This is a list of compositions by the Franco-American composer Betsy Jolas (born 1926). Her music is published by Éditions Alphonse Leduc, Éditions Billaudot and Éditions Salabert, amongst others."Music Sales""Ricordi"

Opera and stage works Le Pavillon au Bord de la Rivière (1975), chamber opera in 4 acts Schliemann (1982–83), opera in 3 acts Le Cyclope (1986), chamber opera in 1 act

Ajax (1960), incidental music for the play by Sophocles Les troyennes (1961), incidental music for the play by Euripides La dernière existence au camp de Tatenberg, incidental music for the play by Armand Gatti

Orchestra D'un opéra de voyage (1967) for chamber orchestra Quatre Plages (1967) for string orchestra Well Met (1973) for string orchestra Tales of a summer sea (1977) for orchestra Cinq pièces pour Boulogne (1982) (2 versions) Just a Minute! (1986) Well Met 04 – Pantomime for 12 strings (2004) B Day (2006) for symphony orchestra A Little Summer Suite (2015) Well Met Suite (2016) Latest (2021) for large orchestra Solo works with orchestra or ensemble Points D'Aube (1968) for viola and ensemble Musique d'hiver (1971) for organ and small orchestra États (1967) for violin and 6 percussionists Trois Rencontres (1973) for solo string trio and symphony orchestra How-Now (1973) for 8 instruments Onze Lieder (1977) for trumpet and chamber orchestra Stances (1978) for piano and orchestra Points d'or (1982) for saxophonist (playing soprano, alto, tenor, baritone) and 15 instruments Frauenleben (1992) for viola and orchestra Lumor, 7 Lieder spirituels for a saxophonist (playing soprano and tenor) and orchestra (1996) Petite symphonie concertante (1997) for conducting violin and orchestra Wanderlied (2003) for cello and 15 instruments Histoires Vraies (2015) for trumpet and orchestra Side Roads (2017) for cello and strings

Works for large ensemble Figures (1965) for 9 instruments J.D.E. (1966) for 14 musicians D'un opéra de poupée en sept musiques (1982) for 11 instruments Préludes, Fanfares, Interludes, Sonneries (1983) for wind band Sonate à 8 (1998) for cello octet

Chamber music Sonate à Trois (1956) for recorder, viola da gamba and harpsichord Quartet No. 1 (1956) Quartet No. 3, 9 études for string quartet (1973) O Wall (1976) for wind quintet Trio (1988) for piano trio Quartet No. 4 – Menus Propos (1989) for string quartet Trio "Les Heures" (1991) for string trio Musique pour Xavier (1993) for clarinet, tenor saxophone and violin Quartet No. 5 (1994) for string quartet Music for here (1994) for solo bassoon with accompaniment of viola and cello Quartet No. 6 (1997) for clarinet and string trio Petite sonnerie de juin (1997) for horn, trumpet and trombone Trio sopra et sola facta (1999–2000) for violin, clarinet and piano Titivillus (2000) for mezzo-soprano, flute and piano or 2 flutes and piano Ah! Haydn (2007) for piano trio Quatuor VII (Afterthoughts) (2018) for trumpet, violin, viola and cello

Duos Trifolium (1947) for flute and piano Remember (1971) for cor anglais (or viola) and cello Four Duos (1978) for viola and piano Trois études campanaires (1980) for carillon and keyboard Quatre pièces en marge (1983) for cello and piano Three Duos (1983) for tuba and piano Music for Joan (1988) for vibraphone and piano Petites musiques de chevet (1989) for bass clarinet and piano, (2022) for cello and piano E.A petite suite variée (1991) for trumpet in C and vibraphone Études aperçues (1992) for vibraphone and 5 cow bells Musique pour Delphine (1992) for violin and cello Quoth the raven, 3 pieces for clarinet and piano (1993) Frauenleben (1994) for viola and piano Music to go (1995) for viola and cello Come follow (2001) for bassoon and viola Lovemusic (2005) for flute and bass clarinet Suite: Puer apud magistros exercentur (2007) for 2 alto saxophones Allô! for 2 saxophones Oh là! for 2 saxophones Scat for 2 saxophones Ardente for viola and piano Un post-it pour Henri (2015/2022) for tenor saxophone and cello, or two cellos Femme le soir (2018) for cello and piano This is Love (2024) for cello and organ

Solo works Episode No. 1 (1964) for flute Fusain (1971) for bass flute and piccolo Chanson d'approche (1972) for piano Autour (1972) for harpsichord B for Sonata (1973) for piano Scion (1973) for cello Tranche (1976) for harp Musique de jour (1976) for organ Episode No. 2 "ohne Worte" (1977) for flute Auprès (1980) for harpsichord Pièce pour Saint Germain (1981) for piano Calling E.C. (1982) for piano or two pianos Episode No. 3 (1982) for trumpet in C Episode No. 4 (1983) for tenor saxophone Petite suite sérieuse pour concert de famille (1983) for piano Episode No. 5 (1983) for cello Episode No. 6 (1984) for viola Episode No. 7 "night away" (1984) for electric guitar Episode No. 8 (1984) for double bass Tango Si (1984) for piano Une journee de Gadad, children's suite for piano (1984) Signets, hommage à Maurice Ravel (1987) for piano Episode No. 9 "Forte magnum colaraturum" (1990) for clarinet Pièce pour piano (1997) Petite Fantaisie for Leo (2001) for flute Pièces jay (2001) for piano O Bach! (2007) for piano Leçons du petit jour (2007) for organ Fancy for Anssi (2010) for cello Ravery (2015) for cello 3 x Toi (2018) for piano – dedicated to Nicolas Hodges

Chorus Mass (1945) for choir, soloists and orchestra Motet I – To everything, there is a season (1947) for 7 women's voices Madrigal (1948) for choir Arbres (1950) for mixed choir a cappella Et le reste à l'avenant (1950) for mixed choir a cappella Everyone sings (1955) for double women's choir féminin et brass Enfantillages (1956) for women's or children's choir in 3 equal voices L'oeil égaré dans les plis de l'obéissance au vent, cantate radiophonique (1961) for soprano, contralto, baritone, mixed choir and orchestra Dans la chaleur vacante, cantate radiophonique (1963) for choir and orchestra Mots (1963) for vocal quintet and ensemble Motet II (1965) for chorus and ensemble Diurnes (1970) for mixed chorus of 12 to 72 voices Sonata for 12 mixed voices a cappella (1970) Perriault le déluné, comédie-madrigal for mixed choir of 3 times 4 voices a cappella (1993) Für Celia affettuoso (1998) for choir in 6 voices Motet III "Hunc igitur terrorem" (1999) for 5 solo voices, choir and Baroque orchestra Enfantillages (2000) new version with flute and women's or children's choir Autres enfantillages (2000) for children's or women's choir with clarinet ad libitum Chant dormant (2001) for choir Concerto-Fantaisie "O night, oh" (2001) – for mixed choir of 32 voices and concertante piano Motet IV "Ventosum Vocant" (2002) for soprano and quintet Femme en son jardin (2010) for vocal quartet, viola, cello and piano Orça for choir a cappella Savez-Vous Qui Est Mon Ami for chorus of three mixed voices

Vocal Plupart du temps I, 6 melodies for mezzo-soprano and piano (1949) Chansons pour Paule (1951) for mezzo-soprano and piano Cinq poèmes de Jacques Dupin (1959) for soprano et piano or orchestra Mots (1963) for soprano and ensemble Quartet No. 2 (1964) for soprano and string trio Mon Ami (1974) for voice and piano Caprice for one voice (1975) for any male or female voice and piano, without pianist Caprice for two voices (1978) for mezzo-soprano and counter-tenor or contralto Liring Ballade (1980) for baritone and orchestra Plupart du temps II (1989) for tenor, tenor saxophone and cello Sigrancia-Ballade (1995) for baritone and orchestra Lovaby, concert aria from the opera Schliemann (2000) for soprano and orchestra Titivillus (2000) for mezzo-soprano, flute and piano or 2 flutes and piano Motet IV "Ventosum Vocant" (2002) for soprano, flute, clarinet, harp, violin and cello. L' Ascension du Mont Ventoux (2004) for soprano, narrator, flute, clarinet, violin, cello and harp D'un journal d'amour for soprano and viola (2009) Sur do: Hommage à Purcell pour quatuor vocal, alto et violoncelle (2010) Rambles for narrator/speaker, flute, clarinet, harp, violin and cello L'oeil égaré for baritone and piano Fredons for soprano and ensemble

Reworkings of early music Heinrich Schütz / 8 Psaumes de Becker / No. 11 for string quartet, double bass, wind quintet, harp and piano or orchestra Heinrich Schütz / 8 Psaumes de Becker / No. 20 for wind quintet, string trio, viola, harp or orchestra Heinrich Schütz / 8 Psaumes de Becker / No. 47 for flute, clarinet, 2 violins, 2 violas and cello Heinrich Schütz / 8 Psaumes de Becker / No. 68 for flute, clarinet, 2 violins, 2 violas and cello Heinrich Schütz / 8 Psaumes de Becker / No. 84 for flute, bassoon, piano and string quartet Heinrich Schütz / 8 Psaumes de Becker / No. 92 for oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn and string quartet or orchestra Heinrich Schütz / 8 Psaumes de Becker / No. 97 for wind quintet, string trio Heinrich Schütz / 8 Psaumes de Becker / No. 121 for flute, piano and string quartet or orchestra Lassus Ricercare (1970) for brass, percussion, harp and pianos Orlandus Lassus / 3 Psaumes de Ulenberg Pierluigi Palestrina / Assumpta est Maria motet, for flute, clarinet, harp and string trio Guillaume Dufay / Flos Florum motet for wind quintet Johannes Brasart / O Flos Fragrans motet for wind quintet Josquin des Prés / Suite brève Jean Sébastien Bach / 14 Goldberg canons for flute, oboe, clarinet, string trio and double bass Jean Sébastien Bach – Contrapunctus IV (The Art of Fugue) (2001) for chamber orchestra and vocal quartet

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