List of compositions by William Walton


This is a list of compositions by William Walton sorted by genre, date of composition, title, and scoring.
GenreDateTitleScoringNotes
Opera1947–1954Troilus and Cressidasoloists, chorus and orchestrain 3 acts; libretto by Christopher Hassall after Geoffrey Chaucer; revised 1963 and 1976
Opera1967', An Extravaganzasoloists and small orchestrain 1 act; libretto by Paul Dehn and the composer based on the play by Anton Chekhov
Ballet1935'orchestralibretto by Osbert Sitwell; choreography by Frederick Ashton; part of a revue Follow the Sun presented by Charles B. Cochran
Ballet1940'orchestrain 1 act based on music by Johann Sebastian Bach; choreography by Frederick Ashton
Ballet1943'orchestrain 5 scenes; libretto by Doris Langley Moore after Edmund Spenser; choreography by Frederick Ashton
Ballet1975–1976
1983		Varii Capricciorchestrafree transcription of 5 Bagatelles for guitar; choreography by Frederick Ashton
Film score1934Escape Me Never directed by Paul Czinner
Film score1936As You Like It directed by Paul Czinner
Film score1937Dreaming Lips directed by Paul Czinner
Film score1938Stolen Life directed by Paul Czinner
Film score1941Major Barbara directed by Gabriel Pascal
Film score1941' directed by Thorold Dickinson
Film score1942' directed by Charles Frend
Film score1942' directed by and starring Leslie Howard; also known as Spitfire
Film score1942Went the Day Well? directed by Alberto Cavalcanti
Film score1944Henry V directed by and starring Laurence Olivier
Film score1947Hamlet directed by and starring Laurence Olivier
Film score1955Richard III directed by and starring Laurence Olivier
Film score1969Battle of Britain directed by Guy Hamilton
Apart from the "Battle in the Air" sequence, the score was dropped before the film was released, and replaced with one by Ron Goodwin.
Film score1969Three Sisters directed by Laurence Olivier
Incidental music1925'lost; for the play by Lytton Strachey
Incidental music1936'lost; for the 1936 play by J. M. Barrie
Incidental music1942Christopher Columbusfor the radio play by Louis MacNeice starring Laurence Olivier
Incidental music1942Macbethfor the play by William Shakespeare
Incidental music1959March for "A History of the English-Speaking Peoples"composed for a projected ABC film series based on Winston Churchill's A History of the English-Speaking Peoples
Incidental music1962Granada Prelude, Call Signs and End Musicfor Granada Television broadcasts
Incidental music1977Title Music for the BBC Television Shakespeare Series
Orchestral1921Dr. Syntax, Pedagogic Overtureorchestralost
Orchestral1921–1926Façade, Suite No. 1orchestraorchestrated 1926
Orchestral1921–1926
1938		Façade, Suite No. 2orchestraorchestrated 1938
Orchestral1924–1925Portsmouth Point, Overtureorchestraalso for piano 4-hands
Orchestral1926Siestasmall orchestrarevised 1962; version for piano 4-hands 1928
Orchestral1932–1935Symphony No. 1 in B minororchestra
Orchestral1937Crown Imperial, A Coronation Marchorchestracomposed for the coronation of George VI; also for piano solo
Orchestral1940, 1941Music for Children, Suiteorchestraorchestration of Duets for Children for piano 4-hands
music used for the 1949 ballet Devoirs des Vacances with libretto by Boris Kochno and produced at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris
Orchestral1940Scapino, A Comedy Overtureorchestrarevised 1949
Orchestral1940', Suite from the Balletorchestrabased on music by Johann Sebastian Bach
Orchestral1942Prelude and Fugue "The Spitfire"orchestrafrom the film score The First of the Few
Orchestral1943, 1961', Suite from the Balletorchestraarranged 1961 by Vilém Tauský
Orchestral19442 Pieces from the Film Music Henry V string orchestrafrom the film score Henry V
Orchestral1944, 1963Suite from Henry Vorchestraarranged 1963 by Muir Mathieson from the film score Henry V
Orchestral1945Memorial Fanfare for Henry Woodorchestra
Orchestral1946, 1971Sonatastring orchestraorchestration of String Quartet in A minor
Orchestral1947, 1967Hamlet and Ophelia, Poemorchestraadapted 1967 by Muir Mathieson from the film score Hamlet
Orchestral1947, 1967Hamlet: Funeral Marchorchestraarranged 1967 by Muir Mathieson from the film score Hamlet
Orchestral1953'orchestraalso an Introduction for brass and percussion
Orchestral1953Orb and Sceptre, Coronation Marchorchestracomposed for the coronation of Elizabeth II
Orchestral1953''Variations on an Elizabethan Theme''