This is a list of compositions by the American composer Leonard Bernstein.

Ballet

*'' Fancy Free'' (later provided material for "On the Town" and "West Side Story") (1944) *''Facsimile'', Choreographic Essay for Orchestra (1946) *''

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'' (1974)

Opera

*'' Trouble in Tahiti'' (1951) *'' Candide'' (1956, new libretto in 1973, operetta final revised version in 1989) *''

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'' (1983)

Musicals

*'' On The Town'' (1944) *''

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'' (1950) *''

Wonderful Town ''Wonderful Town'' is a 1953 musical with book written by Joseph A. Fields and Jerome Chodorov, lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green, and music by Leonard Bernstein. The musical tells the story of two sisters who aspire to be a writer and act ...

'' (1953) *''

West Side Story ''West Side Story'' is a musical conceived by Jerome Robbins with music by Leonard Bernstein, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and a book by Arthur Laurents. Inspired by William Shakespeare's play '' Romeo and Juliet'', the story is set in the mid ...

'' (1957) *'' A Party with Betty Comden and Adolph Green'' (1958, collaboration) *'' The Race to Urga'' (1969 - incomplete) *''"By Bernstein" (a Revue)'' (1975) *'' 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue'' (1976) *''

The Madwoman of Central Park West ''The Madwoman of Central Park West'' is a semi-autobiographical one-woman musical with a book by Arthur Laurents and Phyllis Newman and songs by various composers and lyricists. It focuses on the difficulties faced by an older actress who tries ...

'' (contributed to 1979)

Incidental music and other theatre

*'' The Birds'' (1938) *'' The Peace'' (1940) * '' The Lark'' (1955) *'' Salome'', for Chamber Orchestra and Solo Voices * '' The Firstborn'', for Voice and Percussion (1958) * '' MASS: A Theatre Piece for Singers, Players, and Dancers'' (1971)

Film scores

* '' On the Town'' (1949) (only part of his music was used) * '' On the Waterfront'' (1954) * ''

'' (1961)

Orchestral

* Symphony No. 1 ''Jeremiah'' (1942) * Suite from ''Fancy Free'' (concert premiere 1945) *''Three Dance Episodes from "On the Town"'' (concert premiere 1946) * Symphony No. 2 ''The Age of Anxiety'' (after

W. H. Auden Wystan Hugh Auden (; 21 February 1907 – 29 September 1973) was a British-American poet. Auden's poetry was noted for its stylistic and technical achievement, its engagement with politics, morals, love, and religion, and its variety in ...

) for Piano and Orchestra (1949, revised in 1965) *''

Prelude, Fugue, and Riffs ''Prelude, Fugue and Riffs'' is a "written-out" jazz-in-concert-hall composition composed by Leonard Bernstein for a jazz ensemble featuring solo clarinet. The title points to the union of classical music and jazz: Prelude (first movement) a ...

'', for Solo Clarinet and Jazz Ensemble (1949) *''

Serenade after Plato's "Symposium" The ''Serenade, after Plato's Symposium'', is a composition by Leonard Bernstein for solo violin, strings and percussion. He completed the serenade in five movements on August 7, 1954. For the serenade, the composer drew inspiration from Plato's ...

'' (1954) * Symphonic Suite from ''On the Waterfront'' (1955) * Overture to ''Candide'' (1956) * Symphonic Dances from ''West Side Story'' (1960) *'' Fanfare for the Inauguration of John F. Kennedy'', (for the inauguration of

John F. Kennedy John Fitzgerald Kennedy (May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963), often referred to by his initials JFK and the nickname Jack, was an American politician who served as the 35th president of the United States from 1961 until his assassination ...

) for Orchestra (1961) *''Fanfare II'', (for the 25th anniversary of the High School of Music and Art) for Orchestra (1961) * Symphony No. 3 ''Kaddish'', for Orchestra, Mixed Chorus, Boys' Choir, Speaker and Soprano Solo (1963, revised in 1977) *''Three Meditations from "Mass"'', for Orchestra (1972) *''Dybbuk'', Suites No. 1 and 2, for Orchestra (Originally ''Dybbuk Variations'' from 1974, concert premieres 1975 and 1977) *'' Songfest: A Cycle of American Poems for Six Singers and Orchestra'' (1977) *''Three Meditations from "Mass"'', for Violoncello and Orchestra (1977) *''

Slava! A Political Overture ''Slava! A Political Overture for Orchestra'' is a short orchestral composition by Leonard Bernstein. It was written for the inaugural concerts of Mstislav Rostropovich's first season with the National Symphony Orchestra in 1977. It premier ...

'', for Orchestra (1977) *''CBS Music'', for Orchestra (1977) * Divertimento for Orchestra (1980) *''A Musical Toast'', for Orchestra (1980) *''

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'', nocturne for Solo Flute, Piccolo, Alto Flute, Percussion, Harp and Strings (1981) * Opening Prayer (originally ''Jubilee Games'' from 1986, revised in 1988 and 1989)

Choral

*'' Hashkivenu'', for Cantor (tenor), Mixed Chorus and Organ (1945) *''Simchu Na'', arrangement of a traditional Hebrew song for Mixed Chorus and Piano or Orchestra (1947) *''Reena'', arrangement of a traditional Hebrew song for Mixed Chorus and Orchestra (1947) *''Yigdal'', Hebrew liturgical melody for Mixed Chorus and piano (1950) *''Harvard Choruses'', for Mixed Chorus (1957) *''

Chichester Psalms ''Chichester Psalms'' is an extended choral composition in three movements by Leonard Bernstein for boy treble or countertenor, choir and orchestra. The text was arranged by the composer from the Book of Psalms in the original Hebrew. Part 1 us ...

'', for Boy Soprano (or Countertenor), Mixed Chorus, and Orchestra (Reduced version for Organ, Harp and Percussion) (1965) *''Warm-Up'', round for Mixed Chorus (1970) *''A Little Norton Lecture'', (after

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) for Men's Chorus (1973) *''White House Cantata'', for Soprano, Mezzo-Soprano, Tenor, Bass, Mixed Chorus and Orchestra (1976). See

1600 Pennsylvania Avenue (musical) ''1600 Pennsylvania Avenue'' is a 1976 musical with music by Leonard Bernstein and book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner. It is considered to be a legendary Broadway flop, running only seven performances. It was Bernstein's last original score for B ...

. *''

Olympic Hymn The Olympic Hymn ( el, Ολυμπιακός Ύμνος, ), also known as the Olympic Anthem, is a choral cantata by opera composer Spyridon Samaras (1861–1917), with lyrics by Greek poet Kostis Palamas. Both poet and composer were the choice of ...

'', for Mixed Chorus and Orchestra (1981) *''

Missa Brevis Missa brevis (plural: Missae breves) is . The term usually refers to a mass composition that is short because part of the text of the Mass ordinary that is usually set to music in a full mass is left out, or because its execution time is relati ...

'', for Mixed Chorus and Countertenor Solo, with Percussion (1988)

Chamber music

Piano Trio A piano trio is a group of piano and two other instruments, usually a violin and a cello, or a piece of music written for such a group. It is one of the most common forms found in classical chamber music. The term can also refer to a group of m ...

(1937) * Violin Sonata (1940) * Four Studies for two Clarinets, two Bassoons and Piano (c. 1940) * Sonata for Clarinet and Piano (1942) *''Fanfare for Bima'', for Brass Quartet (composed as a birthday tribute to Koussevitzky using the tune he whistled to call his cocker spaniel)Copland, Aaron and Perlis, Vivian (1984). ''Copland Since 1943,'' p119. (1948) *''Elegy for Mippy I'', for Horn and Piano (1948) *''Elegy for Mippy II'', for Trombone Solo (1948) *''Waltz for Mippy III'', for Tuba and Piano (1948) *''Rondo for Lifey'', for Trumpet and Piano (1948) *''Shivaree: A Fanfare'', for Double Brass Ensemble and Percussion (commissioned by and dedicated to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York in honor of its Centenary; musical material later used in "Mass.") (1969) * ''Dance Suite'', for Brass Quintet (1989) *''Variations on an Octatonic Scale'', for Recorder and Violoncello (1989)

Vocal music

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, for voice and piano (1935) *'' I Hate Music: A cycle of Five Kid Songs for Soprano and Piano'' (1943) *''Big Stuff'', sung by

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(1944) *''Afterthought'', study for the ballet "Facsimile" for Soprano and Piano or Orchestra (1945) *'' La Bonne Cuisine: Four Recipes for Voice and Piano'' (1947) *''Two Love Songs on Poems by Rainer Maria Rilke'' for Voice and Piano (1949) *''Silhouette (Galilee)'', for Voice and Piano (1951) *''On the Waterfront'', for Voice and Piano (1954) *''Get Hep!'', Marching Song written for the Tercentary of Michigan State College for Voice and Piano (1955) *''So Pretty'', for Voice and Piano (1968) *''Haiku Souvenirs'', five songs for voice and piano *''Vayomer Elohim'', for Voice and Piano (1974) *''My New Friend'', for Voice and Piano (1979) *''Piccola Serenata'', for Voice and Piano (1979) *'' Opening Prayer'', for Baritone and Orchestra (written for the reopening of Carnegie Hall) (1986) *''Arias and Barcarolles'', for Mezzo-Soprano, Baritone and Piano four-hands (1988) *'' My Twelve Tone Melody'', for Voice and Piano (written for Irving Berlin's 100th birthday) (1988)

Piano music

* Music for Two Pianos (1937) *'' Non troppo presto (Music for the Dance No. I)'' (1938) * '' Sonata for the Piano'' (1938) *'' Music for the Dance No. II'' (1938) *''Scenes from the City of Sin'', eight miniatures for Piano four-hands (1939) * Arrangement of Aaron Copland's '' El Salón México'' for piano or two pianos (1941) *'' Seven Anniversaries'' (1943) *'' Four Anniversaries'' (1948) *'' Four Sabras'' (1950) *'' Five Anniversaries'' (1951) *''

Bridal Suite ''Bridal Suite'' is a 1939 American comedy film directed by Wilhelm Thiele and written by Samuel Hoffenstein. The film stars Annabella, Robert Young, Walter Connolly, Reginald Owen, Gene Lockhart, and Arthur Treacher. The film was released o ...

'' (1960) *''Moby Diptych'' (1981) (republished as Anniversaries nos. 1 and 2 in ''Thirteen Anniversaries'') *'' Touches'' (1981) *'' Thirteen Anniversaries'' (1988)

Other music

*''Babel'': a holocaust opera *''The Caucasian Chalk Circle'', Songs after

Bertold Brecht Eugen Berthold Friedrich Brecht (10 February 1898 – 14 August 1956), known professionally as Bertolt Brecht, was a German theatre practitioner, playwright, and poet. Coming of age during the Weimar Republic, he had his first successes as a p ...

*''The Skin of Our Teeth'' (1964): an aborted work from which Bernstein took material to use in his "Chichester Psalms" *''Alarums and Flourishes'' (1980): an aborted work from which Bernstein took material to use in "A Quiet Place" *''Tucker'': an aborted concept for a musical version of the 1988 film ''" Tucker: The Man and His Dream"''

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