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1. Choose a letter from the menu above to visualize a list of composers, ordered by their second name

2. Choose a composer from the list.

Ordering: the works are ordered in the following way:

• musical-theatrical works
• orchestral and large ensemble
• vocal music
• vocal (general)
• choral (unaccompanied choir)
• choral-orchestral
• chamber works
• solo instrumental works
  • solo instrumental (general)
  • solo piano
• electro-acoustic works
• others works
• juvenilia (withdrawn works or considered unworthy of performance, by the same authors)
• arrangements
• transcriptions
• principal publishers

Information about each work

For each work we specify: 

Title, [english translation], (general information or author of the text(s) used in the work), instrument(s), year of composition, [additional information].

Abbreviation for instruments

A

• A=alto
• accdn=accordion
• a fl=alto flute
• amp=amplified
• arr=arrangement
• a sax=alto sax

B

• B=bass
• Bar=baritone
• b cl=bass clarinet
• b fl=bass flute
• bn=bassoon
• b trbn=bass trombone

C

• cb cl=contrabass clarinet
• cel=celesta
• chbr orch=chamber orchestra
• cl=clarinet
• cond=conductor

D

• db=double bass
• d bn=double bassoon

E

• e cl=clarinet in e flat
• elec=electronic
• eng hn=english horn
• ens=ensemble

F

• frag=fragment

G

• glock=glockenspiel
• gui=guitar

H

• hn=horn
• hp=harp
• hpd=harpsichord

I

• insts=instruments

J

K

• kbd=keyboard

L

• large ens=large ensemble

M

• mand=mandoline
• mar=marimba
• Mez=mezzo-soprano

N

O

• ob=oboe
• ob d'amore=oboe d'amore
• orch=orchestra
• org=organ

P

• perc=percussion
• pf=piano
• pfmr=performer
• pic=piccolo flute

Q

• qt=quartet

R

• rec=recorder
• rev=revision

S

• S=soprano
• sax=saxophone
• spkr=speaker
• s sax=soprano sax
• str=strings
• str qt=string quartet

T

• T=tenor
• tpt=trumpet
• trbn=trombone
• t trbn=tenor trombone 
• t rec=tenor recorder
• t sax=tenor saxophone

U

V

• v=voice
• va=viola
• vc=cello
• vib=vibraphone
• viol=viola da gamba
• vl=violin
• vv=voices

W

X

• xilomar=xilomarimba
• xyl=xylophone

Y

Z

Information sources

The information of these lists was taken from the Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, from the publishers catalogs, and from the same authors. 

The musicological sources are:

• Anderson, Julian

• Bailey, Kathryn

• Galliano, Luciana

• Howat, Roy

• Jarman, Douglas

• Kholopova, Valentina 

• Lichtenwanger, W.

• Osmond-Smith, David

• Toop, Richard