This is a list of compositions by William Walton sorted by genre, date of composition, title, and scoring.
Genre Date Title Scoring Notes Opera 1947–1954 Troilus and Cressida soloists, chorus and orchestra in 3 acts; libretto by Christopher Hassall after Geoffrey Chaucer; revised 1963 and 1976 Opera 1967 , An Extravaganza soloists and small orchestra in 1 act; libretto by Paul Dehn and the composer based on the play by Anton Chekhov Ballet 1935 orchestra libretto by Osbert Sitwell; choreography by Frederick Ashton; part of a revue Follow the Sun presented by Charles B. Cochran Ballet 1940 orchestra in 1 act based on music by Johann Sebastian Bach; choreography by Frederick Ashton Ballet 1943 orchestra in 5 scenes; libretto by Doris Langley Moore after Edmund Spenser; choreography by Frederick Ashton Ballet 1975–1976 1983 Varii Capricci orchestra free transcription of 5 Bagatelles for guitar; choreography by Frederick Ashton Film score 1934 Escape Me Never (1935) directed by Paul Czinner Film score 1936 As You Like It (1936) directed by Paul Czinner Film score 1937 Dreaming Lips (1937) directed by Paul Czinner Film score 1938 Stolen Life (1939) directed by Paul Czinner Film score 1941 Major Barbara (1941) directed by Gabriel Pascal Film score 1941 Next of Kin (1942) directed by Thorold Dickinson Film score 1942 Foreman Went to France, The (1942) directed by Charles Frend Film score 1942 First of the Few, The (1942) directed by and starring Leslie Howard; also known as Spitfire Film score 1942 Went the Day Well? (1942) directed by Alberto Cavalcanti Film score 1944 Henry V (1944) directed by and starring Laurence Olivier Film score 1947 Hamlet (1948) directed by and starring Laurence Olivier Film score 1955 Richard III (1955) directed by and starring Laurence Olivier Film score 1969 Battle of Britain (1969) directed by Guy Hamilton Apart from the "Battle in the Air" sequence, the score was dropped before the film was released, and replaced with one by Ron Goodwin. Film score 1969 Three Sisters (1970) directed by Laurence Olivier Incidental music 1925 lost; for the play by Lytton Strachey Incidental music 1936 lost; for the 1936 play by J. M. Barrie Incidental music 1942 Christopher Columbus for the radio play by Louis MacNeice starring Laurence Olivier Incidental music 1942 Macbeth for the play by William Shakespeare Incidental music 1959 March for "A History of the English-Speaking Peoples" composed for a projected ABC film series based on Winston Churchill's A History of the English-Speaking Peoples Incidental music 1962 Granada Prelude, Call Signs and End Music for Granada Television broadcasts Incidental music 1977 Title Music for the BBC Television Shakespeare Series Orchestral 1921 Dr. Syntax, Pedagogic Overture orchestra lost Orchestral 1921–1926 Façade, Suite No. 1 orchestra orchestrated 1926 Orchestral 1921–1926 1938 Façade, Suite No. 2 orchestra orchestrated 1938 Orchestral 1924–1925 Portsmouth Point, Overture orchestra also for piano 4-hands Orchestral 1926 Siesta small orchestra revised 1962; version for piano 4-hands 1928 Orchestral 1932–1935 Symphony No. 1 in B minor orchestra Orchestral 1937 Crown Imperial, A Coronation March orchestra composed for the coronation of George VI; also for piano solo Orchestral 1940, 1941 Music for Children, Suite orchestra orchestration of Duets for Children for piano 4-hands music used for the 1949 ballet Devoirs des Vacances with libretto by Boris Kochno and produced at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris Orchestral 1940 Scapino, A Comedy Overture orchestra revised 1949 Orchestral 1940 , Suite from the Ballet orchestra based on music by Johann Sebastian Bach Orchestral 1942 Prelude and Fugue "The Spitfire" orchestra from the film score The First of the Few Orchestral 1943, 1961 , Suite from the Ballet orchestra arranged 1961 by Vilém Tauský Orchestral 1944 2 Pieces from the Film Music Henry V string orchestra from the film score Henry V Orchestral 1944, 1963 Suite from Henry V orchestra arranged 1963 by Muir Mathieson from the film score Henry V Orchestral 1945 Memorial Fanfare for Henry Wood orchestra Orchestral 1946, 1971 Sonata string orchestra orchestration of String Quartet in A minor Orchestral 1947, 1967 Hamlet and Ophelia, Poem orchestra adapted 1967 by Muir Mathieson from the film score Hamlet Orchestral 1947, 1967 Hamlet: Funeral March orchestra arranged 1967 by Muir Mathieson from the film score Hamlet Orchestral 1953 orchestra also an Introduction for brass and percussion Orchestral 1953 Orb and Sceptre, Coronation March orchestra composed for the coronation of Elizabeth II Orchestral 1953 Variations on an Elizabethan Theme Variation VI: Finale, Fuga à la gigue string orchestra based on Sellinger's Round by William Byrd jointly composed with Benjamin Britten, Lennox Berkeley, Arthur Oldham, Humphrey Searle and Michael Tippett Orchestral 1955 God Save the Queen orchestra arrangement Orchestral 1955 orchestra arrangement Orchestra 1955 orchestra arranged by Edward Watson from the film score Richard III Orchestral 1955, 1963 Richard III: A Shakespeare Suite orchestra arranged 1963 by Muir Mathieson from the film score Richard III Orchestral 1956 Johannesburg Festival Overture orchestra Orchestral 1957 Partita for Orchestra orchestra Orchestral 1959–1960 Symphony No. 2 orchestra commissioned by the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Society Orchestral 1962 Prelude "Granada" orchestra composed as Granada Prelude, Call Signs and End Music for Granada Television broadcasts Orchestral 1962–1963 Variations on a Theme by Hindemith orchestra theme taken from movement II of Paul Hindemith's Cello Concerto (1940) Orchestral 1968 Capriccio burlesco orchestra Orchestral 1969 Improvisations on an Impromptu of Benjamin Britten orchestra theme taken from movement III of Benjamin Britten's Piano Concerto Orchestral 1975–1976 Varii Capricci orchestra free transcription of 5 Bagatelles for guitar; used as ballet 1983 Orchestral 1982 Prologo e Fantasia orchestra Concertante 1926–1927 Sinfonia Concertante piano and orchestra revised 1943; arranged 1928 for 2 pianos Concertante 1928–1929 Viola Concerto viola and orchestra revised 1961; written for Lionel Tertis but premiered by Paul Hindemith Concertante 1938–1939 Violin Concerto violin and orchestra written for Jascha Heifetz; orchestration revised 1943 Concertante 1956 Cello Concerto cello and orchestra written for Gregor Piatigorsky Brass ensemble 1947 Fanfare for a Great Occasion brass and percussion arranged 1962 by Malcolm Sargent from the film score Hamlet Brass ensemble 1979 Introduction to the National Anthem, A Fanfare brass (3 trumpets, 3 trombones) and snare drum Brass ensemble 1959 brass (8 trumpets, 4 trombones) Brass ensemble 1973 Anniversary Fanfare brass (9 trumpets, 7 trombones), timpani and percussion Brass ensemble 1974 Fanfare for the National brass, timpani and percussion for the Royal National Theatre Brass ensemble 1975 Roaring Fanfare brass (3 trumpets, 3 trombones, 2 bass trombones) and percussion Brass ensemble 1979 Medley brass band Brass ensemble 1979 Salute for Sir Robert Mayer on His 100th Anniversary brass (12 trumpets) and percussion Brass ensemble 1935, 1981 brass band Brass ensemble 1981 brass (3 trumpets, 4 horns) and percussion brass (7 trumpets) and percussion composed as a 70th birthday present for Karl-Friedrich Still, Walton's neighbour in Ischia Chamber music 1919, 1921 Piano Quartet violin, viola, cello and piano revised 1921 and 1974–1975 Chamber music 1919–1922 String Quartet No. 1 2 violins, viola and cello Chamber music 1922–1923 Toccata in A minor violin and piano Chamber music 1944–1947 String Quartet in A minor 2 violins, viola and cello orchestrated 1971 as Sonata for String Orchestra Chamber music 1948–1950 2 Pieces violin and piano Chamber music 1949 Sonata violin and piano revised 1950; written for Yehudi Menuhin and Louis Kentner Chamber music 1970 Tema (per variazioni) cello also Theme for Variations; part of Music for a Prince (14 contributors) Chamber music 1970–1971 5 Bagatelles guitar written for Julian Bream and dedicated to Malcolm Arnold orchestrated as Varii Capricci Chamber music 1980 Passacaglia cello 2 versions; written for Mstislav Rostropovich Chamber music 1982 Duettino oboe and violin Keyboard 1916 Chorale Prelude on Wheatley organ Keyboard 1917 Valse in C minor piano Keyboard 1936 Theme for Improvisation organ Keyboard 1940 Tunes for my Niece piano Keyboard 1940 Duets for Children piano 4-hands orchestrated 1941 as Music for Children Keyboard 1949 Galop Final piano composed as a 'finale' for the ballet Devoirs des Vacances (see Music for Children) orchestrated by Christopher Palmer Keyboard 1925 Portsmouth Point piano 4-hands also for orchestra Keyboard 1926 Valse from Façade piano concert arrangement by the composer Keyboard 1926, 1928 Siesta piano 4-hands original for orchestra; arranged 1928 by the composer Keyboard 1931 Choral Prelude 'Herzlich thut mich verlangen''' || piano || free arrangement of Johann Sebastian Bach's organ prelude, BWV 727 |-valign="top" | Keyboard || align=center|1934 || Ballet || piano || from the film score Escape Me Never|-valign="top" | Keyboard || align=center|1937 || Crown Imperial || piano || original for orchestra; arranged by the composer |-valign="top" | Keyboard || align=center|1944 || Lai and Rondet de carol || piano || lost |-valign="top" | Keyboard || align=center|1963 || 3 Pieces || organ || from the film score Richard III|-valign="top" | Vocal || align=center|1916 || Tell Me Where Is Fancy Bred? || soprano, tenor, 3 violins and piano soprano, tenor and piano || words by William Shakespeare |-valign="top" | Vocal || align=center|1918 || 4 Songs || voice and piano || words by Algernon Charles Swinburne |-valign="top" | Vocal || align=center|1920 || Tritons || voice and piano || words by William Drummond of Hawthornden |-valign="top" | Vocal || align=center|1920 || || tenor and 10 instruments || words by Christopher Marlowe; lost |-valign="top" | Vocal || align=center|1921–1926 || Façade: An Entertainment || reciter and chamber ensemble || words by Edith Sitwell |-valign="top" | Vocal || align=center|1921–1929 1977 || Façade 2: A Further Entertainment || reciter and chamber ensemble || words by Edith Sitwell; revision 1977 of 8 discarded items from original Façade|-valign="top" | Vocal || align=center|1932 || 3 Songs to Poems by Edith Sitwell || voice and piano || words by Edith Sitwell; original 1924 version Bucolic Comedies (lost); arranged from Façade|-valign="top" | Vocal || align=center|1936 || Under the Greenwood Tree || voice (or unison voices) and piano || words by William Shakespeare; from the 1936 film score As You Like It|-valign="top" | Vocal || align=center|1942 || Beatriz's Song || voice and string quartet (or piano) || words by Louis MacNeice; from the 1942 radio play Christopher Columbus|-valign="top" | Vocal || align=center|1960 || Anon in Love || tenor and guitar tenor, string orchestra, harp and percussion || anonymous 16th- and 17th-century lyrics; written for Peter Pears and Julian Bream orchestrated 1971 |-valign="top" | Vocal || align=center|1962 || , Song Cycle || soprano and piano (or orchestra) || premiered by Elisabeth Schwarzkopf and Gerald Moore 1. words by Thomas Jordan (1612?–1685) 2. words by William Wordsworth 3. words by "Arley" (1787) 4. words by William Blake 5. words by Charles Morris (1745–1838) 6. words by anonymous |-valign="top" | Choral || align=center|1916 || , Cantata || soprano, tenor, double female chorus and orchestra || words by Matthew Arnold |-valign="top" | Choral || align=center|1916 || , Motet || mixed chorus a cappella || words by Phineas Fletcher; 3 versions; revised 1930 |-valign="top" | Choral || align=center|1931 || Belshazzar's Feast || baritone, mixed chorus and orchestra || Biblical words selected by Osbert Sitwell; revised 1948 |-valign="top"