List of symphonies with names explained

While most symphonies have a number, many symphonies are known by their (nick)name.

This article lists symphonies that are numbered and have an additional nickname, and symphonies that are primarily known by their name and/or key. Also various compositions that contain "symphony" or "sinfonia" in their name are included, whether or not strictly speaking they adhere to the format of a classical symphony.

Sinfonia concertante is a different genre, and works of that genre are not included here, unless for those named works that are usually known as a symphony.

ComposerNo.KeyOriginal nameTranslationDateAdditional information
Selman Ada1Turkish2004
Fritz Adam2Symphonie vosgienneVosges symphonySee Vosges
Kalevi Aho7Insect Symphony1988
12Luosto2002–03See: Luosto
13Symphonic Characterizations2003
14Rituals2007
17Sinfonisia freskojaSymphonic Frescoes2017
Necil Kazım Akses4Sinfonia Romanesca Fantasia1982–84
5Thus spoke Atatürk; Sinfonia RhetoricaRhetoric Symphony1988
6Ölümsüz KahramanlarImmortal Heroes1992
Yasushi AkutagawaTrinita SinfonicaSymphonic Trinity1948
1Prima SinfoniaFirst Symphony1954, revised 1955
Twin Stars1957For Children's choir, text made by Kenji Miyazawa, and for youth symphony
Ellora Symphony1958
Hugo Alfvén4C minorFrån havsbandetFrom the Outskirts of the Archipelago1919
Charles-Valentin AlkanC minor–E-flat minor Symphonie pour piano seul Symphony for solo piano1857 Numbers 4–7 of Douze Études dans tous les tons mineurs, Op. 39, for solo piano
Zoltan AlmashiSymphony of Dialogues
2Island
Flor Alpaerts1LentesymfonieSlow Symphony1906
Louis AndriessenSymfonie voor losse snarenSymphony for Open Strings1978
Edmund AngererG majorToy SymphonyCassation for toys, 2 oboes, 2 horns, strings and continuo
George Antheil1Zingaresca1920–22, revised 1923
3American1936–39, revised 1946
419421942
5Joyous1947–48
6After Delacroix1947–48
Blaž Arnič1Te Deum1932
3Duma1929–42
4ResurrectionisResurrection1931–42
5Vojne vihreWar Whirlwinds1941Also called Partikularna
6Samorastnik1950
7Simfonija delaLabour Symphony1948
8Na domači grudiOn Native Land1951
9Vojna in mirWar and Peace1960
Malcolm ArnoldToy Symphony1957See Toy Symphony (section "Other Toy Symphonies") for more information.
Florencio Asenjo2Maximalist1978
3Crystallizations1987
4Outpourings2003
5Ubiquity2003
6Passion and Apotheosis2004In 2 movements
1. Passion 2. Apotehosis
7Resonances2006
Kurt Atterberg3D majorVästkustbilderWest-Coast Images 1914-16Inspired by the coast village of Lysekil, located in the west coast of Sweden
4G minorSinfonia piccolaLittle Symphony1918Based on themes of Swedish folk music
5D minorSinfonia funebreFuneral Symphony1917-22
6C majorDollar symphony1927-28Popularly nicknamed for winning the 1928 International Columbia Graphophone Competition.
7A minorSinfonia RomanticaRomantic Symphony1941-42Based on themes from his 1932 opera "Fanal".
9B flat minorSinfonia visionariaVisionary Symphony1955-56
Lera Auerbach1Chimera2006The final two movements form a symphonic poem called Icarus
2Requiem for a Poet2006For mezzo-soprano, cello, choir and orchestra
3The Infant Minstrel and His Peculiar Menagerie 2016
Zvi AvniDesert Scenes Symphony
Henk Badings6PsalmensymphoniePsalm Symphony1953
7Louisville1954
11Sinfonia GiocosaPlayful Symphony1964
12Symphonische KlangfigurenSymphonic Sound Figures1964
14Symphonic Triptych1968
15Conflicts and Confluences1983
Acario Cotapos BaezaEl Pajaro BurlónThe Mockingbird
Konstantin Batashov2КиевскаяKyiv1982
Amy Beach1E minorGaelic Symphony1894Op. 32
Gustavo Becerra-Schmidt2De Profundis1957
Ludwig van Beethoven3E-flat majorEroicaHeroic1803–1804Op. 55. Premiered 1805
see also List of works by Beethoven#Symphonies
5C minorFate Symphony1804–1808Op. 67. Premiered 1808
6F majorPastoralePastoral1804–1808Op. 68. Premiered 1808
Siegessinfonie
Wellingtons Sieg oder die Schlacht bei Vittoria
Battle Symphony
Wellington's Victory, or, the Battle of Vitoria
1813Op. 91. Premiered 1813
for panharmonicon commissioned by instrument's inventor, later arranged for orchestra
9D minorChoral1817–1824Op. 125. Premiered 1824
Victor Bendix1C majorFjældstigningMountain Climbing 1882
2D majorSommerklange fra SydruslandSummer sound from South Russia1888
Pascal Bentoiu6CuloriColours 1985 Op. 28
7VolumeVolumes 1986 Op. 29
8ImaginiImages 1987 Op. 30
Theodor Berger1Chronique symphonieChronic symphony1940–53 Op. 10
2Homerische SymphonieHomeric Symphony1948 Was used in the 1948–49 Austrian drama film On Resonant Shores
3Sinfonia ParabolicaParabolic Symphony1956
4Symphonischer Triglyph "Drei Fenster"Triglyph Symphony "Three Windows"1957
5Symphonie JahreszeitenSymphony of Seasons1957
6Hydromelos1965 Based on water-tone music[1] österreichische Komponisten der Gegenwart in Wort und Bild p. 10 "Zu den davon inspirierten Werken mit „ Wassertöniger Musik gehört etwa die dreiteilige Komposition „ Hydromelos ""
William Bergsma2Voyages1976
Hector Berlioz1Symphonie fantastiqueFantastic Symphony1830
2Harold en ItalieHarold in Italy1834
3Roméo et JulietteRomeo and Juliet1839
4Grande symphonie funèbre et triomphaleGrand Funereal and Triumphal Symphony1840
Leonard Bernstein1Jeremiah1939-42
2The Age of Anxiety1947-49
3Kaddish1961-63
Franz Berwald1SérieuseSerious Symphony
2CapricieuseCapricious Symphony
3SingulièreSingular Symphony
4Naïve
Georges Bizet2C majorRomaRome Symphony 1860-66, revised until Bizet's death
Arthur BlissA Colour Symphony1921-22
Karl-Birger Blomdahl3FacetterFacets1950
Felix Blumenfeld1C minorÀ la mémoire des chers défuntsTo the Dear Beloved1906Op. 39
Manuel Palau Boix2D majorMurcianaMurcian1943
Emmanuel Bondeville1Symphonie lyriqueLyrical symphony1956
2Symphonie chorégraphiqueChoreographic symphony1961
Jacques Bondon1Symphonie LatineLatin Symphony1973
Hakon Børresen2A majorHavetThe Ocean1904
Alexander Borodin2Symphony of Heroes
Sergei Bortkiewicz1D majorЗ моєї БатьківщиниFrom my homeland1945Op. 52
Derek Bourgeois4A Wine Symphony1978
6A Cotswold Symphony1988
7The First Two Thousand Years1999
8The Mountains of Mallorca2002
13The Unlucky2003
16Songs of Mallorca2004
41Sinfonia AndaluciaAndalusian Symphony2007
42Life, the Universe and Everything2009
45What Ho! Symphony2009
46A Dorset Symphony2009
52The Halfway2009
53Sinfonia SempliceSimple Symphony2010
59Percussion Symphony2010
67The Tuneful2011
72The Ghost2012
87Four British Seasons2013
94The Predictable2014
98Organ Symphony2015
101The Sundial2015
103The Swiss Roll2015
104The Esterhazy2015
105Symphony of Classical Forms2015
111The Nelson2016
Francis BousquetHannibal1942
Ina Boyle1Glencree1927
2The Dream of the Rood1930
Johannes Brahms1Beethoven's Tenthnickname first used by Hans von Bülow
3suggested to be called "Heroic", name rejected by Brahms
Havergal Brian1D minor The Gothic1919-27
4C major Das SiegesliedThe Song of Victory1932-33
5Wine of Summer1937
6Sinfonia TragicaTragic Symphony 1947-48
22F minor Symphonia BrevisShort Symphony
23C major Sinfonia GrandisGrand Symphony conceived, but rejected in the end by the composer
George Frederick BristowArcadian1872Also called "The Pioneer"
2D minorJullien1856
Benjamin BrittenSimple Symphony
Sinfonia da Requiem Requiem Symphony
Spring Symphony
Cello Symphony1963full title: Symphony for Cello and Orchestra
Op. 68. Premiered 1964
Stephen BrownThe Northern Journey
Yevgeny Brusilovsky3The Golden Steppe1944
6On a Theme of Kurmangazy1965
Anton Bruckner00F minor 00student work written prior to No. 1
0D minor Nulltewritten after No. 1 and before No. 2
2C minor Symphony of Pauses
3D minor Wagner Symphony
4E-flat major Romantic
5B-flat major Pizzicato/Tragic/Church of Faith/Fantasticthe name is not used anymore
8C minor Apocalypticthe name is not used anymore
Alfredo Buenaventura2Dakilang Lahi1974
Charles Wakefield CadmanE minorPennsylvania Symphony1939
Pierre Capdevielle3Sinfonia da camera1952–53
Carlos Chávez1Sinfonía de AntígonaSymphony of Antigone
2Sinfonía indiaIndian Symphony
4Sinfonía románticaRomantic Symphony
Caballos de vapor: sinfonía de baileHorse Power: Dance Symphony 1926–1932
Llamadas: sinfonía proletariaCalls [to Arms]: Proletarian Symphony 1934
Jeffrey Ching2Symphony No. 2, "The Imp of the Perverse"1992Based on a story by Edgar Allan Poe
3Rituals1997–98Philippine government commission for the centennial of the country's independence. Single movement.
4明律回音 (in China) or Souvenir des MingsEcho of the Ming Pitch-pipes (in China) or Memories of the Ming [dynasty]2002
5KunstkammerCabinet of curiosities2004–05See Cabinet of curiosities
Zhang ChunShengli jiaoxiangyueVictory Symphony1956
Ján Cikker2Spring1937
319451975
Richard Clayderman1Zodiacal Symphony1988
Muzio Clementi3The Great National
Gloria Coates1Music on Open Strings1972
2Illuminatio in TenebrisEnlightenment in the Dark1973/74Also called Music on Abstract Lines
4Chiaroscuro1984 revised 1989/1990
5Drei mystische GesängeThree mystical Chants1985For choir and orchestra, choir text by the composer's daughter Alexandra Coates
6Music in Microtones1985/86
8Indian Sounds1990/91
9Homage to Van Gogh1992/94
10Drones of Druids on Celtic Ruins1993
14The Americans2001/02
15Homage to Mozart2004/05
16Time Frozen1993
Edward Joseph Collins1B minorNos habeit humus1925
Paul Constantinescu2Simfonia PloieșteanăThe Ploieștean Symphony1961
Aaron CoplandOrgan SymphonyCopland's Symphony No. 1 is an arrangement of this symphony without the organ
2Short Symphony1934
Dance Symphonyarrangement of music from the ballet Grohg
Henry Cowell2Anthropos
3Gaelic1942
4Short Symphony1946
11Seven Rituals of Music1954
13Madras1958Madras is the former name of Chennai, where the composer studied Indian music
15Thesis1961
16Icelandic1962
17Lancaster1962?
Frederic Cowen3C minorScandinavian1880
4B-flat minorThe Welsh1884
6E majorIdyllic1897
Paul Creston3Three Mysteries1950Sheet music available here
Dimitrie Cuclin16Triumful păciiTriumphs of Peace1959
20Triumful infrăţirii popolarelorTriumph in the Union of People1972
Ikuma Dan41965 Kanagawa1965
5Suruga1965
6Hiroshima1985For soprano, nohkan, shinobue, and orchestra with text being written by Edmund Blunden
7JashūmonUnfinished
Richard Danielpour3Journey without Distance
Michael Daugherty1Metropolis Symphony1988-93
Félicien DavidLe désertThe desert1844An "ode-symphonie", for more information read: here
Christoph ColombChristopher Columbus 1847Also an "ode-symphonie", for the text (ode), see: here
William L. Dawson1Negro Folk Symphony1934
Peter Maxwell Davies8Antarctic2001 Op. 215
10Alla ricerca di BorrominiLooking for Borromini 2013 Op. 327
Edmond Dédé1Quasimodo Symphony1865
Yvonne Desportes1Saint-Gingolph1958See Saint-Gingolph
2MonorythmieMonorhythm1964
3L'Éternel fémininThe Eternal Feminine1969
Bernard van Dieren1Chinese1914
Carl Ditters von DittersdorfSinfonia nel gusto di cinque nazioniSymphony in the style of five nations1767
Grande symphonie: Le carnaval ou La redouteGrand Symphony: The carnival or The redoubt
A minorIl deliro delli compositori, ossia Il gusto d'oggidiThe delirium of the composers, namely The style of today
A majorNazionale nel gustoNational in taste
D majorIl combattimento delle passioni umanethe fight of human passions
1C majorDie vier WeltalterThe Four WorldsThe first symphony by Dittersdorf that is based on Ovid's Metamorphoses (Kr. 73–84; Kr. 79–84 only exist in parts)
2D majorDer Sturz PhaëtonsThe Fall of PhaetonThe second symphony by Dittersdorf that is based on Ovid's Metamorphoses
3G majorVerwandlung Actæons in einen HirschThe Metamorphosis of Acteon Into a StagThe third symphony by Dittersdorf that is based on Ovid's Metamorphoses
4F majorDie Rettung der Andromeda durch PerseusThe Rescue of Andromeda by PerseusThe fourth symphony by Dittersdorf that is based on Ovid's Metamorphoses
5D majorDie Versteinerung des Phineus und seiner FreundeThe Petrification of Phineus and his FriendThe fifth symphony by Dittersdorf that is based on Ovid's Metamorphoses
6A majorVerwandlung der lycischen Bauern in FröscheThe Transformation of the Lycian Peasants into FrogsThe sixth symphony by Dittersdorf that is based on Ovid's Metamorphoses
Felix Draeseke3Symphonia Tragica
4Symphonia Comica
Franco DonatoniSouvenir 1967
Anton Webern1983
Cornelis Dopper1Diana1895, revised 1921
2Scottish1903
3Rembrandt1892, rewritten 1904dedicated to Rembrandt
5Symphonia epicaEpic Symphony1908based on Homer's Iliad
6Amsterdam1912
7Zuiderzee1917
Vladimir Dovgan4Romantic2001
Tan Dun1Eroica2009A theme from Beethoven's Eroica symphony is borrowed
Antonín Dvořák1Zlonické zvonyThe Bells of Zlonice
9Z nového světa From the New World A.k.a. New World Symphony; Previously listed as No. 8
Petr Eben1Simphonia GregorianaGregorian Symphony1954For Organ and Orchestra
Hanns EislerDeutsche SinfonieGerman Symphony
Halim El-Dabh1957
Einar Englund1The War Symphony1946
2AmselBlackbird1948
3Barbarossa1971
4Nostalgic1976
5Sinfonia Fennica Fennec Symphony1977
6Aphorisms1984For choir and orchestra
Maurice Emmanuel2A majorBretonneBreton1930prem. 1935
Arthur FarwellRudolf Gott1934Written based on the music by Rudolf Gott (who might have been a friend of Arthur Farwell)
John Fernström11Utan Mask1945
Josef Bohuslav Foerster3D majorŽivotLife1895
4C minorVeliká nocEaster Eve1905
Wolfgang Fortner119471947
Nils-Eric FougstedtTrittico sinfonicoSymphonic triptych1958The first Finnish dodecaphonic orchestral work (along with Paavo Heininen's first symphony written the same year)
Bohdana Frolyak1Orbis TerrarumThe world1998
Luca Fumagalli1Sinfonia MarinarescaMarine SymphonyBefore 1908
Giovanni GabrieliSacrae SymphoniaeSacred Symphonies 1597 (motets for voices and instruments)
Symphoniae Sacrae IISacred Symphonies II1615 (motets for voices and instruments)
Emmanuele GaleaB-flat majorSinfonia PastoralePatorale Symphonyc. 1825Rearranged and reorchestrated by Manuel Farrugia
José Maurício Nunes Garcia1Sinfonia FunebreFuneral Symphony1790
2Sinfonia TempestadeTempest Symphony
Remus GeorgescuSimfonia TriadeTriad symphony~2005?
Robert GerhardLeo 1969A Chamber Symphony
Homenaje a PedrellHommage to Pedrell1941Homage to Carlos Pedrell, who died that year
2bMetamorphosis1967–68This was a rewrite of Gerhard's symphony 2 under a different name, this rewrite was left incomplete.
4New York1967
Edward German2Norwich
Friedrich Gernsheim3C minorMirjam1887
Vittorio GianniniIn memoriam Theodore Roosevelt1935
IBM Symphony1937Dedicated to IBM
Don Gillis1An American Symphony
2Symphony of Faith
3A Symphony for Free Men
5In Memoriam
A Symphony for Fun
6The Pioneers
7Saga of the Prairie School
8A Dance Symphony
Louis Glass3D majorForest Symphony1901
5C majorSinfonia SvastikaSwastika Symphony1919While the Swastika is often associated with the Nazis, at the time the symphony was written the Swastika was a common symbol of good luck, or even a religious symbol. By the time this symphony was written the Nazi Movement had not begun
6SkjoldungeætThe Birth of Scyldings1924
Philip Glass1Low1992
4Heroes1996
5Requiem, Bardo, Nirmanakaya1999
6Plutonian Ode2002
7A Toltec Symphony2005
12Lodger2019
14Liechtenstein Suite2020
Alexander Glazunov1E major Slavonian
7F major Pastoral
Evgeny Glebov5To the Peace
Reinhold Glière3Ilya Muromets
Felix Glonti1Romantic Symphony1974A revision of Glonti's first symphony (1961)
6Vita novaNew Life1974Based on La Vita Nuova by Dante Alighieri.
7Fiat luxLet there be light1981See Let there be light
8Symphonic Groups, Their Invariants and Representations1982
11Mundus apertusThe World is open1987
12Liturgical Symphony1989Based on David IV of Georgia
Radamés Gnattali1-5 Sinfonia PopularPopular Symphony
Radamés Gnattali, Antônio Carlos Jobim, and Billy BlancoRio de Janeiro, a montanha, o sol, o marRio de Janeiro, mountain, sun, sea1954A popular symphony in Samba beat.[2]
Benjamin GodardSymphonie OrientaleOriental symphony
Karl GoldmarkLändliche HochzeitRustic Wedding Symphonyliterally "Rural Wedding"
Marin Goleminov1Children Symphony1963
3To Peace in the World1970
4Shopophonia1978
Evgeny Golubev7B minorHeroic1972
Henryk Górecki2KopernikowskaCopernican1972Op. 31
3Symfonia pieśni żałosnychSymphony of Sorrowful Songs1976Op. 36
Ida Gotkovsky1Symphonie de PrintempsSpring Symphony1973
2Brilliante SymphonieBrilliant Symphony1988–89
3Symphonie à la jeunesseYouth Symphony1993
Louis Moreau Gottschalk1La Nuit des TropiquesNight of the Tropics1859 
2À MontevideTo Montevideo1868
Morton Gould2Symphony on Marching Tunes1944
4West Point1952
Kurt Graunke1E majorDie Heimat(The) Homeland1969
Alexander Gretchaninov2A majorPastoral1908
Ferde Grofé1A Symphony in Steel1936
Ricard Lamote de GrignonSimfonia CatalanaCatalan Symphony1950
Richard John GualtieriSymphony for John DowlandDedicated to John Dowland
Camargo Guarnieri2Uirapuru 1946
4Brasília 1964
César Guerra-Peixe2Brasília1960
Adalbert GyrowetzOp. 6 n. 2E-flat majorJupiterNote that Opus 6 contains multiple symphonies, this is the 2nd in this opus.
Op. 8D majorGreat
Jacob Adolf Hägg2E-flat majorNordic1899Op. 2
Jovdat Hajiyev4In Memory of Lenin
5Man, the Earth, the Glory1984
Johan Halvorsen2D minorFatum1924, revised 1928
Asger Hamerik1F majorSymphonie poétiquePoetic Symphony1879–80Technically Hamerik's second symphony as the 1860 symphony is lost.
2C minorSymphonie tragiqueTragic Symphony1882–83
3E majorSymphonie lyriqueLyrical Symphony1883–84
4C majorSymphonie majestueuseMajestic Symphony1884–89
5G minorSymphonie sérieuseSerious Symphony1889–91
6G majorSymphonie spirituelleSpiritiual Symphony1897
7D minorKorsymfoniChoral Symphony1897, revised 1901–06For mixed choir, mezzo-soprano, and orchestra; also called Chor-Symphonie
Howard Hanson1Nordic
2Romantic
4Requiem
5Sinfonia sacra
7Sea
Roy Harris1Symphony 1933
4Folksong
6Gettysburg
8San Francisco
Lou HarrisonSymphony on GThe word "on" is a deliberate part of the composer's title
Emil Hartmann5A minorFra RiddertidenFrom Knights' time1887Published as Symphony No. 2 at the time
Karl Amadeus Hartmann1Miseraelater retitled simply as 'symphonic poem'
1Versuch eines Requiem
5Symphonie concertante
Hamilton Harty1An Irish Symphony1904, rev. 1914, 1924
Siegmund von HauseggerNatursymphonieNature Symphony1911With chorus at the end based on Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's Proömium
Hanna Havrylets2In Memoriam1995
Joseph Haydn6D majorLe matinMorning1761see also List of symphonies by Joseph Haydn
7C majorLe midiNoon1761
8G majorLe soirEvening1761
22E-flat majorDer PhilosophPhilosopher1764
26D minorLamentatione1768
(maybe
1769)
30C majorAllelujaAlleluia1765
31D majorHornsignalHornsignal1765
38C majorEchoc. 1768
43E-flat majorMerkurMercury1770–1771
44E minorTrauerMourning 1770–1771
45F-sharp minorAbschiedssinfonieFarewell1772
47G majorThe Palindrome1772
48C majorMaria Theresia1769
49F minorLa Passione1768
53D majorL'Impériale1778–1779
55E-flat majorDer SchulmeisterThe Schoolmaster1774
59A majorFeuer1768
60C majorIl distratto1774
63C majorLa Roxelane1779
64A majorTempora mutantur1773
69C majorLaudonc. 1774–1775
73D majorLa Chassec. 1781
82C majorL'OursThe Bear1786(?)
83G minorLa PouleThe Hen1785
84E-flat majorIn nomine Domini1786
85B-flat majorLa ReineThe Queen1785(?)
92G majorOxford1789premiered 1789
94G majorMit dem PaukenschlagThe Surprise1791premiered 1791
96D majorLe MiracleThe Miracle1791premiered 1791
100G majorMilitärMilitary1794premiered 1794
101D majorDie UhrThe Clock1794premiered 1794
103E-flat majorMit dem PaukenwirbelDrumroll1795Premiered 1795
104D majorLondon1795a.k.a. Salomon. Premiered 1795
107B-flat majorSinfonie AA1760–1761
108B-flat majorSinfonie BB1762
Paavo Heininen2Petite symphonie joyeuseA small joyous symphony1962
Heinrich von HerzogenbergD minorOdysseus1872
Alfred Hill1Maori
2Joy of Life1941
3Australia
4The pursuit of happiness
5Carnival
6Celtic
8The Mind of Man
9Melodious
10Short symphony
11The Four Nations1950s
Mirrie HillArnhem Land1954
Paul HindemithMathis der MalerThe painter Matthiasa reference to Matthias Grünewald
see also Mathis der Maler (opera)
Pittsburgh Symphony
Symphonia Serena1946
Alun Hoddinott9Vision of Eternity1992For soprano and orchestra
Heinrich HofmannFrithjof1874
Joseph HolbrookeLes HommagesThe Homages1900, revised 1904
1Homage to E. A. Poe
2Apollo and the Seaman
3E minorShips1925Also called "Nelson Symphony", or "Our Navy".
4B minor Homage to Schubert1928, revised 1933, then 1943Also called "The Little One".
5E-flat minorWild Wales
6G majorOld England
7D majorAl Aaraaf1929Arrangement of Holbrooke's String Sextet ("Henry Vaughan") in D major (1902)
8B-flatDance Symphony
9Milton
Vagn Holmboe3Sinfonia rustica
4Sinfonia sacra
8Sinfonia boreale
Arthur Honegger3Symphonie Liturgique
4Deliciae basiliensis
5Di tre re
Gustav HolstThe Cotswolds1900
Joseph HorovitzJubilee Toy Symphony1977For the Silver Jubilee of Elizabeth II. See Toy Symphony (section "Other Toy Symphonies") for more information.
Izaäk Albertus Houck2C majorDe vier leeftijdenThe Four SeasonsBefore 1890Op. 44
Alan Hovhaness1Exile
2Mysterious Mountain
6Celestial Gate
7Nanga Parvat
8Arjuna
9Saint Vartan
10Vahaken
11All Men are Brothers
12Choral
13Ardent Songre-arrangement of music composed for the Martha Graham ballet Ardent Song
14Ararat
15Silver Pilgrimage
16Kayagum
17Symphony for Metal Orchestra
18Circere-arrangement of music composed for the 1963 Martha Graham ballet Circe
19Vishnu
20Three Journeys to a Holy Mountain
21Etchmiadzin
22City of Light
23Ani
24Majnun
25Odysseus
32The Broken Wings
46To the Green Mountains
47Walla Walla, Land of Many Waters
48Vision of Andromeda
49Christmas Symphony
50Mount St. Helens
52Journey to Vega
53Star Dawn
57Cold Mountain
58Symphony Sacra
60To the Appalachian Mountains
62Oh Let Man Not Forget These Words Divine
63Loon Lake
64Agiochook
65Artstakh
66Hymn to Glacier Peak
67Hymn to the Mountains
Mountains and Rivers Without End1968Chamber Symphony for 10 Players
Georges Hugon2La Genèse d'OrThe Golden Genesis
3PromotheusUnfinished
Jeno Hubay2Háborús-szimfóniaWar-Symphony1914Revised in 1922, op. 93
Petőfi1922Based on words by Sándor Petőfi, op. 119
Bertold Hummel2Reverenzahttp://www.bertoldhummel.de/english/commentaries/opus_30.html
3Jeremiahhttp://www.bertoldhummel.de/english/commentaries/opus_100.html
Victor Hely-HutchinsonCarol Symphony1927Choral work, based on 5 Christmas songs
Akira IfukubeBallet symphonique après EtenrakuSymphonic ballet after Etenraku1940
Ballata SinfonicaBallad Symphony1943
Arctic Forest1944
Sinfonia TapkaaraTapkaara Symphony1954, revised 1979
Vincent d'Indy1ItalienneItaliannever published
3Sinfonia brevis de bello GallicoBrief sinfonia of the war in Gaul
Symphonie sur un chant montagnard français
a.k.a.Symphonie Cévenole
Symphony on a French Mountain Air
("Cévennes Symphony")
Konstatin Ivanov1F-sharp minorКосмическая симфонияSpace Symphony1975In memory of Yuri Gagarin
Jānis Ivanovs4AtlantīdaAtlantic1941
6LatgalesLatgalian1949
12Sinfonia energica1967
13Symphonia humana1969
14Sinfonia da caméra1971
15Sinfonia Ipsa1972
Charles Ives3The Camp Meeting
New England Holidaysa.k.a. Holidays Symphony
Universe Symphony
Werner Jaegerhuber1L'île enchantéeThe Enchanted Island
James Price JohnsonHarlem Symphony1932
Robert Sherlaw Johnson1Northumbrian Symphony1999Uses the Northumbrian pipes
Miloslav Kabeláč5B-flat minorDrammaticaDramatic1960For textless soprano and orchestra
8Antiphonies1970
Pierre KaelinSymphonie des deux mondesSymphony of the Two Worldson a text by Helder Camara
Mykhalio KalachevskyA minorUkrainskaya simfoniya(The) Ukrainian Symphony1876
Imants Kalniņš4Rock Symphony1972, revised 1973, then 1998The last movement was originally in the symphony, however was cut out, it only returned back in the 1998 revision.
Giya Kancheli2Chants1970
4In memoria di MichelangeloIn memory of Michelangelo1974–75
7Epilogue1986
Artur Kapp4Youth Symphony1948
Eugen Kapp1C minorPatriootilinePatriotic1942–43
2G minorEesti sümfooniaEstonian Symphony1953–54
3F majorKevadineSpring1963–64
Alemdar Karamanov4May1956
7Lunnoe moreMoon Night1958
11–14SovershishasjaAccomplished1965–66Symphony cycle
15–16In Amorem Et VivificantemIn Love and Giving Life1974The symphonies are meant to be together
17America1974
18–23BystWas1976–1980Symphony cycle
24Adzhimushkaj1983Adzhimushkaj is a World War II battle site, and is also the name of a minor planet
Dezider Kardoš2O rodnej zemiOn Native Health1955
4PiccolaSmall1962
Rudolf Karel3Sinfonie DémonDemon symphony1918–20
4Symphonie renaissanceRenaissance symphony1921
5Spring symphony1938
Mieczysław KarłowiczE minorRebirthOp. 7
Tolga KashifThe Queen Symphonybased on the music of the pop group Queen
Elena Kats-CherninSymphonia EluviumEluvium Symphony2011
Bernhard Kaun1Romantic Symphony1969
Hugo Kaun1D minorAn mein Vaterland. Dem Andenken meines VatersTo my fatherland. My father's memory1895The score is published by Breitkopf & Härtel since 1898.
Hershy KayWestern Symphony1954This work is a ballet, Kay arranged some American Folk Tunes and worked with choreographer George Balanchine.
Donald Keats2Elegiac Symphony1960–62See: Elegy
Edgar Stillman Kelley1FGulliver1914–35
2B-flatNew England1913, rev. 1922
Robert Kelly1AMiniature Symphony1950
3Emancipation1961For band
Aaron Jay Kernis1Symphony in Waves1989
Hidayat Inayat KhanMessage Symphony 1972The composer said the symphony "message" is "Love, Harmony and Beauty"; Op. 30[3]
Jack Frederick Kilpatrick7The Republic of Texas1957Kilpatrick is from the Cherokee Nation
8Oklahoma1957For dancers, narrator, and orchestra
Byong-Kon Kim2Symphony of Three Metaphors1983
3Festival Symphony1984
Oliver King1F majorNight1880
Theron Wilford Kirk2Saga of the Plains
Koichi KishiE-flat minorBuddha
Dmitri Klebanov1Бабий ярIn Memoriam to the Martyrs of Babi Yar1945Banned by the Soviet Government
8Poeme about Bread1983
Yves Klein1Monotone-Silence Symphony1949One chord is played continuously for 20 minutes, and then silence follows for another 20 minutes.
Paul von Klenau4Dante-SymphonieDante Symphony1913
5Triptikon1939
6Nordische SymphonieNordic Symphony1940
7Die SturmsymphonieThe Storm Symphony1941
8Im Alten StilIn Old-Style1942
August KlughardtWaldlebenLife in the forest1871withdrawn
1Lenore1873
Ernst Gernot Klussmann6Rodope or Rhodope1964Op. 39
Erland von Koch2Sinfonia dalecarliaDalecarlian Symphony1945
4Sinfonia SeriaSerious Symphony1952–53, revised 1963
5Lapponica1977
6Salvare la terraSalvage the Earth1992
Charles KoechlinSeven Stars Symphony
Lev Kolodub2Shevchenko's images1964A Symphony-Duma
3Symphony in the style of the Ukrainian Baroque1980
4861986
5Pro memoria1990In memory of those who died in Ukrainian disasters
6C major and AC major and A. Schoenberg1999Dedicated to Arnold Schoenberg
7Metamorphoses2000, revised 2003
8Pryluky2003Written for youth orchestra. Dedicated after Pryluky
9New Feelings2004
10According to sketches of young years2005
11New Shores2007
12ZeitheistAlso called The spirit of time
Thomas KoppelSymfoni for gadens børnSymphony for children in the streets
Nikolai Korndorf4Underground Music1996See Underground music
Meyer KupfermanIcon
Franz Lachner5C minorPassionataPassionate1835Also known as the "Prize Symphony" for winning an 1835 competition. Heavily criticized by Robert Schumann.[4]
Ignaz LachnerToy SymphonySee Toy Symphony (section "Other Toy Symphonies") for more information.
László Lajtha4D majorLe PrintempsThe Spring1951Op. 52
7RévolutionRevolution1957Also called the Autumn
Édouard LaloSymphonie espagnoleSpanish Symphonyfor violin and orchestra
Serge LancenManhattan SymphonieManhattan Symphony1962For wind orchestra
Symphonie de NoëlSymphony of Christmas1964For wind orchestra
Mini SymphonieMini Symphony1967For wind orchestra
Symphonie de ParisParis Symphony1975For wind orchestra
Symphonie de l'EauWater Symphony1986For wind orchestra
Symphonie IbériqueIberian Symphony1991For wind orchestra
Symphonie JoyeuseJoyous Symphony1993For wind orchestra
Zwiefache SymphonieDouble Symphony1993For wind orchestra
Marcel Landowski1Jean de la PeurJean the Feared1949
3Des EspacesSpaces1964
5Les Lumieres de la NuitThe Lights of the Night1998
Peter Lange-Müller1D minorEfterårAutumnOp. 17
Rued Langgaard1KlippepastoralerCliffside Pastorals1908–09, revised 1910–11
2VårbrudAwakening of Spring1912–14, revised (as version 2) 1926–33
3UngdomsbrusThe Flush of Youth1915–16, revised 1925–33
4LøvfaldLeaf-fall1916–20
5SteppenaturNature of the Steppe1917–18, revised 1920–1931The name only applies for the revised version
6Det HimmelrivendeThe Stormy Sky1919–20, revised 1928–30
7Ved Tordenskjold i Holmens Kirkeauthor=Tordenskjold in Holmen Church1925–26, revised 1930–32The name only applies to the revised version
8Minder ved AmalienborgMemories at Amalienborg1926–28, revised 1929–34
9Fra Dronning Dagmars ByFrom Queen Dagmar's City1942
10Hin TordenboligYon Hall of Thunder1944–45
11Ixion1944–45
12Helsingeborg1946
13Undertro Belief in Wonders1946–47
14MorgenenMorning1947–48, revised 1951
15SøstormenStorm at Sea1937–49
16Syndflod af SolDeluge of the Sun1951
Sfærernes MusikMusic of the Spheres1916–18
Claude LaphamSymphonie JaponaiseJapanese Symphony1934First American symphony to include a Shakuhachi[5]
Aleksander Lasoń319991996–97 "Apokalypsis" for choir and orchestra
Dieter Lehnhoff1Sinfonia poeticaPoetic Symphony 1975
2Sinfonia festivaFestive Symphony 1990
3Sinfonia CaribeCaribe Symphony 2014 Drawn from the opera "Caribe"
Jón Leifs1SögusinfóníaSaga Symphony1941–42
Jeanne LeleuTransparences1931
Jean-Yves Daniel Lesur1Symphonie de dansesSymphony of dances1958
2d'ombre et de lumièreshadow and light1974
Sheng Lihong1Ocean Symphony
Malcolm Lipkin1Sinfonia di RomaRoman Symphony1958–65
2The Pursuit1975–79
3Sun1979–86
Franz LisztDante Symphonyfull name: A symphony to Dante's Divina Commedia
Eine Faust-SymphonieFaust Symphony
George Lloyd10November Journeys1981
Oscar Lorenzo Fernandez2O Caçador de EsmeraldasThe Emerald Hunter 1947
Aleksi Machavariani4Youthful1983
5Ushba1986
6Amirani-Prometheus1987
7Gelati1989For choir and orchestra, with texts based on the stories of King David
Tod MachoverToy Symphony2002–03Uses Machover's Hyperviolin. See Toy Symphony (section "Other Toy Symphonies") for more information.
1A Toronto Symphony2013For orchestra and electronic
2A Symphony for Our Times2015Written for the closing performance of the World Economic Forum 2015 meeting.
Gustav Mahler1D majorDer TitanTitan 1884-88, rev 1892 Initially conceived as a symphonic poem
2C minorAuferstehungResurrection1888-94
6A minorTragischeTragic1903-04
7Lied der NachtSong of the Night1904-05
8E-flat majorSinfonie der TausendSymphony of a Thousand1906Mahler disapproved of the name
Das Lied von der ErdeThe Song of the Earth 1908a symphony in the guise of a song cycle.
see Curse of the ninth
Gyula Major2Symphonie hongroiseHungarian Symphonypub. 1900
6Scenen aus dem WeltkriegScenes from the world war1915–16
Jan Adam Maklakiewicz2Święty BożeThe Holy Lord1927
Irina Manukian2Ecce Homo
3Thirty-two Variations On Descending Bass
John Marsh10E-flat majorA Conversation Symphony1778Part of the "Salisbury Symphonies"
24E-flat majorLa ChasseThe Chase1790Symphony No. 7 of the "Chinchester Symphonies"
Jean Martinon1VoyagesVoyage1956Unpublished
2Hymne a la VieHymn to Life1944Unpublished, Op. 37
3IrlandaiseIrish1948Op. 45
4Altitudes 1965Op.53; There are 3 versions of the symphony, the "Originaux" (Original), the Corrections, and the New coda final, all three revisions were from the same year.
Bohuslav Martinů6Fantaisies SymphoniquesSymphonic Fantasies 1951-53
Joseph MarxEine HerbstsymphonieAutumn Symphony1921
Eine symphonische NachtmusikSymphonic Night music1922
John McCabeSix-minute Symphony
John Blackwood McEwen5C-sharp minorSolway1911
Johan de Meij1The Lord of the Rings
2The Big Apple – A New York Symphony
3Planet Earth
Erkki Melartin4KesäsinfoniaSummer Symphony
5Sinfonia brevisShort Symphony
7Sinfonia gaiaJoyous Symphony unfinished
Felix Mendelssohn2Lobgesang Hymn of Praise
3Schottische Scottish
4Italienische Italian
5Reformation
KindersymphonienToy Symphony3 total, 1st 1827, 2nd 1828, the 3rd is unknown.Now lost. See Toy Symphony (section Other Toy Symphonies) for more information.
Flô MenezesSinfoniasSymphonies 1997–19988-channel electronic work using snippets from hundreds of symphonies in the classical repertoire
Louis Mennini2Da FestaThe Festive1963
Gian Carlo Menotti1Halcyon1976
Aarre Merikanto2War1918
Olivier MessiaenTurangalîla-SymphonieTurangalîla Symphony 1946–1948Premiered 1949. Revised 1990.
Krzysztof Meyer2Epitaphium Stanisław WiechowiczEpitaph for Stanisław Wiechowicz1967Dedicated to Stanisław Wiechowicz
3Symphonie d'OrphéeSymphony of Orpheus1986
D majorin Mozartean style1976–77
6Polish1982
7Sinfonia del tempo che passaSymphony of passing time2002–2003
8Sinfonia da requiemRequiem Symphony2009
9Fidae speiqueFaithful and Hopeful2016
Francisco MignoneSinfonia do TrabalhoLabour Symphony 1939
Sinfonia tropicalTropical Symphony 1958
Sinfonia transamazônicaTransamazonic Symphony 1972
Darius MilhaudLe printempsSpring1917Little Symphony No. 1
Pastorale1918Little Symphony No. 2
SérénadeSerenade1921Little Symphony No. 3
Dixtuor pour instruments à cordesDecet for string instruments1921Little Symphony No. 4
Dixtuor pour instruments à ventsDecet for wind instruments1922Little Symphony No. 5
3Te Deum1946
8RhôdanienneRhone Symphony 1957
11RomantiqueRomantic Symphony 1960
12La RuraleRural Symphony 1961
Pacem in terrisPeace on Earth1963Choral symphony, with text by Pope John XXIII
Symphonie pour l'univers claudélienSymphony for the Claudelian Universe1968Dedicated to Paul Claudel
Richard Mohaupt1Rhythm and Variations1939–1940premiered 1942
Stephen MontagueToy Symphony1999For chamber orchestra. See Toy Symphony (section "Other Toy Symphonies") for more information.
Emánuel Moór2In Memoriam to Ludwig Kossuth1894Ludwig Kossuth is most likely Lajos Kossuth; Premiered on November 1, 1894, by the London Symphony Orchestra.[6]
A minorOdense SymphonyK. Anh 220 (16a) – spurious
G majorOld Lambach Symphony1766(?)45a
25G minorLittle G minorsee also List of compositions by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart#Symphonies
31Paris
32Overture in the Italian style
35Haffner
36Linz
38Prague
40 G minorGreat G minorAlso: The Fortieth (number as nickname)
41Jupiter
Gottfried MüllerSymphony "Dürer"Dedicated to Albrecht Dürer
Karl-Franz Muller1Symphony des Machines Symphony of the Machines1959
2Arcadian Symphony1970–72
3Altische SymphonieOld Symphony
4Sardinian Symphony
5Sarda Symphony
6–9Sinfonia BreveShort Symphony1960s He wrote 3 of these symphonies. The 2nd was written in 1963.
10Sinfonia imitandaImitative Symphony1957
11–15Sinfonia MazedoniaMacedonian Symphony1963–87 He wrote 4 of these symphonies
16–17Preclassical SymphonyHe wrote 2 of these symphonies
19Thelassian Symphony
Askold MurovТобольскаяTobolsk1971
4СтереофонияStereophonia1974
Nikolai Myaskovsky6E-flat minorРеволюционнаяRevolutionary1921-23Popularly nicknamed due to its use of the French revolutionary songs Ah! ça ira and Carmagnole, more used in the West than in Russia.
12G minorКолхознаяCollective Farm1931-32Conceived as a programmatic symphony, the composer later disowned the title, which is still being widely used.
16F majorАвиационнаяAviation1933-34 Inspired by the crash of the plane Tupolev ANT-20 "Maxim Gorky". The finale also quotes a song written by Myaskovsky: "The Aeroplanes are Flying".
21F-sharp minorСимфония-ФантазияSymphony-Fantasy1940
22B minorСимфония-балладаSymphony-Ballad1941Conceived as a programmatic symphony with a further subtitle: "On the Great Patriotic War". All of these were removed before publication in 1944.
23A minorCимфония-сюитаSymphony-Suite1941Also known as "Symphony-Suite on Kabardanian Folk Themes"
Richard Nanes1B-flat majorAtlantis – The Sunken City
2B majorThe False Benediction
3The Holocaust
4The Eternal Conflict
Sulkhan Nassidse4Colchian1975
5Pirosmani1978
6Passion1979
7Dalai1979
8Fresco1981
11Liturgical1991
Carl Nielsen2De fire Temperamenter
3Sinfonia EspansivaExpansive Symphony
4Det Uudslukkelige
6Sinfonia SempliceSimple Symphony
Kai Nieminen<--NOT THE WRITER-->1La SelvaThe Jungleprem. 2013Commissioned by the Sinfonia Finlandia Jyväskylä
2Nello specchio della notteIn the mirror of the nightprem. 2015
Serge Nigg1Jérôme BoschHieronymus Bosch1960See: Hieronymus Bosch
Per Nørgård1Sinfonia austeraAustere Symphony1953–55
4Indischer Roosen-Gaarten und Chinesischer HexenseeIndian Rose Garden and Chinese Witch's Lake1981
6Når alt kommer til altAt the End of the Day1999
Ib Nørholm2Isola Bella
3Day's Nightmare1973
4Decreation
5The Elements
6MoraliteterMoralities1987?
7Ecliptic Instincts
8Faith and Longing
9The Sun Garden in Three Shades of Light
13Contrappunto con AmoreCounterpoint with Love2013
Zygmunt Noskowski2C minorElegiac1875–79
3F majorFrom Spring to Spring1903
Feliks Nowowiejski3Bialowieska1940
Gösta Nystroem1Sinfonia breveShort Symphony 1929–31
2Sinfonia EspressivaExpressive Symphony1932–35 revised 1937
3Sinfonia del MareSymphony of the Sea1946–48
4Sinfonia ShakespearianaShakespearian Symphony1952Dedicated to William Shakespeare, (see -ana#In music)
5Sinfonia SeriaSerious Symphony1962–63
Sinfonia di LotanoSymphony from Distance1963
6Sinfonia Tramontana1965
Hisato Ohzawa3D major『建国の交響楽』Symphony of the Founding of Japan1937Written for the 2600th anniversary on the founding of Japan
Hisatada Otaka1Society for the Construction of the Bell Tower of Peace1948–1949The symphony is either incomplete or partially lost
Ignacy Jan Paderewski1B minorPolonia1903–08
John Knowles Paine2A majorIm FrühlingIn Spring1879
Andrzej Panufnik1Sinfonia rustica
2Sinfonia elegiacaElegiac Symphony
3Sinfonia sacraSacred Symphony
4Sinfonia concertanteConcertant Symphony
5Sinfonia di sfereSymphony of the Spheres
6Sinfonia misticaMystic Symphony
7MetasinfoniaMetasymphony
8Sinfonia votivaVotive Symphony
9Sinfonia di speranzaSymphony of Hope
Paul ParaySymphonie d'archetsSymphony of Bows1919Orchestration of his String Quartet in E-minor
2A minorLe Tréport1936–39See: Le Tréport
Hubert Parry2Cambridge
3English
5Symphonic fantasia
Arvo Pärt1Polyphonic
4Los Angeles
Alla Pavlova1Farewell, Russia 1994
2For the New Millennium1998
6Vincent2008
Georgs PelēcisTrīspadsmitā Londonas simfonijaThirteenth London Symphony2000
Krzysztof Penderecki2Christmas
4Adagio
5Korean
6Chinese Poems2008–17
7The Seven Gates of Jerusalem
8Lieder der VergänglichkeitSongs of Transience
Vincent Persichetti7Liturgical
9Sinfonia JaniculumSymphony of the Janiculum
Wilhelm Peterson-Berger1B-flat majorBaneretThe Banner1889–1903, revised 1932–1933
2E-flat majorSunnanfärdThe Journey of Southerly Winds1910
3F minorSame ÄtnamLappland Symphony1913–1915
4A majorHolmiaStockholm1929
5B majorSolitudoSolitude1923–1933
6HellasGreece1935–1936Unfinished
Václav PichlD majorMars
D majorSinfonia PastoralePastorale Symphonyc. 1800
Willem Pijper1Pan1917
Ildebrando PizzettiSinfonia del FuocoSymphony of Fire1914For the silent film Cabiria
Sergei Prokofiev1Classical
David del Puerto1Boreas
2Nusantara
3En la melancolía de tu recuerdo, SoriaIn the Melancholy of your Memory, Soria
Lu QimingBai Qiu'enBethunesome point between 1959 and 1966
Robin de Raaff1Tanglewood Tales2007–2015
2Two Worlds Colliding2010for saxophone quartet and orchestra
3Illumination...Eclipse2015
4Melodies unheard2016–2017for (mezzo) soprano and orchestra
5Allegory of Time2003–2022
Allan Rae1In the Shadow of Atlantis1972
2Winds of Change1978
Joachim Raff1An das VaterlandTo the Father Land
3Im WaldeIn the Forest
5Lenore
6Gelebt, Gestrebt, Gelitten, Gestritten, Gestorben, Umworben
7In den AlpenIn the Alps
8FrühlingsklängeSounds of Spring
9Im SommerIn Summer
10Zur HerbstzeitTo Autumn Time
11Der WinterThe Winter
Ture Rangström1C-sharp minorAugust Strindberg in memoriam1914Dedicated in memory of August Strindberg
2D minorMitt landMy Country1919
3D-flat majorSång under stjärnornaSinging under the stars1929
4D minorInvocatioInvocation1935
Einojuhani Rautavaara2Sinfonia IntimaIntimate Symphony1957
4Arabescata1986
5Monologue with Angels1985-86Name removed by the composer later on
6Vincentiana1992based on themes of his opera Vincent
7Angel of Light1994
8The Journey1999
Alan Rawsthorne2A Pastoral Symphony1959
Gardner ReadThe Temptation of St. AnthonySoon after World War IIA Dance Symphony
Carl Reinecke2C minorHåkon Jarl1874–75, rev. 1888See Haakon Sigurdsson
Kinder-SinfonieToy Symphony1897See Toy Symphony (section "Other Toy Symphonies") for more information.
Leonid Rezetdinov2Симфония планетSymphony of the Planets
3МатрицаMatrix
4Босх. Сады земных наслажденийBosch's Garden of Earthly DelightsBased on Hieronymus Bosch's The Garden of Earthly Delights
Маленькая инструментальная мессаThe Little Instrument MassA Chamber Symphony
МодернModernA Chamber Symphony
Kleine WeltenSmall WorldA Chamber Symphony
Josef Rheinberger1D minorWallenstein1866–67
Knudåge Riisager4Sinfonia GaiaSymphony Theme1939–40
5Sinfonia serenaSerene Symphony1949–50
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov2Antar
Jean Rivier6E minorLes PrésagesThe Omens1958See Omen, unrelated to the ballet Les Présages
7F majorLes ContrastesContrasts1971
Eric RogersPalladium Symphony
Bernhard Romberg1C minorTrauer-SymphonieMourning Symphony1810?Dedicated in memory of Queen Louise of Prussia
4C majorSymphonie Burlesque and KindersymphonieBurlesque Symphony and Toy Symphony1836?This is Op. 62, not to be confused by Op. 53 symphony in C.
Julius Röntgen5Der Schnitter TodThe Grim Reaper
10WalzersymphonieWaltz Symphony
11WirbelsymphonieVortex Symphony
Bitonal Symphony
Symphonietta HumoristicaHumouristic Sinfonietta
Guy Ropartz1Sur un choral BretonOn a Breton Song1894–95
John Luke Rose1The Mystic1973
Hilding Rosenberg3De fyra livsåldrarnaThe Four ages of Man1939, rev. 1943 and 1949Third movement added in the 1949 revision
4Johannes uppenbarelseRevelation of Johannes1940For choir and orchestra, text based on the Bible by Hjalmar Gullberg
5ÖrtagårdsmästarenThe Master of the Herb Garden1944
6Sinfonia SimpliceSimple Symphony1951
8In candidum1974For choir and orchestra with text by Vilhelm Ekelund
Antonio RosettiD majorSymphony de chasse1786
Sinfonia di Caccia1786
Nobert Rosseau2Sinfonia liturgicaLiturgical Symphony1961For Orchestra and Choir.[7]
Anton Rubinstein2Ocean
4Dramatic
Edmund Rubbra8Hommage à Teilhard de Chardin
9Resurrectiona.k.a. Sinfonia Sacra
10da CameraChamber Symphony
11à Colette
Johann Rufinatscha1D majorMein erstes Studium1834
Camille Saint-SaënsF major Urbs RomaCity of Rome 1856
3C minor Avec Orgue With Organ1886
Luis H. Salgado1G minorAndina1949Revised in 1972 with the name Sinfonía de Ritmos Vernaculares (Symphony of Vernacular Rhythms)
2D minorSintética N. 1Synthetic N. 11953In one movement
3D majorSobre un Tema Rococó: A-D-H-G-EOn a Rococo Theme: A-D-H-G-E1955
4D majorEcuatorianaEcuadorian1957
5Neo-RománticaNeo-Romantic1958
D majorSintética N. 2Synthetic 21977In one movement
Aulis Sallinen2Symphonic Dialogue(All his symphonies listed here)
5Washington Mosaics
6From a New Zealand Diary
7The Dreams of Gandalf
8Autumnal Fragments
Robert Levine Sanders1GLittle Symphony1936–37In 1938, won the New York Philharmonic Symphony Society award. The 1943 symphony in B-flat major is for concert band.
Cláudio Santoro4Sinfonia da PazSymphony of Peace 1953
7Brasília1960
10Amazonas1982
Joly Braga Santos5Virtus LusitaniaeVirtue of Portugal1966
Fazıl Say1Istanbul Symphony2009
2Mesopotamia2011
3Universe2012
Pierre Schaeffer and
Pierre Henry
Symphonie pour un homme seulSymphony for One Man Alone 1949–1950multi-movement musique concrète composition, premiered 1950
several revisions including a 1966 one by Henry
Philipp Scharwenka1HerbstfeierFall Celebration
Josef SchelbSinfonia ApocalipticaApocalyptic Symphony
Hans Bronsart von Schellendorff1In die AlpenIn the AlpsFor choir and orchestra, lost
2SchicksalsgewaltenForces of FateLost
Martin Scherber1–3D minor, B minor, F minorMetamorphosis-Symphonies1938, 1951–52, 1954–55This is the name given by the composer to his 3 symphonies
Christopher Schlegel1C majorOdyssey
2E minorViking
3F majorVirtues of a Man1999?
4F majorAmerica
5G-sharp minorAthena
6Values
Gaetono Maria SchiassiChristmas Symphony
Heather Schmidt1Manufactured Landscapes2005
Florent Schmitt3Janiana1941
Franz Schubert4C minorTragischeTragic1816D 417
See also List of compositions by Schubert#Symphonies
6C majorKleine Sinfonie C-DurLittle C major1817–18D 589
8B minorUnvollendeteUnfinished1822D 759. Occasionally listed as No. 7
9C majorGroße Sinfonie C-DurGreat C major1825–1828D 944. Also listed as No. 7 or No. 8
Identified as the elusive Gmunden-Gasteiner Sinfonie (Gastein Symphony)
10D majorThe Last1828D 936a. Reconstruction based on sketches
Erwin SchulhoffSymphonia GermanicaGermanic Symphony1919A satirical symphony
6SvobodyFreedom1940For chorus and orchestra
Georg Schumann1B minorPreis-SymphoniePrize Symphony1887
Robert Schumann1FrühlingSpring
3RheinischeRhenish
Daniel Bruno Schvetz4Sinfonía ApocalípticaApocalyptic Symphony2006Dedicated to Edoardo Sanguineti for his Abecedario Apocalíptico
Alexander Scriabin3C minorLe Divin PoèmeThe Divine Poem1902-04
4Le Poème de l'extaseThe Poem of Ecstasy1905-07Despite being considered a symphonic poem, the composer referred to it as his fourth symphony
5Prométhée: Le Poème du Feu1908-10Also referred to by the composer as his fifth symphony
Antonio ScontrinoSinfonia marinescaMarine Symphony
Sinfonia romanticaRomantic Symphony
Giovanni SgambatiSinfonia festivaFestive Symphony1878This is not a numbered symphony. It is also called "Ouverture d'fete".
Epitalamio sinfonicoSymphonic epithalamium1887The Naxos recording calls it "Sinfonia epitalamio" (Nuptial Symphony). Not a numbered symphony.
Ding ShandeChangzengLong Marchsome point between 1959 and 1966
Harold ShaperoSymphony for Classical Orchestra1947
Michael Jeffrey Shapiro1Pomes Penyeach
Rodion Shchedrin225 прелюдий25 Preludes1965
3Лица русских сказокScenes of Russian Fairy Tales2000
Vladimir Shcherbachov2Blok1925For choir and orchestra, choir text based on works by Alexander Blok.[8] Also spelled as Blokovskaya.
4ИжорскаяIzhora1932–1934 (1935?)Also spelled as Izhorskaya, or "History of the Izhorsky Factory".[9]
5РусскаяRussian1948, revised 1950Also spelled Russkaya, or "The Russian".
Minao Shibata2ゆく河の流れは絶えずしてThe neverending flow of the river1975For chorus and orchestra
Dmitri Shostakovich2B major To October
3E-flat major The First of May
7C major Leningrad
11G minor The Year 1905
12D minor The Year 1917
13B-flat minor Babi Yar
Andriy Shtoharenko1Україна мояMy Ukraine1942–43Symphony-cantata
2Пам`яті товаришаIn Memory of a Comrade1965
3КиївськаKyivska1972
4Симфонічні казкиSymphony tales1973
6БіографічнаBiography1978
Rudolph Simonsen1Zion1920s
2HellasGreek1920s
Roman Simovych1ГуцульськаHutsul1945
2ЛемківськаLemkivska [or Lemko]1947
3ВеснянаSpring1951
4ГероїчнаHeroic1954
5ГірськаMountain1955
Ādolfs Skulte1F minorOn Peace1954
2G-sharp minorAve Sol1959Based on words by Rainis
3C minorCosmic1963
4A majorYouth1965
7Preserve Nature!1981
Klement Slavický4Pax hominibus in universo orbiPeace to people all over the world1985Dedicated to the United Nation's 40 year anniversary.
Sergei Slonimsky10Cercles de l'enferThe Circles of Hell1992
Bedřich Smetana1E majorTriumfální symfonieTriumphal Symphony1853–1854, revised 1881Dedicated to the wedding of Franz Joseph I of Austria
Robert W. Smith1The Divine Comedy
2The Odyssey
3Don Quixote
Symphony of Souls
Arthur Sommervell1D minorThalassa1912
Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji1Tāntrik Symphony for Piano Alone1938–39for piano
2Jāmī1942–51for orchestra, chorus and baritone
5Symphonia brevis for PianoBrief Symphony for Piano1973for piano
6Symphonia claviensisSymphony for Piano1975–76for piano
Enrique Soro1A majorSinfonía románticaRomantic SymphonyOne of the first symphonies composed in Chile[10]
Vladimír Soukup1Youth1954
2Dramatic1962
3Canto AllegroSong of Joy1964
Phillip Sparke1A Pittsburg Symphony1990–92
2Earth, Water, Sun, Wind1999
3Colour Symphony2014
Carl StamitzD majorSymphonie de Chasse
Charles Villiers Stanford2Elegiac
3Irish
5L'Allegro ed il Penseroso
6In Memoriam G. F. Watts
Yevhen Stankovych2Heroic
3Affirmed
4Lyrical
5Pastoral
In memory of a poetCahmber Symphony 4
Secret DesiresChamber Symphony 5
Maxim BerezovskyChamber Symphony 10; Dedicated to Maxim Berezovsky
Bernard Stevens1A Symphony of Liberation1945
William Grant Still1A-flat majorAfro-American1930
2G minorSong of A New Race1936-37
3Sunday Symphony1958
4Autochthonous1947
5Western Hemisphere1945, rev 1947
Richard StraussEine AlpensinfonieAn Alpine Symphony
Symphonia DomesticaDomestic Symphony
Igor StravinskySymphony of Psalms
Symphonies d'instruments à vent Symphonies of Wind Instruments single-movement work for wind ensemble, not actually a symphony
Josef Suk2Asrael
Stjepan Šulek2Eroica1946
Epitaf1971
Runke1972
Franz Xaver SüssmayrC majorSinfonia TurchescaTurkish Symphony1790See Turkish music (style)
Lubawa Sydorenko1Ab InitoFrom the Beginning2004Premiered in 2009; With a violin solo
Takashi Yoshimatsu1カムイチカプ交響曲Kamui-Chikap Symphony1988–90Kamui-Chikap meaning "divine bird"
2地球にてOn Earth1990–91
6鳥と天使たちBirds and Angels2013
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky1Winter Daydreams
2Little Russian
3Polish
Ма́нфредManfred Symphony1885Op. 58. Premiered 1886
6PathétiquePathetic Symphony
Jivan Gurgeni Ter-T'at'evosian2Sud'ba chelovekaThe Fate of a Man
5Paganini
Johannes Paul Thilman1–3G major, F major, and D majorKleine SinfonieLittle Symphony1951, 1952, 1953
Virgil Thomson1Symphony on a Hymn Tune1926–28The hymns which the symphony is based on are Jesus Loves Me and How Firm a Foundation
Ernst Toch5Jephtha, Rhapsodic Poem
Charles Tournemire1A majorRomantiqueRomantic1900
2B majorQuessant1908–09
3D majorMoscauMoscow1912–13
4Pages SymphoniquesSymphonic Pages1912–13
5F majorDe la montagneThe Mountain1913–14
7Les danses de la VieDances of Life1918–22
8Le triomphe de la mortTriumph of Death1920–24
Symphonie-ChoralChoral Symphony1935For organ
Symphonie sacréeSacred Symphony For organ
Nguyễn Lân Tuất1Dự cảm nội chiếnPremonition to Civil War1981
2Tổ quốc tôiMy Fatherland1984
3Tiếng hát trong tùThe Condemned one's dreams1989Also called "Singing in Prison"
4Gửi người yêu nơi xaTo a faraway lover1995
5Đời nghệ sĩArtist's life2013–Incomplete as the composer died in 2014.
Eduard Tubin2Legendary
3Heroic
4Lyrical
9Sinfonia sempliceSimple Symphony
Joaquín TurinaSinfonía sevillanaSeville Symphony1920
Sinfonía del marSymphony of the sea1945–1981Turina died in 1949, at that point the symphony was still incomplete, the symphony would only be completed in 1981 by Manuel Castillo Navarro-Aguilera
Viktor Ullmann1Von meiner JugendFrom my YouthSome point between September 1942 and October 1944This was written while Ullmann was in the Theresienstadt concentration camp.[11]
Galina Ustvolskaya2True and Eternal Bliss!1979Text based on work by Hermann of Reichenau
3Jesus Messiah, Save Us!1983Based on works by Hermann of Reichenau
4Prayer1985–87Based on work by Hermann of Reichenau
5Amen1989–90
Jan Van der Roost1Sinfonia HungaricaHungarian Symphony
Ralph Vaughan Williams1A Sea Symphony
2A London Symphony
3Pastoral Symphony
7Sinfonia antartica
Ernest VanjuraC majorUkrainian Symphony~1790The Piano form of the symphony was published, in fact being the only symphony part of Vanjura's Trois Sinfonies Nationales to be published during the composer's lifetime. From this, the orchestration was done by Mykhailo Verykivsky, however Margarita Pavlovna Prâšnikova rediscovered the original score of all 3.
E-flat majorRussian Symphony~1790Part of Vanjura's Trois Sinfonies Nationales
B-flat majorPolish Symphony~1790Part of Vanjura's Trois Sinfonies Nationales
Solon C. Verret2?Symphonie des glaïeulsGladiolus SymphonySee Gladiolus
3?Symphonie des nuits tropicalesSymphony of Tropical Nights
Anatol Vieru1Oda taceriiOde to Silence 1967
3La un cutremurAt an Earthquake 1978
6Exodus1989
7Anul soarelui calmThe Year of the Tranquil Sun 1992–93
Heitor Villa-Lobos1O Imprevisto The Unforeseen
2AscençãoThe Ascension
3A GuerraThe War
4A VitóriaThe Victory
5A PazThe Peacelost
6Sobre a linha das montanhas do Brasil On the Outline of the Mountains of Brasil
10Sumé Pater Patrium: Sinfonia AmerindiaSumé, Father of Fathers: Amerindian Symphony
Antonio VivaldiB minorSinfonia al Santo SepolcroSymphony for the Holy Sepulcher sonata for 2 violins, viola & continuo, RV 169
Vladimir VlasovСимфония "Патетическая" "Pathetic" Symphony 1980 For coloratura soprano, women choir and orchestra
Georg Joseph VoglerC majorLa ScalaThe Stairs1799
William Wallace1Creation Symphonyprem. 1899
Hermann Wolfgang von WaltershausenApokalyptische SymphonieApocalyptic Symphony~1925
Leyou Wang1XiangshengCrosstalks~2019
Robert Ward5Canticles of America1976
7The Savannah2003
Egan Wegan4D majorSaturn
Mieczysław Weinberg8Flowers of Poland1964
9Everlasting Time1940–67
11Festive Symphony1969
12In Memoriam of D. Shostakovich1975–76Dedicated to Dmitri Shostakovich
15I Believe in This Earth1977
17Memory1984
18War, there is no word more cruel1986
19The Bright May1986
21Kaddish1991
Karl Weigl5Apocalyptic Symphony1945
Julius WeismannSinfonia Brevis Short Symphony
Paul W. Whear1Stonehenge Symphony
Charles-Marie Widor9C minor Symphonie Gothique Gothic Symphony1895 for organ solo
10D major Symphonie Romane Roman Symphony1899 for organ solo
C minor Sinfonia sacraSacred Symphony 1908for organ and orchestra
Symphonie antiqueAncient Symphony 1911for soloists, chorus, organ and orchestra
Alberto Williams2C minorLa bruja de las montañasThe witch of the mountains1910
3F majorThe Sacred Forest1911
4E-flat majorEl ataja-caminos1935
5E-flat majorEl corazón de la muñecaThe Doll's heart1936
6B majorThe Death of the Comet1937
7DEterno ReposoEternal Rest1937
8F minorThe Sphinx1938
9B-flatLos batracios (La humorística)1939
Malcolm Williamson1Elevamini
2Pilgrim på Havet
3The Icy Mirror
4Jubilee
5Aquerò
6Liturgy of Homagefull title: Liturgy of Homage to the Australian Broadcasting Commission in its Fiftieth Year as University to the Australian Nation
Meredith Willson1A Symphony of San Francisco
2Missions of California
Thomas Wilson4Passeleth Tapestry1988Commissioned by Renfrew District Council together with Strathclyde Regional Council to mark Paisley's 500th anniversary as a Burgh of Barony.
Jason Wright Wingate2Kleetüden
Friedrich Witt6A minorTurqueTurkish
14C majorJenaer SinfonieJena Symphony1793?Upon its discovery (1909) attributed to Beethoven, later more probable attribution to Witt
William Wordsworth6ElegiacaElegiac1977Dedicated to the composer's son, Tim Wordsworth, after he was killed in a car crash in 1971. Words based on works by Percy Bysshe Shelley, John Donne, and Edna St. Vincent Millay. For baritone, mezzo-soprano, chorus, and orchestra.
7Cosmos1980
8Pax HominibusPeace to Men1986
Bolesław Woytowicz2WarszawskaWarsaw1945
Wang XilinSymphony of Shangdang Bangzi1974
6Song of Life2004
7He Yi Zhuang Cheng2007
8Comedic Dialogue2009Chamber symphony
9China Requiem2015
Xian Xinghai1民族解放Liberation of the Nation1941
2神圣之战The Holy War1943
Oleg Yanchenko1ЭроикаEroica1966
2Андрей РублёвAndriy Rublev1977
3Белая Вежа Belaya Vezha1982
4Слово о полку ИгоревеThe Tales of Igor's Campaign1985
5Мемориал МикеланджелоMichelangelo Memorial1988
6АпокалипсиApocalypse1994
Boris Yarovinsky2A minorРомантичнаRomantic
Shi Yong-KangDongfang de shuguangDawn in the Eastsome point between 1959 and 1966[12]
Webster A. Young11977 – Davis to Paris1977
3California
4Oregon
5The Gold Guitar2014
Bao Yuan-kaiSon of the people2004
1Jubilee2004
2Sketch of War 2005
3Beijing Opera2006
Wang Yunjie1To Construct the Motherland1956
2Kang Ri zhanzheng The War of Resistance Against Japansome point between 1959 and 1966
Eugene ZadorA children's symphony[13]
Mario Zafred3Canto del CarsoSong of Carso1949See Carso
4In onore della resistenzaIn honor of the resistance1950
5Prati e boschi della primaveraSpring meadows and woods1952
Winfried ZilligTanzsymphonieDance Symphony
Ján Zimmer6Improvisata1965Op. 51
10Homage to Haydn1979Op. 92; Dedicated to Franz Haydn
Niccolò Antonio ZingarelliIn order: D major, E-flat major, F major, D major, G minor, C major, D major, and finally E majorSinfonia MilaneseMilanese SymphonyThis is a series of symphonies called "Sinfonia Milanese", in this series there are 8 symphonies.
C minorSinfonia FunebreFuneral Symphony1836
Bernard Zweers3B-flat majorAan Mijn VaderlandTo my Fatherland1886–90
Ellen Taaffe Zwilich1Three Movements for Orchestra
Sergey Zyatov1Symphonia in PrataSymphony in the Meadows2019
Peter Mennin4The Cycle1947-48
7Variation-Symphony1964
Allan Pettersson12De Döda på TorgetThe Dead of the Market Square1974
José Ignacio Blesa Lull1La Balada de la TríadaThe Ballad of the TriadBased on the trilogy of novels "Memorias de Idhún" by Laura Gallego García
2El Gran MísticoThe Great MysticBased on the life of philosopher and mystic Ramon Llull
3El Compositor de TormentasThe Composer of StormsInspired by the novel "The Composer of Storms" by Andrés Pascual
Pedro Vilarroig3FilosóficaPhilosophical1979
4Cosmos1980
5RenacerRebirth1983
7TempestadTempest1986
9GénesisGenesis2006
Guan Xia2希望Hope1999
Jean SibeliusE minorKullervo1891-92The piece is a large-scale hybrid of a symphony and a symphonic poem
Elliott Carter3Symphonia: "Sum fluxae pretium spei"Symphony: "I am the prize of flowing hope"1993-96Inspired by the poem "Bulla" (The Bubble) by Richard Crashaw
Gavriil Popov2A minorРодинаMotherland1943Based on music from the film score She Defends the Motherland
3G minorГероическаяHeroic1939-46Also known as the "Spanish" for its use of Hispanic themes. It is partially derived from the soundtrack of the 1939 film "Spain".
4Слава ОтчизнеGlory to the Fatherland1948-49Originally conceived as a concerto for a cappella chorus based on texts by Mikhail Golodniy
5A majorПасторальнаяPastoral1956
6ПраздничнаяFestive1969
Kosaku YamadaF majorかちどきと平和Triumph and Peace1912
舞踏交響曲『マグダラのマリア』"Choreographic Symphony "Mary Magdalene"1916-18After sketches from an unrealise ballet
交響曲『明治頌歌』Symphony "Inno Meiji"1921
長唄交響曲『鶴亀』Nagauta Symphony "Tsurukane"1934
Viktor Kalabis2Sinfonia PacisSymphony of Peace1961-62
5Fragment1975-76
Arnold BaxSpring Fire1913Mixture of a symphony and a symphonic poem
Alan Bush2G majorThe Nottingham Symphony1949
3The Byron Symphony1959-60
4Lascaux Symphony1982-83
Mikis Theodorakis1Proti Simfonia1948-54
2Song of the Earth1980-82
4Of the Choral Odes1986-87
5Spring Symphony1978-84
Borys Lyatoshynsky1B minorМир переможе війнуPeace will Defeat War1951, rev 1954Name removed in the revision by political pressures
5C majorСлов'янськаSlavonic1965-66
Zhu Jian'er3西藏Tibet1988
46.4.2-11990
63Y1992-94
7天籁、地籁、人籁Sounds of Paradise, Earth & Mankind1994
8求索Seeking1994
10江雪River Snow1997-98Based on the poem by Liu Zongyuan
Jesús Rueda1LaberintoLabyrinth2000
2Acerca del LímiteAbout/On the Limit2001
3LuzLight2004-08
4JulioJuly2017
5NaufragiosShipwrecks2018-19
6Huida a las TinieblasFlight Into Darkness2020
7Visiones NórdicasNordic Visions2021
8ElegíacaElegiac2021
9Oblivion2022
10La Era RealThe Real/Royal Era2022
11El CaminoThe Way2023
12Oceana 2023
13Memoria y DeseoMemory and Desire2024

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  1. Inge Ute Brunner, Walter Szmolyan (1989) Das Porträt
  2. Book: https://books.google.com/books?id=47irDwAAQBAJ&dq=radames+gnattali+sinfonia+popular&pg=PP74. The Music of Antônio Carlos Jobim. 2019. Peter Freeman. Intellect Books Limited. 20 November 2022. 2. 9781783209385 .
  3. Web site: Message Symphony, Op.30 (Khan, Hidayat Inayat). IMSLP. 6 January 2022.
  4. Book: The Cambridge Companion to the Symphony. 24 December 2022. 66. David Brodbeck. Julian Horton. 2013. 9780521884983. Cambridge University Press.
  5. Book: Extreme Exoticism: Japan in the American Musical Imagination. W. Anthony Sheppard. 289. Oxford University Press. 9780190072704. 2019.
  6. Book: Musical News. 379. 1894. London Publishing Office – 130 Fleet Street. 7.
  7. Web site: ROSSEAU Norbert (1907–1975). https://web.archive.org/web/20220320000139/https://matrix-new-music.be/en/publications/flemish-composers-database/rosseau-norbert/. 20 March 2022. Kristien Heirman. 2018. matrix-new-music.be/. MATRIX New Music Centre . 3 August 2022.
  8. Book: A History of Russian Music. 247. University of California Press. 9780520248250. 20 February 2006. Francis Maes. The book was originally published in Russian in 1996, it was translated by Arnold Pomerans and Erica Pomerans in 2006.
  9. Book: The Harvard Concise Dictionary of Music and Musicians. 30 October 2002. Harvard University Press. Don Michael Randel. 9780674255722.
  10. Web site: SORO, E.: Sinfonía romántica / Danza fantástica / 3 Aires chilenos / Andante appassionato (Chile Symphony, Domínguez). Naxos. 4 January 2022.
  11. Book: https://books.google.com/books?id=bxOQhipExo4C&dq=Viktor+Ullmann+symphony+1&pg=PT126. 3. Philadelphia Maestros. Phyllis Rodriquez-Peralta. 2009. 9781592134892. Temple University Press.
  12. Book: A Critical History of New Music in China. Jingzhi Liu. Chinese University Press. 20 July 2010. 9789629969707. 328.
  13. Book: Bonner Katalog: Verzeichnis reversgebundener musikalischer Aufführungsmateriale. Walter de Gruyte. 23 October 2017. 523. West Deutsches Musikarchiv. 9783111646091 . 20 May 2022.