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This is a list of
musical compositions by Dame
Ethel Smyth (1858–1944).
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[3] Works are listed within each
genre by year of composition, or if the year of composition is not known by year of publication or first performance. For operas and some other notable works the date and theatre of first performance is also given.
Opera
Fantasio (1892–94),
comic opera in 2 acts by
Henry Bennet Brewster and Smyth after
Alfred de Musset (24 May 1898,
Hoftheater, Weimar )
Der Wald (1899–1901),
opera in 1 act by Henry Brewster and Smyth (9 April 1902,
Königliches Opernhaus ,
Berlin )
The Wreckers (1902–04), opera in 3 acts by Henry Brewster and Smyth (11 November 1906,
Neues Theater ,
Leipzig )
The Boatswain's Mate (1913–14), comic opera in 1 act by Smyth after
W. W. Jacobs (28 January 1916,
Shaftesbury Theatre ,
London )
Fête galante (1921–22), opera ("Dance-Dream") in 1 act by Smyth and
Edward Shanks after
Maurice Baring (4 June 1923,
Birmingham Repertory Theatre )
Entente cordiale (1923–24), comic opera in 1 act by Smyth (20 October 1926,
Theatre Royal, Bristol )
Ballet
Choral
Religious
Secular
We Watched her Breathing through the Night (1876),
part song by
Thomas Hood
A Spring Canticle (or Wood Spirits' Song ) for choir and orchestra (published 1903), re-arrangement from Der Wald
Hey Nonny No for choir and orchestra (1910),
anon.
Sleepless Dreams for choir and orchestra (1910), by
Dante Gabriel Rossetti
Songs of Sunrise (1910)
Dreamings (1920), part song by
Patrick MacGill
Soul's Joy (published 1923),
madrigal by
John Donne , re-arrangement from Fête galante
The Prison (1929–30), cantata for soprano, bass, choir and orchestra, by Smyth after Henry Brewster (19 February 1931,
Usher Hall ,
Edinburgh )
Orchestral
Overture to Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra (1889) (18 October 1890, The Crystal Palace, London)
Serenade in D (1889) (26 April 1890,
The Crystal Palace , London)
Suite for Strings, Op. 1A (published 1891), re-arrangement from String Quintet in E, Op. 1
On the Cliffs of Cornwall (first performed 1908), re-arrangement of
prelude from The Wreckers
Four Short Chorale Preludes for Strings and Solo Instruments (published c. 1913), re-arrangement of Short Chorale Preludes for organ
1. "Du, o schönes Weltgebäude!"
2. "O Traurigkeit, o Herzeleid"
3. "Erschienen ist der herrlich Tag"
4. "Schwing dich auf zu deinem Gott"
Fête galante (first performed 1924), suite adapted from the opera
Intermezzo (Mid Briars and Bushes) (first performed 1924), re-arrangement from The Boatswain's Mate
Two Interlinked French Folk Melodies (published 1929), re-arrangement of
intermezzo from Entente cordiale
Two Orchestral Preludes (1929–30), re-arrangement from The Prison
Entente cordiale (first performed 1925),
suite adapted from the opera
Concertante
Chamber music
String quartets
String Quartet No. 1 in A minor (1878), 1 movement
String Quartet No. 2 in D minor (1880)
String Quartet No. 3 in C minor (1881)
String Quartet No. 4 in E-flat major (1882–84)
String Quartet No. 5 in C major (1886–88)
String Quartet No. 6 in E minor (1902–12)
String quintets
String Quintet in B minor (1882–84), 2 movements
String Quintet in E, Op. 1 for 2 violins, viola and 2 cellos (1883)
Trios
Trio for violin, cello and piano in D minor (1880)
String Trio in D (1887)
Trio for violin, horn and piano in A (published 1928), re-arrangement from Concerto for violin and horn in A
Other
Sonata for cello and piano in C minor (1880)
Sonata for cello and piano in A minor, Op. 5 (1887)
Sonata for violin and piano in A minor, Op. 7 (1887)
Variations on Bonny Sweet Robin (Ophelia's Song) for
flute ,
oboe and piano (1927)
Two Interlinked French Folk Melodies for flute, oboe and piano, re-arrangement from intermezzo of Entente cordiale
Piano
Sonata No. 1 in C (1877)
Sonata No. 2 (Geistinger ) in C-sharp minor (1877)
Sonata No. 3 in D (1877), 2 movements
Aus der Jugenzeit!! in E minor (1877–80)
Four-part Dances (1877–80)
Two-part Invention in D (1877–80)
Two-part Suite in E (1877–80)
Variations on an Original Theme (of an Exceedingly Dismal Nature) in D-flat (1878)
Prelude and Fugue in C (1878–84)
Prelude and Fugue in F-sharp (1880)
Prelude and Fugue for Thin People (c. 1883)
Suite for
piano four hands (published 1891), re-arrangement of Suite for Strings, Op. 1A
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The March of the Women (1914), re-arrangement of the song
Canons (undated)
Organ
Fugue à 5 (1882–84)
Short Chorale Preludes (1882–84)
1. "Du, o schönes Weltgebäude!"
2. "O Gott du frommer Gott"
3. "Schwing dich auf zu deinem Gott"
4. "Erschienen ist der herrlich Tag"
5. Prelude and Fugue on "O Traurigkeit, o Herzeleid"
Study on "O wie selig seid ihr doch, ihr Frommen" (1882–84)
Prelude on a Traditional Irish Air (1938)
Brass
Songs
Lieder und Balladen with piano, Op. 3 (c. 1877)
Lieder with piano, Op. 4 (c. 1877)
Eight songs (c. 1877)
Nine Rounds (1878–84)
Four Songs with chamber ensemble (1907)
1. "Odelette" by
Henri de Régnier
2. "La danse" by Henri de Régnier
3. "Chrysilla" by Henri de Régnier
4. "Ode anacréontique" by anon. translated
Leconte de Lisle
"
The March of the Women " with optional piano (1910), by
Cicely Hamilton
Three Moods of the Sea with orchestra (1913), by
Arthur Symons
1. "Requies"
2. "Before the Squall"
3. "After Sunset"
Three Songs (1913)
References