List of compositions for viola: A to B

• Vahram Babayan (born 1948)

Sonata for viola and piano, Op. 88 (1985)

Sonata for viola solo, Op. 127 (2000)

• Milton Babbitt (1916–2011)^[1]

Composition for viola and piano (1950); Associated Music Publishers Inc.

Mehr “Du” for soprano, viola and piano (1991); C. F. Peters

Play It Again, Sam for viola solo (1989); C. F. Peters

Soli e Duettini for violin and viola (1990); C. F. Peters

Triad for viola, clarinet and piano (1994); C. F. Peters

• Grażyna Bacewicz (1909–1969)^[1]

Concerto for viola and orchestra (1968); Polskie Wydawnictwo Muzyczne

Sonata for viola solo (1958); Polskie Wydawnictwo Muzyczne

• Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714–1788)^[1]

Solfeggietto; transcription for viola and piano by William Primrose; Carl Fischer

• Jan Bach (born 1937)

Eisteddfod, Variations and Penillion on the Welsh folk tune "Ymadawiad y Brenin" for flute, viola and harp (1972); Highgate Press; Galaxy Music Corporation; ECS Publishing

Lullaby for soprano, 3 violas and cello (1966); words by James Agee; Meadow Music

The Viola from People of Note for tenor and viola (1993); words by Laurence McKinney

• Johann Christian Bach (1735–1782)^[1]

Concerto in C minor for viola and string orchestra (published 1947); misattributed to J. C. Bach, but actually composed by Henri Casadesus

• Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach (1732–1795).^[2]

Concerto in E♭ major for piano, viola and orchestra, BR C44

• Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)^[1]

Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in B♭ major for 2 violas, 2 violas da gamba, cello, violone and continuo, BWV 1051 (1721)

Fantasia Cromatica (Chromatic Fantasy) for solo viola, BWV 903; original for harpsichord; transcription by Zoltán Kodály; Boosey & Hawkes

• P. D. Q. Bach (1807–1742?); see also Peter Schickele^[1]

Sonata for Viola Four Hands and Harpsichord, S. 440; Theodore Presser Co. 1971

• Wilhelm Friedemann Bach (1710–1784).^[2]

3 Duos for 2 violas, F60-62

Sonata in C minor for viola and harpsichord

• Alfred Bachelet (1864–1944)^[1]

Barcarolle nocturne et Petite histoire, 2 Pièces inséparables for cello (or viola, or violin) and orchestra (1927); Éditions Durand; United Music Publishers

• Sven-Erik Bäck (1919–1994)^[1]

Elegi for viola (or alto saxophone, or clarinet) and piano (1952); Edition Wilhelm Hansen

• Johann Georg Heinrich Backofen (1768–1830?)^[1]

Concertante for harp, viola and continuo ad libitum, Op. 8

• Ernst Bacon (1898–1990)

Koschatiana for cello or viola and piano (1945); after a song by Thomas Koschat; Delkas Music; Ernst Bacon Society

Peterborough, N.H., Suite (2 versions) for viola and piano (1952); Ernst Bacon Society

Sonata for viola and piano (1987); Ernst Bacon Society

• Nicolas Bacri (born 1961)

Cantilènes, Trois Chants for violin or viola and orchestra, Op. 29b (1988–1989); Éditions Durand

Chaconne, Duo No. 3 for violin and viola, Op. 30c (1990); Éditions Durand

Concerto Tenebroso "L'hiver" for oboe (or violin), viola and string orchestra, Op. 80 No. 3 (2009); Le Chant du Monde

Croisements, Duo No. 1 for violin and viola, Op. 9 (1983–1984); Éditions Durand

Deux Duos for 2 violas, Op. 6; Éditions Durand

1. Épisodes nocturnes (1982)
2. Threnos, 2 pièces funèbres (1987–1994)

Deux Lieder for viola and piano, Op. 3 (1981); Éditions Calao, Paris

Deux Sonatines opposées for clarinet (or viola, or alto saxophone) and piano, Op. 108 (2008–2009); Éditions Alphonse Leduc

1. Sonatina lirica
2. Sonatina lapidaria

Élégie for violin (or viola, or cello) and piano, Op. 75b (2002); Peer Music Classical

Folia, Chaconne symphonique for viola or cello and string orchestra, Op. 30b (1990); Éditions Durand

Lyric Interlude (A Study in Pastoral Style) for English horn (or flute, or clarinet, or viola) and piano, Op. 110b (2008)

Notturno funèbre for viola and piano (1986); Collection Panorama: Œuvres Contemporaines, Volume 1 (1987); Éditions Gérard Billaudot

Petite musique de nuit for alto saxophone (or clarinet, or viola) and piano, Op. 111 (2008); Éditions Gérard Billaudot

Quasi Variazioni, Divertissement "In Memoriam Paul Hindemith" for cello or viola and piano, Op. 27 (1989); Éditions Durand

Quatre Intermezzi, Duo No. 2 for violin and viola, Op. 16 (1984–1990); Éditions Durand

Requiem "In Memoriam Dmitri Chostakovitch" for viola or cello and string orchestra with flute and harp, Op. 23 (1987–1988); Éditions Durand

Sérénade No. 2: Cinq Improvisations d'après Fernand Verhesen for viola solo, alto flute, harp and vibraphone (or viola and piano), Op. 10 (1983); Éditions Durand

Sonata Variata for viola solo, Op. 70 (2000–2001); Peermusic Classical

Sonata da Camera for viola and piano, Op. 67 (1977, 1997–2000); Peermusic Classical

Sonate-Méditation for violin-baritone (or violin, or viola, or cello) solo (2008); Éditions Durand

Une Prière for viola and orchestra, Op. 52 (1994–1997); Éditions Durand

• Conrad Baden (1908–1989)

Concerto for viola and orchestra, Op. 99 (1973); Music Information Centre Norway

• Henk Badings (1907–1987)^[1]

Cavatina for viola and piano (1952); Donemus

Concerto for viola and string orchestra (1965); Donemus

Concerto for violin, viola and orchestra (1965); Donemus

Double Concerto for violin, viola and orchestra (1964); Donemus

Quempas for viola and organ (1967); Donemus

Sonata for viola and piano (1951); Donemus; C.F. Peters

Sonata for violin and viola (1928); Donemus

Trio III for 2 violins and viola (1945); Donemus

Trio V for flute, violin and viola (1947); Donemus

Trio IX for flute, viola and guitar (1962); Donemus

Trio X for alto flute, viola and harp (1977); Donemus

• August Baeyens (1895–1966)^[1]

Concerto for viola and orchestra, Op. 54 (1956); Editions Metropolis; CeBeDeM

• Simon Bainbridge (1952–2021)

Birthday Fragment for 4 violas (2006); Novello & Co.

Concerto for viola and orchestra (1976); United Music Publishers

Mobile for viola, flute, 2 clarinets and harp (1991, 1994); original version for English horn and piano; Novello & Co.

• Edgar Bainton (1880–1956)^[1]

Sonata for viola and piano (1922)

• Tadeusz Baird (1928–1981)^[1]

Concerto Lugubre for viola and orchestra (1975); Polskie Wydawnictwo Muzyczne; H. Litolff's Verlag/C.F. Peters

• Vladimir Bakaleinikov (1885–1953)^[1]

Aria for viola and piano (1935); Boosey & Hawkes

Concerto for viola and orchestra (1937)

Gavotte for viola and piano (1937); Belwin

Minuetto for viola and piano (1937); Boosey & Hawkes

• Claude Baker (born 1948)

Three Phantasy Pieces for viola and percussion (2003, revised 2005); Hal Leonard

• David Baker (1931–2016)

Concert Piece for viola and orchestra (1989); MMB Music

• Michael Conway Baker (born 1937)

Counterplay for viola and string orchestra, Op. 16 (1971); Evocation Publishing

Counterplay for viola and piano, Op. 18 (1973); Evocation Publishing

Duo Concertante for violin, viola and string orchestra, Op. 39 (1976); Evocation Publishing

Duo Concertante for violin, viola and string orchestra, Op. 144 (2008); Evocation Publishing

Passacaglia for violin, viola and piano, Op. 112 (1996); Evocation Publishing

Point No Point for viola and string orchestra, Op. 33 (1975); Evocation Publishing

• Leonardo Balada (born 1933)

Concerto for viola and wind ensemble (2009–2010); Beteca Music

• Osvaldas Balakauskas (born 1937)

Corrente for flute, viola and piano (2005); Lithuanian Music Information and Publishing Centre

Do nata for cello or viola and tape (1982); Polskie Wydawnictwo Muzyczne

Duo concertante for viola and piano (2007)

Medis ir paukštė (The Tree and the Bird) for viola and piano (1976); Lithuanian Music Information and Publishing Centre

Trio concertante for flute, viola and piano (2008); Lithuanian Music Information and Publishing Centre

• Sándor Balassa (1935–2021)

Dimenziók (Dimensions; Dimensioni) for flute and viola, Op. 8 (1966); Editio Musica Budapest

Fűzérke (Little Garland) for flute, viola and harp, Op. 51 (1994)

Hárfástrio (Harp Trio), Trio for violin, viola and harp, Op. 19 (1971); Editio Musica Budapest

Üdvözlet Violának (Greetings to Viola) for viola solo, Op. 90 (2005)

• George Balint [de] (1961–2019)

Înainte de rostire, Poem without Words for soprano, alto saxophone and viola (2008)

În faptul unei stări, Trio for oboe, viola and piano (2006)

Odată cu trecerea timpului, Trio for alto saxophone, viola and piano (2005)

• Claude Ballif (1924–2004)

Trio for flute, viola and harp, Op. 43 No. 1 (1969); Éditions Choudens

Solfeggietto for viola solo, Op. 36 No. 19 (1999); Éditions Durand

• Alain Bancquart (1934–2022)^[1]

Baroques for viola and orchestra (1973); Édition E.F.M.; United Music Publishers

Concerto for viola and orchestra (1965); Éditions Jobert

Duo for viola and harp (1985); Éditions Ricordi; United Music Publishers

Écorces I for violin and viola (published 1968); Éditions Jobert

Jeux pour lumière for violin, viola, cello and orchestra (1969); Éditions Jobert

Les Tarots d'Ulysse for soprano, tenor and baritone soloists, violin, viola and flute soli, children's chorus, percussion, synthesizers and tape (1984); Éditions Ricordi

Ma manière d'arbre II: Du lent sommeil des feuilles for viola and 10 instruments (1992); Éditions Ricordi; United Music Publishers

Pièce canonique en trio for viola and piano; Collection Panorama: Œuvres Contemporaines, Volume 1 (1987); Éditions Gérard Billaudot

Sonata for viola solo (1983); Éditions Ricordi

• Granville Bantock (1868–1946)^[1]

Sonata in F major "Colleen" for viola and piano (1919); J. & W. Chester

Sonata in B minor for viola and piano

• Seymour Barab (1921–2014)

Concertino for viola and string orchestra (1993); Seesaw Music

Concerto for viola and orchestra (1995); Seesaw Music

Duo for viola and cello (1993); Seesaw Music

Duo for viola and harp (2000); Seesaw Music

Duo for viola and orchestra; Seesaw Music

Duo [I] for viola and piano (1994); Seesaw Music

Duo II for viola and piano (1994); Seesaw Music

Duo III for viola and piano (1994); Seesaw Music

Duo for violin and viola (1994); Seesaw Music

Duo Concertante for 2 violas and woodwinds; Seesaw Music

Suite for clarinet, viola and piano (1994); Seesaw Music

Suite for viola, horn and piano (1994); Seesaw Music

Suite for flute, viola and piano (2000); Seesaw Music

Suite for viola and cello (1993); Seesaw Music

Trio for flute, viola and harp (1993); Seesaw Music

• İlhan Baran (born 1934)

Bir Bölümlü Sonatina (Sonatina in One Movement) for viola and piano (1965)

• George Barati (1913–1996)

Cantabile e Ritmico for viola and piano (1947); Peermusic

Duo I for flute and viola (1976); American Composers Alliance

Duo II for flute and viola (1977); American Composers Alliance

Spring Serenade for flute, viola and cello (1987); American Composers Alliance

Trio for flute, viola and guitar (1979?); American Composers Alliance

Trio Profundo for viola, cello and double bass (1990); American Composers Alliance

• Josef Bardanashvili – ברדנשווילי יוסף (born 1948)

Metamorphoses (מטמורפוזות) for viola and piano (1998); Israeli Music Center

Postludium (פוסטלודיום), Concerto for viola and chamber orchestra (2002); Israel Music Institute

• Vytautas Barkauskas (1931–2020)

Concerto for viola and chamber orchestra (1981); Sovetsky kompozitor; Schirmer Russian Music; Lithuanian Music Information and Publishing Centre

Duo Concertante for violin, viola and orchestra, Op. 122 (2004); Lithuanian Music Information and Publishing Centre

Duo Sonata for violin and viola (1984)

Eskizas (Sketch) for viola and piano (published 1988); Lithuanian Music Information and Publishing Centre

Toccamento No. 2 for viola solo, violin, cello and piano (1998); Lithuanian Music Information and Publishing Centre

Du monologai (Two Monologues) for viola solo, Op. 71 (1983, 2004); Lithuanian Music Information and Publishing Centre

• Michael Barkl (born 1958)

Coming Out, Fanfare for viola and double bass (1998); Australian Music Centre

Night Words for viola and piano (1977); Australian Music Centre

• Wayne Barlow (1912–1996)^[1]

Elegy for viola and piano (1967); L. Schwann

Intermezzo for viola and harp (1980)

• Milton Barnes (1931–2001)

Ballade for solo viola (1978); Canadian Music Centre

Canciones español for soprano, viola and piano (1997); Canadian Music Centre

Concerto for viola and orchestra (1977); Canadian Music Centre

Elizabethan Dances for viola and piano (1979); Canadian Music Centre

Harbord Street for flute, viola and harp (1991); Canadian Music Centre

Tango 99 for flute, viola and harp (2000); Canadian Music Centre

Classical Cat for flute, viola and harp (1999); Canadian Music Centre

Lament; Hymn Tune Pavane for viola and piano (1976); Canadian Music Centre

Lamentations of Jeremiah for viola solo (1959); Jaymar Music; Canadian Music Centre

Three Elizabethan Dances, Incidental Music for Romeo and Juliet for viola, guitar and percussion (1976); Canadian Music Centre

Vignette for Juliet, Incidental Music for Romeo and Juliet, Improvisation for viola, guitar and percussion (1976); Canadian Music Centre

• David Barnett (1907–1985)^[1]

Ballade for viola and piano, Op. 16 (1959); Oxford University Press

• Matthew Barnson (born 1979)

Nocturnes for viola, Hammond B3 organ and percussion (2002)

3 Pieces for viola solo (1997–1998)

Rounds for soprano and 2 violas (2006)

Seraph, Duo for violin and viola (2005)

4 Songs for voice and piano or viola (2004)

Tyger, Tyger for clarinet, viola and piano (2010)

• Bernard Barrell (1919–2005)

A Pageant of Pieces for viola and piano, Op. 100 (1982); Stainer & Bell

Partita for violin or viola solo, Op. 81 (1976); Barry Brunton Music Publishers

4 Party Pieces for viola and piano, Op. 114 (1987); Piper Publications

Soliloquy for cello (or violin, or viola, or clarinet) and piano, Op. 3 (1939)

• Joyce Howard Barrell (1917–1989)

Three Fours for viola and piano, Op. 45 (1986); Barry Brunton Music Publisher

• Richard Barrett (born 1959)

ecliptic for viola solo (2003); United Music Publishers

Nothing Elsewhere for viola solo (1987, revised 2005); United Music Publishers

• Odoardo Barri (1844–1920)^[1]

6 Morceaux de salon for violin or viola and piano (1890)

• Sergio Barroso (born 1946)

Concerto for viola and orchestra (1996); Canadian Music Centre

Sandunga for viola and tape (1998); Canadian Music Centre

Viola desnuda for viola solo (1995–1997); Canadian Music Centre

Viejas voces for viola and tape (1993–1994); Canadian Music Centre

• Gerald Barry (born 1952)

Concerto for viola and orchestra (2018–2019); Schott Music

• Jiří Bárta (1935–2012)

Concerto for viola, chamber string orchestra and piano (2001); Český Hudební Fond

• Lubor Bárta (1928–1972)^[1]

Concerto for viola and orchestra (1957); Český Hudební Fond

• Hans-Christian Bartel (1932–2014)^[1]

Concerto for viola and small orchestra (1963); Breitkopf und Härtel

• Pierre Bartholomée (born 1937)

Aria andante for viola, harp and piano (2010); Quindicesima Publishing

Et j'ai vu l'âme sur un fil...elle dansait for flute, viola and harp (2000); Quindicesima Publishing

Face à face for viola solo (2009); Quindicesima Publishing

Sonata for viola and piano (2003–2004); Quindicesima Publishing

Trois Pôles entrelacés for viola and harp soloists, English horn, bass clarinet, contrabassoon and 2 horns (1985); Éditions Salabert

• Béla Bartók (1881–1945)

Bagatelle for viola and piano, Op. 6 No. 2, Sz. 38 (1908); original for piano; transcription by Vadim Borisovsky

44 Duets for 2 violas, Sz. 98, BB104 (1931–1932); original for 2 violins; adaptation by William Primrose; Boosey & Hawkes

An Evening in the Village (Este a székelyekél) and Slovak Peasant's Dance (Tót legények tánca) for viola and piano (1924); transcription by Károly Váczi; Editio Musica Budapest

Concerto for viola and orchestra, Sz. 120, BB128 (1945); completed in 1949 by Tibor Serly

• Bruno Bartolozzi (1911–1980)^[1]

Andamenti for viola solo (1967); Edizioni Suvini Zerboni

Musica per Piero for 2 violas (1971); Edizioni Suvini Zerboni

• Jan Zdeněk Bartoš (1908–1981)^[1]

Concerto da camera for viola and string orchestra (1970); Bärenreiter-Verlag; Český Hudební Fond

Fantazie for viola solo (1980); Panton Praha; Český Hudební Fond

Koncert pro trio for violin, viola, cello and string orchestra (1975); Český Hudební Fond

Partita for viola solo, Op. 36 (1944); Pritomnosti; Český Hudební Fond

Sonatina for viola and piano, Op. 46 (1947); Orbis; Artia; Český Hudební Fond

Staří přátele (Old Friends), Concertante Suite for viola, double bass and 9 wind instruments (1964); Český Hudební Fond

Trio for violin, viola and harp (1961); Český Hudební Fond

• Carin Bartosch Edström (born 1965)

Happiness Is a G-String for viola solo (1996); Swedish Music Information Centre

• Leslie Bassett (1923–2016)^[1]

Sonata for viola and piano (1956); American Composers Alliance

Trio for clarinet, viola and piano (1953); American Composers Alliance

• Stanley Bate (1911–1959)^[1]

Concerto for viola and orchestra, Op. 46 (1944–1946); Edition Schott

Pastorale for viola and piano, Op. 57 (1947)

• Dennis Báthory-Kitsz (born 1949)

Binky Plays Marbles: A Bruckner Boulevand Dance for viola and double bass (1992); Frog Peak Music

Evasively Transcendental for viola solo (2007)

In het Donkere Bos (In the Dark Forest) for viola and bass clarinet (2007)

In Search of the Lightness of Horizon for viola solo (2007)

In Search of the Seven Blue Stars for viola solo (2007)

• Marion Bauer (1882–1955)^[1]

Sonata for viola and piano, Op. 22 (1932); Society for the Publication of American Music; G. Schirmer; Da Capo Press; Theodore Presser

• Ross Bauer (born 1951)

Chin Music for viola and piano (1989); C. F. Peters

Pulse for clarinet, viola and piano (1999); C. F. Peters

• Jürg Baur (1918–2010)

Concerto for viola and orchestra (1951); Breitkopf & Härtel

Polyphone Miniaturen for 4 violas (1998); Edition Dohr

Sonata for viola solo (1969); Breitkopf & Härtel

• Arnold Bax (1883–1953)^[1]

Concert Piece in C minor for viola and piano, GP 59 (1904); Corda Music Publications

Elegiac Trio for flute, viola and harp, GP 178 (1916); Chester Music

Fantasy Sonata in F♯ minor for viola and harp, GP 284 (1927); Chappell & Co.

Legend in E minor for viola and piano, GP 299 (1929); Chappell & Co.

Phantasy for viola and orchestra, GP 235 (1920); Murdoch, Murdoch

Sonata in G major for viola and piano, GP 251 (1921–1922); Chappell & Co.

Trio in One Movement in E major for violin, viola (or clarinet) and piano, Op. 4, GP 87 (1906); Charles Avison; Chester Music; Lauren Publications

• Christabel Baxendale (1886–?)^[1]

Plaintive Melody for violin or viola and piano (1951); Bosworth & Co.

• Paul Bazelaire (1886–1958)^[1]

Funérailles for viola and piano, Op. 120 (1946); Éditions Salabert

Morceau de Lecture for viola and piano; Médiathèque de Sedan

• Irwin Bazelon (1922–1995)

Concatenations for percussion quartet and viola (1976); Theodore Presser

Duo for viola and piano (1963, 1969–1970); Novello; Theodore Presser

Fairy Tale for solo viola and chamber ensemble (1989); Theodore Presser

• Amy Beach (1867–1944)

Sonata for viola and piano, Op. 34 (1896); original for violin and piano; transcription by Roger Hannay (1978); Edition Peters

• Sally Beamish (born 1956)

Ariel for viola solo (2012)

Between Earth and Sea for flute, viola and harp (1997); Norsk Musikforlag

Bratchwork for 4 violas (2006)

Buzz for soprano and viola (1993)

Concerto No. 1 for viola and orchestra (1995, 1998)

Concerto No. 2 "The Seafarer" for viola and orchestra (2001); Norsk Musikforlag

Concerto No. 3 "Under the Wing of the Rock" for viola and string orchestra (2006)

Duet for Martin for viola and cello (1992)

Halbkreis for viola and piano (1982)

Little Variations for viola and piano (1986)

Pennillion for viola solo (1998)

Rhapsody on Themes from Hafez for harp, viola and string orchestra (2008)

Sonata for viola and piano (2001)

Sule Skerrie for viola and piano (1995)

That Recent Earth for viola solo (2003)

• Janet Beat (born 1937)

Circe for viola solo (1974); Bastet Productions; Furore Verlag

Equinox Rituals: Autumn for viola and piano (1996); Furore Verlag

Gedenkstück für Kaethe for clarinet and viola (2003); Furore Verlag

Piano Quintet: The Dream Magus for viola with 2 violins, cello and piano (2002); Furore Verlag

• Betty Beath (born 1932)

From a Quiet Place, 3 Pieces for viola and piano (1997); Keys Press; Wirripang; Australian Music Centre

• William Beauvais (born 1956)

Storm Dancer for soprano, viola and guitar (2003); Les Productions d'OZ

• Gustavo Becerra-Schmidt (1925–2010)

Concerto for viola and orchestra (2003)

Partita for viola solo (1961)

Rapsodia for viola solo (1985)

Sonata for viola and piano (1950)

• Conrad Beck (1901–1989)

Concerto for viola and orchestra (1949); Edition Schott

Duo for violin and viola (1934–1935); Edition Schott

Sonatina for viola and piano (1976–1977); Edition Schott

• Jeremy Beck (born 1960)

Adagio and Allegro for violin and 2 violas (1981–1982, 2001–2002)

Elegy for flute, viola and piano (1983)

Fantasy for viola and piano (1997, 1999)

Passages for viola solo (2013)

Third Delphic Hymn for viola solo (1980)

• John J. Becker (1886–1961)^[1]

Concerto for viola and orchestra (1937)

• John Beckwith (born 1927)

Peregrine for solo viola, solo percussion and chamber orchestra (1989); Canadian Music Centre

• David Bedford (1937–2011)^[1]

Jack of Shadows for viola and chamber ensemble (1973); Universal Edition

Spillihpnerak for viola solo (1972); Universal Edition

• Luke Bedford (born 1978)

Wonderful Two-Headed Nightingale for violin, viola and 15 players (2011); Universal Edition

• Norma Beecroft (born 1934)

Jeu II for flute, viola, tape and live electronics (1985); Canadian Music Centre

Troissonts for solo viola and 2 percussionists (1982); Canadian Music Centre

• Jack Beeson (1921–2010)^[1]

Sonata for viola and piano (1953); Theodore Presser

• Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)^[1]

Duo "Mit zwei obligaten Augengläsern" ("With Eyeglasses Obligato") in E♭ major for viola and cello, WoO32 (1796)

Grand Duo in E♭ major for viola and piano (1796); transcription of the Septet, Op. 20, by Friedrich Hermann (1853)

Notturno in D major for viola and piano, Op. 42 (1803) after Serenade, String Trio No. 2 in D major, Op. 8 (1797)

Serenade in D major for flute, violin and viola, Op. 25 (1795–1796?)

• Karol Beffa (born 1973)

"Cortège des ombres", for clarinette, viola or cello and piano (2013); Éditions Gérard Billaudot

En Miroir for saxophone, viola and piano (2012)

Concerto for viola and string orchestra (2011)

De profundis, sur le psaume 130 du livre des psaumes for viola and mixed chorus (2011); Éditions Gérard Billaudot

Les ombres qui passent, Trio for violin, viola or cello and piano (2010); Éditions Gérard Billaudot

Café 2010, Quartet for violin, viola, cello and piano (2010); Éditions Gérard Billaudot

Manhattan for viola and piano (2009); Éditions Gérard Billaudot

Mes heures de fièvre for mezzo-soprano, viola and piano (2011); Éditions Gérard Billaudot

Paysages d'ombres for flute, viola and harp (2008); Éditions Gérard Billaudot

5 Pièces for violin or viola and piano (2008); Éditions Gérard Billaudot; United Music Publishers

• Jeanne Behrend (1911–1988)^[1]

Lamentation for viola and piano (1944); American Viola Society Publications

• Siegfried Behrend (1933–1990)^[1]

Scherzoso for viola and guitar; Wilhelm Zimmermann Musikverlag

• Sadao Bekku (1922–2012)^[1]

Concerto for viola and orchestra (1971); Zen-On Music Co.

• Louis-Noël Belaubre (1932–2017)

Quatre Bagatelles (Four Bagatelles) for violin and viola, Op. 70

Les Romances de Gai Savoir for flute, viola and harp, Op. 37

Symphonie Concertante No. 4 for violin, viola and orchestra, Op. 58

Variations sur un air anglais (Variations on an English Air) for viola and piano, Op. 63; Éditions Delatour

• Luca Belcastro (born 1964)

Mari for viola or cello solo, Op. 29 (1999)

• Alan Belkin (born 1951)

Sonata for viola and piano (2006); Canadian Music Centre

• William Henry Bell (1873–1946)^[1]

Arab Love Song for viola and piano

Cantilena for viola and piano

Rosa Mystica, Concerto for viola and orchestra (1916)

Sonata in D minor for clarinet (or viola) and piano (1926); Rosewood Publications

• Máté Bella (born 1985)

Hesperus for viola and ensemble (2017); Editio Musica Budapest

• Viktor Bely (1904–1983)^[1]

Poème (Поэма) for viola and piano (1921); Gosudarstvennoe muzykalnoe izdatelstvo (State Music Publishing House); Universal Edition

• Ofer Ben-Amots (born 1955)

Cantillations for clarinet and cello (or viola) (1997); Kallisti Music Press

• Jiří Antonín Benda (1722–1795).^[2]

Concerto in F major for viola and orchestra (c.1775); sometimes erroneously attributed to Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Benda

• Paul Ben-Haim (1897–1984)

Arabic Song (שיר אהבה ערבי; Arab Love Song) for viola and piano (1956); Israeli Music Publications

Chamber Music (מוסיקה קאמרית) for flute, viola and harp (1978); Israeli Music Publications

2 Landscapes (שתי תמונות נוף) for viola (or cello) and piano, Op. 27 (1939); Israeli Music Publications

3 Songs without Words (שלושה שירים ללא מילים) for viola and piano (1952); original for cello and piano; Israeli Music Publications; Leeds Music

• Arthur Benjamin (1893–1960)^[1]

Elegy, Waltz and Toccata, Sonata in E minor for viola and piano (1942); orchestrated as Concerto for Viola and Orchestra (1943); Boosey & Hawkes

From San Domingo for viola and piano (1945); transcription by William Primrose; Boosey & Hawkes

Jamaican Rumba for viola and piano (1937); transcription by William Primrose (1944); Boosey & Hawkes; Viola World Publications

2 Jamaican Street Songs for viola and piano (1944); original for 2 pianos; transcription by William Primrose

1. Mattie Rag
2. Cookie

Le Tombeau de Ravel for viola (or clarinet) and piano (1949); Boosey & Hawkes

Romantic Fantasy for violin, viola and orchestra (1936); Boosey & Hawkes

• George Benjamin (born 1960)

Viola, Viola for 2 violas (1996); Faber Music

• Ed Bennett (born 1975)

Excavation for viola and chamber ensemble (2004); Contemporary Music Centre Ireland

Strange Friction for viola and chamber ensemble (2011)

• Richard Rodney Bennett (1936–2012)

After Ariadne for viola and piano (1986); Novello & Co.

Concerto for viola and chamber orchestra (1973); Novello & Co.

3 Duets for 2 violas (teacher and pupil) (2011); Novello & Co.

Lady Caroline Lamb, Elegy for viola and orchestra (1972)

Rondel for viola solo (1996); Novello & Co.

6 Country Dances for viola and piano (2000); arranged for viola and piano by Veronica Leigh Jacobs; Novello & Co.

Sonata after Syrinx for flute, viola and harp (1985); Novello & Co.

Up Bow, Down Bow, Book 2 for viola and piano (1979); Novello & Co.

• William Sterndale Bennett (1816–1875)

Romanza for viola and piano (1872); movement III from Symphony in G minor, Op. 43

• Jørgen Bentzon (1897–1951)^[1]

Fabula for viola solo, Op. 42 (1939); Edition Wilhelm Hansen

• Niels Viggo Bentzon (1919–2000)

Duo for violin and viola, Op. 539 (1989); Edition Wilhelm Hansen

Sinfonia Concertante for violin, viola, cello, clarinet and orchestra, Op. 100

Concerto for viola and orchestra, Op. 303 (1972); Edition Wilhelm Hansen

• Esteban Benzecry (born 1970); Esteban Benzecry website

Adagio Fantastico for violin, viola and string orchestra (1993)

• Nicolai Berezowsky (1900–1953)^[1]

Concerto for viola and orchestra, Op. 28 (1941); Boosey & Hawkes

Duo for clarinet and viola, Op. 15; Sprague-Coleman

• Jean Berger (1909–2002)^[1]

4 Bagatelles for violin and viola (1983); Neil A. Kjos Music

Canticle of the Sun for mixed chorus, viola and small percussion (1987); words by Saint Francis of Assisi; J. Sheppard Music Press

3 Impromptus for violin and viola (1983); Neil A. Kjos Music

6 Rondeaux for low voice and viola (1968); words by Charles d'Orléans; J. Sheppard Music Press

Tres canciones for medium voice and piano (or viola and cello) (1968); anonymous poems from the court of Ferdinand and Isabella; J. Sheppard Music Press

Trio for flute, viola, cello (1986); J. Sheppard Music Press

• Wilhelm Georg Berger (1929–1993)

Ballata for viola and piano (1954); Editura Muzicală, Bucharest

Concerto for viola solo, Op. 94 (1990); Editura Muzicală, Bucharest

Concerto No. 1 for viola and orchestra, Op. 12 (1959); Editura Muzicală, Bucharest

Concerto No. 2 for viola and orchestra, Op. 16 (1961); Editura Muzicală, Bucharest

Concerto for violin, viola and orchestra (1978); Editura Muzicală, Bucharest

3 Sequences Miniaturales for viola solo (1966); Editura Muzicală, Bucharest

Sonata for flute, viola and cello, Op. 27 (1965); Editura Muzicală, Bucharest

Sonata for viola solo, Op. 35 (1968); Editura Muzicală, Bucharest

Sonata for viola and cello, Op. 18 (1962); Editura Muzicală, Bucharest

Sonata for viola and piano, Op. 3 (1957); Editura Muzicală, Bucharest

Sonata for violin and viola, Op. 55a (1967); Editura Muzicală, Bucharest

Sonata quasi una fantasia for viola and piano (1953); Editura Muzicală, Bucharest

• Erik Bergman (1911–2006)

Nu (Now) for viola and piano, Op. 126 (1994); Edition Fazer; Fennica Gehrman; Warner/Chappell Music Finland

• William Bergsma (1921–1994)^[1]

Fantastic Variations on a Theme from Tristan for viola and piano (1961); Galaxy Music Corporation; ECS Publishing

Night Piece and Dance Piece for viola and piano (1942)

Pastorale and Scherzo for recorder or flute and 2 violas (1945); Hargail Music Press; ECS Publishing

• Luciano Berio (1925–2003)

Alternatim for clarinet, viola and orchestra (1996–1997); Universal Edition

Chemins II for viola and 9 instruments (1967); Universal Edition

Chemins III for viola, 9 instruments and orchestra (1968); Universal Edition

Naturale for viola, percussion and recordings of Sicilian folk music (1985); Universal Edition

Sequenza VI for viola solo (1967); Universal Edition

Voci for viola and orchestra (1984); Universal Edition

• Lennox Berkeley (1903–1989)^[1]

3 Pieces for viola solo (1970s)

Sonata in D minor for viola and piano, Op. 22 (1945); Chester Music

• Michael Berkeley (born 1948)

Concerto for viola and orchestra (1994, revised 1996); Oxford University Press

Odd Man Out for viola solo (1994); Oxford University Press

Tristessa for English horn, viola and orchestra (2003); Oxford University Press

Variations on Greek Folk-Songs for viola solo (1976); Oxford University Press

• Sol Berkowitz (1922–2006)^[1]

Introduction and Scherzo (Blues and Dance) for viola and piano (1974); Theodore Presser

• Hector Berlioz (1803–1869)^[1]

Harold en Italie (Harold in Italy), Symphony for orchestra with viola obbligato, Op. 16, H. 68 (1834)

• Bart Berman (born 1938)

Duo in Mediterranean Style for violin and viola (1957)

• Derek Bermel (born 1967)

Soul Garden for viola and string quintet (2000); Faber Music; PeerMusic Classical

• Alain Bernaud (1932–2020)^[1]

Contrastes for viola and piano (1968); Éditions Rideau Rouge; United Music Publishers

• René Bernier (1905–1984)^[1]

Parabole for viola and piano (1980); CeBeDeM

Sonatine for violin and viola (1943); Edition Cranz; CeBeDeM

• Wallace Berry (1928–1991)^[1]

Canto lirico for viola and piano (1965); Carl Fischer; Canadian Music Centre

• Marc Berthomieu (1906–1991)^[1]

Florilège musical No. 3 for viola solo; Éditiopns Alphonse Leduc; United Music Publishers

• Moisès Bertran (born 1967)

Secretos Compartidos, Suite in 5 movements for violin and viola (2012)

Sonatina líquida for flute, viola and harp (2006); Clivis Publicacions

• Marco Betta (born 1964)

In ombra d'amore, Ballata for viola solo (1988); Ricordi

Ultimo canto: In memoria di Francesco Pennisi for viola solo (2001); Ricordi

• Bruno Bettinelli (1913–2004)^[1]

Due Movimenti (2 Movements) for viola and piano (1977); G. Zanibon

• Frank Michael Beyer (1928–2008)

Concerto "Notte di pasqua" for viola and orchestra (2003–2004, 2006); Bote & Bock

Melos I for viola solo (1983); Bote & Bock

Melos II for viola solo (1990); Bote & Bock

Mysteriensonate for orchestra with viola solo (1986); Bote & Bock

Sonata for viola and organ (1960); Bärenreiter Verlag

Trio for oboe, viola and harp (1980); Bote & Bock

• Günter Bialas (1907–1995)

Fünf Duette (5 Duets) for viola and cello (1988); Bärenreiter Verlag

Trauermusik (Funeral Music) for viola and orchestra (1994); Bärenreiter Verlag

• Valentin Bibik (1940–2003)

Concerto No. 1 for viola and chamber orchestra, Op. 53 (1984); Muzychna Ukraïna

Concerto No. 2 for viola and orchestra, Op. 104 (1994)

Concerto-Symphony (Концерт-Симфонія) for violin, viola and chamber orchestra, Op. 61 (1986)

Elegiac Music (Элегічна музика) for viola and piano soli and orchestra, Op. 77 (1990)

Out of the Calm... (Из тишины...) for violin, viola and cello, Op. 140 (2000)

2 Pieces (2 Пьесы) for viola and piano (1962)

Recitative (Речитатив) for viola solo (1998)

Sonata No. 1 for viola solo, Op. 31 (1977)

Sonata No. 2 for viola solo, Op. 136 (1999)

Sonata No. 1 for viola and piano, Op. 72 (1988)

Sonata No. 2 for viola and piano, Op. 137 (2000)

Sounds and Harmonies for viola and piano, Op. 143 (2001)

Triptych (Триптих) for viola and string orchestra with piano, Op. 35 (1978)

• Helmut Bieler (1940–2019)

Duo for viola and cello (1989, 1990–1991); original for clarinet and cello; Arends Musikverlag

Konzentration und Ausbrüche, Concerto for viola and orchestra (1995); Arends Musikverlag

• Eugène Bigot (1888–1965)^[1]

Malinconia for violin or viola

Thème et variations for viola and piano (1959); Éditions Durand

• Jerry Bilik (born 1933)

3 Movements for viola and piano (2007)

• Gonchigiin Birvaa (1916–2006)

Lyric Song (Лирическая песня) for viola and piano (published 1969); Sovetsky Kompozitor

• Chester Biscardi (born 1948)

The Viola Had Suddenly Become a Voice for viola and piano (2005); Biscardi Music Press

• Keith Bissell (1912–1992)

Theme, Variation, and Epilogue for soprano, mixed chorus, solo viola and string orchestra (1970); Canadian Music Centre

• Georges Bizet (1838–1875)^[1]

Adagietto from "L'Arlésienne" (1872); transcription for viola and piano by William Primrose

• Jens Bjerre (1903–1986)^[1]

Purgatorio for viola solo (1964); Edition Samfundet

• Boris Blacher (1903–1975)^[1]

4 Bagatelles for viola and piano

Concerto for viola and orchestra, Op. 48 (1954); Bote & Bock; Boosey & Hawkes

• Easley Blackwood (born 1933)^[1]

Sonata No. 1 for viola and piano, Op. 1 (1953); Elkan-Vogel

Sonata No. 2 for viola and piano, Op. 43 (2001)

• Benjamin Blake (1751–1827).^[2]

6 Duets for violin and viola, Op. 1 (1780)

Second Set of 6 Duets for violin and viola, Op. 2 (1781)

Third Set of 6 Duets for violin and viola, Op. 3 (1785)

3 Solos for viola with cello accompaniment, Op. 9 (c.1825)

• Howard Blake (born 1938)

Archangel's Lullaby, Suite for viola and piano, Op. 568 (2006); Highbridge Music

Aria for viola and piano, Op. 504 (1998); Highbridge Music

Benedictus, Dramatic Oratorio for tenor, speaker, chorus, solo viola and orchestra, Op. 282 (1980); Highbridge Music

Paean for viola solo, Op. 405 (1990); Highbridge Music

Pennillion, Theme and Variations for viola and piano, Op. 570 (2006); original work for violin and harp; Highbridge Music

Prelude from Benedictus for viola solo, Op. 402 (1980, 1989); Highbridge Music

• Adolphe Blanc (1828–1885)^[1]

Romance No. 2 for viola and piano, Op. 10 (1855)

• Allan Blank (1925–2013)

Duo for violin and viola (1972); American Composers Alliance

Five from Seven (En Petite Suite) for viola solo (1985, 2002); American Composers Alliance

Music for solo viola (2005); American Composers Alliance

A Set of Opposites for viola and piano (2000); American Composers Alliance

A Song of Ascents for solo viola (1968–1969); Okra Music; Seesaw Music

10 Studies for viola solo (2013); American Composers Alliance

Two Parables by Franz Kafka for voice, violin and viola (1964); American Composers Alliance

Unfoldings for clarinet, viola and cello (2006); American Composers Alliance

Variations for clarinet and viola (1959–1960); Okra Music

• Frédéric Blasius (1758–1829)

Duet for violin and viola (1784?)

6 Sonatas for clarinet with viola or bass accompaniment, Op. 55 (1805)

• Herbert Blendinger (1936–2020)^[1]

Concerto for viola and orchestra, Op. 38 (1982); Orlando-Musikverlag

Concerto for viola and string orchestra, Op. 16 No. 1 (1962); Orlando-Musikverlag

Dialog for viola and percussion, Op. 20 (1968); Orlando-Musikverlag

Introduktion und Chaconne for viola and organ, Op. 21; Orlando-Musikverlag

Partita for viola solo, Op. 25 (1974); Orlando-Musikverlag

Partita for viola and cello, Op. 27 (1972); Orlando-Musikverlag

Sonata for viola and harpsichord, Op. 13 (1959); Verlag Doblinger

Sonata for viola and piano, Op. 12 (1958); Verlag Doblinger

Sonatina for viola and piano (or guitar), Op. 2 No. 1 (1954)

Suite for flute and viola, Op. 7 (1955)

Suite for viola solo, Op. 40 (1982); Verlag Doblinger

Tre Impressioni (3 Impressions) for flute (bass flute), viola and harp, Op. 26 (1976); Orlando-Musikverlag

• Marc Bleuse (born 1937)

Alternative for viola and piano (1974); Éditions Heugel

Bairro Alto (Quartier Haut) for viola solo (1995); Éditions Gérard Billaudot

El Contador for viola solo (1981); Éditions Gérard Billaudot

• William Blezard (1921–2003)

Duetto for viola and cello soli with string orchestra (1951); Thames Publishing

• Arthur Bliss (1891–1975)^[1]

Intermezzo in E♭ major for viola and piano (1915); transcription by Watson Forbes from Piano Quartet in A major, F. 23; Oxford University Press

Sonata for viola and piano, F. 91 (1933); Oxford University Press

Two Nursery Rhymes for voice, clarinet (or viola) and piano, F. 165 (1920); Chester Music

• Ernest Bloch (1880–1959)^[1]

Concertino for flute, viola and string orchestra (or piano), B. 80 (1948, 1950); G. Schirmer

Meditation and Processional for viola and piano, B. 82 (1951); G. Schirmer

Suite for viola and piano or orchestra, B. 41 (1919–1920); G. Schirmer

Suite for viola solo, B. 101 (1958); Broude Brothers

Suite Hébraïque for viola and piano or orchestra, B. 83 (1951); G. Schirmer

• Karl-Birger Blomdahl (1916–1968)^[1]

Concerto for viola and orchestra (1941); STIM; Swedish Music Information Centre

• Joseph von Blumenthal (1782–1850)^[1]

Grand Caprice in F major for viola solo, Op. 79 (1838)

3 Grand duos concertantes (C major, D major, F major) for violin and viola, Op. 81 (1839)

• Theodor Blumer (1881–1964)^[1]

Sonata for viola and piano, Op. 17

• Marcus Blunt (1947–2022)

Sonata for viola and piano (1999, revised 2004); Modus Music

• Carey Blyton (1932–2002)

Elegy for viola and piano, Op. 12a (1952, revised 1960); Modus Music

• Leonid Bobylev (b. 1949)

Concerto for viola and string orchestra (1970)

Viennese Musical Box (Венская шкатулка), Concerto Grosso No. 3 for violin, viola, piano and string orchestra (2007); Editorial Periferia Música

• Luigi Boccherini (1743–1805)^[1]

Sonata in C major for viola with cello accompaniment, G. 17; Gems Music Publications

Sonata in C minor for viola with cello accompaniment, G. 18; Gems Music Publications

• Ruth Bodenstein-Hoyme (1924–2006)^[1]

Fünf Miniaturen (5 Miniatures) for violin and viola (1963); Friedrich Hofmeister Musikverlag

• Sylvie Bodorová (b. 1954)

Gila, Rome! Meditations for viola solo (1980); Panton Praha

Plankty (Passion Plays), Music for viola and orchestra (1982, revised 2013); Panton Praha

Silberwolke, Concerto for violin, viola and string orchestra (2005); ArcoDiva

• Jack Body (1944–2015)

Aeolian Harp for viola solo (1979, 1999); original version for violin solo; Waiteata Music Press

After Bach for 4 solo violas and 8-part massed violas; also for gamelan, 4 solo violas and massed violas (2001); Commissioned for the 29th International Viola Congress in Wellington, New Zealand; SOUNZ, Center for New Zealand Music

Three Love Songs for tenor, viola and cello (1968); SOUNZ, Center for New Zealand Music

• August de Boeck (1865–1937)^[1]

Deux esquisses (2 Sketches) for viola (or violin) and piano; Schott Frères, Bruxelles

Fantasia in G minor for viola and piano (1916); Schott Frères, Bruxelles

Feuillet d'album (Album Leaf) for viola and piano (c.1892); Schott Frères, Bruxelles

• Konrad Boehmer (1941–2014)

Nuba for flute, viola and harp (1998); Tonos

• Philippe Boesmans (1936–2022)

Surfing for viola and orchestra (1990); Éditions Jobert

• Georges Bœuf (1937–2020)

Noctua, Song for voice and viola, Op. 89 (2004); Symétrie

Ombres (Shadows) for viola and piano, Op. 94 (2007); Éditions Questions de tempéraments

Sonata for viola solo, Op. 79 (2002); Éditions Questions de tempéraments

Territoire des ombres for viola solo, ensemble, and real-time processing and spatialization, Op. 96 (2008)

Trio for viola, bass clarinet and piano, Op. 78 (2002)

• Emil Bohnke (1888–1928)^[1]

Sonata for viola solo, Op. 13 No. 2 (1921); N. Simrock

• Rob du Bois (1934–2013)^[1]

Drei traurige Tänze (Three Sad Dances) for alto voice and viola (1954); Donemus

Sonata for viola solo (1981); Donemus

Three Sad Dances for 2 violas (1954); Donemus

Ut Supra for viola and piano (1973); Donemus

Vladimir's Hyde-Away for viola and piano

• René de Boisdeffre (1838–1906)^[1]

Berceuse for viola and piano, Op. 34; Éditions Max Eschig

Mélodie in A major for viola and piano, Op. 6

Rêverie in D major for viola (or viola d'amore, or violin, or cello) and string orchestra with harp or piano, Op. 55 (1890?); J. Hamelle

Trois pièces (3 Pieces) for clarinet or viola and piano, Op. 40 (1873)

• Philippe Boivin (b. 1954)

Cadence for viola solo (1988); Éditions Salabert

Concerto for viola and chamber orchestra (1987); Éditions Salabert

Deux Esquisses (Two Sketches) for violin or viola (1992); Editions du Visage

• William Bolcom (b. 1938)

Fairytales from the Brothers Grimm for viola, cello and double bass (1987–1988); E.B. Marks Music; Theodore Presser

Fantasia Concertante for viola, cello and orchestra (1985); E.B. Marks Music; Theodore Presser

Let Evening Come for soprano, viola and piano (1994); poems by Maya Angelou, Emily Dickinson, Jane Kenyon; E.B. Marks Music; Hal Leonard

Session II for violin and viola (1966); Merion Music; Theodore Presser

• Victoria Bond (b. 1945)

Conversation Piece for viola and vibraphone (1975); Seesaw Music; Subito Music

Duet for flute and viola (1969); Seesaw Music; Subito Music

Insects for solo electric viola (1996); Protone Music

Jasmine Flower (茉莉花; Moli Hua) for viola solo (1999); Protone Music

Mirror, Mirror for soprano, flute and viola (1969); Seesaw Music; Subito Music

Seduction and Sanctification, Triple Concerto for flute, viola, harp and orchestra (2007); Protone Music

Woven for violin and viola (2005); also for 2 flutes or 2 violins; Protone Music

• Jacques Bondon (1927–2008)^[1]

Le Soleil multicolore for flute, viola and harp (1970); Éditions Max Eschig

• Joseph-Ermend Bonnal (1880–1944)^[1]

Petit poème (Little Poem) for violin, viola and piano, Op. 29 (1911)

• Adriaan Bonsel (1918–2011)^[1]

Elegie for viola solo (1961); Donemus

• Nimrod Borenstein (b. 1969)

Quasi una cadenza for viola solo, Op. 26b (2020)

Souvenirs for viola and piano, Op. 49 (2019)

• Luigi Borghi (c. 1745 – c. 1806)^[2]

6 Duetti for violin and cello or viola, Op. 5 (1786); also published as Op. 6

• Vadim Borisovsky (1900–1972)

Concert Etude (Концертный этюд) in A major for viola solo (published 1981); Pieces for Viola Solo, Volume 2 (Пьесы для альта соло, Выпуск 2), Sovetsky Kompozitor

Vulcan: Sicilian Tarantella (Сицилийская тарантелла “Вулкан”) for viola and piano (1962); Etudes and Virtuoso Pieces (Этюды и виртуозные пьесы), Muzgiz

• Pavel Bořkovec (1894–1972)^[1]

Sonata for viola solo, Op. 12 (1931); Hudební Matice Umělecké Besedy

• Alexander Borodin (1833–1887)^[1]

Nocturne from the String Quartet No. 2 (1881); transcription for viola and piano by William Primrose

• Teresa Borràs i Fornell (1923–2010)

Concerto for viola and orchestra, Op. 106 (1992)

• Siegfried Borris (1906–1987)

Canzona for viola and organ (or harpsichord), Op. 110; Sirius Verlag

Kleine Suite (Little Suite) for viola and piano; Sirius Verlag; Heinrichshofen's Verlag

Partita for viola and cello (or 2 cellos), Op. 4 (1928); Sirius Verlag; Heinrichshofen's Verlag

Sonata in F for viola and piano, Op. 51 (published 1950); Sirius Verlag; Heinrichshofen's Verlag

• Edith Borroff (1925–2019)

Five Pieces for viola and piano (1989); American Composers Alliance

Trio for viola, horn and piano (1999); American Composers Alliance

Voices in Exile: Three Canons for flute and viola (1962); American Composers Alliance

• John Borstlap (b. 1950)

Night Music for viola and piano (1993); Donemus

• Daniel Börtz (b. 1943)^[1]

Dialogo 2 for 2 violas (1978); Carl Gehrmans Musikförlag

• Axel Borup-Jørgensen (1924–2012)

Autumn Leaves Nr. 5 for viola and marimba, Op. 167 No. 5 (2003); SNYK

Duo for violin and viola, Op. 12 (1951); Edition A. Borup-Jørgensen; SNYK

Herbsttag, Paraphrase for viola solo (1996–1999); SNYK

Mobiler efter Alexander Calder for viola, marimba and piano, Op. 38 (1961); Edition Samfundet

Musik for slagtøj og bratsch (Music for Percussion and Viola), Op. 18 (1955–1956); Edition Samfundet

O Bäume Lebens for mezzo-soprano and viola, Op. 81 (1977); Edition Samfundet

Partita for viola solo, Op. 15 (1953–1954); Edition A. Borup-Jørgensen; SNYK

Rhapsodie for viola and piano, Op. 114 (1984–1985); version II (1994–1995); version III (1994–1996); Edition A. Borup-Jørgensen; SNYK

Sine Nomine "Lerchenborg-variation" for viola solo, Op. 139 No. 3 (1990); Edition A. Borup-Jørgensen; SNYK

Sonata for viola and piano, Op. 14 (1952–1953); Edition A. Borup-Jørgensen; SNYK

Sonata breve for viola and piano, Op. 33 (1959–1960); Edition A. Borup-Jørgensen; SNYK

Ur Baul sånger for soprano, flute and viola, Op. 5 (1949); Edition A. Borup-Jørgensen; SNYK

• Hans-Jürgen von Bose (b. 1953)^[1]

... vom Wege abkommen for viola solo (1981–1982); Ars Viva Verlag

• Jean-Yves Bosseur (b. 1947)

Alto molto for viola solo (1975, revised 1992); Tonos Musikverlags

• Marco Enrico Bossi (1861–1925)^[1]

Bénédiction nuptiale from Feuillets d'album for viola and piano (or organ), Op. 111 No. 1 (1897)

Romance in A♭ major for viola (or cello) and piano, Op. 89 (1894); Breitkopf & Härtel

• Will Gay Bottje (1925–2018)^[1]

Fantasy Sonata (Viola Sonata No. 1) for viola and piano (1959); American Composers Alliance

Mixed Bag for viola and piano; American Composers Alliance

Rhapsodic Variations for solo viola, piano and string orchestra (1962); American Composers Alliance

Sonata for violin and viola (2001); American Composers Alliance

• Linda Bouchard (b. 1957)

4LN for viola, percussion and electronics (2008)

Booming Sands, Concerto for viola and orchestra (1999); Canadian Music Centre

Bref for alto flute and viola (2014); Canadian Music Centre

Circus Faces for flute, viola and cello (1983); Canadian Music Centre

Possible Nudity for solo viola, cello, string bass, harp and percussion (1987); also for viola, cello and piano (1988); Canadian Music Centre

Pourtinade for viola and percussion (1983); Canadian Music Centre

Frisson, La Vie, Duo Concertante for flute, viola and string orchestra (1992); Canadian Music Centre

• Magdeleine Boucherit Le Faure (1879–1960)^[1]

Légende in G♭ major for violin and viola (1933); Éditions Salabert

• Derek Bourgeois (1941–2017)

Caprice for viola and piano, Op. 119a (1990); original version for alto saxophone and piano; Brass Wind Publications

Fantasy Duo for viola and double bass, Op. 88 (1983)

Fantasy Pieces for viola solo, Op. 133b (1993); original version for violin solo; Brass Wind Publications

• Jean-Maurice Bourges (1812–1881)^[1]

Sonata for viola and piano (c.1880)

• Roger Bourland (b. 1952)

A Slash of Blue for mezzo-soprano, viola and harp (1984); ECS Publishing; Yelton Rhodes Music

Three Arias for viola or cello and piano (1989); Yelton Rhodes Music

Portable Concerto for viola and electronics/tape (1989); ECS Publishing; Yelton Rhodes Music

• York Bowen (1884–1961)

Allegro de Concert in D minor for viola and piano, Op. 21 No. 2 (1906); original for cello and piano; Josef Weinberger Music Publishing

Concerto in C minor for viola and orchestra, Op. 25 (1906–1907); Josef Weinberger Music Publishing

Fantasia in F major for viola and organ (1903); Josef Weinberger Music Publishing

Fantasia ("Fantasie Quartet") in E minor for 4 violas, Op. 41 No. 1 (1907); Rarities for Strings Publications

Melody for the C-String in F major for viola and piano, Op. 51 No. 2 (1918); Josef Weinberger Music Publishing

Melody on the G-String in G♭ major for viola and piano, Op. 47 (1917); Josef Weinberger Music Publishing

Phantasy in F major for viola and piano, Op. 54 (1918); Josef Weinberger Music Publishing

Poem in G♭ major for viola, harp and organ, Op. 27 (1912); Josef Weinberger Music Publishing

Rhapsody in G minor for viola and piano, Op. 149 (1955); Josef Weinberger Music Publishing

Romance in A major for viola and piano, Op. 21 No. 1 (1908); original for cello and piano; Josef Weinberger Music Publishing

Romance in D♭ major for viola and piano (1900, 1904); original for violin and piano; Comus Edition

Sonata No. 1 in C minor for viola and piano, Op. 18 (1905); Edition Schott

Sonata No. 2 in F major for viola and piano, Op. 22 (1906); Edition Schott

• Anne Boyd (b. 1946)

Esgid mair for viola and percussion (2003); University of York Music Press; Australian Music Centre

Miaren mair for oboe d'amore, viola and harp (2004); University of York Music Press

• Rory Boyle (b. 1951)

4 Dance Preludes for viola and piano (1991); Scottish Music Centre

3 Islay Sketches for violin and viola (2006); Scottish Music Centre

Such Sweet Sorrow for viola solo (2009); Scottish Music Centre

• Eugène Bozza (1905–1991)^[1]

Concertino for viola and orchestra (1932); Éditions Paul Ricard

Concerto for violin, viola and cello soli, winds, harp and double bass (1955); Éditions Alphonse Leduc

Improvisation Burlesque for viola and piano (1968); Éditions Alphonse Leduc

Parthie for viola solo (1967); Éditions Alphonse Leduc

Sonatine for viola and cello (1976); Éditions Alphonse Leduc

• Philip Bračanin (b. 1942)

Concerto for viola and orchestra (1990); Australian Music Centre

• Merrill Bradshaw (1929–2000)^[1]

Homages, Concerto for viola and small orchestra (1979)

Love and Death: Four Elizabethan Lyrics for soprano, viola and string orchestra (1984)

Suite for viola solo (1956)

Three Sketches for viola solo (1963)

• Timothy Brady (b. 1956)

Concerto for viola and orchestra (2010–2012); Canadian Music Centre

Dark Matter (Primal Pulse) for viola solo and chamber ensemble (1998); Canadian Music Centre

Frame 4: Still for electric guitar and viola (2007); Canadian Music Centre

Short Conversation(s) with Jennifer T. for viola and marimba (2018) or for viola and piano (2020)

Struck Twice by Lightning for viola and sampler (or tape) (1999); Canadian Music Centre

Suddenly for viola and piano (2021)

Three or Four Days after the Death of Kurt Cobain for viola and piano (1994, 1999); Canadian Music Centre

• Edvard Fliflet Bræin (1924–1976)^[1]

Serenade for viola and orchestra (1947); Edition Harald Lyche

• Johannes Brahms (1833–1897)^[1]

Sonata No. 1 in F minor for viola and piano, Op. 120 No. 1 (1894)

Sonata No. 2 in E♭ major for viola and piano, Op. 120 No. 2 (1894)

2 Gesänge (2 Songs) for alto, viola and piano, Op. 91 (1884)

2 ungarische Tänze (2 Hungarian Dances) – No. 3 in F major and No. 1 in D minor for viola and piano (1869); transcription by Watson Forbes; Hinrichsen Edition; Peters Edition

Waltz in A major for viola and piano, Op. 39 No. 15 (1865); transcription by Vadim Borisovsky; Album of 6 Pieces, International Music Company

Wie Melodien zieht es mir (Soft Strains of Music Drifting) for viola and piano, Op. 105 No. 1 (1886); original for voice and piano; transcription by William Primrose; Carl Fischer

Wir wandelten (We Wandered) for viola and piano, Op. 96 No. 2 (1884); original for voice and piano; transcription by Lionel Tertis; Boosey & Hawkes

• Thüring Bräm (b. 1944)

"... Dass es nichts Neues gibt unter der Sonne ..." for soprano, viola and bassoon (1970); Schweizer Musikedition

Marginalien zu einem Anagramm (Marginalia to an Anagram) for violin and viola (1993)

Ombra for violin, viola and string orchestra (1990)

One in Two, 5 Pieces for shakuhachi and viola (1998)

• Johann Evangelist Brandl (1760–1837)^[1]

Notturno in E♭ major for 2 violas and cello, Op. 19 (c.1801)

• Theo Brandmüller (1948–2012)

Au revoir, Monsieur Croche...: Klangfabel nach einem Essay von Claude Debussy for viola and harpsichord (1988); Breitkopf und Härtel

Cis-Cantus II for viola, cello and double bass (1986); Breitkopf und Härtel

Imaginations for viola and chamber ensemble (1991); Breitkopf und Härtel

Konzert auf dem E-Zweig (nach einem Bild von Paul Klee) (Concerto on the "Serious" Branch (after a Painting by Paul Klee)) for viola solo (1991)

Und der Mond heftet ins Meer ein langes Horn aus Licht und Tanz: 5 kosmische Episoden nach Text-Ideen von F. G. Lorca for viola, cello, double bass and orchestra (1992–1993); Breitkopf und Härtel

• Yehezkel Braun (1922–2014)

Er'elei Ma'ala (אראלי מעלה; Angels on High; Heavenly Angels), Variations on an Old Tune for viola and piano (2000); Israel Music Institute

Kinat haShote (קינת השוטה; The Jester's Lament) for viola solo (1968); Israel Music Institute

Shirei Lilith (שירי לילית; Noctuae Carmina) for viola and piano (1979) or orchestra (1989); Israel Music Institute

Thirty-Six Progressive Pieces for Two and Three Violas (1995); Israel Music Institute

• Walter Braunfels (1882–1954)^[1]

Schottische Fantasie for viola and orchestra, Op. 47 (1932–1933)

Music (Sinfonia Concertante) for violin solo, viola solo, 2 horns and string orchestra, Op. 68 (1948)

• Reiner Bredemeyer (1929–1995)

Concerto for viola and chamber orchestra (1981)

fUEnfzig fUEr jUErg (Fifty for Jürg) for viola solo (1992)

Solo 3 for viola and J.K.F. (Jean Kurt Forest) (1975); Deutscher Verlag für Musik

Sonata for viola and piano (1995)

Sonata for violin, viola and piano (1967)

Triostücke for flute, viola and bass clarinet (1962)

Triostücke 3 in fünf Sätzen for viola, guitar and double bass (1983); Deutscher Verlag für Musik

Triostücke 4 for clarinet, viola and piano (1985); Deutscher Verlag für Musik

Varianten for viola, bassoon and piano (1960)

• Ilona Breģe (b. 1959)

Divi liriski intermeco (2 Lyrical Intermezzos) for viola and piano (1984)

Otrais Rīgas koncerts (Riga Concerto No. 2) for violin, viola and chamber orchestra (2007)

• Erling Brene (1896–1980)

Concerto for viola and orchestra (1948–1949); SNYK

• Thérèse Brenet (b. 1935)

Aeterno certamine for viola, cello, percussion and string orchestra (1990)

Anamnèse for female voice and viola (1982)

Anamnèse II for mezzo-soprano, viola and chamber ensemble (1996)

Les Chants du Sommeil et de la Mort for violin, viola and Celtic harp (1984)

Ophiucus V.P.8B for viola and guitar (1984)

• Cesar Bresgen (1913–1988)^[1]

Sonata No. 1 for viola and piano (1937); Willy Müller

Sonata No. 2 for viola and piano (1946); Willy Müller

• Jean-Baptiste Bréval (1753–1823)^[2]

6 Duets for violin and viola, Op. 15 (1784)

• Pierre de Bréville (1861–1949)^[1]

Prière (d'après le Cantique de Molière) for violin (or viola) and organ (1924); Rouart-Lerolle & Cie.

Sonata for viola and piano (1944); Éditions Max Eschig

• Luc Brewaeys (1959–2015)

Utopia for 4 violas (2003–2004)

Violacello for viola and cello (2000)

• Frank Bridge (1879–1941)

Allegro appassionato in B minor for viola and piano, H. 82 (1908); Stainer & Bell

2 Pieces for viola and piano, H. 53 (1905)

1. Pensiero in F minor; Stainer & Bell
2. Allegretto in A major; final bars left incomplete; completed by Paul Hindmarsh in 1980; Thames Publishing

2 Pieces for 2 violas, H. 101 (1911–1912)

1. Caprice in D major; incomplete
2. Lament in C minor; Thames Publishing

Sonata in D minor for viola and piano, H. 125 (1913–1917); transcription of the Cello Sonata by Veronica Leigh Jacobs; Thames Publishing

There Is a Willow Grows Aslant a Brook for viola and piano, H. 173 (1927); after Shakespeare’s Hamlet; transcription by Benjamin Britten (1932); Thames Publishing

3 Songs for voice, viola and piano, H. 76 (1906–1907); Thames Publishing

• Alexander Brincken (b. 1952)

Concerto Grosso for viola and string orchestra, Op. 15 (1991–1992)

• Benjamin Britten (1913–1976)

Double Concerto in B minor for violin, viola and orchestra (1932); Oxford University Press; Chester Music

Elegy for viola solo (1930); Faber Music

Etude for viola solo (1929)

Lachrymae – Reflections on a Song by John Dowland for viola and piano, Op. 48 (1950); for viola and string orchestra, Op. 48a (1976); Boosey & Hawkes

Reflection for viola and piano (1930); Faber Music

Two Portraits for strings: No. 2 ‘E.B.B.’ for viola and string orchestra (1930); Oxford University Press; Chester Music

• František Xaver Brixi (1732–1771)^[2]

Concerto in C major for viola and orchestra; Edition Schott

• Carolyn Waters Broe

Rebirth of the Goddess for flute, viola and harp (1992); Classics Unlimited Music

Tokudo, The Gate of Enlightenment for viola solo (1983); Classics Unlimited Music

• Dirk Brossé (b. 1960)

Black, White and in Between for violin or viola and string orchestra (1998)

Hope from Artesia for soprano, viola (or English horn) and piano (2006

• Salvador Brotons (b. 1959)

Ad Infinitum for flute, viola and harp (1976, revised 1991); Brotons & Mercadal Edicions Musicals; Clivis Publicacions

Concerto for viola and string orchestra, Op. 106 (2006); Brotons & Mercadal Edicions Musicals

Sonata for viola and piano, Op. 28 (1982); Brotons & Mercadal Edicions Musicals; Clivis Publicacions

• Alexander Brott (1915–2005)^[1]

Profundum praedictum for viola and string orchestra (1964); Canadian Music Centre

• Bruce Broughton (b. 1945)

The Fingerprints of Childhood, Trio for flute, violin and viola (2002); Brubel Music

There Is Always Something to Do (for Morelle) for flute, viola and harp (2011); Fatrock Ink

Timeline (1945 – ) for horn, viola and piano (2009); Brubel Music

Tyvek Wood, Trio for flute, viola and harp (1999); Fatrock Ink

• Margaret Brouwer (b. 1940)

Concerto for viola and orchestra (2009); Pembroke Music

Dream Drifts for viola (with tape delay) and piano (with percussion) (1983)

Rhapsodic Sonata for viola and piano (2009); published 2010; Brouwer New Music Publishing

Two Pieces for viola and piano (1989); Pembroke Music

1. X⁴ – 1 = 0
2. Chaconne²

• Stephen Brown (b. 1948)

The Changeling, Trio for viola, cello and piano (2017)

6 Duets for 2 violas (1996); original for 2 violins

Takkakaw Falls, Suite for viola solo (2003, 2004)

There Was a Lady in the East, Suite for viola solo (2007)

• František Brož (1896–1962)^[1]

Jarní sonáta (Spring Sonata) for viola and piano, Op. 18 (1946); Orbis

• Max Bruch (1838–1920)^[1]

Canzone in B♭ major for viola and piano, Op. 55 (c.1891); original for cello and orchestra

Concerto in E minor for clarinet (or violin), viola and orchestra, Op. 88 (1911)

8 Stücke for clarinet, viola and piano, Op. 83 (1910)

Kol Nidrei for viola and orchestra, Op. 47 (1880); original for cello and orchestra

Romanze in F major for viola and orchestra, Op. 85 (1911)

• Gerard von Brucken Fock (1859–1935)^[1]

Sonata in B♭ minor for viola and piano, Op. 5 (1885); Breitkopf & Härtel

• Colin Brumby (1933–2018)

Abendlied for viola and piano (2001); Wirripang; Australian Music Centre

Arietta for viola and piano (2010); Wirripang; Australian Music Centre

Berceuse for trumpet (or viola) and piano (1995); Australian Music Centre

Chaconne for viola and piano; Australian Music Centre

Concertino for viola and string orchestra (1960); Australian Music Centre

Concerto Tre aspetti di Roma for viola and orchestra (1990); Australian Music Centre

Etude in C minor for viola solo; Australian Music Centre

Mediterranean Suite for viola quartet and double bass (1956); Australian Music Centre

Nocturne for viola and piano; Australian Music Centre

Passacaglia for viola ensemble (7 violas) and piano; Australian Music Centre

Sonatina for viola and piano (1982); Australian Music Centre

• Herbert Brün (1918–2000)

on stilts among ducks for viola and tape (1996); Smith Publications, Baltimore

Sonatina for viola alone, Op. 12 (1950); Smith Publications, Baltimore; Israeli Music Publications; Leeds Music

• Alfred Bruneau (1957–1934)^[1]

Romance in F major for horn (or viola, or cello) and orchestra or piano (1880)

• Gaetano Brunetti (1744–1798)^[2]

Sonata in D major for viola and basso continuo (1789); Amadeus Verlag

• Antonio Bartolomeo Bruni (1757–1821)^[2]

6 Duets for violin and viola, Op. 4

3 Duets for violin and viola, Op. 25

6 Duets for violin and viola, Op. posthumous

6 Duos for 2 violas (1787)

3 Sonatas for viola accompanied by viola (or cello), Op. 27 (c.1800)

• Victor Bruns (1904–1996)^[1]

Concerto for viola and orchestra, Op. 69 (1981); Breitkopf & Härtel

Sonata for viola and piano, Op. 60 (1977); Breitkopf & Härtel

• Mark Brunswick (1902–1971)^[1]

Fantasia for viola solo (1932); New Valley Music Press

• Bjarne Brustad (1895–1978)^[1]

Capricci for violin and viola (1931); Norsk Musikforlag

Concertino for viola and chamber orchestra (1932); Music Information Centre Norway

Norsk Suite (Norwegian Suite) for viola and piano (1926); Edition Harald Lyche

Partita for viola solo (1931, revised 1957); Music Information Centre Norway

• Joanna Bruzdowicz (1943–2021)

Fantasia Hermantica sur le Thème S-A-B-B-E for viola and piano (1979)

• Gavin Bryars (b. 1943)

Epilogue from Wonderlawn for solo viola, electric guitar, bass clarinet, 3 cellos and double bass (1994)

From Mina Harker's Journal for baritone and viola (1994)

Lauda (con Sordino) for cello or viola, piano and optional electric guitar (2002); Edition Schott

The North Shore for viola and piano (1993); Edition Schott

The Old Tower of Löbenicht for solo violin or viola and ensemble (1987); Edition Schott

• Benedikt Brydern (b. 1966)

Bebop for Beagles for violin and viola (2007)

From My Notebook, Volume 2 for violin and viola (2001)

Hollywood Nocturne for flute, viola and harp (2004); Fat Rock Ink

Pedestrian Crossing for 4 violas (1999); Gems Music Publications

Strings in Paradise for 4 violas, drums and bass (1998)

Strings on Vacation, Mini Tone Poem for 4 violas, clarinet and bassoon (1999)

Tales From The Bavarian Woods for 2 violins and viola (2002)

• Valentino Bucchi (1916–1976)^[1]

Concerto di Concerti for string orchestra with violin, viola, cello and double bass obligati (1974); Carisch, Milano

Soliloquios, Monodrama for viola solo (1976); Associazione Musicale Valentino Bucchi

• Thomas Buchholz (b. 1961)

Fluxion III "Letzte Wache" (Fluxion III "The Last Guard") for English horn, viola and bassoon (1994); Ebert Musik Verlag

Frühlingstrio (Spring Trio) for violin, viola and piano (1999); Ebert Musik Verlag

Lacrymæ, Concerto for viola and mixed chorus a cappella (2002); Verlag Neue Musik

Trio for violin, viola and organ (2004); original for violin, cello and organ; Ebert Musik Verlag

Zwei Rhapsodien (2 Rhapsodies) for viola and guitar (1990); Verlag Neue Musik

• Gunnar Bucht (b. 1927)

Concerto de Marle for viola and orchestra (1998); STIM; Swedish Music Information Centre

Sinfonia Concertante for flute, viola, harp and orchestra (1981–1982); STIM; Swedish Music Information Centre

• Linda Buckley (b. 1979)

do you remember the planets? for viola and tape (2004); Contemporary Music Centre Ireland

• Walter Buczynski (b. 1933)

Lyric VII for viola and orchestra (1991)

Sonata No. 2 for viola and piano (1982); Canadian Music Centre

• Antonio (Antonino) Buenaventura (1904–1996)

Sonata for viola and piano (1969)

• Glenn Buhr (b. 1954)

Cantilène elégiaque for viola and harp (1982); Canadian Music Centre

Concerto for viola and orchestra (1994); Canadian Music Centre

Variazioni for viola and piano (1989); Canadian Music Centre

• Zbigniew Bujarski (1933–2018)

Lęk ptaków (The Fear of Birds) for violin, viola and percussion (1993); Polskie Wydawnictwo Muzyczne

• Pyotr Bulakhov (1822–1885)^[1]

Barcarolle (Баркарола) for 2 violas and piano; transcription by Vadim Borisovsky (1950); Gosudarstvennoe muzykalnoe izdatelstvo (State Music Publishing House); Leeds Music

Canzonetta (Канцонетта) for viola and piano; transcription by Vadim Borisovsky (1946)

• Edvard Hagerup Bull (1922–2012)

Duo for viola and piano, Op. 44b (1973); Music Information Centre Norway

3 Morceaux Brefs for viola and orchestra (or piano), Op. 17b (1955); Music Information Centre Norway

• Kenji Bunch (b. 1973)

3 American Folk Hymn Settings for 2 violas (2001, 2008); original for 2 violins; Kenji Bunch Music Publishing

The 3 G's for solo viola (2005); Kenji Bunch Music Publishing

Common Tones for violin/viola, horn and piano (2000); Kenji Bunch Music Publishing

Cookbook for viola and piano (2004, 2006); original for clarinet and piano; Kenji Bunch Music Publishing

Crawl Space for viola solo (1996, 2004); original for cello solo; Kenji Bunch Music Publishing

The Devil's Box for viola and orchestra (2011); Kenji Bunch Music Publishing

Drift...an Eventual Lullaby for clarinet, viola, and piano (2006); Kenji Bunch Music Publishing

The Eternal Return for viola solo (2011); Kenji Bunch Music Publishing

From the Verdant Kingdom, Duo for viola and vibraphone (2009); Kenji Bunch Music Publishing

Ghost Reel for violin, viola (doubling jaw harp) and banjo (2006); Kenji Bunch Music Publishing

The Golden Apples of the Sun for viola and chamber orchestra (2006); Kenji Bunch Music Publishing

Hobgoblinry for viola and harpsichord (2002); Kenji Bunch Music Publishing

I Dream in Evergreen for viola and piano (2008); Kenji Bunch Music Publishing

laissez vibrer... for viola and celeste (1998); Kenji Bunch Music Publishing

Lost and Found for viola and percussion (2010); Kenji Bunch Music Publishing

Rise (and Shine) for viola ensemble (2016)

Suite for viola and piano (1998); Kenji Bunch Music Publishing

Until Next Time for viola solo (2010); Kenji Bunch Music Publishing

Verso for violin, viola, string orchestra and harpsichord (2010); Kenji Bunch Music Publishing

• Revol Bunin (1924–1976)^[1]

Concerto in G major for viola and orchestra, Op. 22 (1953); Gosudarstvennoe muzykalnoe izdatelstvo (State Music Publishing House)

Poem for viola and orchestra (1952)

Sonata in D minor for viola and piano, Op. 26 (1955); Sovetsky Kompozitor

Suite for viola and piano (1955)

• John Burge (b. 1961)

String Theory for viola and piano (2012); Canadian Music Centre

• Jarmil Burghauser (1921–1997)^[1]

Sonata for viola and piano (1985); Český Hudební Fond

• Geoffrey Burgon (1941–2010)

Concerto "Ghosts of the Dance" for viola and orchestra (2008); Chester Music

Six Studies for viola solo (1980, 2000); original for cello solo; Chester Music

Songs of Mary for mezzo-soprano, viola and piano (1970); Chester Music

• Caleb Burhans (b. 1980)

Going Home to Venus for viola solo (2002); Burning Hands Publishing

Keymaster for flute, viola and harp (2005); Burning Hands Publishing

On the Wings of Mercury for oboe and viola (2003); Burning Hands Publishing

Unspeakable Truths for viola and CD (2007); Burning Hands Publishing

You Could Hear It Touch the Viking for viola solo (2007); Burning Hands Publishing

• Willy Burkhard (1900–1955)^[1]

Concerto for viola and orchestra, Op. 93 (1953–1954); Bärenreiter Verlag

Kleine Serenade for violin and viola, Op. 15 (1927); Bärenreiter Verlag

Sonata for solo viola, Op. 59 (1939); Claves; Bärenreiter Verlag

• Willy Burmester (1869–1933)

Französisches Lied aus dem 18. Jahrhundert (French Air from the 18th Century) for viola and piano (1909); original for violin and piano; adaptation by Lionel Tertis; Edition Schott

• Diana Burrell (b. 1948)

Concerto “...calling, leaping, crying, dancing...” for viola and orchestra (1994); United Music Publishers

Songs for Harvey for viola solo (1988); United Music Publishers

• Benjamin Burrows (1891–1966)^[1]

Lament and Gigue for viola and piano (1927); Augener

On Shadowy Waters for viola and piano (1919); Augener

Sonata for viola and piano (1932–1933); British Music Information Centre

• Mervyn Burtch (1929–2015)

Duo for viola and harp; Welsh Music Information Centre

Phantasy for viola solo (1995); Welsh Music Information Centre

Sonata for viola and piano (2004); Welsh Music Information Centre

• Gerald Busby (b. 1935)

Viola, Aria from the Chamber Opera Orpheus in Love for mezzo-soprano and viola (1982); words by Craig Lucas

• Adolf Busch (1891–1952)^[1]

3 Lieder for high voice, viola, and piano, Op. 3a

3 Lieder for high voice, viola, and piano, Op. 23b (1917)

Suite in A minor for viola solo, Op. 16a; Amadeus Verlag

• Alan Bush (1900–1995)^[1]

Sonatina for viola and piano, Op. 88 (1978); N. Simrock

Three Contrapuntal Studies for violin and viola, Op. 13 (1929)

Two Melodies for viola and piano, Op. 47 (1957); Joseph Williams

• Ferruccio Busoni (1866–1924)^[1]

Albumblatt (Album Leaf) in E minor for viola and piano, BV 272 (1916); original for flute (or violin) and piano; adaptation by Paul Klengel; Breitkopf & Härtel

• Howard J. Buss (b. 1951)

Divergences for viola and clarinet (2020); Cimarron Music Press

Duo for viola and bassoon (1977)

Ocean Moods for flute, clarinet, violin, viola and cello (2014); Cimarron Music Press

Reverie for clarinet, viola and piano (1992); Cimarron Music Press

Spring Reverie for viola, cello, and bassoon (2023); Cimarron Music Press

Tennessee Suite for flute, viola and piano (2002); Cimarron Music Press

Three Character Sketches for Solo Viola (2014); Cimarron Music Press

• Henri Büsser (1872–1973)^[1]

Appassionato in C♯ minor for viola and piano, Op. 34 (1910); United Music Publishers

Catalane sur des airs populaires for viola and orchestra or piano, Op. 78 (1926); Henry Lemoine

Rhapsodie arménienne sur des thèmes populaire in B minor for viola and piano, Op. 81 (1930); Éditions Alphonse Leduc; United Music Publishers

• Sylvano Bussotti (1931–2021)

Culbianco e Capinera for viola solo (1986); G. Ricordi

Intermezzo for viola and orchestra (1984); first movement from Il Catalogo è questo III [Trittico]; G. Ricordi

Nudino for viola and piano (1937, 1984); G. Ricordi

Nudo disteso, Cadenza for viola solo (1980); G. Ricordi

Ping-pong-gemello for violin and viola (1992)

• Martin Butler (b. 1960)

Walden Snow for viola and piano (2004); Oxford University Press; Goodmusic Publishing

• Yuri Butsko (1938–2015)

Concerto No. 2 "Discourse on War and Peace" (Рассуждение о Войне и Мире) for viola and orchestra (2001); Muzyka Moscow

Sonata for viola and piano (1976); Sovetsky Kompozitor; Sikorski

• Nigel Butterley (1935–2022)

Forest I for viola and piano (1990); Australian Music Centre

• Arthur Butterworth (1923–2014)

Bubu for English horn, viola and harp, Op. 107 (1999)

Pastorale for viola and piano, Op. 112 (2002); Comus Edition

Sonata for viola and piano, Op. 78 (1986); Comus Edition

Suite for viola and cello, Op. 13 (1951); Hinrichsen Edition; Edition Peters

Concerto for viola and orchestra, Op. 82 (1988–1992); Comus Edition

• Garrett Byrnes (b. 1971)

Capriccio improvviso for viola and piano (2013); Musica Cosmopolita

Devil in Moscow for viola and harpsichord (2009); Musica Cosmopolita

Nanna's Lament for viola solo (1999); Musica Cosmopolita

• Britta Byström (b. 1977)

Dream Day for viola solo (2013); Edition Wilhelm Hansen

Four Walks for viola and double bass (2017); Edition Wilhelm Hansen

A Walk after Dark for viola and orchestra (2013); Edition Wilhelm Hansen

• Free scores featuring the viola at the International Music Score Library Project