List of compositions by Marcel Dupré explained

Below is a sortable list of compositions by Marcel Dupré. The works are categorized by genre, opus number, date of composition and titles.

GenreOpusDatewidth=Original title (French title)width=English titleNotes
Keyboard: organ 1895 Prière en sol mineur Prayer in G minor dedicated to "Papa" (Albert Dupré)
Keyboard: organ 1895 Fugue en ut majeur Fugue in C major unpublished
Vocal 1897 La Fleur The flower for voice and piano
Vocal 1898 Oudlette dans le Puits Oudlette at the well for voice and piano
Chamber music 1898 Menuet pour piano, violon et violoncelle Minuet for violin, cello and piano
Keyboard: piano 1898 Marche des Paysans The Peasants' March unpublished
Keyboard: piano 1899 Barcarolle Barcarolle unpublished
Keyboard: piano 1899 Canon Canon unpublished
Keyboard: piano 1899 Danse du Tambourin Tambourine dance unpublished
Keyboard: piano 1900 Valse en ut dièse mineur Waltz in C minor unpublished
Keyboard: organ 1900 Fugue en fa majeur Fugue in F major unpublished
Keyboard: organ 1901 Fugue en la mineur Fugue in A minor unpublished
Chamber music 1901 Sonate (Allegro) en ut majeur, Trio Sonata-Allegro in C major unpublished
Choral 1901 Le vision de Jacob, Cantate Jacob's vision unpublished
Keyboard: piano 1902 Pièce caractéristique Characteristic piece unpublished
Choral 1 1911 Les normands The Normans for chorus and orchestra
Keyboard: organ 2 1912 Élévation en si bémol majeur Elevation in B-flat major for organ or harmonium
Vocal 3 1914 Le Glaive The sword for soprano and orchestra
Vocal 4 1914 Psyché Psyche for voice and orchestra; cantate du Prix de Rome
Chamber music 5 1909 Sonate en sol mineur Sonata in G minor for violin and piano
Vocal 6 1913 4 Mélodies 4 Songs for voice and piano
1.~2. words by Pierre Louÿs
3. words by Paul Armand Silvestre
4. words by Victor Hugo
Keyboard: organ 7 1912 3 Préludes et fugues 3 Preludes and Fugues
Concertante 8 1912 Fantaisie en si mineur Fantasia in B minor for piano and orchestra, double piano reduction exists
Vocal 9 1916 4 Motets 4 Motets for voice and 2 organs
Chamber music 10 1917 2 Pièces
  1. Nocturne
  2. Vivace
2 Pieces
  1. Nocturne
  2. Vivace
for clarinet and piano
Vocal 11 1911 À l'amie perdue, 7 Mélodies To the lost lover for voice and piano; words by Auguste Angellier
Keyboard: piano 12 1916 6 Préludes 6 Préludes
Chamber music 13 1916 2 Pièces 2 Pieces for cello and piano
Keyboard: piano 14 1915 Marche militaire Military march also orchestrated
Orchestral 14 1915 Marche militaire Military march original for piano
Orchestral 15 1916 Orientale Oriental
Chamber music 1916 Berceuse infantine A child's lullabyfor cello and piano
Keyboard: organ 16 1918 Scherzo en fa mineur Scherzo in F minor originally Sortie
Choral 17 1917 De Profundis De Profundis for soprano, tenor and bass soloists, mixed chorus, organ and orchestra (or organ solo)
Keyboard: organ 18 1919 15 Versets sur les Vêpres du commun des fêtes de la Sainte Vierge

5 Antiennes des Psaumes

4 Versets de l'hymne "Ave Maris Stella"

6 Versets de Magnificat

15 Pieces Founded on Antiphons literally: "15 Vesper-Verses for the feasts of the Blessed Virgin".commissioned by and dedicated to Claude Johnson
Keyboard: piano 19 1921 4 Pièces 4 Pieces
  1. Study
  2. Cortege and litany
  3. Song
  4. Ballet
Keyboard: organ 19 1921, 1923 Cortège et litanie Cortege and litanyoriginal for piano; also for organ and orchestra (1925)
Concertante 19 1921, 1925 Cortège et litanie Cortege and litanyfor organ and orchestra; original for piano; also for organ (1923)
Keyboard: organ 20 1922 Variations sur un vieux Noël en ré mineur
(Variations sur un Noël)
Variations on an Old Noël in D minor
Keyboard: organ 21 1923 Suite Bretonne Breton Suite
  1. Lullaby
  2. The Spinneress
  3. The Bells of Perros-Guirec
Keyboard: piano 22 1924 Variations en ut dièse mineur Variations in C minor dedicated to Alfred La Liberté
Keyboard: organ 23 1924 Prémiere symphonie "Passion" pour grand-orgue en ré mineur (Symphonie-Passion) Passion Symphony (no. 1) in D minor
  1. The world awaits the saviour (on Jesu, redemptor omnium)
  2. The Nativity (on Adeste Fideles)
  3. The Crucifixion (on Stabat Mater)
  4. The Resurrection (on Adoro te devote)
basis improvised at the Wanamaker Organ
Keyboard: organ 24 1926 Lamento en si bémol mineur Lament in B minor in memory of Donald Henderson, 3 year old son of friends of Dupré
Concertante 25 1927 Symphonie en sol mineur Symphony in G minor for organ and orchestra
Keyboard: organ 26 1929 Deuxième Symphonie en ut dièse mineur Symphony No. 2 in C minor
Keyboard: organ 27 1931 7 Pièces 7 Pieces
  1. Souvenir
  2. March
  3. Pastorale
  4. Carillon
  5. Canon
  6. Legend
  7. Finale
Keyboard: organ 28 1931 79 Chorals 79 Chorales
Keyboard: organ 29 1931 Le Chemin de la croix, 14 Stations The Way of the Cross (The Stations of the Cross)
Keyboard 30 1932 Ballade en la mineur Ballad in A minor for piano and organ, for him and his daughter Marguerite
Concertante 31 1934 Concerto en mi mineur Concerto in E minor for organ and orchestra, has been reduced to a version for organ and piano as well
Keyboard: organ 32 1935 3 Élévations 3 Elevations
Concertante 33 1935 Poème héroïque Heroic Poem for organ, brass and field drum; dedicated to Verdun; also exists in an orga solo arrangement
Choral 34 1917 Ave verum Ave verum for soloists, chorus, organ and orchestra
Keyboard: organ 34 1936 Angélus Angelus published with Ave verum
Keyboard 35 1937 Variations sur deux thèmes en ut dièse mineur Variations on Two Themes in C minor for piano and organ
Keyboard: organ 36 1938 3 Préludes et fugues 3 Préludes and Fugues
Keyboard: organ 37 1941 Évocation, Poème symphonique The Evocation, Symphonic Poem in memory of Albert Dupré (his father). For the organ of Saint-Ouen Abbey, Rouen.
Keyboard: organ 38 1942 Le Tombeau de Titelouze The Grave of Titelouzededicated "à Monsieur l'Abbé Robert Delestre, Maître de Chapelle de la Cathédrale de Rouen"
Concertante 1943 Résonances Resonancesfor organ and orchestra
Keyboard: organ 39 1944 Suite en fa mineur Suite in F minor
Keyboard: organ 40 1944 Offrande à la Vierge Offering to the Virgin
Keyboard: organ 41 1945 3 Esquisses 3 Sketches first study published later after the latter two
Keyboard 42 1946 Sinfonia Sinfonia for piano and organ
Keyboard: organ 43 1945 Paraphrase sur le Te Deum Paraphrase on the Te Deum
Keyboard: organ 44 1947 Vision, Poème symphonique Vision, Symphonic Poem
Keyboard: organ 45 1948 8 Petits préludes sur des thèmes grégoriens 8 Short Preludes on Gregorian Themes
Keyboard: organ 46 1948 Miserere Mei Miserere Mei
Keyboard: organ 1948 Épithalame Epithalamiumfor the wedding of his daughter Marguerite to Emmanuel Tollet, improvised then transcribed
Keyboard: organ 1948 Variations sur «Il est né le divin Enfant», Offertoire Variations on "He was born a divine Child", Offertorywritten as an offertory for his daughter Marguerite, improvised then transcribed
Keyboard: organ 47 1949 Psaume XVIII, Poème symphonique Psalm 18, Symphonic Poem
Keyboard: organ 48 1952 6 Antiennes pour le temps de Noël
Choral 49 1953 La France au Calvaire, Oratorio France at Cavalry, Oratorio for soloists, chorus, organ and orchestra; dedicated to the memory of his mother and father Alice and Albert
Keyboard: organ 50 1956 24 Inventions 24 Inventions
Keyboard: organ 51 1957 Triptyque Triptych
Chamber music 52 1958 Quatuor pour violon, alto, violoncelle et orgue Quartet for violin, viola, cello and organ
Choral 53 1958 2 Motets 2 Motets for soprano and chorus
Keyboard: organ 54 1959 Nymphéas Water lilies composed for his own organ in Meudon; will be published in 2021
Chamber music 55 1960 Trio pour violon, violoncelle et orgue Trio for violin, cello and organ
Keyboard: organ 56 1961 Annonciation, 2 Méditations Annunciation, 2 Meditations
  1. E major
  2. G major
Keyboard: organ 57 1962 Choral et fugue Chorale and Fugue
Keyboard: organ 58 1963 3 Hymnes 3 Hymns
Keyboard: organ 59 1963 2 Chorales 2 Chorales
Chamber music 60 1964 Sonate en la mineur Sonata in A minor for cello and organ
Keyboard: organ 61 1965 In Memoriam, 6 Pièces pour orgue «à ma fille» (Marguerite) In Memory, 6 Pieces dedicated to Dupré's daughter Marguerite Tollet
Keyboard: organ 1966 Méditation Meditationin F major, commissioned by Henry and Enid Woodward for their Library of Organ Music
Keyboard: organ 62 1967 Entrée, Canzona et Sortie Entry, Chanson, Postlude
Keyboard: organ 63 1968 4 Fugues modales 4 Modal Fugues
Keyboard: organ 64 1969 Regina cœli Regina cœli to former pupil Denise Raffy; published with a piece by Rolande Falcinelli
Keyboard: organ 65 1969 Le Vitrail de St. Ouen The stained glass of Saint-Ouenabout the stained glass of the church of Saint-Ouen Abbey in his hometown of Rouen
Keyboard: organ 65b 1965 Souvenir Souvenir to Josette Yoninitially unpublished, manualiter. Last work of Dupré

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