title: List of compositions by Stanisław Moniuszko
text: # List of compositions by Stanisław Moniuszko
  
  This is a list of compositions by Stanisław Moniuszko.
  
  ## Stage works
  
  ### Operettas
  
  | Work | Form | Composed | Libretto | Première |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Biuraliści (The Bureaucrats) | operetta in one act | c. 1835 | I F Skarbeck | unperformed |
  | Nocleg w Apeninach (A Night in the Apennines) | operetta in one act | c. 1837-9 | A Fredro | Vilnius, 1839 |
  | Cudowna woda (The Miraculous Water) | operetta in two acts, lost except overture | 1840-1 | | |
  | Ideał, czyli Nowe Precjoza (Perfection, or The New Preciosa) | operetta in two acts | c. 1841 | O Milewski | Vilnius, 1840 |
  | Karmaniol, czyli Francuzi lubią żartować (Carmagnole, or The French Like Joking) | operetta | c. 1840-1 | O Milewski (after Théaulon de Torges and E Jaime) | unperformed |
  | Nowy Don Kichot, czyl Sto szaleństw (The New Don Quixote, or 100 Follies) | operetta in three acts | 1841 | A Fredro (after M de Cervantes) | Lwów 1849 Warsaw, 1923 |
  | Żółta szlafmyca (The Yellow Nightcap) | operetta | c. 1841 | F Zablocki | lost |
  | Loteria (The Lottery) | operetta in one act | c. 1842-3 | O Milewski | Minsk, 1843 |
  | Cyganie (The Gypsies) (revised as Jawnuta 1860) | operetta | c. 1852 | F D Kniaźnin | Vilnius, 20 May 1852 |
  | Beata | operetta in one act | c. 1870-1 | Jan Chęciński | Warsaw, 2 February 1872 |
  | Pobór rekrutów (Conscription) | operetta | 1842 | Vintsent Dunin-Martsinkyevich | lost |
  
  ### Operas
  
  | Work | Form | Composed | Libretto | Première |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Halka | opera in two acts, later enlarged to four acts | c. 1847–8 & 1857 | Włodzimierz Wolski (after Kazimierz Władysław Wójcicki) | Vilnius, 1 January 1848 |
  | Sielanka (Idyll) | opera in two acts | c. 1848? | Vintsent Dunin-Martsinkyevich | Minsk, 9 February 1852 |
  | Betty | comic opera in two acts | c. 1852 | F Schober (after Scribe and Mélesville) | Vilnius, 20 May 1852 |
  | Flis (The Raftsman) | opera in one act | c. 1858 | S Boguslawski | Warsaw, 24 September 1858 |
  | Rokiczana (The King of Peasants) | incomplete | c. 1859 | J Korzeniowski | unperformed |
  | Hrabina (The Countess) | opera in three acts | c. 1859 | Włodzimierz Wolski | Warsaw, 7 February 1860 |
  | Jawnuta | opera in two acts | c. 1860 | | Warsaw 5 June 1860 |
  | Verbum nobile | opera in one act | c. 1860 | Jan Chęciński | Warsaw, 1 January 1861 |
  | Straszny Dwór (The Haunted Manor) | opera in four acts | c. 1861–4 | Jan Chęciński (after Kazimierz Władysław Wójcicki) | Warsaw, 28 September 1865 |
  | Paria | opera in three acts with prologue | c. 1859–69 | Jan Chęciński (after a play by Delavigne) | Warsaw, 11 December 1869 |
  | Trea | incomplete | c. 1872 | J Jasiński after a Femish legend | unperformed |
  | Nowy dziedzic (The New Landlord) | incomplete | undated | | unperformed |
  | Sen wieszcza (The Seer's Dream) | incomplete | undated | Władysław Syrokomla after J B Rosier and A de Leuven | unperformed |
  | Walka muzyków (The Musicians' Struggle) | incomplete | undated | Vintsent Dunin-Martsinkyevich | lost |
  
  ### Ballet
  
  * Monte Christo, after Alexandre Dumas (1866)
  * Na kwaterunku (On the Billet) (1868)
  * Figle szatana (Satan's Tricks aka Devil's Frolics) (1870)
  * Merry Wives of Windsor (c. 1849), ballet music composed for the opera of Otto Nicolai
  
  ### Theatre
  
  * Kasper Hauser (1843), melodrama by Auguste Anicet-Bourgeois and d'Ennery. First performance: Minsk, November 18, 1843
  * Sabaudka (Savoyardess or the Mother's Blessing) melodrama in 5 acts by d'Ennery and Lemoine. First performance: Vilnius, May 6, 1845
  * Hamlet. Shakespeare's tragedy. First performance: Warsaw, March 24, 1871
  * Zbojcy (Die Rauber). Schiller's tragedy. First performance: Warsaw 1870 and 1871
  * Hans Mathis, drama (1872). Finished by Adam Munchheimer
  * Karpaccy gorale, drama by J. Korzeniowski
  
  ## Vocal
  
  ### Cantatas
  
  | Work | Form | Composed | Text | Première |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Milda | cantata for solo voices, mixed choir and orchestra | 1848 | J.I. Kraszewski, after Witolorauda | Vilnius, 18 December 1848 |
  | Nijoła (Wundyny | cantata for solo voices, mixed choir and orchestra | after 1848 | partly from Witolorauda | Vilnius, 8 March 1852 |
  | Florian Szary (The Grey) | ballad from unfinished opera Rokiczana for baritone solo, choir and orchestra | 1858-9 | J. Korzeniowski | Warsaw, 16 December 1860 |
  | Widma (The Ghosts) | cantata for solo voices, mixed choir and orchestra | before 1859 | Adam Mickiewicz, after Dziady (The Forefathers) | Warsaw, 1865 |
  | Sonety krymskie (Crimean Sonnets) | cantata (8 sonnets) for solo voices, mixed choir and orchestra | 1867 | Adam Mickiewicz | Warsaw, 16 February 1868 |
  | Pani Twardowska | ballad for solo voices, choir and orchestra | 1869 | Adam Mickiewicz | Warsaw, December 1869 |
  | Kurmine | cantata | unfinished | | |
  
  ### Sacred
  
  **Masses and litanies**
  
  | Work | Form | Composed | Text | Première |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Litanie ostrobramskie (Litanies of Ostra Brama) No.1 in F major | solo voices, mixed choir, organ and orchestra | 1843 | Litaniae Lauretanae (Latin) | |
  | Litanie ostrobramskie (Litanies of Ostra Brama) No.2 in F major | solo voices, mixed choir, organ and orchestra | 1849 | Litaniae Lauretanae (Latin) | |
  | Pieśni żałobne do mszy świętej za dusze zmarłych (Polish funeral mass) in D minor | solo voices, mixed choir and organ | 1850 ca. | Alojzy Feliński | |
  | Polish Mass in E minor | female choir (2 sopranos, alto) and organ | 1855 | A.E. Odyniec (Polish), Achilles Bonoldi (Latin) | |
  | Polish Mass in A minor | female choir (soprano, alto) and organ | 1856 ca. | A.E. Odyniec | 1857 or earlier |
  | Litanie ostrobramskie (Litanies of Ostra Brama) No.3 in E minor | solo voices, mixed choir, organ and orchestra | before 1854 | Litaniae Lauretanae (Latin) | |
  | Litanie ostrobramskie (Litanies of Ostra Brama) No.4 in C major | solo voices, mixed choir, organ and orchestra | 1855 | Litaniae Lauretanae (Latin) | |
  | Latin Mass in E-flat major | solo voices, mixed choir, organ and string quintet | 1865 | Latin | Warsaw, 26 November 1865 |
  | Latin Mass in D-flat major | solo voices, mixed choir, organ and string quintet | 1870 | Latin | Warsaw, September/October 1871 |
  | Msza żałobna (Funeral Mass) in G minor | solo voices, mixed choir, organ | 1871 ca. | Requiem (Latin) | |
  | Polish Mass in B-flat major "Piotrowinska" (Piotrowin Mass) | solo voices, mixed choir and organ | 1872 | Józef Wojewódzki | Warsaw, 19 May 1872 |
  
  **Minor works**
  
  | Work | Form | Composed | Text | Première |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Oto drzewo krzyza (Ecce lignum crucis) | motet for baritone solo, mixed choir and organ | 1872 | Latin or Polish translation by M. Kotarbinski | Warsaw, 29 March 1872 |
  | Modlitwa Panska "Ojcze nasz" in E minor (The Lord's Prayer "Our Father") | 4-part mixed choir and orchestra or organ | | | Warsaw, 17 June 1859 |
  | Psalm "Ne memineris" | solo voices, mixed choir, organ and string quintet | | Latin | |
  | Psalm "Vide humilitatem meam" | mixed choir, sting quintet and organ | | Polish | |
  | Requiem aeternam | 11 solo voices, mixed choir and orchestra | | | |
  
  ### Songs
  
  More than 300, listing the most popular:
  
  * Chochlik (The Imp). Text by A.E. Odyniec
  * Czaty (The Ambush), ballad. Text by A. Mickiewicz. Also in a version with orchestra
  * Czarny krzyżyk (The Little Black Cross). Text by Bruno Bielawski.
  * Dziad i baba (The Old Man and The Old Woman). Text by J.I. Kraszewski
  * Dziadek i babka (Grandpa and Grandma). Text by P. Jankowski
  * Entuzjasta (The Enthusiast). Text by J. Prusinowski
  * Kozak (Cossack). Also known as Tam na gorze jawor stoi
  * Kum i kuma (Chums). Text by J. Czeczot
  * Łzy (Tears). Text by A.E. Odyniec
  * Maciek. Text by T. Lenartowicz
  * Magda karczmarka (Magda, the Innkeeper). Also known as W pustej karczmie Magda siedzi, ballad. Text by E. Sztyrmer
  * Nad Nidą (On Nida River). Text by Włodzimierz Wolski
  * Panicz i dziewczyna (The Young Master and The Girl). Also known as W gaiku zielonym. Text by A.E. Odyniec
  * Pieśń wieczorna (The Song at Dusk). Also known as Po nocnej rosie. Text by W. Syrokomla
  * Piosnka żołnierza (Soldier's Song). Also known as Już matka zasnęła. Text by J. Korzeniowski
  * Polna różyczka (The Little, Field Rose). Text by J. Grajnert
  * Powrót taty (Father's Return). Text by A. Mickiewicz
  * Prząśniczka (The Spinner). Text by J. Czeczot. Also in a version with orchestra
  * Rozmowa (Conversation). Also known as Kochanko moja, na co nam rozmowa. Text by A. Mickiewicz
  * Rybka (The Fish). Text by A. Mickiewicz
  * Świerszcz (The Cricket). Text by J.N. Kaminski
  * Świtezianka (The Nymph of Lake Switez). Text by A. Mickiewicz
  * Tren X (Lament No. X). Also known as Urszulo moja wdzieczna. Text by J. Kochanowski
  * Trzech Budrysów (Three Budryses). Text by A. Mickiewicz. Also in a version with orchestra
  * Trzy śpiewy: Niepewnosc, Pieszczotka, Sen (Three Chants: Uncertainty, Cuddlesome One, Dream). Text by A. Mickiewicz. German translation Blankensee
  * Wilija (Christmas Eve). Text by A. Mickiewicz
  * Znaszli ten kraj (Do You Know Such Land). Text by A. Mickiewicz, after J. W. Goethe
  
  ## Instrumental
  
  ### Chamber
  
  * String quartet no.1 in D minor (1839)
  * String quartet no.2 in F major (before 1840)
  
  ### Organ
  
  * Organ compositions on the themes of church songs, among others Vespers and Song of Ostra Brama. Published: Warsaw, 1862.
  
  ### Piano
  
  * Fraszki (Trifles). Two books. Published: Vilnius, 1843
  * Nocturne in A-flat major. Published: Vilnius, 1846
  * Mazurka in D major. Published: Vilnius, before 1846
  * Six Polonaises. Published: Vilnius, 1846
  * Polka in C major. Published: Warsaw, 1851
  * Polka, "Daniel". Published: Warsaw, 1852
  * Polka, "Gabirela". Published: Warsaw, 1855
  * "Spring" Polka. Published: Warsaw, 1860
  * Vilanelle in B flat major. Published: Warsaw, 1851
  * Three Waltzes. Published: Warsaw, 1852
  * "Wedding" Mazurka. Published: Warsaw, 1872
  * Kolysanka (Cradle Song) in D major. Published: Warsaw, 19 March 1872
  * Piano transcriptions of opera fragments and of works by other composers, among others Six Polonaises of Michal Oginski. Published: Warsaw, before 1858
  * Original compositions and transcriptions for piano duet
  
  ### Symphonic
  
  * Bajka (Fairytale), fantastic overture (1848). Two versions. First performed: Vilnius, 1 May 1848
  * Kain, overture (1856). First performance: St. Petersburg, March 1856
  * War Overture. First performance: Vilnius, 19 March 1857
  * Polonez koncertowy (concert polonaise) in A major, for large orchestra (1866)
  * Polonez obywatelski, civic polonaise in F major (after 1863)
  