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Sigfrid Karg-Elert

1877 – 1933 56 years · born in Germany
113 works
130 versions & arrangements
Early 20th century period

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3 Sonatinas

Harmonium Sonatas Early 20th century
Op. 14

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113 works of Karg-Elert on Octoopus, by form.

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Arabesques
Op. 5 Arabeske 1 version
Bagatelles 2 works
Op. 17 5 Bagatellen 1 version
Op. 77 Poetische Bagatellen 1 version
Boleros
Op. 19 Die Kunstreiterin C major 1905 · 1 version
Canzoni 2 works
Op. 85 3 Sinfonische Kanzonen 1 version
Op. 114 Sinfonische Kanzone 1917 · 2 versions
Character pieces 3 works
Op. 32 7 Characteristic Pieces 1903 · 2 versions 20 min
Op. 76 Intarsien 1 version
Op. 86 10 Charakteristische Tonstücke 1 version 50 min
Chorales 3 works
Op. 65 Choral-Improvisationen für Orgel 1906 · 3 versions
Op. 75 Funerale and 3 Chorale Improvisations 1912 · 1 version
Op. 87 3 Symphonic Chorals 1 version
Duets 2 works
Op. 35 Poesien 1906 · 1 version 30 min
Teo von Oberndorff, Op. 2 Easy Duets for Harmonium and Piano 1 version
Fantasias
Op.39a (Harmonium), Op.39b (Organ) Phantasie und Fuge, Op.39 D major 1905 · 2 versions
Fugues 2 works
Op. 73 Chaconne and Fugue Trilogy 1 version
Op. 150 Passacaglia and Fugue on B-A-C-H 1932 · 1 version
Improvisations 2 works
Op. 34 Improvisation E major 2 versions
W 17 Improvisation on 'Nearer, My God, to Thee' F major 3 versions
Interludes 2 works
W 13 14 Interludes in Different Keys 1911 · 1 version
3 Modal Interludes 1 version
Lieder 3 works
Op. 4 3 Lieder 1900 · 1 version
Op. 11 8 Lieder 1898 · 1 version
Op. 111 6 Kriegslieder im Volkston 1 version
Masses
W 7a Graduale C minor 1 version
Partitas 5 works
Op. 37 Partita D major 3 versions
Op. 89 Partita No.1 for Solo Violin 1 version
Op. 100 Partita in E major 1 version
Op. 113 Partita 1 version
Op. 151 Partita retrospettiva III 1 version
Passacaglias
Op. 25 Passacaglia for Harmonium E♭ minor 1903 · 2 versions 11 min
Praeambula
Op. 64 Preambulum festivum E♭ major 1 version
Quintets
Op. 30 Wind Quintet C minor 1 version 16 min
Rhapsodies
Op. 118 Exotische Rhapsodie C major 1917 · 1 version
Rondos
Op. 156 Rondo alla Campanella 1 version
Sacred hymns
Op. 81 Nearer, My God, to Thee C major 1 version
Sacred songs 2 works
Op. 47 Tröstungen 1918 · 1 version
Op. 66 3 Geistliche Gesänge 1905 · 1 version
Secular choruses
Op. 59 7 Frauenchöre 1 version
Sonatas 14 works
Op. 14 3 Sonatinas 1906 · 1 version
Op. 36 Harmonium Sonata No.1 B minor 2 versions
Op. 46 Harmonium Sonata No.2 B♭ minor 1909 · 2 versions 40 min
Op. 50 Piano Sonata No.1 F♯ minor 1904 · 1 version 35 min
Op. 67 3 Sonatinas for Piano 1 version
Op. 68 Violin Sonata 1914 · 1 version
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Op. 71 Cello Sonata No.1 A major 1 version
Op. 74 Organ Sonatina A minor 1909 · 1 version 20 min
Op. 88 Sonata No.1 for Solo Violin 1 version
Op. 105 Piano Sonata No.3 C♯ minor 1914 · 1 version 30 min
Op. 110 Sonata for Solo Clarinet 1 version
Op. 121 Flute Sonata B♭ major 1918 · 1 version 15 min
Op. 140 Sonata Appassionata 1917 · 1 version
Op.139b Clarinet Sonata No.2 1 version
Songs 11 works
Op. 12 6 Lieder im Volkston 1902 · 1 version
Op. 20 An die Getrennte 1 version
Op. 40 An mein Kind 1 version
Op. 43 2 Gedichte 1 version
Op. 52 8 Gedichte 1905 · 1 version
Op. 54 An mein Weib 1 version
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Op. 62 7 Gedichte 1 version
Op. 63 Impressions and Poems 1907 · 1 version
W 1 Es muss ein Wunderbares sein E♭ major 1893 · 1 version
W 10 Ein Maientag E♭ major 1909 · 1 version
W 33 3 Gedichte 1916 · 1 version
Studies 7 works
Op. 41 Etüden-Schule für Oboe 1 version
Op. 70 2 Tondichtungen 1 version
Op. 78 20 Prae- und Postludien 1 version
Op. 83 Leichte Pedalstudien für Orgel 1 version
Op. 95 Gradus ad Parnassum 1913 · 1 version
Op. 107 30 Caprices for Flute Solo 1 version
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opus 75(II) Homage to Händel, Op.75b 1922 · 1 version
Suites 4 works
Op. 7 Reisebilder 2 versions
Op. 21 Suite after Bizet's 'Jeux d'enfants' A minor 1902 · 1 version
Op. 69 Dekameron 1 version
Op. 135 Suite pointillistique G major 1919 · 1 version
Trios
Op. 49 No. 1 Trio for Oboe, Clarinet and English Horn D minor 1902 · 2 versions 15 min
Waltzes 2 works
Op. 16 Walzer-Capricen 1 version
Op. 45 Walzerszenen 1 version
Other works 35 works
Op. 10 6 Skizzen für Harmonium 1 version
Op. 18 Aus dem Norden 1903 · 1 version
Op. 22 2 Piano Pieces 1 version
Op. 23 4 Piano Pieces 1903 · 1 version 12 min
Op. 26 Kompositionen für Kunstharmonium 1 version
Op. 27 5 Aquarellen 1905 · 2 versions
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Op. 28 Scandinavische Weisen 1903 · 1 version
Op. 33 Monologe 2 versions
Op. 38 Aus meiner Schwabenheimat 1 version
Op. 48 2 Stücke 1 version
Op. 51 Aphorismen 1 version
Op. 58 Innere Stimmen 1918 · 1 version
Op. 64 Patina 1 version
Op. 72 3 Impressions for Organ 1 version 13 min
Op. 92 3 Pastels 1 version 20 min
Op. 96 7 Pastels from the Lake of Constance 1923 · 1 version
Op. 97 Hexameron 1 version
Op. 101 33 Portraits 1 version
Op. 102 12 Impressions for Harmonium 1 version
Op. 103 6 Romantic Pieces 1915 · 1 version
Op. 106 Cathedral Windows 1 version
Op. 107 7 Idyllen, Op.104 1914 · 1 version
Op. 108 3 Compositions for Organ 1923 · 1 version
Op. 127 Heidebilder 1 version 17 min
Op. 134 Impressions exotiques 1 version
Op. 141 Triptych 1 version
Op. 142 3 Orgelstücke 1930 · 1 version
Op. 142 Sempre Semplice 1 version
Op. 144 Kaleidoscope 1 version
Op. 145 Music for Organ 1 version
Op. 154 A Cycle of Eight Short Pieces for Organ 1 version
Op.139a Jugend B major 1919 · 1 version
W 8 Sequenz No.1 1908 · 1 version
W 12 (?) Sequenz No.2 C minor 1 version 7 min
Funerale C minor 1912 · 1 version

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