List of compositions by Ethel Smyth

Opera

• Fantasio, comic opera in 2 acts by Henry Bennet Brewster and Smyth after Alfred de Musset
• Der Wald, opera in 1 act by Henry Brewster and Smyth
• The Wreckers, opera in 3 acts by Henry Brewster and Smyth
• The Boatswain's Mate, comic opera in 1 act by Smyth after W. W. Jacobs
• Fête galante, opera in 1 act by Smyth and Edward Shanks after Maurice Baring
• Entente cordiale, comic opera in 1 act by Smyth

  Ballet

• Fête galante, adapted from the opera

  Choral

Religious

• Mass in D
• Five Sacred Part-Songs Based on Chorale Tunes
• *1. "Komm, süßer Tod", on Bach's song
• *2. "Kein Stündlein geht dahin"
• *3. "Gib dich zufrieden und sei stille"
• *4. "O Traurigkeit, o Herzeleid"
• *5. "Erschienen ist der herrlich Tag", on the hymn by Nikolaus Herman
• The Song of Love, Op. 8, cantata by Smyth after the Song of Songs
• Wedding Anthem for choir and organ

  Secular

• We Watched her Breathing through the Night, part song by Thomas Hood
• A Spring Canticle for choir and orchestra, re-arrangement from Der Wald
• Hey Nonny No for choir and orchestra, anon.
• Sleepless Dreams for choir and orchestra, by Dante Gabriel Rossetti
• Songs of Sunrise
• *1. "Laggard Dawn" for choir, by Smyth
• *2. "1910" for choir and optional orchestra, by Smyth
• *3. "The March of the Women" for choir and optional orchestra, by Cicely Hamilton
• Dreamings, part song by Patrick MacGill
• Soul's Joy, madrigal by John Donne, re-arrangement from Fête galante
• The Prison, cantata for soprano, bass, choir and orchestra, by Smyth after Henry Brewster

  Orchestral

• Overture to Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra
• Serenade in D
• Suite for Strings, Op. 1A, re-arrangement from String Quintet in E, Op. 1
• On the Cliffs of Cornwall, re-arrangement of prelude from The Wreckers
• Four Short Chorale Preludes for Strings and Solo Instruments, re-arrangement of Short Chorale Preludes for organ
• *1. "Du, o schönes Weltgebäude!"
• *2. "O Traurigkeit, o Herzeleid"
• *3. "Erschienen ist der herrlich Tag"
• *4. "Schwing dich auf zu deinem Gott"
• Fête galante, suite adapted from the opera
• Intermezzo , re-arrangement from The Boatswain's Mate
• Two Interlinked French Folk Melodies, re-arrangement of intermezzo from Entente cordiale
• Two Orchestral Preludes, re-arrangement from The Prison
• Entente cordiale, suite adapted from the opera

  Concertante

• Concerto for violin and horn in A

  Chamber music

String quartets

• String Quartet No. 1 in A minor, 1 movement
• String Quartet in D minor
• String Quartet in E-flat
• String Quartet in C minor
• String Quartet in C
• String Quartet in E minor

  String quintets

• String Quintet in B minor, 2 movements
• String Quintet in E, Op. 1

  Trios

• Trio for violin, cello and piano in D minor
• String Trio in D
• Trio for violin, horn and piano in A, re-arrangement from Concerto for violin and horn in A

  Other

• Sonata for cello and piano in C minor
• Sonata for cello and piano in A minor, Op. 5
• Sonata for violin and piano in A minor, Op. 7
• Variations on Bonny Sweet Robin for flute, oboe and piano
• Two Interlinked French Folk Melodies for flute, oboe and piano, re-arrangement from intermezzo of Entente cordiale

  Piano

• Sonata No. 1 in C
• Sonata No. 2 in C-sharp minor
• Sonata No. 3 in D, 2 movements
• Aus der Jugenzeit!! in E minor
• Four-part Dances
• Two-part Invention in D
• Two-part Suite in E
• Variations on an Original Theme in D-flat
• Prelude and Fugue in C
• Prelude and Fugue in F-sharp
• Prelude and Fugue for Thin People
• Suite for piano four hands, re-arrangement of Suite for Strings, Op. 1A
• The March of the Women, re-arrangement of the song
• Canons

  Organ

• Fugue à 5
• Short Chorale Preludes
• *1. "Du, o schönes Weltgebäude!"
• *2. "O Gott du frommer Gott"
• *3. "Schwing dich auf zu deinem Gott"
• *4. "Erschienen ist der herrlich Tag"
• *5. Prelude and Fugue on "O Traurigkeit, o Herzeleid"
• Study on "O wie selig seid ihr doch, ihr Frommen"
• Prelude on a Traditional Irish Air

  Brass

• Hot Potatoes, fanfare

  Songs

• Lieder und Balladen with piano, Op. 3
• *1. "Vom Berge" anon.
• *2. "Der verirrte Jäger" by Joseph Freiherr von Eichendorff
• *3. "Bei einer Linde" by Joseph Freiherr von Eichendorff
• *4. "Es wandelt was wir schauen" by Joseph Freiherr von Eichendorff
• *5. "Schön Rohtraut" by Eduard Mörike
• Lieder with piano, Op. 4
• *1. "Tanzlied" by Georg Büchner
• *2. "Schlummerlied" by Ernst von Wildenbruch
• *3. "Mittagsruh" by Joseph Freiherr von Eichendorff
• *4. "Nachtreiter" by Klaus Groth
• *5. "Nachtgedanken" by Paul Heyse
• Eight songs
• Nine Rounds
• Four Songs with chamber ensemble
• *1. "Odelette" by Henri de Régnier
• *2. "La danse" by Henri de Régnier
• *3. "Chrysilla" by Henri de Régnier
• *4. "Ode anacréontique" by anon. translated Leconte de Lisle
• "The March of the Women" with optional piano, by Cicely Hamilton
• Three Moods of the Sea with orchestra, by Arthur Symons
• *1. "Requies"
• *2. "Before the Squall"
• *3. "After Sunset"
• Three Songs
• *1. "The Clown" with piano, by Maurice Baring
• *2. "Possession" with piano, by Ethel Carnie Holdsworth
• *3. "On the Road: a marching tune" with orchestra, by Ethel Carnie Holdsworth