composers works

Petrassi, Goffredo

Musical-theatrical works/Obras musico-teatrales/Opere musico-teatrali

Incidental music for Carmen, 1930 (destroyed)
La Follia d'Orlando [Orlando's madness] (ballet, 3 tableaux with narrative recitatives from L. Ariosto's Orlando furioso), Bar, 1 woman dancer, 4 dancers, orch, 1942-43
Il Cordovano (opera, 1 act, E. Montale after Miguel de Cervantes: Entremes del viejo celoso), 2 S, A, 2 T, Bar, B mime, men chorus, orch, 1944-48; version for small orchestra 1958
Ritrato di Don Chischiotte [Portrait of Don Chischiotte] (ballet, 1 act, Aurelio Millos), orch, 1945
Incidental music for Aristofane's Gli uccelli [The birds], chorus + 12 instr., 1947 (unpublished)
Morte dell'aria, [The air's death] (tragedy in 1 act, Toti Scialoja), 5 T, 4 Bar, B, 3 actors, small fem. chorus, orch., 1949-50
Incidental music for Eschilo's Prometeo [Prometheus], 1954 (unpublished)
Incidental music for Alfred de Musset's drama Lorenzaccio, 1954 (unpublished)

Orchestral

Preludio e fuga, str orch, 1929 (unpublished)
Divertimento in C, orch, 1930 (unpublished)
Concert ouverture, orch, 1931, rev. 1933
Passacaglia, orch, 1931 (unpublished)
Partita, orch, 1932
Concerto for orchestra, orch, 1933-34
Piano concerto, pf., orch, 1936-39
Preludio, aria e finale, vc, chbr orch, 1939 (destroyed)
La follia di Orlando Suite, orch, 1947
Ritratto di Don Chisciotte Suite, orch, 1948
Concerto for orchestra N°2, orch, 1951
Récréation concertante (Concerto for orchestra N°3), orch (without db.), 1952-53
Concerto for orchestra N°4, str orch, 1954
Concerto for orchestra N°5, orch, 1955
Invenzione concertante (Concerto for orchestra N°6), 4 hn, 3 tpt, 2 t trbn, b trbn , timp, 4 perc, str, 1956-57
Saluto augurale [Auspicious greeting], orch, 1958 (unpublished)
Flute concerto, fl., 2 cl, 2 bn, 4 hn, 3 tpt, 3 trbn , guit, hp, 5 perc, 8 vc, 6 db, 1960
Prologo e 5 invenzioni, orch, 1961-62, later transformed in Concerto for orchestra N°7, (unpublished)
Concerto for orchestra N°7, orch, 1964 [incl. material from Prologo e 5 invenzioni and chbr work Musica di ottoni]
Concerto for orchestra N°8, orch, 1970-72
Poema, 4 tpt, str orch, 1977-80
Frammento, orch, 1983

Choral music

Tre Cori, Giovanni Papini, Ernesto Ragazzoni, SATB, orch, 1932, (unpublished)
Salmo IX [Psalm IX], SATB, 6 hn, 4 tpt, 3 trbn , tub, timp, perc, 2 pf, str, 1934-36
Magnificat, sopr. leggero, SATB, orch, 1939-40

Coro di morti, madrigale drammatico [Choir of the dead], Giacomo Leopardi, TB, 4 hn, 4 tpt, 3 trbn , tub, timp, perc, 3 pf, 5 db, 1940-41
Noche oscura, cantata [Dark night], St John of the Cross, SATB, orch, 1950-51
Nonsense, Edward Lear (trans. C. Izzo), SATB, 1952
Sixth Nonsense, Edward Lear (trans. C. Izzo), SATB, 1964
Motetti per la passione [Passion motets], (liturgical texts), SATBarB, 1965
Orationes Christi, (liturgical texts)., SATBarB, 6 hn, 4 tpt, 4 trbn, 8 va, 8 vc, 1974-75
3 Cori Sacri, (liturgical texts), SATB, 1980-83
Kyrie, chorus, str orch, 1986

Vocal music

Salvezza [Salvation], (Guido Gozzano), v, pf, 1926
La morte del cardellino [The goldfinch's death],(Guido Gozzano), v, pf, 1927 (unpublished)
Per organo di Barberia [For Barberia organ], (Sergio Corazzini), S, pf, 1927 (unpublished)
Canti della campagna romana [Songs from the roman countryside], folksong arrs. collected and harmonized by Giorgio Nataletti and Petrassi, v, pf, 1927
Pioggia dai peschi [Peach-tree rain], (Mario Saynt-Cyr), v, pf, 1929 (unpublished)
Campane [Bells], (Valfrido Breccia), v, pf, 1929 (unpublished)
3 Liriche antiche italiane [3 Antique Italian lyrics], (Guido Cavalcanti, Anonymous 13th century), v, pf, 1929
Colori del tempo [Colors of time], (Vincenzo Cardarelli), v, pf, 1931
Vocalizzo per addormentare una bambina [Lullaby], v, pf, 1934, also version for v and 11 insts: v, fl, ob, cl, bn, hn, tpt, hp, 2 vl, va, vc, 1938
Benedizione [Benediction], (Bible: Genesis), v, pf, 1934
O sonni, o sonni [Oh sleepy, oh sleepy], (folk lullaby), v, pf, 1934
Lamento d'Arianna [Ariadnas lament], (L. de Libero), v, pf, 1936, also version for v and 11 instr: v, fl, ob, cl, bn, hn, tpt, hp, 2 vl, va, vc, 1938
2 Liriche di Saffo [2 Saffo lyrics], Saffo, (trans. S. Quasimodo), v, pf, 1941, also version for v and 11 instr: v, fl, ob, cl, bn, hn, tpt, hp, 2 vl, va, vc, 1941
4 Inni sacri [4 Sacred hymns], (latin texts), T, Bar, org, 1942, also version for voices and orchestra: T, Bar, 2 fl, 2 ob, 2 bn, 2 hn, 2 tpt, timp, str, 1950
3 Liriche [3 Lyrics], (Giacomo Leopardi, Ugo Foscolo, Eugenio Montale), Bar, pf, 1944
Miracolo [Miracle], (Filippo de Pisis), Bar, pf, 1944 (unpublished)
Gloria in excelsis Deo, S, fl, org, 1952, (unpublished)
Propos d'Alain, (Emile-Auguste Chartier "Alain"), Bar, hn, eng hn, cl, trbn, mar, xil, timp, 2 perc, 2 va, 2 vc, 1960
Beatitudines: testimony for Martin Luther King, (Bible: Matthew), Bar (B), e cl, tpt, va, db, timp, 1968-699

Chamber music

Due liriche su temi della campagna romana, vl, pf, 1927 (unpublished)
Sonata in tre brevi movimenti continui, vc, pf, 1927 (unpublished)
Sinfonia, siciliana e fuga, str qt, 1929 (unpublished)
Siciliana e marcetta, 4 hand pf, 1930
Sarabanda, fl, pf, 1930 (unpublished)
Introduzione e Allegro, vl, pf, 1933; also version for: vl, fl, ob, cl, bn, 2 hn, tpt, pf, 2 vc, db, 1933
Preludio, aria e finale, vc, pf, 1933; also version for: vc and orch
Canto per adormentare una bambina, vl, pf, 1936 (from Vocalizzo per adormentare una bambina); also version for: vc, pf, 1939
Invenzione, 2 fl, 1944 (first version of Dialogo angelico) (unpublished)
Fanfara, 3 tpt, 1944 (reworked later as Fanfare, 1976) (unpublished)
Sonata da camera, hpd, fl, ob, cl, bn, 2 vl, 2 va, vc, db, 1948
Dialogo angelico, 2 fl, 1948 (elaboration of Invenzione)
5 Duetti, 2 vc, 1952 (unpublished)
Quartetto, 2 vl, va, vc 1958
Serenata, fl, va, db, hpd, perc, 1958
Trio, vl, va, vc, 1959
Seconda serenata-trio, hp, gui, mand, 1962
Musica di ottoni, 4 hn, 4 tpt, 2 t trbn, b trbn, tub, timp, 1963
Tre per sette, fl/pic/a fl, ob/eng hn, cl/e cl, 1964
Estri, fl/pic, cl, b cl, hn, tpt, t trbn, va, vc, db, cel/glock, hpd, vib, 3 perc, 1966-67
Otteto di ottoni, 4 tpt, 2 t trbn, 2 b trbn, 1968
Ala, fl/pic, hpd, 1972
Odi, str qt, 1973-75
Fanfare, 3 tpt, 1976 (elaboration of Fanfara 1944)
Alias, gui, hpd, 1977
Grand septuor avec clarinette concertante, cl, tpt, trbn, perc, gui, vl, vc, 1977-78
Romanzetta, fl, pf, 1980
Sestina d'autunno "Veni, creator Igor", va, vc, db, gui, mand, perc, 1981-82
Laudes Creaturarum, spkr, 3 cl, 2 trbn, vc, 1982
Inno, 4 hn, 4 tpt, 4 trbn, 1984
Duetto, vn, va, 1985

Piano and solo instrumental

Partita, pf, 1926
Egloga, pf, 1926 (unpublished)
Toccata, pf, 1933
Piccola invenzione, pf, 1941 (unpublished)
Divertimento scarlattiano, pf, 1942 (unpublished)
Invenzioni, pf, 1944
Petite Pièce, pf, 1950
Suoni notturni, gui, 1959
Souffle, fl/a fl/pic, 1969
Elogio per un'ombra, vl, 1971
Nunc, gui,1971
Oh, les beaux jours!, pf, 1976 (elaboration of Piccola invenzione, 1941 and Divertimento scarlattiano, 1942)
Violasola, va, 1978
Flou, hp, 1980

Music for film

La creazione del mondo, documentary film by Corrado Pavolini, 1948 (unpublished)
Lezione di geometria, documentary film by Vittorio Sabel, 1948 (unpublished)
Riso amaro, film by Giuseppe De Santis, 1949 (unpublished)
Non c'è pace fra gli ulivi, film by Giuseppe De Santis, 1950 (unpublished)
Pattuglia sperduta, film by Piero Nelli, 1953 (unpublished)
Cronaca familiare, film by Valerio Zurlini, 1962 (unpublished)
La porta di S. Pietro di Manzú, documentary film by Glauco Pellegrini, 1964 (unpublished)
La Bibbia, film by John Huston, 1965 (unpublished), score non used in the film

Principal publishers

Suvini Zerboni
Ricordi
Universal
Carisch
Fratelli De Santis
Mercurio