List of compositions by Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco

This is a list of compositions by Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco.

Piano

• Alghe, Op. 12 (1919)
• I Naveganti, Op. 13 (1919)
• Cipressi, Op. 17 (1920)
• Vitalba e Biancospino, Fiaba Silvana, Op. 21 (1921)
• Epigrafe, Op. 25 (1922)
• Crinoline (1929)
• Evangélion. La storia di Gesù, narrata ai fainciulli in 28 piccoli pezzi per Piano (1949)

Violin

• Figaro. Concert-Rhapsodie on Rossini's Barber of Seville
• Sea Murmurs
• From the set of Greeting Cards, Op. 170 (1960?)^[1]
  • Intermezzo on the Name of Harvey Siegal, Op. 170, No. 23
  • Valse bluette on the Name of Erick Friedman, Op. 170, No. 24
  • Hungarian serenade on the Name of Miklós Rózsa, Op. 170, No. 25 (Nos. 23, 24, 25 for violin and piano)
• Alt Wien

Cello

• I Nottambuli (Variazioni Fantastiche) for cello and piano, Op. 47 No. 1 (1927)
• Cello Sonata, Op. 50 (1928)
• Canto Ebraico for cello and piano, Op. 53 No. 3 (1928)
• Notturno Sull'Acqua for cello and piano, Op. 82a (1935)
• Scherzino for cello and piano, Op. 82b (1935)
• Toccata for cello and piano, Op. 83 (1935)
• Meditation 'Kol Nidre' for cello and piano, R111a (1947)
• Greeting Card: Valse on the Name of Gregor Piatigorsky for cello and piano, Op. 170 No. 3 (1954)^[1]

Organ

• Prelude on the Name of Frederick Tulan, Op. 170 (1954)
• Six Preludes for Organ on a Theme of Bruto Senigaglia (1962)

Oboe

• Concerto da camera, Op. 146a

Guitar

• Variazioni attraverso i secoli (Variations à travers les siècles), Op. 71 (1932)
• Sonata Hommage à Boccherini, Op. 77 (1934)
• Capriccio Diabolico (Hommage to Paganini), Op. 85a (1935)
• Tarantella, Op. 87a (1935)
• Aranci in fiore, Op. 87b (1935)
• Variations plaisantes sur un petit air populaire, Op. 95 (1937)
• Rondò, Op. 129 (1946)
• Suite, Op. 133 (1947)
• Preludio in forma di habanera (1954)
• Greeting Cards, Op. 170 (some are written for guitar, not all)
• Tre Preludi mediterranei, Op. 176 (1955)
• Escarramán, Op. 177 (1955)
• Passacaglia, Op. 180 (1956)
• Platero y Yo, Op. 190 for guitar and narrator (1960)
• Tre Preludi al Circeo, Op. 194
• 24 Caprichos de Goya, Op. 195 (1961)
• Appunti, Op. 210 (unfinished, 1967–8)

Two guitars

• Sonata canonica, Op. 196 (1961)
• Les Guitares bien tempérées, Op. 199 (24 preludes and fugues in all 24 major and minor keys) (1962)
• Fuga Elegiaca

Chamber

• Signorine, Op. 10 for violin and piano (1918)
• Ritmi, Op. 15 for violin and piano (1920)
• 3 String Quartets, Opp. 69 in G, 139, 203 (manuscript)^[1]
• Sonata for Clarinet and Piano, Op. 128 (1945)
• Guitar Quintet (guitar and string quartet), Op. 143 (1950)
• Sonata in C minor for Viola and Cello, Op. 144 (1950?)^[1]
• Fantasia for Guitar and Piano, Op. 145 (1950)
• Aria for oboe, cello and guitar, Op. 146C, No. 3 (1950)
• Choral With Variations for 4 Horns in F, Op. 162 (1953)
• Suite 508 for Viola and Piano, Op. 170, No. 21 (from the set of "Greeting cards") (1960?)^[1]
• Ein Quartett-Satz on the name of Walter Arlen : from the set of "Greeting cards", Op. 170, No. 28 (1960)^[2][1]
• 2 Sonatas for Trumpet and Piano, Op. 179 (manuscript)^[1]
• Sonatina for Flute and Guitar, Op. 205 (1965)^[1]
• Eclogues, for flute, English horn & guitar, Op. 206 (1965)
• Sonata for Cello and Harp, Op. 208 (1967)

Orchestral – Overtures

• Overture: La Bisbetica domata (The Taming of the Shrew), Op. 61 (1930)
• Overture: La Dodicesima notte (Twelfth Night), Op. 73 (1933)
• Overture: Il Mercante di Venezia (The Merchant of Venice), Op. 76 (1933)
• Overture: Giulio Cesare (Julius Caesar), Op. 78 (1934)
• Overture: Il Racconto d'inverno (The Winter's Tale), Op. 80 (1935)
• Overture: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 108 (1940)
• Overture: King John, Op. 111 (1941)
• Overture: Antony and Cleopatra, Op. 134 (1947)
• Overture: The Tragedy of Coriolanus, Op. 135 (1947)
• Overture: Much Ado about Nothing, Op. 164 (1953)
• Overture: As You Like It, Op. 166 (1953)

Concertante

• Violin
  • Violin Concerto No. 1, Op. 31 Concerto italiano
  • Violin Concerto No. 2, Op. 66 I Profeti (The Prophets; for Jascha Heifetz)

• Piano
  • Concerto for Piano No. 1 in G minor, Op. 46 (1927)
  • Concerto for Piano No. 2 in F major, Op. 92 (1936–7)
  • Four Dances from 'Love's Labours Lost' for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 167 (1953)

• Cello
  • Cello Concerto in G minor, Op. 72 (1933; for Gregor Piatigorsky)

• Harp
  • Concertino for Harp and Chamber Orchestra, op. 93

• Guitar
  • Guitar Concerto No. 1 in D major, Op. 99 (1939)
  • Serenade, for guitar and orchestra, Op. 118
  • Guitar Concerto No. 2 in C major, Op. 160 (1953)
  • Concerto for Two Guitars, Op. 201 (1962)

Operas

• La Mandragola (prologue & 2 acts, after Niccolò Machiavelli), Op. 20, 1920–23, Venice, Fenice, May 1926; revision in 2 acts in German, Wiesbaden, Staatsoper, 1928
• All's Well that Ends Well (3 acts, after William Shakespeare), Op. 182; Italian translaton as Giglietta di Narbona, unperformed
• The Merchant of Venice (3 acts, after Shakespeare), Op. 181, 1956; as Il mercante di Venezia, Florence, Comunale, 25 May 1961; in original English version: Los Angeles, Shrine Auditorium, 13 April 1966
• Saul (3 acts, after V. Alfieri), Op. 191, 1958–60, unperformed
• The Importance of Being Ernest (comic opera, 3 acts, after Oscar Wilde), Op. 198, 1961–2, RAI, 1972; staged: New York, La Guardia, 22 Feb 1975

Ballet

• Bacco in Toscana (after F. Redi), Op. 39, 2 solo vv, chorus, orch, 1925-6, Milan, 1931
• Pesce turchino, Florence, 1937 (after piano piece La sirenetta e il pesce turchino)
• Bas-relief: La Reine Nefertiti, 1937 (Paris, 1938)
• The Birthday of the Infanta (Wilde), Op. 115, 1942 (New Orleans, 1947)
• The Octoroon Ball (K. Dunham), Op. 136, 1947–9

Vocal

• Stelle Cadenti (Shooting Star). Cycle of 12 songs in Italian for voice and piano (1919)
• Sei odi di Orazio (Six Odes of Horatius) for voice and piano (1930)
• Naomi and Ruth, Op. 27 (1947). Cantata for soprano, women's chorus and orchestra
• Sacred Service for the Sabbath Eve, Op. 122 (1943) for tenor, baritone, speaker, organ and orchestra
• "Morning in Iowa", for voice, accordion, banjo, clarinet, double bass, percussion
• Vogelweide, Op. 186 (1959) for baritone and guitar
• Memorial Service for the Departed, Op. 192 (1960)
• The Divan of Moses Ibn Ezra, for soprano and guitar (1966)

Choral

• Lecho Dodi, Op. 90, for mixed choir and cantor
• Romancero gitano, Op. 152, for mixed choir and guitar
• Sacred Service for Sabbath Eve, Op. 122, for baritone, mixed choir and organ

Film music^[3]

Credited contributions (full list of the 11 scores that were credited to the composer)

• 1. The Return of the Vampire (Lew Landers, 1943)
• 2. The Black Parachute (Lew Landers, 1944)
• 3. She's a Soldier Too (William Castle, 1944)
• 4. And Then There Were None (René Clair, 1945)
• 5. Time Out of Mind (Robert Siodmak, 1947)
• 6. The Loves of Carmen (Charles Vidor, 1948)
• 7. Rogues of Sherwood Forest (Gordon Douglas, 1950)
• 8. The Brave Bulls (Robert Rossen, 1951)
• 9. Mask of the Avenger (Phil Karlson, 1951)
• 10. The Brigand (Phil Karlson, 1952)
• 11. The Long Wait (Victor Saville, 1954)

Uncredited contributions as "composer of original music" (selected)

• The Stars Look Down (Carol Reed, 1940) <US version>
• Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Victor Fleming, 1941)
• Rage in Heaven (W.S. Van Dyke, 1941)
• The Affairs of Martha (Jules Dassin, 1942)
• Vendetta <short> (Joseph M. Newman, 1942)
• Somewhere I'll Find You (Wesley Ruggles, 1942)
• A Yank at Eton (Norman Taurog, 1942)
• White Cargo (Richard Thorpe, 1942)
• Reunion in France (Jules Dassin, 1942)
• Keeper of the Flame (George Cukor, 1942)
• Journey for Margaret (W. S. Van Dyke, 1942)
• Mr. Blabbermouth! <short> (1942)
• Tortilla Flat (Victor Fleming, 1942)
• Fingers at the Window (1942)
• Harrigan's Kid (1943)
• DuBarry Was a Lady (Roy Del Ruth, 1943)
• Bataan (Tay Garnett, 1943)
• Lassie Come Home (Fred M. Wilcox, 1943)
• Whistling in Brooklyn (S. Sylvan Simon, 1943)
• The Cross of Lorraine (Tay Garnett, 1943)
• Forgotten Treasure (Basil Wrangell, 1943)
• Hitler's Madman (Douglas Sirk, 1943)
• Above Suspicion (Richard Thorpe, 1943)
• Plan for Destruction (Edward Cahn, 1943)
• In Our Time (Vincent Sherman, 1944)
• The Heavenly Body (Alexander Hall, 1944)
• Gaslight (George Cukor, 1944)
• Mr. Winkle Goes to War (Alfred E. Green, 1944)
• The Canterville Ghost (Jules Dassin, 1944)
• Secret Command (A. Edward Sutherland, 1944)
• Mrs. Parkington (Tay Garnett, 1944)
• Gentle Annie (Andrew Marton, 1944)
• Dancing in Manhattan (1944)
• Sergeant Mike (Henry Levin, 1944)
• The Mark of the Whistler (William Castle, 1944)
• Barbary Coast Gent (Roy Del Ruth, 1944)
• Address Unknown (William Cameron Menzies, 1944)
• Rationing (Willis Goldbeck, 1944)
• Two-Man Submarine (Lew Landers, 1944)
• Main Street After Dark (Edward L. Cahn, 1945)
• The Picture of Dorian Gray (Albert Lewin, 1945)
• Without Love (Harold S. Bucquet, 1945)
• The Clock (Vincente Minnelli, 1945)
• Son of Lassie (Sylvan Simon, 1945)
• The Valley of Decision (Tay Garnett, 1945)
• Bewitched (Arch Oboler, 1945)
• The Hidden Eye (Richard Whorf, 1945)
• Our Vines Have Tender Grapes (Roy Rowland, 1945)
• I Love a Mystery (Henry Levin, 1945)
• The Crime Doctor's Courage (1945)
• The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry (Robert Siodmak, 1945)
• Voice of the Whistler (William Castle, 1945)
• Prison Ship (Arthur Dreifuss, 1945)
• A Letter for Evie (Jules Dassin, 1946)
• Bad Bascomb (Sylvan Simon, 1946)
• Undercurrent (Vincente Minnelli, 1946)
• Night Editor (Henry Levin, 1946)
• Dangerous Business (D. Ross Lederman, 1946)
• Courage of Lassie (Fred M. Wilcox, 1946)
• Shadowed (John Sturges, 1946)
• Desire Me (George Cukor, 1947)

Uncredited contributions as "composer of stock music" (selected)

• Seven Sweethearts (Frank Borzage, 1942)
• Cry of the Werewolf (Henry Levin, 1944)
• Manhunt of Mystery Island (Spencer Gordon Bennet, Yakima Canutt, Wallace Grissell, 1945)
• Escape in the Fog (Budd Boetticher, 1945)
• The Adventures of Rusty (Paul Burnford, 1945)
• My Name Is Julia Ross (Joseph H. Lewis, 1945)
• Just Before Dawn (William Castle, 1946)
• Mysterious Intruder (William Castle, 1946)
• The Man Who Dared (John Sturges, 1946)
• The Unknown (Henry Levin, 1946)
• Bulldog Drummond at Bay (Sidney Salkow, 1947)
• The Millerson Case (George Archainbaud, 1947)
• Key Witness (D. Ross Lederman, 1947)
• Alias a Gentleman (Harry Beaumont, 1948)
• The Return of the Whistler (D. Ross Lederman, 1948)
• The Gentleman from Nowhere (William Castle, 1948)
• The Stratton Story (Sam Wood, 1949)
• Batman and Robin <serial> (Spencer Gordon Bennet, 1949)
• Brave Warrior (Spencer Gordon Bennet, 1952)
• Cripple Creek (Ray Nazarro, 1952)
• Captain Pirate (Ralph Murphy, 1952)
• Desperate Search (Joseph H. Lewis, 1952)
• Man in the Dark (Lew Landers, 1953)
• Serpent of the Nile (William Castle, 1953)
• Cry of the Hunted (Joseph H. Lewis, 1953)
• Siren of Bagdad (Richard Quine, 1953)
• Big Leaguer (Robert Aldrich, 1953)
• Charge of the Lancers (William Castle, 1954)
• Battle of Rogue River (William Castle, 1954)
• Drums of Tahiti (William Castle, 1954)
• Cannibal Attack (Lee Sholem, 1954)
• Creature with the Atom Brain (Edward L. Cahn, 1955)
• Devil Goddess (Spencer G. Bennet, 1955)
• The Crooked Web (Nathan Juran, 1955)
• The Werewolf (Fred F. Sears, 1956)
• Earth vs. the Flying Saucers (Fred F. Sears, 1956)
• Zombies of Mora Tau (Edward L. Cahn, 1957)
• The Guns of Fort Petticoat (George Marshall, 1957)
• Hellcats of the Navy (Nathan Juran, 1957)
• The Giant Claw (Fred F. Sears, 1957)
• 20 Million Miles to Earth (Nathan H. Juran, 1957)
• Stop! Look! and Laugh! (Don Appell, Louis Brandt, Jules White, 1960)
• The Love Machine (Jack Haley, Jr., 1971)

See Also

The Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco Papers Collection in the Library of Congress containing a complete list of works and writings.

References

1. See Finding Aid to the Castelnuovo-Tedesco Papers at the Library of Congress (PDF)
2. Manuscript dates Sept.18-19, 1960. See OCLC 228909831 - manuscript description at Worldcat.
3. Internet Movie Database