# List of compositions by Louis Vierne

Below is a sortable list of compositions by Louis Vierne. The works are categorized by genre, opus number, date of composition and titles.
| Genre | Opus | Date | French title (original title) | English title | Notes | Notes |
| Orchestra | 24 | 1907–1908 | Symphonie en la mineur | Symphony in A minor | for orchestra | |
| Concertante | 50 | 1925–1926 | Poème | Poème | for piano and orchestra | |
| Concertante | 52 | 1926 | Ballade | Ballade | for violin and orchestra | |
| Concertante | | 1926 | Pièce symphonique | Symphonic Piece | for organ and orchestra | adapted from Organ Symphonies Nos. 1–3 |
| Chamber music | 5 | 1894–1895 | Deux pièces Le soirLégende | Two Pieces EveningLegend | for viola or cello and piano | |
| Chamber music | 6 | 1894? | Largo et Canzonetta | Largo and Canzonetta | for oboe and piano | |
| Chamber music | 12 | 1894 | Quatour à cordes en ré mineur | String Quartet in D minor | for 2 violins, viola and cello | |
| Chamber music | 23 | 1905–1906 | Sonate en sol mineur | Sonata in G minor | for violin and piano | |
| Chamber music | 25 | 1909 | Rhapsodie en sol bémol majeur | Rhapsody in G♭ major | for harp | |
| Chamber music | 27 | 1910 | Sonate en si mineur | Sonata in B minor | for cello and piano | |
| Chamber music | 42 | 1917–1918 | Quintette en ut mineur pour piano et cordes | Piano Quintet in C minor | for 2 violins, viola, cello and piano | |
| Chamber music | 46 | 1921 | Marche triomphale pour le centenaire de Napoléon Ier | Triumphal March for the Centenary of Napoleon I | for 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, timpani and organ | |
| Chamber music | 56 | 1928 | Soirs étrangers GrenadeSur le LémanVeniseSteppe CanadienPoissons chinois | Evenings Abroad GrenadaOn Lake LémanVeniceCanadian SteppeGoldfish | for cello and piano | |
| Organ | 1 | 1894 | Allegretto | Allegretto in B minor | for organ | |
| Organ | | 1894 | Verset fugué sur "In exitu Israel" | Verset fugué sur "In exitu Israel" | for organ | |
| Organ | 4 | 1896 | Prélude funèbre | Prélude funèbre in C minor | for organ | |
| Organ | 8 | 1899 | Communion | Communion | for organ | |
| Organ | 14 | 1898–1899 | Première symphonie pour grand orguePréludeFuguePastoraleAllegro vivaceAndanteFinal | Organ Symphony No. 1 in D minorPreludeFuguePastoraleAllegro vivaceAndanteFinal | for organ | dedicated to Alexandre Guilmant |
| Organ | 20 | 1902–1903 | Deuxième symphonie pour grand orgueAllegroChoralScherzoCantabileFinal | Organ Symphony No. 2 in E minorAllegroChoralScherzoCantabileFinal | for organ | |
| Organ | 28 | 1911 | Troisième symphonie pour grand orgueAllegro maestosoCantilèneIntermezzoAdagioFinal | Organ Symphony No. 3 in F♯ minorAllegro maestosoCantilenaIntermezzoAdagioFinal | for organ or harmonium | dedicated to Marcel Dupré |
| Organ | 30 | 1912 | Messe basse EntréeIntroitOffertoireÉlévationCommunionSortie | Low Mass | for organ or harmonium | |
| Organ | 31 | 1913–1914 | Vingt-quatre pièces en style libre PréambuleCortègeComplainteÉpitaphePréludeCanonMéditationIdylle mélancoliqueMadrigalRêverieDivertissementCanzonaLégendeScherzettoArabesqueChoralLiedMarche funèbreBerceusePastoraleCarillonÉlégieÉpithalamePostlude | 24 Pieces in Free Style | for organ or harmonium | |
| Organ | 32 | 1914 | Quatrième symphonie pour grand orguePréludeAllegroMenuetRomanceFinal | Organ Symphony No. 4 in G minorPreludeAllegroMinuetRomanceFinal | for organ | |
| Organ | | 1914 | Prélude en fa dièse mineur | Prélude in F♯ minor | for organ | |
| Organ | 47 | 1923–1924 | Cinqième symphonie pour grand orgueGraveAllegro molto marcatoTempo di scherzo ma non troppo vivoLarghettoFinal | Organ Symphony No. 5 in A minorGraveAllegro molto marcatoTempo di scherzo ma non troppo vivoLarghettoFinal | for organ | dedicated to Joseph Bonnet |
| Organ | 51 | 1926 | 24 Pièces de fantaisie: Première Suite PréludeAndantinoCapriceIntermezzoRequiem aeternamMarche nuptiale | 24 Fantasy Pieces: Suite No. 1 | for organ | |
| Organ | 53 | 1926 | 24 Pièces de fantaisie: Deuxième Suite LamentoSicilienneHymne au soleilFeux folletsClair de luneToccata | 24 Fantasy Pieces: Suite No. 2 | for organ | |
| Organ | 54 | 1927 | 24 Pièces de fantaisie: Troisième Suite DédicaceImpromptuÉtoile du soirFantômesSur le RhinCarillon de Westminster | 24 Fantasy Pieces: Suite No. 3 | for organ | Vierne dedicated Dédicace to Rodman Wanamaker of the Wanamaker Organ. |
| Organ | 55 | 1927 | 24 Pièces de fantaisie: Quatrième Suite AubadeRésignationCathédralesNaïadesGargouilles et ChimèresLes cloches de Hinckley | 24 Fantasy Pieces: Suite No. 4 | for organ | |
| Organ | | 1928 | Trois improvisations Marche épiscopaleMéditationCortège | 3 Improvisations | for organ | live performance by Vierne recorded at Notre Dame de Paris Cathedral in November 1928; transcribed by Maurice Duruflé (1954) from the recording |
| Organ | 58 | 1929–1931 | Triptyque MatinesCommunionStèle pour un enfant défunt | Triptyque | for organ | |
| Organ | 59 | 1930 | Sixième symphonie pour grand orgueIntroduction et AllegroAriaScherzoAdagioFinal | Organ Symphony No. 6 in B minorIntroduction and AllegroAriaScherzoAdagioFinal | for organ | dedicated to Lynnwood Farnam |
| Organ | 62 | 1934 | Messe basse pour les défunts PréludeIntroitOffertoireÉlévationCommunionDéfilé | Low Mass of the Dead | for organ or harmonium | |
| Piano | 7 | 1895 | Deux pièces Impression d'automneIntermezzo | 2 Pieces Autumn ImpressionIntermezzo | for piano | |
| Piano | 9 | | Feuillets d'album Matin d'étéContemplationLa mer et la nuitNuit étoiléeCoup de ventLe vieux bergerLa valseDans le boisChanson des faucheurs | Album Leaves | for piano | manuscript lost |
| Piano | 17 | 1899 | Suite bourguignonne AubadeIdylleDivertissementLégende bourguignonneÀ l'angélus du soirDanse rustiqueClair de lune | Burgundian Suite | for piano | |
| Piano | 34 | 1915–1916 | Trois nocturnes La nuit avait envahi la nef de la cathédrale...Au splendide mois de mai, lorsque les bourgeons rompaient l'écorce...La lumière rayonnait des astres de la nuit, le rossignol chantait... | 3 Nocturnes | for piano | |
| Piano | 36 | 1914–1915 | Douze préludes PrologueTendressePressentimentSouvenir d'un jour de joieNostalgiePar gros tempsÉvocation d'un jour d'angoisseDans la nuitSuprême appelSur une tombeAdieuSeul | 12 Preludes | for piano | |
| Piano | 39 | 1916 | Poème des cloches funèbres Cloches dans le cauchemarLe glas | Poem of the Funeral Bells | for piano | 1. manuscript lost |
| Piano | 43 | 1916 | Silhouettes d'enfants ValseChansonDivertissementBarcarolleGavotte dans le style ancien | Children's Silhouettes | for piano | |
| Piano | 44 | 1918 | Solitude HantiseNuit blancheVision hallucinanteLa ronde fantastique des revenants | Loneliness | for piano | |
| Piano | 49 | 1922 | Ainsi parlait Zarathoustra, Poème | Thus Spake Zarathustra | for piano | Poem after Friedrich Nietzsche; incomplete |
| Choral | 16 | 1899 | Messe solennelle en ut dièse mineur | High Mass in C♯ minor | for 4 voices and 2 organs | |
| Choral | 22 | 1903–1905 | Praxinoë, Princesse d'Egypte, Légende lyrique | Praxinoë, Princess of Egypt | for soloists, choir and orchestra | Légende lyrique; libretto by Ambroise Colin |
| Vocal | 2 | 1891 | Tantum ergo | Tantum ergo | for 1 voice or 4 voices | |
| Vocal | 3 | c.1890 | Ave Maria | Ave Maria | for voice and organ | |
| Vocal | 10 | 1895 | 2 Mélodies À ElleEn Prison | 2 Songs | for voice and piano | manuscript lost 1. words by P. Gobillard 2. words by Paul Verlaine |
| Vocal | 11 | 1896 | 3 Mélodies Beaux papillons blancsDonc ce sera par un clair soir d'étéQu'as-tu fait de ta jeunesse? | 3 Songs | for voice and piano | 1. words by Théophile Gautier 2. words by Paul Verlaine 3. words by Paul Verlaine |
| Vocal | 13 | 1899 | 3 Mélodies Chanson d'automneLied d'amourExtase | 3 Songs | for voice and piano | 1. words by Paul Verlaine 2. words by Carly Timun 3. words by Victor Hugo |
| Vocal | 18 | 1897 | 3 Mélodies L'heure du bergerÔ triste, triste était mon âme!Le Rouet | 3 Songs | for voice and piano | 1. words by Paul Verlaine 2. words by Paul Verlaine 3. words by Leconte de Lisle |
| Vocal | 19 | 1898 | Dors, chère Prunelle | Sleep, Dear Prunelle | for voice and piano | words by Catulle Mendès |
| Vocal | 21 | | | | | manuscript lost; possibly 3 Motets or 3 Mélodies |
| Vocal | 26 | 1903 | 3 Mélodies Soleils couchantsNoxAdieu | 3 Songs | for voice and piano | 1. words by Paul Verlaine 2. words by Leconte de Lisle 3. words by Auguste Villiers de l'Isle-Adam |
| Vocal | 29 | 1912 | Stances d'amour et de rêve Les ChaînesChanson de merÀ l'hirondelleRessemblanceLe Galop | Stanzas of Love and Dreams | for voice and piano | words by Sully Prudhomme |
| Vocal | 33 | 1914 | Psyché | Psyché | for soprano and orchestra (or piano) | Symphonic Poem; words by Victor Hugo |
| Vocal | 35 | 1912 | Les djinns | Les djinns | for soprano and orchestra | Symphonic Poem |
| Vocal | 37 | 1916 | Éros | Éros | for soprano and orchestra | Symphonic Poem; words by Comtesse de Noailles |
| Vocal | 38 | 1916 | Spleens et détresses Dans l'interminable ennui de la plaineUn grand sommeil noirSpleensPromenade sentimentaleÀ une femmeSérénadeLe son du corSaphoLes faux beaux jourMarine | Spleen and Distress | for soprano and piano or orchestra | words by Paul Verlaine |
| Vocal | 40 | 1907 | Romance | Romance | for voice and piano | Vocalise |
| Vocal | 41 | 1917 | Dal vertice | Dal vertice | for tenor and orchestra (or piano) | Ode lyrique; words by Gabriele d'Annunzio |
| Vocal | 45 | 1919 | Cinq poèmes de Baudelaire RecueillementRéversibilitéLe Flambeau vivantLa Cloche fêléeLes Hiboux | 5 Poems of Baudelaire MeditationReversibilityThe Living TorchThe Cracked BellThe Owls | for soprano and piano | words by Charles Baudelaire |
| Vocal | 48 | 1924 | Poème de l'amour I. Floréal Le Jour où je vous visAu jardin d mon cœurLe Bateau rose II. Thermidor Donne-moi tes baisersLe TrésorRondeaux mignonsAbdications III. Brumaire Sonnet d'automneLes SorcièresAir retrouvéLe Bateau noir IV. Nivôse Jour d'hiverSouvenirAngoisseSombres plaisirs | Love Poem | for voice and piano | 15 Songs; words by Jean Richepin |
| Vocal | 57 | 1930–1931 | Les Angélus Au MatinÀ MidiAu Soir | Les Angélus | for voice and organ (or orchestra) | |
| Vocal | 60 | 1930 | Quatre poèmes grecs Offrande à PanLe ReposOffrande à KyprisChanson pour Avril | 4 Greek Poems Offering to PanPeaceOffering to KyprisApril's Song | for soprano and harp or piano | words by Comtesse de Noailles |
| Vocal | 61 | 1931 | La ballade du désespéré | The Ballad of Despair | for tenor and orchestra (or piano) | Poème lyrique |
| Vocal | | | Les roses blanches de la lune | The White Roses of the Moon | for voice and piano | words by Jean Richepin |

## Sources

* Catalogue of Vierne's Works Compiled by Bernard Gavoty