Scholastic Bowl Classical Music

Baroque Period

1600-1750

Notable Works of Bach

Germany

Brandenburg Concertos (Orchestra) The Well-Tempered Clavier (Keyboard) Baroque

Notable Works of Handel

Germany

Messiah/Hallelujah chorus (Oratorio) Julius Caesar (Opera) Baroque

Notable Work of Pachelbel

Germany

Canon in D (Strings) Baroque

Notable Work of Monterverdi

Italy

L’Orfeo (Opera) Baroque

Notable Works of Vivaldi

Italy

The Four Seasons (Violin/Orchestra) Gloria (Choir) Baroque

Notable Works of Purcell

England

The Fairy Queen (Semi-opera) Te Deum (Choir & Orchestra) Baroque

Classical Period

1750-1820

Notable Works of Beethoven

Germany

Symphony no. 5 Symphony no. 9/”Ode to Joy” Fidelio (Opera) Classical

Notable Works of Haydn

Austria

Symphony no. 94 “The Surprise” Mass in Time of War Classical

Notable Works of Mozart

Austria

Requiem (Mass) The Magic Flute (Opera) The Marriage of Figaro (Opera) Così fan tutte (Opera buffo) Don Giovanni (Opera) Eine Kleine Nachtmusik (Orchestra) Classical

Notable Works of Schubert

Austria

“The Great” Symphony no. 9 Marches Militaires (Piano 4 hands) Classical

Romantic Period

1820-1900

Notable Works of Brahms

Germany

Liebeslieder Waltzes (Choir, Piano 4 Hands) Violin Concerto German Requiem (Mass) Romantic

Notable Works of Mendelssohn

Germany

A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Orchestra) “Italian” Symphony no. 4 Songs Without Words (Piano) Romantic

Notable Works of Schumann

Germany

Kinderszenen (Piano) Carnaval (Piano) Romantic

Notable Works of Wagner

Germany

The Ring Cycle (4 operas) Tristan und Isolde (Opera) Parsifal (Opera) Romantic

Notable Works of Mahler

Austria

Symphony no. 5 Symphony no. 9 Kindertotenlieder (Voice & Orchestra) Romantic

Notable Works of Strauss

Austria

The Blue Danube Waltz (Orchestra) Die Fledermaus (Operetta) Romantic

Notable Work of Berlioz

France

Symphonie Fantastique (Orchestra) Romantic

Notable Work of Bizet

France

Carmen (Opera) Romantic

Notable Works of Offenbach

France

The Tales of Hoffman (Opera) Orpheus in the Underworld (Opera) Romantic

Notable Works of Saint-Saëns

France

The Carnival of the Animals (Chamber) Danse Macabre (Orchestra) Romantic

Notable Work of Donizetti

Italy

Lucia de Lammermoor (Opera) Romantic

Notable Work of Leoncavallo

Italy

Pagliacci (Opera) Romantic

Notable Works of Paganini

Italy

Caprice no. 24 (Violin) Cantabile (Violin) Romantic

Notable Works of Puccini

Italy

La Bohème (Opera) Tosca (Opera) Romantic

Notable Works of Rossini

Italy

The Barber of Seville (Opera) William Tell (Opera) Romantic

Notable Works of Verdi

Italy

Aida (Opera) Rigoletto (Opera) Romantic

Borodin, Alexander

Russia

In the Steppes of Central Asia (Orchestra) Romantic

Notable Works of Mussorgsky

Russia

Pictures at an Exhibition (Piano) Boris Godunov (Opera) Romantic

Notable Works of Rimsky-Korsakov

Russia

Flight of the Bumblebee (Orchestra) Scheherazade (Orchestra) Romantic

Notable Works of Tchaikovsky

Russia

The Nutcracker (Ballet) Swan Lake (Ballet) 1812 Overture (Orchestra) Eugene Onegin (Opera) Symphony “Pathetique” no. 6 Romantic

Notable Works of Chopin

Poland

Nocturnes (Piano) Mazurkas (Piano) Minute Waltz (Piano) Romantic

Notable Works of Dvořák

Czech Rep.

Symphony no. 9 “From the New World” String Quartet no. 12 “American” Rusalka (Opera) Romantic

Notable Work of Smetana

Czech Rep.

Ma Vlast (Orchestra) Romantic

Notable Work of Grieg

Norway

Peer Gynt (Orchestra) Romantic

Notable Works of Sibelius

Finland

Finlandia (Orchestra) Symphony no. 2 (Orchestra) Romantic

Notable Works of Elgar

England

Pomp and Circumstance (Orchestra) Enigma Variations (Orchestra) Romantic

Notable Works of Sullivan

England

HMS Pinafore (Operetta score) Pirates of Penzance (Operetta score) Romantic

Notable Works of Liszt

Hungary

Hungarian Rhapsodies (Piano) Les Préludes (Orchestra) Romantic

Notable Works of Sousa

United States

The Stars and Stripes Forever (March) The Washington Post (March) The Liberty Bell (March) Romantic

Notable Works of Strauss, Richard

Germany

Der Rosenkavalier (Opera) Salome (Opera) 20th Century-Present

Notable Works of Schoenberg, Arnold

Austria/US

Veklärte Nacht (String sextet) Pierrot Lunaire (Chamber w/voice) 20th Century-Present

Notable Works of Debussy, Claude

France

Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun (Orchestra) Preludes Books I and II (Piano) 20th Century-Present

Notable Works of Ravel, Maurice

France

Bolero (Orchestra) Daphnis et Chloé (Ballet) 20th Century-Present

Notable Works of Respighi, Ottorino

Italy

La Fiamma (Opera) Fountains of Rome (Tone poem) 20th Century-Present

Notable Works of Prokofiev, Sergei

Russia/USSR

Peter and the Wolf (Orchestra & narrator) Scythian Suite (Orchestra) Love for Three Oranges (Opera) 20th Century-Present

Notable Works of Rachmaninoff, Sergei

Russia

Piano Concerto no. 2 Symphony no. 3 in A minor 20th Century-Present

Notable Works of Shostakovich, Dmitri

Russia/USSR

Symphony no. 5 (Orchestra) Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk (Opera) Waltz no. 2 (Jazz orchestra) 20th Century-Present

Notable Works of Stravinsky, Igor

Russia

Rite of Spring (Ballet, orchestra) Petrushka (Ballet, orchestra) Firebird (Ballet, orchestra) 20th Century-Present

Notable Works of Britten, Benjamin

England

War Requiem (Vocal, Orchestra) Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra 20th Century-Present

Notable Works of Holst, Gustav

England

The Planets (Orchestra) 2 Suites for Military Band 20th Century-Present

Notable Works of Lloyd Webber, Andrew

England

The Phantom of the Opera (Musical score) Cats (Musical score) Evita (Musical score) 20th Century-Present

Notable Works of Bartók, Béla

Hungary

Six String Quartets Mikrokosmos (Piano solos) Miraculous Mandarin (Orchestra) 20th Century-Present

Notable Works of Bernstein, Leonard

United States

West Side Story (Musical score) Candide (Operetta based on Voltaire) Serenade (Violin & orchestra) On the Waterfront (Film score) Jeremiah Symphony (Orchestra) 20th Century-Present

Notable Works of Cage, John

United States

4’33” (Piano solo) Sonatas & Interludes for Prepared Piano 20th Century-Present

Notable Works of Copland, Aaron

United States

Appalachian Spring (Orchestra) Third Symphony (Orchestra) Organ Symphony (Organ & orchestra) 20th Century-Present

Notable Works of Gershwin, George

United States

Porgy and Bess (Opera) Rhapsody in Blue (Piano & orchestra) An American in Paris (Orchestra) Cuban Overture (Orchestra) 20th Century-Present

Notable Works of Glass, Philip

United States

Einstein on the Beach (Opera) Satyagraha (Opera) 20th Century-Present

Notable Works of Ives, Charles

United States

Third Symphony (Orchestra) Unanswered Questions (Chamber orchestra) Concord Sonata (Piano solo) 20th Century-Present

Notable Works of Joplin, Scott

United States

“The Entertainer” “Maple Leaf Rag” “The Ragtime Dance” 20th Century-Present

Notable Works of Armstrong, Louis

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Trumpet, vocals

“What a Wonderful World” “Dream a Little Dream of Me” Jazz Standards

Notable Works of Brubeck, Dave

Piano

“Take Five” Jazz Standards

Notable Works of Coltrane, John

Saxophone

“A Love Supreme” “Giant Steps” “Blue Train” Jazz Standards

Notable Works of Davis, Miles

Trumpet

Kind of Blue (Album) “So What” “Venus de Milo” Jazz Standards

Notable Works of Ellington, Duke

Piano

“Take the A Train” “It Don’t Mean a Thing” “Mood Indigo” Jazz Standards

Notable Works of Fitzgerald, Ella

Vocals

“A-Tisket, A-Tasket” “Summertime” “Someone to Watch Over Me” Jazz Standards

Notable Works of Gillespie, Dizzy

Trumpet

“Groovin’ High” “A Night in Tunisia” “Salt Peanuts” Jazz Standards

Notable Works of Holiday, Billie

Vocals

“Strange Fruit” “I’ll Be Seeing You” Jazz Standards

Notable Works of Mingus, Charles

Bass	“Moanin’” “Goodbye Porkpie Hat” Jazz Standards

Notable Works of Monk, Thelonious

Piano

“Round Midnight” “Straight, No Chaser” Jazz Standards

Notable Works of Parker, Charlie "Bird"

Saxophone

“Ornithology” “Now’s the Time” Jazz Standards

Notable works of Salieri

Italy

Falstaff (Opera) Les Danaïdes (Opera) Classical

Notable works of John Adams

United States

Nixon in China (Opera) 20th Century-Present