Gian Carlo Menotti(1911-2007)

All vocal works contain lyrics/libretti by the composer unless otherwise specified. The Death of Pierrot (opera, 1922) The Little Mermaid (lost opera; libretto by Don Rimoldi, after Hans Christian Andersen, 1923) Variations on a Theme of Schumann (piano variations, 1930) Arrangement of Bach's Works for Carillon (1931) Improvisation for Carillon (1931) Intermezzo for Carillon (1931; later incorporated into _Six Compositions_) Variations and Fugue for String Quartet (1932) Pastorale and Dance for Strings and Piano (1934) Six Compositions for Carillon (Preludio, Arabbesque, Dialogue, Pastorale, Canzone, Étude (formerly Intermezzo) (1931, premiered 1934) Italian Dance for String Quartet (1935) Trio for a Housewarming Party for piano, cello, and flute (1936) Amelia al ballo--Amelia Goes to the Ball (opera buffa in one act, 1937) Poemetti for Pianao Solo (Giga, Ninna-Nianna, Bells at Dawn, The Spinner, The Bagpipers, The Brook, The Shepherd, Nocturne, The Stranger's Dance, Winter Wind, The Manger, War Song) The Old Maid and the Thief (radio opera buffa in fourteen scenes, 1939) Ilo e Zeus--The Island God (tragic opera in one act, 1942) The Catalogue, terzetto with libretto from "a well-known publication" [the Curtis Instutite of Music 1943-44 castalogue] (1943) Sebastian (ballet, 1944) Sebastian Ballet Suite (1945) Concerto in F for Piano and Orchestra (1945) The Medium (tragic opera in two acts, 1946) The Telephone, or L'amour à trois (comic opera in one act, 1947) Errand in the Maze (modern dance choreographed by Martha Graham, 1947) The Bridge (unproduced screenplay, 1947) A Happy Ending, or The Beautiful Snowfall (unproduced screenplay, 1947) A Copy of Madame Aupic (comedy drama in three acts, 1947) Á l'ombre des jeunes filles en fleurs (ballet from Marcel Proust's _Within a Budding Grove_, never staged, but was to have been choreographed by Anthony Tudor, 1947) Irene and the Gypsies (opera, 1949) The Consul (opera in three acts, 1950) The Empty Handed Traveler (art song, 1950) A Little Cancrizan for Mary (comic art song based on "Happy Birthday to You" by Mildred J. Hill and Patty S. Hill for three singers; birthday present for Mary Louise Zimbalist Apocalisse--Apocalypse (symphonic poem, 1951) Ricercare and Toccata on a Theme from The Old Maid and the Thief (1951) Amahl and the Night Visitors (opera in one act, 1951) The Hero, lyrics by Robert "Kinch" Horan (song for voice and piano, dedicated to Marie Powers, 1952) Concerto in A Minor for Violin and Orchestra (1952) The Saint of Bleecker Street (music drama in three acts, 1954) Ricercare su nove toni (for piano, gift for mezzo-soprano Marya Freund for her eightieth birthday, 1956) The Unicorn, The Gorgon and the Manticore: Three Sundays of a Poet (madrigal fable for chorus of twenty-four, ten dancers, and nine instruments, 1956) Vanessa (four act opera libretto for Samuel Barber, 1958) Maria Golovin (opera in three acts, 1958) incidental music for Jean Cocteau's _Le Poète et sa muse_ for strings, piano, and percussion (1959) A Hand of Bridge (one act opera libretto for Samuel Barber, 1959) Album Leaves (pseudonymous sketches for early Spoleto festivals, 1959-1962) Introductions and Goodbyes (miniature opera, with prologue and epilogue by Lukas Foss, 1960) A Chance for Aleko (unproduced teleplay for _"Robert Herridge Theatre, The"_, 1961) The Death of the Bishop of Brindisi (cantata for chorus, children's chorus, mezzo-soprano, and bass solo, and orchestra, 1963) Le Dernier sauvage--L'Ultimo selvaggio--The Last Savage (comic opera in three acts, 1963) Martin's Lie (church opera in one act, 1964) Lewisohn Stadium Fanfare for brass, timpani, and percussion (1965) incidental music for Jean Anouilh's _Médée_ (1966) Canti della lontananza (song cycle for voice and piano, 1967 (written 1961)) incidental music for the Michael Cacoyannis production of William Shakespeare's _Romeo and Juliet_ (1968) _Help, Help, The Globolinks!_ (opera in one act for children and those who like children, 1968) The Leper (play in two acts, 1970) Triple Concerto in A Tre (written 1968, performed 1970) The Most Important Man (opera in three acts, 1971) La Donna immobile (opera, 1972) Suite for Two Violoncellos and Piano (1973) Tamu-Tamu (The Guests) (chamber opera in two acts, 1973) The Days of the Shepherd (ballet in four seasons, 1974) Fantasia for Violoncello and Orchestra (1976) Fanfare for Charleston (opening for first Spoelto U.S.A. festival in Charleston, South Carolina, May 25, 1976) Landscapes and Remembrances (cantata in nine movements, 1976) The Hero (comic opera in three acts, 1976) The Egg (An Operatice Riddle) (church opera in one act, 1976) Symphony No. 1 in A Minor--"The Halcyon" (1976) Shadows (nodern dance for Martha Graham, known as an instrumental work as Cantilena e scherzo for harp and string quartet (1977) The Trial of the Gypsy (dramatic cantat in one act for four boy soloists, boys' chorus, and piano, 1978) Lullaby for Alexander, marquess of Douglas and Clydesdale [Menotti's godson](1978) Miracles, lyrics by Ethel Hewell, David Amey, Hilary-Anne Farley, Peter Rake, Martin O'Conner, Susan Meader, Danny Marcus, Amy Goodman (eight musical miniatures based on poetry written by children, 1979) Chip and his Dog (opera for children in one act, to be performed by children, 1979) Missa "O Pulchritudo" in Honarem Sancratissimi Cordo Jesus (1979) Juana La Loca (opera in three acts, 1979) A Song of Hope (An Old Man's Soliloquy) for baritone, chorus, and orchestra (1980) Moans, Groans, Cries Sighs (A Composer at Work) (madirgal for six voices, a capella, 1981) Five Songs for tenor and piano (1981) A Bride from Pluto (chamber opera for children in one act, 1982) The Boy Who Grew Too Fast (opera for children in one act, 1982) Muero porqué no muero, lyrics by St. Teresa of Avila (1571) (cantata for soprano, chorus, and orchestra, 1982) Nocturne for soprano, string quartet, and harp (1982) Concerto for Double Bass and Orchestra (1983) Mary's Mass for choir and congregation according to the new English liturgy (mass for 350th anniversary of the founding of Maryland, 1984) Ricercare for organ (1984) Goya (opera, 1986; revised 1991) My Christmas (choral work, 1987) The Wedding aka Giorno di nozze aka The Marriage (opera, 1988) For the Death of Orpheus (choral work, 1990) Llama de amov viva (cantata for baritone and mixed chorus, 1991) The Singing Child (opera, 1993) Gloria (choral work, 1995) Trio for Violin, Clarinet, and Piano (1996) Jacob's Prayer from the book of Genesis (choral work, 1997)