# List of compositions by Anton Webern

The Austrian composer Anton Webern (1883–1945) left a relatively small output of compositions. Many of his works are without opus numbers, and many were published posthumously.

## List of compositions

    for a complete list of unpublished compositions and sketches, see Moldenhauer & Moldenhauer 1978, pp. 700–705
* – Posthumous publishing date
| Title | Year(s) | Year(s) | Op. | Genre | Text | Ref(s) |
| Title | Comp. | Publ. | Op. | Genre | Text | Ref(s) |
| Orchestral works |||||||
| Im Sommerwind ("In the Summer Wind") | 1904 | 1966* | – | Orchestral | None | |
| Three Studies on a Bass Ostinato | 1907 | unpubd. | – | Orchestral | None | |
| Passacaglia | 1908 | 1922 | Op. 1 | Orchestral | None | |
| Sechs Stücke ("Six Pieces") | 1909 1928 (rev.) | 1913 1956 (rev.) | Op. 6 | Orchestral | None | |
| Fünf Stücke ("Five Pieces") | 1911–13 | 1923 | Op. 10 | Orchestral | None | |
| Eight Fragments | 1911–13 | unpubd. | – | Orchestral | None | |
| Orchestral Pieces | 1913 | 1971* | – | Orchestral | None | |
| Symphony | 1927–28 | 1929 | Op. 21 | Orchestral | None | |
| Variations | 1940 | 1956* | Op. 30 | Orchestral | None | |
| Choral |||||||
| Entflieht auf leichten Kähnen ("Escape using Light Boats") | 1908 | 1921 | Op. 2 | Choir (SATB, acapella) | S. George | |
| Zwei Lieder ("Two Songs") "Weiss wie Lilien" ("White like Lilies") "Ziehn die Schafe" ("When the Sheep") | 1925–26 | 1928 | Op. 19 | Choir (SATB), chamber orchestra | J.W. von Goethe | |
| Das Augenlicht "The Eyes' Radiance" | 1935 | 1956* | Op. 26 | Choir (SATB), orchestra | H. Jone | |
| Cantata No. 1 "Zündender Lichtblitz" ("Firing Flash of Light") "Kleiner Flügel" ("Small Wing") "Tönen die seligen Saiten Apolls" ("Hearing the Blessed Strings of the Sun God") | 1938–39 orch. 1944 | 1954* | Op. 29 | Choir (SATB), soloist, orchestra | H. Jone | |
| Cantata No. 2 "Schweigt auch die Welt" ("The World is Silent too") "Sehr tiefverhalte" ("Very Deep") "Schöpfen aus Brunnen" ("Scooping from Wells") "Leichteste Bürde" ("Lightest Burden") "Freundselig ist das Wort" ("Friendly is the Word") "Gelockert aus dem Schosse" ("Loosened from the Womb") | 1941–43 orch. 1944 | 1956* (vs) 1951* (os) | Op. 31 | Choir (SATB), soloists, orchestra | H. Jone | |
| Solo vocal |||||||
| Three Poems "Vorfrühling" ("Early Spring") "Nachtgebet der Braut" ("Night Prayer of the Bride") "Fromm" ("Religious") | 1899–1903 | 1965* | – | Voice, piano | F. Avenarius; R. Dehmel; G. Falke | |
| "Vorfrühling II" ("Early Spring II") | 1900 | unpubd. | – | Voice, piano | F. Avenarius | |
| "Wolkennacht" ("Cloud Night") | 1900 | unpubd. | – | Voice, piano | F. Avenarius | |
| "Wehmut" ("Melancholy") | 1901 | unpubd. | – | Voice, piano | F. Avenarius | |
| Eight Early Songs "Tief von fern" "Aufblick" "Blumengruss" "Bild der Liebe" "Sommerabend" "Heiter" "Der Tod" "Heimgang in der Frühe" | 1901–04 | 1965* | – | Voice, piano | Various | |
| Three Songs "Gefunden" "Gebet" "Freunde" | 1903–04 | 1965* | – | Voice, piano | F. Avenarius | |
| Hochsommernacht | 1904 | unpubd. | – | Voices, piano | M. Greif | |
| Five Songs "Ideale Landschaft" "Am Ufer" "Himmelfahrt" "Nächtliche Scheu" "Helle Nacht" | 1906–08 | 1966* | – | Voice, piano | R. Dehmel | |
| Fünf Lieder aus 'Der siebente Ring' "Dies ist ein Lied" "Im Windesweben" "An Bachesranft" "Im Morgentaun" "Kahl reckt der Baum" | 1908–09 | 1919 | Op. 3 | Voice, piano | S. George | |
| Fünf Lieder "Eingang" "Noch zwingt mich Treue" "Ja Heil und Dank dir" "So ich traurig bin" "Ihr tratet zu dem Herde" | 1908–09 | 1923 | Op. 4 | Voice, piano | S. George | |
| Vier Lieder "Erwachen aus dem tiefsten Traumesschosse" "Kunfttag I" "Trauer I" "Das lockere Saatgefilde" | 1908–09 | 1970* | – | Voice, piano | S. George | |
| Zwei Lieder "Du, der ichs nicht sage" "Du machst mich allein" | 1921; 1925 | 1926 | Op. 8 | Voice, chamber ensemble | R.M. Rilke | |
| Schmerz immer, Blick nach oben | 1913 | unpubd. | – | Voice, string quartet | A. Webern | |
| Three Orchestral Songs "Leise Düfte" "Kunfttag III" "O sanftes Glühn der Berge" | 1913–14 | 1968* | – | Soprano, orchestra | A. Webern; S. George | |
| Vier Lieder "Der Tag ist vergangen" "Die geheimnisvolle Flöte" "Schien mir's, als ich sah die Sonne" "Gleich und Gleich" | 1915–17 | 1925 | Op. 12 | Voice, piano | Various | |
| Vier Lieder "Wiese im Park" "Die Einsame" "In der Fremde" "Ein Winterabend" | 1914–18 | 1926 | Op. 13 | Voice, chamber ensemble | Various | |
| Sechs Lieder "Die Sonne" "Abendland I" "Abendland II" "Abendland III" "Nachts" "Gesang einer gefangenen Amsel" | 1917–22 | 1924 | Op. 14 | Soprano, chamber ensemble | G. Trakl | |
| Fünf geistliche Lieder "Das Kreuz, das musst' er tragen" "Morgenlied" "In Gottes Namen aufstehn" "Mein Weg geht jetzt vorüber" "Fahr hin, o Seel’, zu deinem Gott" | 1917–22 | 1924 | Op. 15 | Voice, chamber ensemble | Various | |
| Fünf Canons nach lateinischen Texten "Christus factus est" "Dormi Jesu" "Crux fidelis" "Asperges me" "Crucem tuam adoramus" | 1923–24 | 1928 | Op. 16 | Voice, chamber ensemble | Various | |
| Drei Volkstexte "Armer Sünder, du" "Liebste Jungfrau, wir sind dein" "Heiland, unsre Missetaten" | 1924–25 | 1955* | Op. 17 | Voice, chamber ensemble | Various | |
| Drei Lieder "Schatzerl klein" "Erlösung" "Ave regina coelorum" | 1925 | 1927 | Op. 18 | Voice, chamber ensemble | Various | |
| Drei Gesänge aus 'Viae inviae' "Das dunkle Herz" "Es Stürzt aus Höhen Frische" "Herr Jesus mein" | 1933–34 | 1936 | Op. 23 | Voice, piano | H. Jone | |
| Drei Lieder "Wie bin ich froh!" "Des Herzens Purpurvogel" "Sterne, ihr silbernen Bienen" | 1934 | 1956* | Op. 25 | Voice, piano | H. Jone | |
| Chamber |||||||
| Two Pieces | 1899 | 1975* | – | Cello, piano | None | |
| Scherzo and Trio | 1904 | unpubd. | – | String quartet | None | |
| Langsamer Satz | 1905 | 1965* | – | String quartet | None | |
| String Quartet | 1905 | 1965* | – | String quartet | None | |
| Rondo | 1906 | 1970* | – | String quartet | None | |
| Quintet | 1907 | 1953* | – | Piano, string quartet | None | |
| String Quartet | 1907 | unpubd. | – | String quartet | None | |
| Fünf Sätze | 1909 | 1922 | Op. 5 | String quartet | None | |
| Vier Stücke | 1910, 1914 | 1922 | Op. 7 | Violin, piano | None | |
| Sechs Bagatellen | 1911, 1913 | 1924 | Op. 9 | String quartet | None | |
| Drei kleine Stücke | 1914 | 1924 | Op. 11 | Cello, piano | None | |
| Cello Sonata | 1914 | 1970* | – | Cello, piano | None | |
| [Movement] | 1920 | unpubd. | – | Clarinet, trumpet, violin | None | |
| [Movement] "Ruhig" | 1925 | unpubd. | – | String trio | None | |
| Satz | 1925 | 1966* | – | String trio | None | |
| String Trio | 1926–27 | 1927 | Op. 20 | String trio | None | |
| [Movement] | 1927 | unpubd. | – | String trio | None | |
| Quartet | 1928–30 | 1932 | Op. 22 | Clarinet, tenor saxophone, violin, piano | None | |
| Concerto for Nine Instruments | 1931–34 | 1948* | Op. 24 | Chamber ensemble | None | |
| String Quartet | 1936–38 | 1939 | Op. 28 | String quartet | None | |
| Piano |||||||
| Satz | 1906 | 1970* | – | Piano | None | |
| Sonatensatz (Rondo) | 1906 | 1969* | – | Piano | None | |
| Kinderstück | 1924 | 1967* | – | Piano | None | |
| Klavierstück | 1925 | 1966* | – | Piano | None | |
| Variations | 1935–36 | 1937 | Op. 27 | Piano | None | |

## Arrangements
### Works by the composer

* Sechs Stücke, Op. 6, version for chamber orchestra (1920)
* Fünf Sätze, Op. 5, version for string orchestra (1928-29)

### Works by others

* "Thränenregen", "Ihr Bild", Romance [from Rosamunde], "Der Wegweiser", and "Du bist die Ruh’", by Franz Schubert, arranged for voice and orchestra (1903)
* Schatzwalzer by Johann Strauss II for string quartet, harmonium, and piano (1921)
* Chamber Symphony No. 1, op. 9, by Arnold Schoenberg, arranged for flute (or violin), clarinet (or viola), piano, violin, and cello (1922–23)
* Arbeiterchor by Franz Liszt, arranged for bass solo, chorus, and orchestra (1924)
* Deutsche Tänze (German Dances) by Schubert (1824, drawn from D.820), orchestrated by Webern (1931)
* Fuga (Ricercata) a 6 voci [Fugue No. 2] from Johann Sebastian Bach's "Musical Offering", orchestrated (1934–35)