One of the most important composers of the first half of the 20th century; also significant as a theorist, educator, and performer.
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Composition Highlights

Title Year Avg. Duration Genre
Mathis der Maler, symphony (from opera) 1934 26:28 Symphony
Sonata for solo viola, Op. 25/1 1922 15:32 Chamber Music
Das Marienleben, song cycle for soprano & piano, Op. 27 1922 34:50 Vocal Music
Symphonic Metamorphosis of Themes by Carl Maria von Weber, for orchestra 1943 20:47 Orchestral Symphony
Octet, for clarinet, bassoon, horn, violin, 2 violas, cello & bass 1958 26:47 Chamber Music
Suite "1922", for piano, Op. 26 1921 19:16 Keyboard
Ludus tonalis, cycle of 25 pieces for piano 1942 51:25 Keyboard
Trauermusik, for viola (or violin or cello) & string orchestra 1936 08:06 Concerto Orchestral
Der Schwanendreher, concerto for viola & small orchestra 1935 26:33 Concerto
Symphony in B flat major, for concert band 1951 17:08 Symphony
Theme with Four Variations. The Four Temperaments, ballet for piano & strings 1940 28:24 Ballet
When lilacs last in the dooryard bloom'd (Requiem for those we love), for mezzo-soprano, baritone, chorus & orchestra 1946 01:01:57 Choral
Violin Concerto 1939 28:03 Concerto
Cello Concerto 1940 24:56 Concerto
Sonata for trumpet & piano 1939 16:29 Chamber Music
Sonata for horn & piano 1939 17:22 Chamber Music
Konzertmusik, for brass & strings, Op. 50 1930 16:56 Orchestral
Sonata for clarinet & piano in B flat major 1939 17:07 Chamber Music
Sonata for solo cello, Op. 25/3 1922 10:15 Chamber Music
Cardillac, opera, Op. 39 1925 01:29:43 Opera
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