Composers G-J

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G: (35 notes)

Pierre Gabaye: Sonatine for flute and bassoon

Giovanni Gabrieli: Canzone

Francesco Geminiani: Violin Sonatas, op. 4

George Gershwin: (many listings – see separate page)

Alberto Ginastera: (many listings – see below)

Umberto Giordano: Andrea Chenier – opera

Philip Glass: (many listings – see below)

Peggy Glanville-Hicks: Etruscan Concerto

Alexander Glazunov: (many listings – see below)

Reinhold Gliere: Concerto for Coloratura Soprano, op. 82

Reinhold Gliere: Harp Concerto in E-flat, op. 74

Reinhold Gliere: Horn Concerto, op. 91

Reinhold Gliere: The Red Poppy – Russian Sailor’s Dance

Mikhail Glinka: Kamarinskaya – Fantasy on Two Russian Folksongs

Mikhail Glinka: Ruslan and Ludmila – opera

Mikhail Glinka: Spanish Overture no. 1 – Capriccio brillante on the Jota Aragonese

Christoph Willibald Gluck: Dance of the Blessed Spirits

Christoph Willibald Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice – opera

Benjamin Godard: Suite de trois morceaux, op. 116

Jerry Goldsmith: Patton – film score

Henryk Gorecki: Symphony no. 3

Louis Moreau Gottschalk: Symphony “In the Tropics”

Louis Moreau Gottschalk: The Union

Morton Gould: (many listings – see below)

Charles Gounod: (many listings – see below)

Percy Grainger: (many listings – see below)

Enrique Granados: Coleccion de Tonadillas

Enrique Granados: The Maiden and the Nightingale, from Goyescas

Enrique Granados: Spanish Dances

Jay Greenberg: Symphony no. 5

Jonny Greenwood: There Will Be Blood – orchestral suite

Edward Gregson: Trumpet Concerto

André Grétry: Andromaque overture

Edvard Grieg: (many listings – see below)

Charles Griffes: Pleasure Dome of Kubla Khan

Charles Griffes: Poem

Charles Griffes: Three Tone Pictures

Charles Griffes: Roman Sketches

Ferde Grofe: Grand Canyon Suite

Ferde Grofe: Mississippi Suite

Camargo Guarnieri: Dansa brasileira

Camargo Guarnieri: Cello Sonata no. 1

George Gershwin: (14 notes - see separate page)

Alberto Ginastera: (8 notes)

Harp Concerto

Piano Concerto no. 1, op. 28

Dansas Argentinas

Estancia – ballet

Impresiones de la Puna

Piano Sonata no. 1, op. 22

Suite de Danzas Criollas

Variaciones Concertantes

Philip Glass: (14 notes)

La Belle et la Bête overture

Concerto for Saxophone Quartet

Descent into the Maelstrom

Double Concerto for violin, cello, and orchestra

Violin Concerto

Second Violin Concerto

Concerto Fantasy for Two Timpanists and Orchestra

Concerto Grosso

Einstein on the Beach – opera

Einstein on the Beach – Knee Play 2

The Hours – film music

String Quartet no. 2 “Company”

Satyagraha – opera

Symphony no. 7 “A Toltec Symphony”

Alexander Glazunov: (5 notes)

Saxophone Concerto in E-flat, op. 109

Violin Concerto in a minor

Saxophone Quartet in E-flat, op. 109

String Quintet in A, op. 39

The Seasons – ballet

Osvaldo Golijov: (6 notes)

Ainadamar – opera

Azul – cello concerto

Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind

Koholet for string quartet

Last Round

Mariel

Morton Gould: (5 notes)

American Ballads

American Salute

American Symphonette no. 2

Spirituals for Orchestra (1941)

Spirituals for Strings (1961)

Charles Gounod: (6 notes)

Ave Maria (after Bach)

Faust – opera

Funeral March of a Marionette

Romeo and Juliet – opera

Petite symphonie

St. Cecilia Mass

Percy Grainger: (7 notes)

Colonial Song

Gum-Suckers March

Hill Song no. 2

Irish Tune from County Derry

Lincolnshire Posy

Molly on the Shore

Shepherd’s Hey

Edvard Grieg: (12 notes)

Piano Concerto in a minor

Two Elegiac Pieces, op. 34

Heart’s Melodies (songs), op. 5 (Hjertets melodier)

Heart’s Wounds, op. 34, no. 1 (from Two Elegiac Pieces)

Holberg Suite

Last Spring, op. 34, no. 2 (from Two Elegiac Pieces)

Lyric Pieces for solo piano (op 43, 47, 54, 57, 62, 65, 68, 71)

Peer Gynt

Norwegian Dances, op. 35

Violin Sonata no. 3

Symphonic Dances

Wedding Day at Troldhaugen (Lyric Piece, op. 65, no. 6)

H: (38 notes)

Pavel Haas: String Quartet no. 2, op. 7, “From the Monkey Mountains”

Reynaldo Hahn: La Venezia – song cycle

Johann Halvorsen: Passacaglia on a Theme by Handel in g minor

Philip Hammond: Carolan Variations

George Friderich Handel: (many listings – see separate page)

Howard Hanson: (many listings – see below)

John Harbison: The Great Gatsby – opera

Arthur Harris: A Medley of Well-Known Carols

Roy Harris: Symphony no. 4, “Folk Song Symphony”

Sir Hamilton Harty: In Ireland

Sir Hamilton Harty: An Irish Symphony

Johann Adolph Hasse: Antonio e Cleopatra – aria “Morte con fiero aspetto”

Franz Joseph Haydn: (many listings – see separate page)

Michael Haydn: Quartet in C, op. 115, for English horn, violin, cello, and bass

Jake Heggie: Dead Man Walking – opera

Jake Heggie: Moby Dick – opera

Jake Heggie: Three Decembers – opera

Peter Heidrich: Happy Birthday Variations

Victor Herbert: Cello Concerto no. 1 in D, op. 8

Victor Herbert: Cello Concerto no. 2 in e minor, op. 30

Victor Herbert: Babes in Toyland operetta

Bernard Herrmann: Psycho – film music

Johann Wilhelm Hertel: Concerto in E-flat for oboe and trumpet

Richard Heuberger: Der Opernball – operetta

Jennifer Higdon: (many listings – see below)

Hildegard of Bingen: Columba aspexit

Bill Hill: The Raven

Bill Hill: Symphony no. 3

Paul Hindemith: (many listings – see separate page)

ETA Hoffmann: Arlequin – ballet suite

Arthur Honegger: Pacific 231 – Mouvement symphonique no. 1

Arthur Honegger: Pastorale d’ete (Summer Pastorale)

Arthur Honegger: Rugby

Arthur Honegger: Symphony no. 4 “Delicias Basilienses” (Basel Delights)

Peter Hope: Four Sketches for oboe, bassoon, and piano

James Horner: Titanic – film music

Joseph Horovitz: Euphonium Concerto

Toshio Hosakawa: Vertical Time Study III

Stephen Hough: Missa Mirabilis

Herbert Howells: Requiem

Johann Nepomuk Hummel: (many listings – see below)

Englebert Humperdinck: Hansel and Gretel – opera

Karel Husa: Music for Prague

George Friderich Handel: (28 notes – see separate page)

Howard Hanson: (12 notes)

Piano Concerto in G, op. 36

Merry Mount – opera

Pastorale for oboe, harp, and strings, op. 38

Rhythmic Variations on Two Ancient Hymns

Serenade, op. 35

Symphony no. 1, “Nordic”

Symphony no. 2, “Romantic”

Symphony no. 3

Symphony no. 4, op. 35, “Requiem”

Symphony no. 5, op. 43, “Sinfonia Sacra”

Symphony no. 6

Symphony no. 7, “A Sea Symphony”

Franz Joseph Haydn: (174 notes – see separate page)

Jennifer Higdon: (5 notes)

blue cathedral

CityScape

Concerto for Orchestra

Percussion Concerto

Loco

Paul Hindemith: (16 notes – see separate page)

Gustav Holst: (5 notes)

Hammersmith

The Planets

First Suite in E-flat for Military Band, op. 28, no. 1

Second Suite in F for Military Band, op. 28, no. 2

St. Paul’s Suite

Alan Hovhaness: (6 notes)

And God Created Great Whales, op. 229, no. 1

Magnificat, op. 157

Mountains and Rivers without End

Symphony no. 2, “Mysterious Mountain”

Symphony no. 15, op. 199, “Silver Pilgrimage”

Symphony no. 50, “Mt. St. Helens”

Johann Nepomuk Hummel: (7 notes)

Bassoon Concerto in F major

Trumpet Concerto in E-flat major

Fantasina in C major on “Non piu andrai,” op. 124

Clarinet Quartet in E-flat

Piano Quintet in e-flat minor, op. 87

Piano sonatas

Piano Trio no. 5 in E major, op. 83

I: (6 notes)

Jacques Ibert: Concertino da Camera

Jacques Ibert: Flute Concerto

Jacques Ibert: Divertissement

Jacques Ibert: Escales (Ports of Call)

Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov: Caucasian Sketches, op. 10

John Ireland: Concertino Pastorale

Charles Ives: (many listings – see below)

Charles Ives: (12 notes)

Central Park in the Dark

Orchestral Set no. 1: Three Places in New England

Orchestral Set no. 2

Four Ragtime Pieces

New England Holidays

Piano Sonata no. 2, "Concord, Mass., 1840-60"

Symphony no. 2

Symphony no. 3, “The Camp Meeting”

Symphony no. 4

Three Places in New England

The Unanswered Question

Variations on America

J: (10 notes)

Gordon Jacob: Concerto for horn and strings

Gordon Jacob: Divertimento for eight winds

Gordon Jacob: Suite for trombone quartet

Leoš Janáček: (many listings – see separate page)

Karl Jenkins: Palladio

Karl Jenkins: Stella Natalis

Jiri Jaroch: Detska Suite

Maurice Jarre: Lawrence of Arabia – film music

Lee Johnson: “Dead” Symphony no. 6 (after the Grateful Dead)

Lee Johnson: Symphony no. 8 “The Spheres 3.6.9”

Josquin Desprez: Ave Maria