This is a list of compositions by

Anton Webern Anton Friedrich Wilhelm von Webern (3 December 188315 September 1945), better known as Anton Webern (), was an Austrian composer and conductor whose music was among the most radical of its milieu in its sheer concision, even aphorism, and stea ...

, the Austrian composer and conductor.

Works with opus numbers

The works with opus numbers are the ones that Webern saw fit to have published in his own lifetime, plus a few late works published after his death. They constitute the main body of his work, although several pieces of

juvenilia Juvenilia are literary, musical or artistic works produced by authors during their youth. Written juvenilia, if published at all, usually appears as a retrospective publication, some time after the author has become well known for later works. ...

and a few mature pieces that do not have opus numbers are occasionally performed today. * Op. 1,

Passacaglia The passacaglia (; ) is a musical form that originated in early seventeenth-century Spain and is still used today by composers. It is usually of a serious character and is often based on a bass-ostinato and written in triple metre. Origin The ter ...

for orchestra (1908) * Op. 2, ''Entflieht auf leichten Kähnen'' for a cappella choir, on a poem by

Stefan George Stefan Anton George (; 12 July 18684 December 1933) was a German symbolist poet and a translator of Dante Alighieri, William Shakespeare, Hesiod, and Charles Baudelaire. He is also known for his role as leader of the highly influential literar ...

(1908) * Op. 3, ''Fünf Lieder'' (Five Songs) for voice and piano, on ''Der Siebente Ring'' by Stefan George (1907–08) * Op. 4, ''Fünf Lieder'' for voice and piano, poems by Stefan George (1908–09) * Op. 5, ''Five Movements'' for string quartet (1909); version for string orchestra (1929) * Op. 6, ''Six Pieces'' for large orchestra (1909–10, revised 1928) * Op. 7, ''Four Pieces'' for violin and piano (1910) * Op. 8, ''Zwei Lieder'' (Two Songs) for voice and 8 instruments, on poems by

Rainer Maria Rilke René Karl Wilhelm Johann Josef Maria Rilke (4 December 1875 – 29 December 1926), shortened to Rainer Maria Rilke (), was an Austrian poet and novelist. He has been acclaimed as an idiosyncratic and expressive poet, and is widely recogni ...

(1910) * Op. 9, ''Six Bagatelles'' for string quartet (1913) * Op. 10, ''Five Pieces'' for orchestra (1911–13) * Op. 11, ''Three Little Pieces'' for cello and piano (1914) * Op. 12, ''Vier Lieder'' (Four Songs) for voice and piano (1915–17) * Op. 13, ''Vier Lieder'' for voice and orchestra (1914–18) * Op. 14, ''Sechs Lieder'' (Six Songs) for voice, clarinet, bass clarinet, violin and cello on poems by

Georg Trakl Georg Trakl (3 February 1887 – 3 November 1914) was an Austrian poet and the brother of the pianist Grete Trakl. He is considered one of the most important Austrian Expressionists. He is perhaps best known for his poem " Grodek", which he wr ...

(1917–21) * Op. 15, ''Five Sacred Songs'' for voice and small ensemble (1917–22) * Op. 16, ''Five Canons'' for high soprano, clarinet and bass clarinet (1923–24) * Op. 17, ''Three Traditional Rhymes'' for voice, violin (doubling viola), clarinet and bass clarinet (1924–25) * Op. 18, ''Drei Lieder'' (Three Songs) for voice, E-flat clarinet and guitar (1925) * Op. 19, ''Zwei Lieder'', for mixed choir, celesta, guitar, violin, clarinet and bass clarinet, on poems by

Johann Wolfgang Goethe Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (28 August 1749 – 22 March 1832) was a German poet, playwright, novelist, scientist, statesman, theatre director, and critic. His works include plays, poetry, literature, and aesthetic criticism, as well as treatis ...

(1926) * Op. 20, String Trio (1927) * Op. 21, Symphony (1928) * Op. 22, Quartet for violin, clarinet, tenor saxophone and piano (1930) * Op. 23, ''Drei Lieder'' for voice and piano, on Hildegard Jone's ''Viae inviae'' (1934) * Op. 24, Concerto for Nine Instruments (1934) * Op. 25, ''Drei Lieder'' for voice and piano, on poems by Hildegard Jone (1934–35) * Op. 26, ''Das Augenlicht'' for mixed choir and orchestra, on a poem by Hildegard Jone (1935) * Op. 27, Variations for piano (1936) * Op. 28,

String Quartet The term string quartet can refer to either a type of musical composition or a group of four people who play them. Many composers from the mid-18th century onwards wrote string quartets. The associated musical ensemble consists of two violinists ...

(1937–38) * Op. 29, Cantata No. 1 for soprano, mixed choir and orchestra, on a poem by Hildegard Jone (1938–39) * Op. 30, Variations for orchestra (1940) * Op. 31, Cantata No. 2 for soprano, bass, choir and orchestra, on a poem by Hildegard Jone (1941–43)

Works without opus numbers

* Two Pieces for cello and piano (1899) * ''Three Poems'' for voice and piano (1899–1902) ** "Vorfruhling" ** "Nacthgebet der Braut" ** "Fromm" * ''Eight Early Songs'' for voice and piano (1901–04) ** "Tief von fern" ** "Aufblick" ** "Blumengruss" ** "Bild der Liebe" ** "Sommerabend" ** "Heiter" ** "Der Tod" ** "Heimgang in der Frühe" * ''Three Songs'' after Ferdinand Avenarius (1903–04) ** "Gefunden" ** "Gebet" ** "Freunde" * ''Im Sommerwind'', idyll for large orchestra after a poem by Bruno Wille (1904) * ''Langsamer Satz'' (slow movement) for string quartet (1905) * String Quartet (August 1905) * Piece for piano (1906) * Rondo for piano (1906) * Rondo for string quartet (1906) * ''Five Songs'' after Richard Dehmel (1906–08) * Piano Quintet (1907) * ''Four Songs'' after Stefan George (1908–09) * ''Five Pieces for orchestra'' (1913) - related to op. 10, first pub. 1971, edited by

Friedrich Cerha Friedrich Cerha (born 17 February 1926) is an Austrian composer, conductor and music educator. Education and Career Cerha was born in Vienna, Austria, and educated at the Viennese Music Academy (violin with Váša Příhoda, composition with A ...

# Bewegt # (Sostenuto) # bewegte Viertel # Viertel # (Alla Breve) * ''Three Pieces for String Quartet and Mezzosoprano'' (1913) # Bewegt # "Schmerz immer Blick nach oben" # zu langsam * ''Three Songs'' for voice and orchestra (1913–14) # "Leise Düfte" # "Kunfttag III. 'Nun wird es wieder Lenz'" # "O sanftes Glühn der Berge" * Cello Sonata (1914) * ''Piece for children'' for piano (1924) * Piece for piano, in the tempo of a minuet (1925) * Piece for string trio (1925)

Arrangements

* "Thränenregen", "Ihr Bild", ''Romance'' rom ''Rosamunde'' "Der Wegweiser", and "Du bist die Ruh’", by

Franz Schubert Franz Peter Schubert (; 31 January 179719 November 1828) was an Austrian composer of the late Classical and early Romantic eras. Despite his short lifetime, Schubert left behind a vast ''oeuvre'', including more than 600 secular vocal wor ...

, arranged for voice and orchestra (1903) * '' Schatzwalzer'' by

Johann Strauss II Johann Baptist Strauss II (25 October 1825 – 3 June 1899), also known as Johann Strauss Jr., the Younger or the Son (german: links=no, Sohn), was an Austrian composer of light music, particularly dance music and operettas. He composed ov ...

for string quartet, harmonium, and piano (1921) * Chamber Symphony No. 1, op. 9, by

Arnold Schoenberg Arnold Schoenberg or Schönberg (, ; ; 13 September 187413 July 1951) was an Austrian-American composer, music theorist, teacher, writer, and painter. He is widely considered one of the most influential composers of the 20th century. He was as ...

, arranged for flute (or violin), clarinet (or viola), piano, violin, and cello (1922–23) * ''Arbeiterchor'' by

Franz Liszt Franz Liszt, in modern usage ''Liszt Ferenc'' . Liszt's Hungarian passport spelled his given name as "Ferencz". An orthographic reform of the Hungarian language in 1922 (which was 36 years after Liszt's death) changed the letter "cz" to simpl ...

, arranged for bass solo, chorus, and orchestra (1924) * ''Deutsche Tänze'' (German Dances) by Schubert (1824, drawn from D.820), orchestrated by Webern (1931) * ''Fuga (Ricercata) a 6 voci'' ugue No. 2from

Johann Sebastian Bach Johann Sebastian Bach (28 July 1750) was a German composer and musician of the late Baroque period. He is known for his orchestral music such as the '' Brandenburg Concertos''; instrumental compositions such as the Cello Suites; keyboard w ...

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Musical Offering ''The Musical Offering'' (German: or ), BWV 1079, is a collection of keyboard canons and fugues and other pieces of music by Johann Sebastian Bach, all based on a single musical theme given to him by Frederick the Great (King Frederick II of P ...

", orchestrated (1934–35)

By Genre

Piano

* Piece for piano (1906) * Rondo for piano (1906) * Piece for children for piano (1924) * Piece for piano, in the tempo of a minuet (1925) * Op. 27, Variations for piano (1936)

Chamber music

String Quartet

* Langsamer Satz (slow movement) for string quartet (1905) * String Quartet (August 1905) * Rondo for string quartet (1906) * Op. 5, Five Movements for string quartet (1909); version for string orchestra (1929) * Op. 9, Six Bagatelles for string quartet (1913) * Op. 28, String Quartet (1937–38)

String Trio

* Piece for string trio (1925) * Op. 20, String Trio (1927)

Cello and Piano

* Two Pieces for cello and piano (1899) * Op. 11, Three Little Pieces for cello and piano (1914) * Cello Sonata (1914)

Other Chamber Music

* Piano Quintet (1907) * Op. 7, Four Pieces for violin and piano (1910) * Op. 22, Quartet for violin, clarinet, tenor saxophone and piano (1930) * Op. 24, Concerto for Nine Instruments (1934)

Vocal

Voice and Piano

* Three Poems for voice and piano (1899–1902) * Eight Early Songs for voice and piano (1901–04) * Three Songs after Ferdinand Avenarius (1903–04) * ''Five Songs'' after Richard Dehmel (1906–08) * Op. 3, Fünf Lieder (Five Songs) for voice and piano, on Der Siebente Ring by Stefan George (1907–08) * Four Songs after Stefan George (1908–09) * Op. 4, Fünf Lieder for voice and piano, poems by Stefan George (1908–09) * Op. 12, Vier Lieder (Four Songs) for voice and piano (1915–17) * Op. 23, Drei Lieder for voice and piano, on Hildegard Jone's Viae inviae (1934) * Op. 25, Drei Lieder for voice and piano, on poems by Hildegard Jone (1934–35)

Voice and Chamber Ensemble

* Op. 8, Zwei Lieder (Two Songs) for voice and 8 instruments, on poems by Rainer Maria Rilke (1910) * Three Pieces for String Quartet and Mezzosoprano (1913) * Op. 14, Sechs Lieder (Six Songs) for voice, clarinet, bass clarinet, violin and cello on poems by Georg Trakl (1917–21) * Op. 15, Five Sacred Songs for voice and small ensemble (1917–22) * Op. 16, Five Canons for high soprano, clarinet and bass clarinet (1923–24) * Op. 17, Three Traditional Rhymes for voice, violin (doubling viola), clarinet and bass clarinet (1924–25) * Op. 18, Drei Lieder (Three Songs) for voice, E-flat clarinet and guitar (1925)

Voice and Orchestra

* Three Songs for voice and orchestra (1913–14) * Op. 13, Vier Lieder for voice and orchestra (1914–18)

Choral

* Op. 2, Entflieht auf leichten Kähnen for a cappella choir, on a poem by Stefan George (1908) * Op. 19, Zwei Lieder, for mixed choir, celesta, guitar, violin, clarinet and bass clarinet, on poems by Johann Wolfgang Goethe (1926) * Op. 26, Das Augenlicht for mixed choir and orchestra, on a poem by Hildegard Jone (1935) * Op. 29, Cantata No. 1 for soprano, mixed choir and orchestra, on a poem by Hildegard Jone (1938–39) * Op. 31, Cantata No. 2 for soprano, bass, choir and orchestra, on a poem by Hildegard Jone (1941–43)

Orchestra

* Im Sommerwind, idyll for large orchestra after a poem by Bruno Wille (1904) * Op. 1, Passacaglia for orchestra (1908) * Op. 6, Six Pieces for large orchestra (1909–10, revised 1928) * Op. 10, Five Pieces for orchestra (1911–13) * Five Pieces for orchestra (1913) - related to op. 10, first pub. 1971, edited by Friedrich Cerha * Op. 21, Symphony (1928) * Op. 30, Variations for orchestra (1940)