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WoO (Werke ohne Opuszahl) Works without opus number (1-228b)

The WoO catalogue (Werke ohne Opuszahl) gathers Beethoven’s compositions that were not assigned an opus number, including early works, occasional pieces, and smaller forms. This digital edition presents each entry with critical notes, manuscript references, and historical documentation, offering a clear and accessible resource for exploring an essential part of Beethoven’s creative output.

WoO 001 – Musik zu einem Ritterballet for Orchestra

WoO 002a – Triumphal March for Kuffner’s tragedy “Tarpeia”

WoO 002b – Introduction to Act II (“Introduzione del II atto”) in D major

WoO 003 – “Gratulations-Menuet” in E‑flat major for Orchestra

WoO 004 – Concerto in E‑flat major for Piano and Orchestra (1784)

WoO 005 – First Unfinished Movement of a Violin Concerto in C major

WoO 006 – Rondo in B‑flat major for Piano and Orchestra

WoO 007 – Twelve Minuets for Orchestra

WoO 008 – Twelve German Dances for Orchestra

WoO 009 – Six Minuets for Two Violins and Bass

WoO 010 – Six Minuets for Piano or Two Violins and Bass

WoO 011 – Seven Ländlerische Tänze for Two Violins and Bass (Piano Version)

WoO 012 – Twelve Minuets for Orchestra

WoO 013 – Twelve German Dances for Orchestra (Piano Reduction)

WoO 014 – Twelve Contredanses for Two Violins and Bass (with optional winds)

WoO 015 – Six Ländlers for Two Violins and Bass (Piano Version)

WoO 016a – Twelve Scottish Dances for Orchestra (Piano Reduction)

WoO 016b – Twelve Waltzes for Small Orchestra

WoO 017 – “Mödlinger Tänze” for 7 or 8 string and wind instruments

WoO 018–019 – Two Marches in F major for Military Orchestra

WoO 020 – March in C major for military band

WoO 021 – Polonaise in D major for Military Orchestra

WoO 022 – Ecossaise in D Major for Military Orchestra

WoO 023 – Ecossaise in G major for Piano (after a lost wind original)

WoO 024 – March in D Major for Military Band

WoO 025 – Rondino in E‑flat major for Wind Octet

WoO 026 – Duet in G major (Allegro and Minuet) for two Flutes

WoO 027 – Three Duets in C, F and B‑flat major for Clarinet and Bassoon

WoO 028 – Eight Variations in C major on “Là ci darem la mano” for 2 Oboes and English Horn

WoO 029 – March in B‑flat major for Two Clarinets, Two Horns and Two Bassoons

WoO 030 – Three Equali for Four Trombones

WoO 031 Two-part Fugue in D major for organ (fortepiano)

WoO 032 – Duet in E‑flat major for Viola and Cello (“mit zwei obligaten Augengläsern”)

WoO 033 – Five Pieces for Flute Clock or Mechanical Instrument

WoO 034 – Little Piece in A major for Two Violins (for Alexandre‑Jean Boucher)

WoO 035 – Canon in A major for Two Cellos (for Samson de Boer)

WoO 036 – Three Quartets in E‑flat, D and C major for Piano, Violin, Viola and Cello

WoO 037 – Trio in G major for Harpsichord, Flute and Bassoon

WoO 038 – Trio in E-flat major for Piano, Violin and Cello

WoO 039 – Trio in B-flat major in one movement for piano, violin, and cello

WoO 040 – Twelve Variations in F major on “Se vuol ballare” for Piano and Violin

WoO 041 – Rondo in G major for Piano with Violin Obbligato

WoO 042 – Six Allemandes for Piano and Violin

WoO 043a – Adagio in C minor for Mandolin and Piano

WoO 043b – Adagio in E‑flat major for Mandolin and Piano

WoO 044a – Sonatina (Allegro/Sonatensatz) in C major for Mandolin and Piano

WoO 044b – Andante with Variations in D major for Mandolin and Piano

WoO 045 – Twelve Variations in G major for Piano and Cello on Handel’s Judas Maccabaeus

WoO 046 – Seven Variations in E‑flat major for Piano and Cello on “Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen”

WoO 047 – Three Piano Sonatas in E‑flat, F minor and D major

WoO 048 – Rondo in C major for Piano

WoO 049 – Rondo in A major for piano

WoO 050 – Two Movements of a Sonatina in F major for Piano

WoO 051 – Sonata in C major for Piano (Allegro – Adagio)

WoO 052 – Bagatelle in C Minor for Piano

WoO 052 – Bagatelle in C Minor for Piano

WoO 053 – Allegretto in C Minor for Piano

WoO 054 – Lustig – traurig Klavierstück in C major and C minor for Piano

WoO 055 – Prelude in F Minor for Piano (or Organ)

WoO 056 – Bagatelle No. 5 in C Major for Piano

WoO 057 – Andante in F major “Andante favori” for Piano

WoO 058 – Two Cadenzas for Mozart’s Piano Concerto in D minor K.466

WoO 059 – Bagatelle in A minor “Für Elise”

WoO 060 – Piano Piece in B‑flat major

WoO 061 Allegretto for piano in B minor for Ferdinand Piringer

WoO 061a – Piano Piece (Bagatelle) in G minor for Sarah Burney Payne

WoO 062 – Fragment and Sketches of a Quintet in C major for Strings

WoO 063 – 9 Variations in C minor for piano on a march by Ernst Christoph Dressler

WoO 064 – 6 Variations in F major on a Swiss theme for piano or harp

WoO 065 – 24 Variations in D major on the theme “Venni amore” by Righini

WoO 066 – 13 Variations in A major on “Es war einmal ein alter Mann”

WoO 067 – Eight variations in C major, for piano four hands on a theme by Count Waldstein

WoO 068 – 12 Variations in C major on the “Minuetto alla Viganò”

WoO 069 – 9 Variations in A Major for Piano on “Quant’è bello L’amor contadino”

WoO 070 – 6 Variations in G major for piano on “Nel cor più non mi sento” from Paisiello’s “Bella Molinar...

WoO 071 Twelve Variations in A major on Russian dance from “Das Waldmädchen” by Paul Wranitzky

WoO 072 – Eight Variations in C Major for Piano on “Une fièvre brûlante” from Richard Coeur de Lion by Gr...

WoO 073 – 10 Variations in B‑flat major on “La stessa, la stessissima” from “Falstaff” by Salieri...

WoO 074 – 6 Variations in D major on “Ich denke dein” for Voice and Piano Four Hands

WoO 075 – Seven Variations in F Major for Piano on “Kind, willst du ruhig schlafen”

WoO 076 – Eight Variations in F Major for Piano on the Trio “Tändeln und Scherzen”

WoO 077 – 6 Variations in G major on an Original Theme

WoO 078 – Seven Variations in C Major for Piano on the Theme of “God Save the King”

WoO 079 – 5 Variations in D major for piano on the theme of “Rule Britannia”

WoO 080 – 32 Variations in C minor for piano on an original theme

WoO 081 – Allemande in A major for piano

WoO 082 – Minuet in E-flat major for piano

WoO 084 – Waltz in E‑flat major for piano

WoO 085 – Waltz in D Major for Piano

WoO 086 – Ecossaise in E-flat major for piano

WoO 089 – WoO 90 – Two Arias for Bass and Orchestra

WoO 092a – No, non turbarti, Scena and aria for soprano and string orchestra

WoO 095 – “Chor auf die verbündeten Fürsten”: for Choir and Orchestra

WoO 096 – “Leonore Prohaska”, Music for soloists, chorus, and orchestra for the drama by Dunker....

WoO 097 – “Es ist vollbracht!” for bass, choir and orchestra

WoO 098 – “Wo sich die Pulse, Chorus for Soprano and orchestra

WoO 099 – Italian Songs “a cappella”

WoO 100 – “Lob auf den Dicken”, musical scherzo for male voices

WoO 101 – “Graf, Graf, liebster Graf, bestes Schaf” musical joke

WoO 102 – “Abschiedsgesang” for three men’s voices a cappella

WoO 103 – “Un lieto brindisi”, cantata for four voices soprano, two tenors, bass and piano

WoO 104 – “Gesang der Mönche” for three male voices a cappella

WoO 105 – “Hochzeitslied” for solo voice, chorus and piano

WoO 106 – “Lobkowitz-Kantate”: “Es lebe, unser teurer Fürst!” For soprano, choir, with piano...

WoO 107 – Schilderung eines Mädchens: Lied for Voice and Piano

WoO 108 – An einen Säugling: “Noch weisst du nicht”, Lied for Voice and Piano

WoO 109 – Trinklied for Solo Voice, Unison Choir and Piano

WoO 110 – Elegie auf den Tod eines Pudels for Voice and Piano

WoO 111 – “Punschlied” Lied for Solo Voice, with Unison Choir and Piano

WoO 112 – An Laura Lied for Voice and Piano

WoO 113 – Klage: “Dein Silber schien” Song for voice and piano

WoO 114 – Selbstgespracht: “Ich, der mit flatterndem Sinn…” Lied for voice and piano

WoO 115 – An Minna: Nur bei dir… song for voice and piano

WoO 116 – Que le temps me dure for Voice and Piano (Two Sketches in C minor and C major)

WoO 117 Der freie Mann, Lied for Choir in unison, Voice and Piano

WoO 118 – Seufzer einer umgeliebten und gegenliebe Song for voice and piano

WoO 119 – O care selve, Canzonetta for Unison Choir with Solo response and Piano

WoO 120 – Man strebt die Flamme zu verhehlen, song for voice and piano

WoO 121 – Abschiedsgesang an Wiens Bürger, Lied for voice, choir and piano

WoO 122 – Kriegslied der Österreicher for Voice (with Unison Choral Refrain) and Piano

WoO 123 – “Zärtliche Liebe”: “Ich liebe dich” for Voice and Piano

WoO 124 – La partenza, Song (Canzonetta) for Voice and Piano

WoO 125 – “La Tiranna”: “Ah grief to Think!”, Lied for Voice and Piano

WoO 126 – Opferlied: “Die Flamme lodert” for Voice and Piano (Second Version)

WoO 127 – Neue Liebe, neues Leben, for Voice and Piano (First Version of Op. 75 No. 2)

WoO 128 – “Plaisir d’aimer” for Voice and Piano (Sketch)

WoO 129 – “Der Wachtelschlag”, Lied for voice and piano

WoO 130 – “Gedenke mein!” Lied for voice and piano

WoO 131 – Erlkönig, (Lied Sketch) for Voice and Piano

WoO 132 – “Als die Geliebte sich trennen wollte”, Lied for voice and piano

WoO 133 – “In questa tomba oscura”, arietta for voice and piano

WoO 134 – “Sehnsucht”: “Nur wer die Sehnsucht kennt”, Lied for Voice and Piano...

WoO 135 – “Die laute Klage”: “Turteltaube, du klagest so laut” Lied for Voice and Piano...

WoO 136 – “Andenken”: “Ich denke dein”, Lied for Voice e Piano

WoO 137 – “Lied aus der Ferne”, Song for Voice and Piano

WoO 138 – “Der Jüngling in der Fremde”: “Der Frühling entbluhet” – Lied for Voice and Piano...

WoO 139 – “Der Liebende”, Lied for Voice and Piano

WoO 140 – “An die Geliebte”, song for voice and piano

WoO 141 – “Der Gesang der Nachtigall”, Lied for Voice and Piano

WoO 142 – “Der Bardengeist”, Lied for Voice and Piano

WoO 143 – “Des Kriegers Abschied”, Lied for Voice and Piano

WoO 144 – “Merkenstein”, Lied for Voice and Piano (first version)

WoO 145 – “Das Geheimnis”, Lied for voice and piano

WoO 146 – “Sehnsucht”, Lied for voice and piano

WoO 147 – “Ruf vom Berge”, Lied for voice and piano

WoO 148 – “So oder so”, Lied for voice and piano

WoO 149 – “Resignation”, Lied for voice and piano

WoO 150 – “Abendlied unterm gestirnten Himmel”, Lied for Voice nd Piano

WoO 151 – “Der edle Mensch sei hulfreich und gut”, Lied for voice and piano

WoO 152 Twenty-nine (1 – 29) Irische Lieder for voice, piano, violin and cello

WoO 153 Twenty (30 – 59 ) Irish Songs for voice, piano, violin, and cello

WoO 154 Four (60 – 63 ) Irish Songs for voice, piano, violin, and cello

WoO 155 Twenty-sex Walisische Lieder for voice, piano, violin, and cello

WoO 156 Twenty-two Schottische Lieder for voice, piano, violin, and cello

WoO 157 Four Englische Lieder for voice, piano, violin, and cello

WoO 158, Twenty-nine Lieder Verschiedener Völker for one or more voices, piano, violin, and cello,

WoO 159 – Im Arm der Liebe ruht, canon for three voices

WoO 160 – Two Canons Without Words (G major & C major)

WoO 161 – “Ewig dein”, Canon for Three Voices

WoO 162 – “Ta ta ta lieber Mälzel”, Canon

WoO 163 – “Kurz ist der Schmerz”, Canon for Three Voices

WoO 164 – “Freundschaft ist die Quelle wahrer Glückseligkeit”, Canon

WoO 165 – “Glück zum neuen Jahr”, Canon

WoO 166 – “Kurz ist der Schmerz”, Canon for Three Voices

WoO 167 – Brauchle–Linke, Canon in C major

WoO 168 – Two Canons: “Das Schweigen” – “Das Reden”

WoO 169 – “Ich küsse Sie”, Canon

WoO 170 – “Ars longa, vita brevis”, Canon (first version)

WoO 171 – “Glück fehl’ dir… niemalen”, Canon

WoO 172 – “Ich bitt’ dich”, Canon

WoO 173 – “Hol’euch der Teufel!”, enigmatic canon

WoO 174 – “Glaube und hoffe!”, principle of a canon

WoO 175 – “Sanct Petrus war ein Fels! Bernardus war ein Sanct?”, ideas for a canon

WoO 176 – “Glück, Glück zum neuen Jahr!”, Canon

WoO 177 – “Bester Magistrat” Canon for men’s voices, with cello or double bass

WoO 178 – “Signor Abate!”, Canon

WoO 179 – “Seiner Kaiserlichen Hoheit… Alles Gute”, Canon

WoO 180 – “Hofmann, Hofmann”, Canon

WoO 181 – Three Canons: “Gedenket heute an Baden”, “Gehabt euch wohl”, “Tugend ist kein leerer Name”

WoO 182 – “O Tobias!”, Canon

WoO 183 – “Bester Herr Graf, Sie sind ein Schaf”, Canon

WoO 184 – “Falstafferel, lass’ dich sehen!”, Canon

WoO 185 – “Edel sei der Mensch”, Canon

WoO 186 – “Te solo adoro”, Canon

WoO 187 – “Schwenke dich ohne Schwänke!”, Canon

WoO 188 – “Gott ist eine feste Burg”, Canon

WoO 189 – “Doktor sperrt das Tor dem Tod”, Canon

WoO 190 – “Ich war hier, Doktor, ich war hier!”, Canon

WoO 191 – “Kühl nicht Lau”, Canon

WoO 192 – “Ars longa, vita brevis”, Canon (second version)

WoO 193 – “Ars longa, vita brevis” , Canon (third version)

WoO 194 – “Si non per portas, per muros”, Canon

WoO 195 – “Freud’ dich des Lebens”, Two-part canon

WoO 196 – “Es muss sein!”, scherzo or idea for a canon

WoO 197 – “Da ist das Werk”, Canon

WoO 198 – “Wir irren allesamt”, Canon

WoO 199 – “Ich bin der Herr von ‘zu'”, eight playful bars

WoO 200 – “O Hoffnung!”, Theme for Variation for Archduke Rudolf

WoO 201 – “Ich bin bereit… Amen!”, Musikalischer Scherz

WoO 202 – “Das Schöne zum Guten”, Albumblatt

WoO 203 – “Das Schöne zu dem Guten”, Canon

WoO 204 – “Holz geigt die Quartette…”, musical joke

WoO 205 – Jokes and Notes on Letters (Musikalische Scherze)

WoO 206 – (Hess 12) Concerto in F major for Oboe and Orchestra

WoO 207 – (Hess 13) Cantabile Romance (unfinished) in E minor

WoO 208 – (Hess 19) Quintet in E‑flat major for oboe, three horns and bassoon

WoO 209 – (Hess 33 / Hess 88) Minuet in A flat major for string quartet

WoO 210 – String Quartet in B minor “Pencarrow Quartet” (Allegretto)

WoO 211 – Andante in C major for piano (previously Biamonti 52)

WoO 212 – (Hess 61) Anglaise in D major for Piano

WoO 213 – Four Bagatelles for Piano (D♭ major, G major, A major, A major)

WoO 214 – (previously Hess 69) Allegretto in C minor for piano

WoO 215 – (Hess 64) Fugue in C major for piano or organ

WoO 216 – Two Bagatelles in C Major and E-flat Major for Piano (Hess 73 – Hess 74)

WoO 217 – (Biamonti 66) Minuet in F major for piano

WoO 218 – (previously Biamonti 74) Minuet in C major for piano

WoO 219 – (Hess 68) Little Waltz (Ländler) in C Minor for Piano.

WoO 220 – (Hess 123) “Kriegslied für die zum keiligen Krieg verbundeten deutschen Heere” (lost)...

WoO 221 – (Hess 276) “Herr Graf, ich komme zu fragen, wie Sie sich befinden”

WoO 222 – (Hess 275 and Hess 328) Piece in A‑flat major for two voices

WoO 223 – “Thut auf”, two-part canon for voice in C major

WoO 224 – “Cacatum non est pictum”, Canon in B-flat major (three voices)

WoO 225 – (Hess 303) “Grossen Dank” , Canon (sketch) for Archduke Rudolf

WoO 226 – (Hess 260) “Fettluemerl, Bankert haben triumphirt”, sketch of Canon

WoO 227 – (Hess 277) “Esel aller Esel”, Canon for two voices with ostinato voice

WoO 228a – “Ah Tobias”, musical joke

WoO 228b – (Hess 285) “Tobias”, musical joke

WoO 83 – Six Ecossaises in E‑flat major for piano

WoO 87 – Cantata on the Death of Emperor Joseph II for soloists, choir and orchestra

WoO 88 – Cantata on the Elevation of Leopold II to the Imperial Throne for soloists, choir and orchestra

WoO 91 – Two Arias for the Singspiel “Die schöne Schusterin” by Umlauf, for voice and orchestra

WoO 92 – “Primo amore, piacere del ciel”, Scene and Aria for soprano and orchestra

WoO 93 – “Nei giorni tuoi felici”, Duet for soprano, tenor, and orchestra

WoO 94 – “Germanias Wiedergeburt”, Chorus for bass, choir, and orchestra

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