Compositions By Fernando Sor

This is a list of compositions by Fernando Sor.

Works for guitar with opus numbers

Guitar

sonatas

* Op. 14, Guitar Sonata No. 1 in D major (in one movement: ''Andante — Allegro'') – wr. c. 1798; publ. 1810 in Paris as ''“Grand solo pour guitare”''
* Op. 15b, Guitar Sonata No. 2 in C major (in one movement: ''Allegro moderato'') – wr. c. 1800; publ. 1810 in Paris as ''“Sonate”''
* Op. 22, Guitar Sonata No. 3 in C major (four movements: ''Allegro — Adagio — Menuetto — Rondo'') – publ. June 1807 in Madrid; publ. again 1825 in Paris as ''“Grande sonate”''
* Op. 25, Guitar Sonata No. 4 in C major (four movements: ''Andante largo — Allegro non troppo — Andantino grazioso — Menuetto'') – wr. 1826 in Moscow; publ. 1827 in Paris as ''“Deuxième grande sonate”''

Fantasies

* Op. 4, Fantasy No. 1 in A major – publ. 1814
* Op. 7, Fantasy No. 2, or ''Largo non tanto'' in C minor followed by Theme and Variations in C major – publ. 1814, ded. Ignaz Pleyel
* Op. 10, Fantasy No. 3 in F major – 1816
* Op. 12, Fantasy No. 4 in C major – 1821
* Op. 16, Fantasy No. 5, or Introduction, Theme and Variations on ''Nel cor più non mi sento'' by Paisiello – 1819
* Op. 21, Fantasy No. 6, ''Les adieux'' – 1825
* Op. 30, Fantasy No. 7, or ''Variations brillantes sur deux airs favoris connus'' (uses sonata form) – 1828
* Op. 40, ''Fantaisie sur un air favori écossais'' ('' Ye Banks and Braes'') – 1829, ded. Mary Jane Burdett
* Op. 46, ''Souvenirs d'amitié'' (Fantasy) in A major – 1831, ded. Jules Regondi
* Op. 52, ''Fantaisie villageoise'' – 1832, ded. Dioniso Aguado
* Op. 58, ''Fantaisie facile'' in A minor – 1835, ded. Mme. Boischevalier
* Op. 59, ''Fantaisie élégiaque'' in E minor – 1835, on the death of Charlotte Beslay

Variations, excl. fantasies

* Op. 3, Varied Theme and Minuet – 1816
* Op. 9, Introduction and Variations on a Theme by Mozart – 1821, ded. Carlos Sor
* Op. 11, Two Varied Themes and Twelve Minuets – 1821
* Op. 15a, ''Les folies d'Espagne'' and a Minuet – 1810, rev. 1822
* Op. 15c, Varied Theme in C major – 1810, rev. 1822
* Op. 20, Introduction and Varied Theme – 1824
* Op. 26, Introduction and Variations on ''Que ne suis-je la fougère!'' – 1827
* Op. 27, Introduction and Variations on ''Gentil houssard'' – 1827
* Op. 28, Introduction and Variations on ''Malbroug (Marlborough) s’en va-t-en guerre'' – 1827

Didactic music

* Op. 6, Twelve Studies (First Book) – 1815
* Op. 23, ''Cinquième divertissement très facile'' in D major – 1825
* Op. 29, Twelve Studies (Second Book) – 1827
* Op. 31, ''Leçons progressives'' (24 Progressive Lessons) – 1828
* Op. 35, ''Exercices très faciles'' (24 Very Easy Exercises) – 1828
* Op. 44a, 24 Progressive Studies – 1831
* Op. 44b, Six Easy Waltzes, for two guitars – 1831, ded. Mlle. Lira
* Op. 45, ''Voyons si c'est ça:'' 6 Easy Pieces – 1831
* Op. 48, ''Est-ce bien ça?:'' 6 Easy Pieces – 1832
* Op. 55, Three Easy Duets – 1833
* Op. 60, 25 Progressive Studies – 1837
* Op. 61, Three Easy Duets – 1837

Guitar duos, excl. didactic music

* Op. 34, ''L’encouragement'' (Fantasy), duet in E major – 1828
* Op. 38, ''Divertissement'', duet in G major – 1829, ded. Mrs. Dühring
* Op. 39, Six Waltzes, for two guitars – 1830, ded. Mlle. Natalie Houzé
* Op. 41, The Two Friends, for two guitars – 1830, ded. Dioniso Aguado
* Op. 49, ''Divertissement militaire'', for two guitars – 1832, ded. Mlle. S. Talbot
* Op. 53, The First Step, duet – 1833
* Op. 54b, Fantasy, duet – 1833, ded. Mlle. Natalie Houzé
* Op. 62, ''Divertissement'', duet in E major – 1837, ded. N. Coste
* Op. 63, Remembrances of Russia, duet in E minor – 1837, ded. N. Coste

Divertimentos,

waltzes, short pieces and other pieces

* Op. 1, ''Six divertissements pour la guitare'' – 1813
* Op. 2, ''Six divertissements pour la guitare'' – 1813
* Op. 5, ''Six petites pièces très faciles'' – 1814
* Op. 8, ''Six divertissements'' – 1818, ded. Miss Smith
* Op. 13, ''Six divertissements'' – 1819
* Op. 17, Six Waltzes – 1823, ded. Mr. Pastou
* Op. 18, Six Waltzes – 1823
* Op. 19, Six Airs from ''The Magic Flute'' – 1824
* Op. 24, ''Huit petites pièces'' – 1826
* Op. 32, ''Six petites pièces'' – 1828, ded. Mlle. Wainewright
* Op. 33, ''Trois pièces de société'' (First Set) – 1828, ded. Mlle. Athénaïs Paulian
* Op. 36, ''Trois pièces de société'' (Second Set) - 1828, ded. Mr. Pastou
* Op. 37, Serenade in E major – 1829, ded. Mlle. S. Talbot
* Op. 42, Six Short Pieces – 1830, ded. Mlle. Natalie Houzé
* Op. 43, ''Mes ennuis:'' Six Bagatelles – 1831
* Op. 47, Six Short Pieces – 1832, ded. Mlle. Crabouillet
* Op. 50, Capriccio in E major, ''Le Calme'' – 1832, ded. Mlle. Crabouillet
* Op. 51, ''A la bonne heure:'' Six Waltzes – 1832
* Op. 54a, Concert Piece – 1832, ded. Son Altesse Royale la Princesse Adélaïde
* Op. 56, ''Souvenirs d'une soirée à Berlin'' – date unknown
* Op. 57, Six Waltzes and a Gallop – 1834, ded. Mlle. Larivée

Works without opus numbers

Orchestral music

Symphonies

* Symphony No. 1 in C
* Symphony No. 2 in E-flat
* Symphony No. 3 in F

Incidental music

* ''La Elvira portuguesa'' (Madrid, 1804)

Ballets

Source:
* ''La foire de Smyrne'' (1821, Paris — the music is lost)
* ''Le seigneur généreux'' (1821, London — the music is lost)
* ''Cendrillon'' (1822, London; 1823, Paris)
* ''Alphonse et Léonore, ou L'amant peintre'' (1823, London in one act; enlarged to three acts for Moscow the next year; revised in 1827 as ''Le sicilien, ou L'amour peintre'' for Paris)
* ''Hercule et Omphale'' (1826, St Petersburg)
* ''Hassan et le calife, ou Le dormeur éveillé'' (1828, London — the music is lost)
* ''The Fair Sicilian, or Conquered Coquette'', or ''La belle Arsène'' (1834, London — the music is lost)
* ''Arsène, ou La baguette magique'' (1839, Brussels)

Concerto (spurious)

* Violin Concerto in G major — falsely attributed; actually written by Chevalier de Saint-Georges and published in 1773 as the latter's Op.2, No.1

Chamber music

* 3 string quartets
* String trios with guitar
* ''La romanesca'' for flute (or violin) and guitar
* March for Military Band — the music is lost
* March for the Funeral of Czar Alexander I — the music exists both in manuscript and printed version for piano
;Piano 4-hands
* 3 Waltzes (First Set) — the music is lost
* 3 Waltzes (Second Set, 1818) ded. Mlle. F. Rehausen
* 3 Waltzes (Third Set, 1819) ded. Ladies Jane & Georgina Paget
* 3 Waltzes (Fourth Set, 1820) ded. Ladies Augusta & Agnes Paget
* 3 Waltzes (Fifth Set, 1820) ded. Mlle. B. Bollman
* 3 Waltzes (Sixth Set, 1821) ded. Miss A. McDougall
* 3 Waltzes (Seventh Set, 1821) ded. Mrs. Ellis Heaton
* 3 Waltzes (Eighth Set, 1822) ded. Miss Adolphus
* 3 Waltzes (Ninth Set, advertised but never published in England, 1826 in Paris)
* 3 Waltzes (Tenth Set, 1823) ded. Miss Waldengraves
* 3 Waltzes arranged after music by Sor, Mozart and Mohor (First Set, 1820)
* 3 Waltzes arranged after music by Mohor, Mozart and Steibelt (Second Set, 1822)
* Sonata in G Minor on Swedish National Airs (1815) ded. Baroness de Rehausen
* Arrangement of the Funeral March for harp guitar
* Arrangement of the Military March for guitar

Instrumental music

;for guitar
* fifty-eight minuets
* ''Air varié'' in C major
* ''Boléro'' for 2 guitars
* Fantasia in D major
* ''La candeur: Petite rêverie (Ingenuity: Little Dream)''
* March from the ballet ''Cendrillon''
* ''Thème varié''
* ''Romance d'amour''
;for harpolyre
* 3 pieces (pub. 1830)
* 6 Petites pièces progressives (pub. 1830)
* ''Marche funèbre''
;for piano
* 22 Waltzes (First Set, 1819)
* 6 Waltzes (Second Set, 1820)
* ''Les Cuirassiers'' (6 pieces, 1821)
* ''Les Favorites des Salons'' (6 pieces, 1821)
* ''Les Choisies'' (6 pieces, 1822)
* Mazurka
* Arrangement of the Funeral March for harp guitar
*Trois Valses et un Galop (dedicated to Mademoiselle Thomas)

Vocal music

;Sacred scores
* ''Ave maris stella'' in D minor
* ''Exultet coelum laudibus'' in C major
* ''O Crux, ave'' in D minor
* ''O Salutaris hostia'' in E flat major
;Secular cantatas
* ''Cantata a S.E. la Signora Duchessa d'Albufera''
* ''Draps i ferro vell''
* ''Himno para el cumpleaños de S.M. La Reina Gobernadora de España''
;Songs and arias
* Seguidillas For voice and guitar or piano – 1800–8
** 1. ''Cesa de atormentarme'' (Stop tormenting me)
** 2. ''De amor en las prisiones'' (Of love in the prisons)
** 3. ''Acuérdate bien, mío'' (Remember well, mine)
** 4. ''Prepárame la tumba'' (Prepare mi tomb)
** 5. ''Cómo ha de resolverse?'' (How should it be resolved?)
** 6. ''Muchacha ... y la verguenza?'' (Young woman ... and the shame?)
** 7. ''Si dices que mis ojos'' (If you say that my eyes)
** 8. ''Los Canónigos, madre'' (The canons, mother)
** 9. ''El que quisiera amando'' (He who wants to while loving)
** 10. ''Si a otro cuando me quieres'' (If to another while you love me)
** 11. ''Las Mujeres y cuerdas'' (The women and strings)
** 12. ''Mis descuidados ojos'' (My careless eyes)
* 13 seguidillas or boleros for voice and guitar or piano
* 33 arias

Operas

* '' Telemaco nell'isola di Calipso'' (25 August 1797, Barcelona, Teatre de la Santa Creu)
* ''Don Trastullo'' ost

Didactic works

* ''Méthode pour la guitare''
* ''École de la mesure'' (includes 22 pieces for piano 4-hands)

References

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