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Shostakovich is credited with the composition of 209 pieces of music. Excluding transcriptions and orchestrations, he wrote 133 original works.

Symphonic Pieces [62]

  • 15 symphonies
  • 6 concertos
    2 for piano; 2 for violin; 2 for cello
  • 27 suites
    Including 2 suites for jazz orchestra (1934 and 1938)
  • 15 other symphonic works
    Notably: Festival Overture (1954)
  • 14 orchestrations

Dramatic Pieces [61]

  • 7 operas
  • 5 ballets
  • 36 film scores
  • 13 incidental music scores (i.e. for live theatre)

Chamber Music [44]

  • 16 works for string quartet
  • 16 works for solo piano
  • 12 other chamber works

Vocal Works [42]

  • 14 choral works
  • 28 works for solo voice

For further detail, please refer to Onno van Rijen’s online catalogue of works.


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Copyright © Brittany Welsh, 2007.
Photograph courtesy The Shostakovich Information Repository.