Credits

Composerdle exists because TwoSet Violin dreamed up the idea of a Wordle for classical composers. This is a fan-made tribute to that idea — all credit for the concept is theirs.

Every recording and score is public domain or Creative Commons.
Sources: Wikimedia Commons, Musopen, Internet Archive, BnF Gallica, IMSLP.
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ComposerWorkRecordingScore edition
Johann Sebastian BachToccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565Ashtar Moïra, Tamburini organ (public domain)Johannes Ringk manuscript — the earliest surviving source
Ludwig van BeethovenSymphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67 — I. Allegro con brioSkidmore College Orchestra (public domain · Musopen)Eulenburg miniature full score
Wolfgang Amadeus MozartEine kleine Nachtmusik, K. 525 — I. AllegroAdvent Chamber Orchestra (CC BY-SA 2.0)Eulenburg study score (original string-ensemble scoring)
Antonio VivaldiThe Four Seasons — “Spring”, RV 269, I. AllegroJohn Harrison (violin), Wichita State University Chamber Players (CC BY-SA 3.0)1775 Paris print of Rousseau’s flute arrangement
Joseph HaydnSymphony No. 94 “Surprise” — II. AndanteBoston Symphony Orchestra, cond. Serge Koussevitzky (public domain)Edition Cranz orchestral score
Edvard GriegIn the Hall of the Mountain King (Peer Gynt Suite No. 1)Musopen Symphony Orchestra (public domain · Musopen)C. F. Peters orchestral full score
Pyotr Ilyich TchaikovskySwan Lake, Op. 20 — Scène (the swan theme)London Philharmonic Orchestra, cond. John Barbirolli (1933) (public domain)Jurgenson orchestral full score
Frédéric ChopinPiano Sonata No. 2, Op. 35 — III. Marche funèbreAndreas Xenopoulos (piano) (CC0 · Musopen)Breitkopf & Härtel 1878 edition
Richard WagnerRide of the Valkyries (Die Walküre, Act III)American Symphony Orchestra (Edison recording, 1921) (public domain)Schott orchestral full score
Erik SatieGymnopédie No. 1Robin Alciatore (piano) (public domain · Musopen)1888 first edition
Wolfgang Amadeus MozartRondo alla turca (Piano Sonata K. 331)Alessandro Deljavan (piano, OnClassical) (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0)Eugen d’Albert edition, Forberg 1903 (BnF scan)
Ludwig van BeethovenPiano Sonata No. 14 “Moonlight” — I. Adagio sostenutoPaul Pitman (piano) (public domain · Musopen)Cappi first edition, Vienna 1802
Antonín DvořákSymphony No. 9 “From the New World” — II. LargoMusopen Symphony Orchestra (public domain · Musopen)Eulenburg 1903 orchestral study score
George Frideric HandelMessiah — Hallelujah chorusOratorio Chorus (Edison Diamond Disc, 1916) (public domain)G. Schirmer 1912 vocal score
Ludwig van BeethovenSymphony No. 9 — Finale (Ode to Joy)Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, cond. Albert Coates (HMV, 1923) (public domain)Schott first-edition full score, Mainz 1826
Pyotr Ilyich TchaikovskyThe Nutcracker — MarchNational Symphony Orchestra of London, cond. Stanford Robinson (Decca 78 rpm) (public domain)Eulenburg miniature full score
Edvard GriegMorning Mood (Peer Gynt Suite No. 1)Musopen Symphony Orchestra (public domain · Musopen)C. F. Peters 1888 orchestral full score
Johannes BrahmsHungarian Dance No. 5Fulda Symphonic Orchestra, cond. Simon Schindler (EFF OAL 1.0)Simrock 1876 orchestral full score (Parlow orchestration)
Claude DebussyClair de lune (Suite bergamasque)Laurens Goedhart (piano) (CC BY 3.0)Fromont Paris edition (BnF scan)
George Frideric HandelWater Music — Alla HornpipeUnited States Marine Chamber Orchestra (public domain (US federal))Samuel Arnold’s 1788 engraved full score (BnF scan)
Franz SchubertAve Maria (Ellens Gesang III, D. 839)Elisabeth Schumann (soprano), orchestra cond. Leo Rosenek (HMV, 1934) (public domain)19th-century “Gems of German Song” edition
Franz LisztHungarian Rhapsody No. 2Pandora Records (piano) (CC BY-SA 2.0)Senff first edition
Giuseppe VerdiLa donna è mobile (Rigoletto)Enrico Caruso (c. 1908 acoustic disc) (public domain)Ditson libretto-with-airs edition
Felix MendelssohnWedding March (A Midsummer Night’s Dream)orchestra, European Archive collection (public domain)Breitkopf & Härtel orchestral full score
Camille Saint-SaënsThe Swan (Carnival of the Animals)John Michel (cello) (CC BY-SA 3.0)Durand & Schoenewerk 1887 edition
Robert SchumannTräumerei (Kinderszenen, Op. 15 No. 7)piano, Musopen recording (public domain · Musopen)Balmer & Weber “Salon and Concert” edition
Frédéric ChopinNocturne in E-flat major, Op. 9 No. 2Frank Levy (piano) (public domain · Musopen)Kistner first edition, 1832
Johann Sebastian BachCello Suite No. 1 in G major — PréludeJohn Michel (cello) (CC BY-SA 3.0)Grützmacher edition, C. F. Peters
Franz LisztLiebestraum No. 3 in A-flat majorMartha Goldstein (piano) (CC BY-SA 2.0)G. Schirmer 1900 edition
Pyotr Ilyich TchaikovskyPiano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor — I.Musopen collection (piano and orchestra) (CC0)Breitkopf two-piano edition
George GershwinRhapsody in BluePaul Whiteman Orchestra with George Gershwin at the piano (1924) (public domain)New World Music 1924 piano edition (Gershwin’s own arrangement)
Wolfgang Amadeus MozartSymphony No. 40 in G minor — I. Molto allegroMusopen Symphony Orchestra (public domain · Musopen)Sieber 1803 first-edition orchestral part (Violino I)
Wolfgang Amadeus MozartThe Marriage of Figaro — OvertureThe United States Army Band (public domain (US federal))Breitkopf 1879 orchestral full score
Franz SchubertMarche militaire No. 1San Francisco Symphony, cond. Alfred Hertz (HMV disc, 1920s) (public domain)Breitkopf 1888 piano four-hands original
Johann Sebastian BachAir on the G String (Orchestral Suite No. 3)Air Force Strings of the U.S. Air Force Band (public domain (US federal))Bach-Gesellschaft 1885 full score
Gustav HolstThe Planets — IV. JupiterLondon Symphony Orchestra conducted by the composer himself (1922–24) (public domain)Goodwin & Tabb 1921 full score
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky1812 Overture“The President’s Own” U.S. Marine Band, live 2019 (public domain (US federal))Jurgenson 1882 orchestral full score
Niccolò PaganiniCaprice No. 24 in A minorYehudi Menuhin (violin), Adolph Baller (piano), 1948 (public domain)Schonenberger Paris edition (BnF scan)
Giacomo PucciniSì, mi chiamano Mimì (La bohème)Claudia Muzio (soprano), 1911 disc (public domain)French vocal score (BnF scan)
Gustav MahlerSymphony No. 5 — IV. AdagiettoPeabody Symphony Orchestra (CC0)Peters 1904 first-edition full score
Edvard GriegHolberg Suite — I. PraeludiumU.S. Marine Band Chamber Orchestra (public domain (US federal))Peters string-orchestra edition (original scoring)
Johann Sebastian BachPassacaglia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 582Andreas Arand, Klais organ, Kreuzbergkirche Bonn (1985) (CC BY-SA 4.0)Bach-Gesellschaft 1867 edition, organ score
Ludwig van BeethovenEgmont Overture, Op. 84Musopen Symphony Orchestra (public domain · Musopen)Cranz piano four-hands edition
Antonín DvořákSlavonic Dance in E minor, Op. 72 No. 2Strolling Strings of the U.S. Air Force Band (public domain (US federal))Simrock 1881 orchestral full score
Camille Saint-SaënsDanse macabre, Op. 40Orchestre des Concerts Colonne, cond. Louis Fourestier (1953) (public domain (BnF))Durand orchestral full score
Sergei RachmaninoffPrelude in C-sharp minor, Op. 3 No. 2the composer himself (Edison recording, 1919) (public domain)Bosworth / B. F. Wood 1896 edition
Franz SchubertSymphony No. 8 “Unfinished” — I. Allegro moderatoFulda Symphonic Orchestra (EFF OAL 1.0)Breitkopf 1885 full score — Sir Henry Wood’s marked conducting copy
Antonio VivaldiThe Four Seasons — “Winter”, RV 297, I.John Harrison (violin), Wichita State University Chamber Players (CC BY-SA 3.0)1725 first-edition part book (Violino Principale, BnF scan)
Giuseppe VerdiAnvil Chorus (Il trovatore)Singing Sergeants & Concert Band of the U.S. Air Force (public domain (US federal))Novello/Ditson 1870 vocal score