Canon
Where to start with Herbert
Essential works to know this composer by — spread across their styles-
OrchestralCello Concerto no. 2 in E minor, op. 30
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ChamberA la valse, for violin and piano
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StageAngel Face — Musical
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VocalI want what I want when I want it
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KeyboardPunchinello
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OrchestralA Suite of Serenades, for jazz orchestra
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OrchestralAuditorium Festival March
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StageBabes in Toyland
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OrchestralBadinage
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OrchestralCannibal Dance
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OrchestralCanzonetta
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ChamberCanzonetta, for cello
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OrchestralCello Concerto no. 1 in D major, op. 8
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OrchestralColumbus Suite, op. 35
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StageEileen
Listening guide
Hand-curated paths into Herbert's catalogueMost Popular
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Cello Concerto No. 2 in E minor
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Naughty Marietta (operetta)
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Babes in Toyland (operetta)
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Ah! Sweet Mystery of Life (from Naughty Marietta)
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Suite of Serenades
Most Acclaimed
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Cello Concerto No. 2
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Irish Rhapsody
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Suite of Serenades for orchestra
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Pan-Americana (orchestral)
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Cello Concerto No. 1
Most Weird
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Natoma (opera)an early attempt at American grand opera — set in Mexican California; almost never revived
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Pan-Americanaambitious orchestral work predating Latin music craze
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Mlle. Modiste (operetta)contains ”Kiss Me Again” — his most refined operetta
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Cello Concerto No. 1 in D major
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Hero and Leander (tone poem)
Similar composers
Same era, overlapping styles — by genre & period affinityWorks 47
- Orchestral
- ● Cello Concerto no. 2 in E minor, op. 30
- A Suite of Serenades, for jazz orchestra
- Auditorium Festival March
- Badinage
- Cannibal Dance
- Canzonetta
- Cello Concerto no. 1 in D major, op. 8
- Columbus Suite, op. 35
- Fleurette, valse lente
- Ghazel
- Hero and Leander, symphonic poem, op. 43
- Irish Rhapsody
- Karma, dramatic prelude
- L'Encore, for flute, clarinet and orchestra
- March of the 22nd Regiment, for band or orchestra
- Pan-Americana, morceau characteristique
- Pensée amoureuse
- Royal Sec, champagne galop
- Souvenir
- Sunset, for strings
- The Mountain Brook
- The Veiled Prophet
- Yesterthoughts
- Chamber
- A la valse, for violin and piano
- Canzonetta, for cello
- Stage
- Angel Face — Musical
- Babes in Toyland
- Eileen
- It Happened In Nordland
- Mademoiselle Modiste
- Natoma — Opera
- Naughty Marietta
- Orange Blossoms
- Sweethearts
- The Enchantress
- The Fortune Teller
- The Only Girl
- The Princess Pat
- The Red Mill — Musical
- The Schottische, song
- Vocal
- I want what I want when I want it
- Indian Summer, song for voice and orchestra
- Medley: When You're Away
- Molly, an Irish love song
- Moonbeams, a serenade
- Romany Life, song
- Keyboard
- Punchinello