List of compositions by Franco Donatoni

The list

• Quartet No. 1, for string quartet
• Concerto for Orchestra
• Il libro dei Sette Sigilli, biblical cantata for soli, horn and orchestra
• Recitativo e allegro for violin and piano
• Concertino, for 2 horns, 2 trumpets, 2 trombones, 4 timpani and archi
• Concerto, for bassoon and orchestra
• Sonata, for viola solo
• Ouverture, for chamber orchestra
• Symphony, for string orchestra
• Cinque pezzi, for 2 pianos
• Divertimento, for violino e gruppo strumentale
• Musica, for chamber orchestra
• Composizione in quattro movimenti for piano
• La lampara, ballet
• Tre improvvisazioni for piano
• Quartet No. 2, for string quartet
• Movimento, for harpsichord, piano, and 9 instruments
• Serenata, for female voice and 16 instruments, text from Dylan Thomas
• Strophes, for orchestra
• For Grilly, for 7 performers
• Sezioni
• Doubles, for harpsichord
• Puppenspiel I, for orchestra
• Quartet No. 3, for four-channel tape
• Per orchestra
• Quartet No. 4 , for string quartet
• Asar, for 10 string instruments
• Babai, for harpsichord
• Black and white, for 37 string instruments
• Divertimento No. 2, for strings
• Puppenspiel II, for flute and orchestra
• Etwas ruhiger im Ausdruck, for flute, clarinet, violin, violoncello, and piano
• Souvenir, for 15 musical instruments
• Black and white II "Esercizi per le dieci dita" for keyboard instruments
• Estratto for piano
• Orts, for 14 instruments and narrator ad libitum
• Solo, for string orchestra
• Doubles II, for orchestra
• To Earle, for chamber orchestra
• Secondo estratto, for harp, harpsichord, and piano
• To Earle Two, for orchestra and instruments
• Lied, for 13 instruments
• Jeux pour deux, for harpsichord and positive organ
• Voci–Orchesterübung, for orchestra
• Espressivo, for oboe and orchestra
• Quarto estratto, for 8 instruments
• Duetto, for harpsichord
• Duo pour Bruno, for orchestra
• Lumen, for 6 strumenti
• Terzo estratto, for piano and 8 instruments
• Ash, for 8 instruments
• Musette per Lothar, for musette
• Algo, for guitar
• Ali, 2 Pieces for viola solo
• Diario 76, for 4 trumpets and 4 trombones
• Portrait, for harpsichord and orchestra
• Spiri, for 10 instruments
• Toy, for 2 violins, viola, and harpsichord
• Arie, for female voice and orchestra, texts by Omar Khayyam, Renato Maestri, Fray Luis de León, Tiziana Fumagalli, Hafiz
• De Près, for female voice, 2 piccolos and 3 violins
• Ed insieme bussarono, for female voice and piano
• About..., for violin, viola, and guitar
• Argot, for violin
• Marches, for harp
• Nidi, for piccolo
• Clair, for clarinet
• L'ultima sera, for female voice and 5 instruments, text by Fernando Pessoa
• Le ruisseau sur l'escalier, for violoncello and 19 performers
• The Heart's Eye, for string quartet
• Fili, for flute and piano
• Small, for piccolo, clarinet, and harp
• Tema, for 12 instruments
• Feria, for 5 flutes, 5 trumpets an organ
• Lame, for violoncello
• In cauda, for choir and orchestra,
• Abyss, for low female voice, bass flauto in C, and 10 instruments, text by Susan Park,
• Ala, for violoncello and contrabass,
• Alamari for violoncello, contrabass, and piano,
• Diario '83 for 4 trumpets, 4 trombones, and orchestra
• Lem, for contrabass
• Rima, for piano
• She for 3 soprani and 6 instruments, text by Susan Park
• Symphony, op. 63, for chamber orchestra
• Françoise Variationen, for piano,
• Atem, opera in two movements and an intermezzo, text by Brandolino Brandolini d'Adda, Tiziana Fumagalli, Renato Maestri, and Susan Park
• Cadeau, for 11 performers
• Darkness for 6 percussionisti
• Ombra for contrabass clarinet
• Ronda for violino, viola, violoncello, and piano
• Omar for vibrafono
• Sextet, for 2 violins, 2 violas, and 2 violoncellos
• Still for soprano leggero e 6 strumenti
• Eco for orchestra da camera
• Arpège, for 6 instruments
• Refrain, for 8 instruments
• Ave, for piccolo, glockenspiel, and celesta
• Flag, for 13 instruments
• O si ride for 12 solo voices, text by Brandolino Brandolini D'Adda
• A Françoise, for piano
• Cinis, for female voice and bass clarinet, testo di Gaio Licinio Calvo
• La souris sans sourire, for string quarteti
• Short, for trumpet in C,
• Cloches, for 2 pianos, 8 wind instruments, and 2 percussionists
• Blow, for wind quintet
• Ciglio for violin
• Frain, for 8 instruments
• Hot for sopranino or tenor saxophone and 6 performers
• Midi, for flute
• Soft, for bass clarinet
• Ase , for female voice and guitar
• Bok, for bass clarinet and marimba
• Chantal, for solo harp, flute, clarinet, and string quartet
• Cloches II, for 2 pianos
• Het, for flute, bass clarinet, and piano
• Holly, for cor anglais, oboe, oboe d'amour, and 13 instruments
• Marches II for solo harp, 3 female voices ad libitum, 12 instruments, and 3 percussionists
• Rasch, for 4 saxophones
• Spice for violino/viola, clarinet in B-flat/E-flat clarinet, violoncello, and piano
• Cloches III, for 2 pianos e 2 percussionisti,
• Madrigale, for 4 choirs of white voices and 4 percussionists, text by Elsa Morante
• Refrain II, for 11 performers
• Aahiel, for mezzo-soprano, clarinet, vibraphone, marimba, and piano, anonymous text
• An Angel within my Heart for female voice, 2 clarinets, and string trio, text by Susan Park
• Concerto Grosso, for orchestra and 5 electronic keyboards
• Feria II, for organ,
• Feria III, for organ
• Jay, for piano, 2 trumpets, 3 horns, and 2 trombones
• Late in the Day , for soprano, flute, clarinet, and piano, text by Michael Riviere
• Mari for marimba
• Mari II for 4 marimbas
• Nidi II, for tenor recorder
• Scaglie, for trombone
• Sincronie, for piano with accompaniment of a solo violoncello
• Sweet, for tenor recorder
• Algo II, for 2 guitars
• Ciglio II, for violine and flute
• Concertino No. 2, for 5 electronic keyboards
• Refrain III, for 14 performers
• Small II, for flute, viola, and harp
• Sweet Basil, for trombone and big band
• In cauda II, for orchestra
• Ciglio III, for violin and piano
• Flans, per coloratura soprano and 9 instruments, text by François Villon
• Portal, for clarinet in B-flat, bass clarinet, E-flat clarinet, and orchestra
• Puppenspiel III for piccolo, flute, alto flute in G, and 14 performers
• Serenata II for 5 instruments
• Sincronie II for violoncello, piano, and 7 instruments
• Alfred, Alfred opera in seven scenes and six intermezzi, text by the composer
• Algo III for guitar and 23 performers
• Cinis II, for bass clarinet, marimba and percussion,
• Duet No. 2, for 2 violins
• Fanfara, for brass
• Incisi, for oboe
• Luci, for flute in G
• Rasch II for 4 saxophones, vibraphone, marimba, percussion, and piano
• Triplum, for flute, oboe, and clarinet
• Algo IV for 13 instruments
• In cauda III, for orchestra
• Lame II, for 8 violoncellos
• Lem II, for contrabass and 15 instruments
• Luci II, for bassoon and horn
• Refrain IV, for 8 strumenti
• Till, for corno
• Leoncavallo, for piano
• Al, for mandolin, mandola, and guitar
• Che, for tuba
• Feria IV, for accordion
• Luci III, for string quartet
• Tell, for cor anglais
• Cerocchi 70 for clarinet, violoncello, and piano
• Elly, for clarinet, violoncello, and piano
• Fire , for 4 female voices and orchestra, text by Jack Beeching
• Poll, for 13 performers
• Clair II, for clarinet
• Prom, for orchestra
• ESA , for orchestra