List of compositions by John Corigliano

This is a list of compositions by John Corigliano sorted by genre, date of composition, title, and scoring.

GenreDateTitleScoringNotes
Opera1991The Ghosts of Versaillesfor soloists, chorus and orchestrain 2 acts; libretto by William M. Hoffman
Metropolitan Opera version (1991)
Standard version (1995)
Film score1980Altered States
Film score1985Revolutionwinner of the 1986 BAFTA Anthony Asquith Award
Film score1998The Red Violinwinner of the 1999 Academy Award for Original Music Score
Orchestral1965Elegyfor orchestra
Orchestral1965Tournamentsfor orchestra
Orchestral1971, 1976Voyagefor string orchestrafrom L'Invitation au Voyage for a cappella chorus; arranged 1976
Orchestral1972, 1974Gazebo Dancesfor orchestraoriginal version for piano 4-hands; orchestrated 1974
Orchestral1972, 1974Overture to the Imaginary Invalid from Gazebo Dancesfor orchestraoriginal version for piano 4-hands; orchestrated 1974
Orchestral1981Promenade Overturefor orchestra
Orchestral1981Ritual Dancefor orchestrafrom the film score Altered States
Orchestral1981Three Hallucinationsfor orchestrabased on the film score to Altered States
Orchestral1985, 1986Fantasia on an Ostinatofor orchestraoriginal version for piano solo; orchestrated 1986
Orchestral1987Campane di Ravello (Bells of Ravello), A Celebration Piece for Sir Georg Soltifor orchestra
Orchestral1988Symphony No. 1for orchestrawinner of the 1991 Grawemeyer Award for Music Composition
winner of the 1992 Grammy Award for Best Classical Contemporary Composition
movement III adapted as Of Rage and Remembrance
Orchestral1994To Musicfor orchestra
Orchestral1997DC Fanfarefor orchestra
Orchestral2000Phantasmagoria, Suite from The Ghosts of Versaillesfor orchestra
Orchestral2000Symphony No. 2for string orchestrawinner of the 2001 Pulitzer Prize for Music
Orchestral2000The Mannheim Rocketfor orchestra
Orchestral2004Midsummer Fanfarefor orchestra
Orchestral2007Jamestown Hymnfor orchestra
Orchestral2011Lullaby for Nataliefor orchestraorchestral arrangement of the original for violin and piano
Concertante1968Concertofor piano and orchestra
Concertante1971, 1983Voyagefor flute and string orchestrafrom L'Invitation au Voyage for a cappella chorus; arranged 1983
also chamber versions for flute with piano, or harp, or string quintet
Concertante1975Concertofor oboe and orchestra
Concertante1975Ariafor oboe and string orchestra (or string quintet)adapted from the Oboe Concerto: movement IV
Concertante1977Concertofor clarinet and orchestra
Concertante1977, 1995Soliloquyfor clarinet and orchestraadapted from the Clarinet Concerto; also for clarinet and string quartet
Concertante1982Pied Piper Fantasy, Concertofor flute and orchestra
Concertante1992–1993Troubadours, Variationsfor guitar and chamber orchestra
Concertante1997The Red Violin: Chaconnefor violin and orchestraalso for violin and piano
Concertante1999The Red Violin, Suitefor violin and orchestra
Concertante2003Concerto "The Red Violin"for violin and orchestra
Concertante2007Conjurer, Concertofor percussionist and string orchestra with optional brassWinner of the 2014 Grammy Award for Best Classical Instrumental Solo
Band1965Elegyfor wind ensembleoriginal version for orchestra; transcribed by Christopher Anderson (2012)
Band1965Tournamentsfor wind ensembleoriginal version for orchestra; forthcoming transcription by Christopher Anderson (2013)
Band1972, 1974Gazebo Dancesfor wind ensembleoriginal version for piano 4-hands; arranged 1974
Band1988Tarantella from Symphony No. 1for wind ensembleoriginal version for orchestra; arranged by Jeff Gershman (2001)
Band1997DC Fanfarefor wind ensembleoriginal version for orchestra; arranged by Mark Spede (2001)
Band2004Circus Maximus, Symphony No. 3for large wind ensemblealso calls for players in the balcony, and marching band which moves around the audience
Band2011Lullaby for Nataliefor wind ensembleoriginal version for violin and piano - based on orchestral version; arranged by Peter Stanley Martin under the supervision of the composer (2012)
Chamber music1962–1963Sonatafor violin and pianowinner of the 1964 Festival of Two Worlds prize for chamber music
Chamber music1971, 1983Voyagefor flute and piano, or harp, or string quintetfrom L'Invitation au Voyage for a cappella chorus
arranged for flute and piano by Mark Starr (1988)
arranged for flute and harp by Valerie Vonpechy Whitcup (1988)
arranged for flute and string quintet by Clare Hoffman (1988)
Chamber music1972, 2003A Black November Turkeyfor 2 violins, viola and cellooriginal version for chorus; arranged 2003
Chamber music1975Scherzofor oboe and percussionadapted from the Oboe Concerto: movement III
Chamber music1977Soliloquyfor clarinet, 2 violins, viola and celloadapted from the Clarinet Concerto; also for clarinet and orchestra
Chamber music1993Fanfares to Musicfor brass ensembles (on- and off-stage)
Chamber music1993Phantasmagoria (on Themes from The Ghosts of Versailles)for cello and piano
Chamber music1993–1994Two Works for Antiphonal Brassfor brass ensemble
Chamber music1994Antiphonfor brass ensemble2 versions: for 8 or 10 instruments
Chamber music1994How Like Pellucid States, Daddy. Or Like a...an Enginefor 4 bassoons
Chamber music1995String Quartetfor 2 violins, viola and cellowinner of the 1997 Grammy Award for Best Classical Contemporary Composition
Chamber music1996Fancy on a Bach Airfor cello or viola
Chamber music1997The Red Violin: Chaconnefor violin and pianoalso for violin and orchestra
Chamber music1999The Red Violin Capricesfor violin
Chamber music2000Utah Fanfarefor brass ensemble and percussion
Chamber music2003Snapshot: Circa 1909for 2 violins, viola and cello
Chamber music2010Lullaby for Nataliefor violin and piano
Chamber music2010Stompfor violinemploys scordatura tuning
Chamber music2016Lucy's Aria from The Lord of Criesfor string quartet
Keyboard1959Kaleidoscopefor 2 pianos
Keyboard1972Gazebo Dances
  1. Overture
  2. Waltz
  3. Adagio
  4. Tarantella
for piano 4-handsalso versions for orchestra and band


3. arranged for solo piano by Dolores Fredrickson (1992)
Keyboard1976Étude Fantasyfor piano
Keyboard1978Étude No. 1for piano left-handrevised 2007
Keyboard1985Fantasia on an Ostinatofor pianoalso orchestrated
Keyboard1991O God of Love from The Ghosts of Versaillesfor organarranged by Richard Wayne Dirksen (2000)
Keyboard1997The Red Violin: Anna's Themefor piano
Keyboard1997Chiaroscurofor 2 pianos tuned a quarter tone apart
Keyboard2007A Birthday Cakewalkfor piano 4-hands
Keyboard2008Winging Itfor piano
Vocal1959Petit Fours, Song Cyclette
  1. Upon Julia's Clothes
  2. The Turtle
  3. Une allée du Luxembourg
  4. The Ancient Mariner (verse 1)
for voice and piano
1. words by Robert Herrick
2. words by Ogden Nash
3. words by Aloysius Bertrand
4. words by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Vocal1965The Cloisters, 4 Songs
  1. Fort Tryon Park: September
  2. Song to the Witch of the Cloisters
  3. Christmas at the Cloisters
  4. The Unicorn
for voice and piano or chamber orchestrawords by William M. Hoffman


3. also for mixed chorus and piano
Vocal1970
1999, 2003
Poem in Octoberfor tenor and chamber ensemble
for tenor and chamber orchestra
words by Dylan Thomas
version with chamber orchestra 1999, revised 2003
Vocal1971Wedding Songfor medium voice and melody instruments, keyboards or guitarwords by William M. Hoffman
Vocal1972Creations, Two Scenes from Genesis
  1. The Creation of the World
  2. The Creation of Adam and Eve
for narrator and orchestra
Vocal19883 Irish Folksong Settings
  1. The Salley Gardens
  2. The Foggy Dew
  3. She Moved through the Fair
for voice and flutewords by W. B. Yeats, Padraic Colum and anonymous
Vocal1991, 1992The Ghosts of Versailles: Arias and Excerpts
  • Aria of the Worm
  • Figaro was Supposed to Return the Necklace: Beaumarchais' Aria
  • Samira's Aria: Cavatina and Cabaletta
  • They Are Always With Me: Marie Antoinette's Aria
  • They Wish They Could Kill Me: Figaro's Aria
  • As Summer Brings a Wistful Breeze
  • Come Now My Darling
  • O God of Love: Sextet
for voice(s) and piano
  • for tenor and piano
  • for baritone and piano
  • for mezzo-soprano and piano
  • for soprano and piano
  • for baritone and piano
  • for soprano, mezzo-soprano and piano
  • for 2 sopranos, mezzo-soprano, baritone and piano
  • for 3 sopranos, mezzo-soprano, 2 tenors and piano
words by William M. Hoffman
Vocal1994Jack and Jillfor voice and pianowords by William M. Hoffman
Vocal1996Liebesliedfor vocal quartet (soprano, alto, tenor, bass) and piano 4-handswords by the composer
Vocal1997–2008
1997
2001
2008
Metamusic, 3 Songs for Theatre (also known as 3 Cabaret Songs)
  1. Dodecaphonia
  2. Marvelous Invention (Songbook for a New Century)
  3. End of the Line
for mezzo-soprano and pianowords by Mark Adamo
Vocal1999Vocalisefor soprano, electronics and orchestra
Vocal2000Mr. Tambourine Man: Seven Poems of Bob Dylan
  1. Prelude: Mr. Tambourine Man
  2. Clothes Line
  3. Blowin' in the Wind
  4. Masters of War
  5. All Along The Watchtower
  6. Chimes of Freedom
  7. Postlude: Forever Young
for soprano and piano
for soprano (amplified) and orchestra
orchestrated 2003
winner of the 2009 Grammy Award for Best Classical Contemporary Composition




7. also for soprano and chorus a cappella
Vocal2001Irreverent Heartfor tenor and pianowords by Yip Harburg
Vocal2003Shatter Me, Musicfor sopranowords by Rainer Maria Rilke adapted by Mark Adamo
Vocal2005One Sweet Morningfor voice and pianowords by Yip Harburg; also for female chorus
Vocal2010One Sweet Morningfor mezzo-soprano and orchestrawords by Czesław Miłosz, Homer, Li Bai and Yip Harburg
Choral1959, 2011Upon Julia's Clothes from Petit Foursfor female or mixed chorus and pianowords by Robert Herrick; arranged 2011
Choral1960Fern Hillfor mezzo-soprano, chorus and orchestra (or chamber ensemble)words by Dylan Thomas
revised 1965 with full orchestra
revised 1999 with chamber orchestra
Choral1962What I Expected Was...for mixed chorus, brass ensemble and percussionwords by Stephen Spender
Choral1965Christmas at the Cloistersfor mixed chorus and pianowords by William M. Hoffman
original version from The Cloisters for voice and piano
Choral1971L'Invitation au Voyagefor soloists and mixed chorus a cappellawords by Charles Baudelaire in translation by Richard Wilbur
Choral1972A Black November Turkeyfor mixed chorus a cappellawords by Richard Wilbur; also for string quartet
Choral1976, 1999A Dylan Thomas Trilogy
  1. Author's Prologue, Part I
  2. Fern Hill
  3. Author's Prologue, Part II
  4. Poem in October
  5. Poem on His Birthday
for baritone, tenor, boy soprano (or countertenor), mixed chorus and orchestrawords by Dylan Thomas; revised 1999



5. also for baritone and mixed chorus a cappella
Choral1976Psalm No. 8for mixed chorus and organ
Choral1991Of Rage and Remembrance, Chaconnefor mezzo-soprano, boy soprano, male chorus, cellos, double basses and chimeswords by William M. Hoffman
based on the 3rd movement of Symphony No. 1
Choral1994Amenfor antiphonal double chorus a cappella
Choral2000Forever Young from Mr. Tambourine Man: Seven Poems of Bob Dylanfor soprano and chorus a cappellawords by Bob Dylan
Choral2005One Sweet Morningfor female chorus a cappellawords by Yip Harburg; also for voice and piano
Choral2005Salutefor mixed chorus with kazoos, brass and percussion
Choral2011Upon Julia's Clothesfor female chorus or mixed chorus and pianowords by Robert Herrick
Choral2014Meditationfor male chorus and violin
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