sonata (1967)
Tufts, P.
Suite
Tufts, P.
Sonata (1978)
Tufts, P.
Three Pieces for Violin & Viola (1981)
Vaughan-Will.
Flos Campi for Viola, Ch. Choir, & Ch. Orch.
Verrall, J.
Sonata No. 2 for Viola & Piano
Vitali
Chaccona for Viola & Piano
Vitetta
Etude Caprice, No. 1 in E minor
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Weber
Andante & Rondo Ongarese for Viola & Orch.
Wellesz
Rhapsody for Viola Solo
Wieniawski
Alla Saltarella, op. 10 #5
Wieniawski
Alla Saltarella, op. 18 #4
Wieniawski
Scherzo-Tarantella
Wilson, E.
Sonata for Viola & Piano
Wilson, G.
Sonata for Viola & Piano
Winters, G.
Sonata No. 2, op. 57
LEVEL IV Bach, JS
Sonatas & Partitas for Solo Viola
Bartok
Concerto
Bekku
Concerto
Benjamin
Elegy, Waltz, & Toccata
Benjamin
Le Tombeau de Ravel
Benjamin
Romantic Fantasy, for Violin, Viola, and Orchestra
Bergsma
Fantastic Variations on a themes from "Tristan"
Bergsma
Sweet was the Song the Virgin Sung; Tristan Revisited; Concerto for Viola & Orch.
Berio
Sequenza
Bloch
Suite (1919)
Bozza
Parthie
Colgrass
Variations for Four Drums & Viola
Dahl, I.
Divertimento for Viola and Piano
Draganski
Variations for Solo Viola
Epstein, D.
Fantasy Variations for Solo Viola
Fink, P.
Fantasy for Solo Viola
Friedman, JP
Concerto (in the form of Variations) for Viola & Orch.
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Ghent, E.
Entelechy, Concertpiece for Viola & Piano
Gould, M.
Concertette
Hamilton, Iain
Sonata for Viola & Piano, op. 9
Hindemith
Kammermusik No. 5, op. 36 #4
Hindemith
Konzertmusik
Hindemith
Der Schwanendreher
Hindemith
Sonata op. 11 #5 for Solo Viola
Hindemith
Sonata (1939) for Viola & Piano
Jacob, G.
Concerto No. 1
Jacob, G.
Concerto No. 2
Kelterborn
Nine Moments
Mead, A.
Sonata for Solo Viola
Milhaud
Concerto No. 1
Milhaud
Concerto No. 2
Musgrave
Elegy for Viola & Cello
Nixon, R.
Concerto
Paganini
La Campanella
Paganini
24 Caprices
Paganini
Caprice #13 for Viola & Piano
Paganini
Caprice #20 for Viola & Piano
Paganini
Caprice #24 for Viola & Piano
Paganini
Sonata for Grand Viola & Orch.
Schuman, W.
Concerto on Old English Rounds, for Viola, Women's Chorus, & Orch.
Serly, T.
Concerto
Serly, T.
Sonata in modus Lascivus for Solo Viola
Starer, R.
Concerto for Viola, Strings, & Percussion
Suderburg, R.
Solo Music II, Ritual Lyrics and Dances for Solo Viola
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Szentkiralyi
Monologo for Solo Viola
Verrall, J.
Concerto
Vieuxtemps
Sonata in Bb major for Viola & Piano, op. 36
Walton
Concerto
Zimmerman
Sonata for Viola Solo
Zimbalist
Sarasateana, Suite of Spanish Dances
ETUDES
(In order of difficulty)
Wohlfahrt
Foundation Studies for the Viola
Blumenstengel
24 Studies, op. 33
Kayser
36 Studies, op. 20
Mogill
Selected Etudes
Schradieck
School of Viola Technique
Reher, S.
12 Studies for Viola
Dont
24 Etudes, op. 37
Kruetzer
Etudes
Rode
24 Caprices
Rolla
Esercizio ed Arpegio
Hoffmeister
Viola Etudes
Campagnoli
41 Caprices, op. 22
Fuchs, L.
15 Characteristic Studies
Fuchs, L.
16 Fantasy Etudes
Fuchs, L.
Caprices
Palaschko
Twelve Studies, op. 36
Palaschko
Twelve Studies, op. 55
Kimber, Michael
Twelve Caprices
Palaschko
Ten Studies, op. 49
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Schloming
24 Etudes, op. 15
Paganini
24 Caprices
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