List of compositions for viola: L to N
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This article lists compositions written for the viola. The list includes works in which the viola is a featured instrument: viola solo, viola and piano, viola and orchestra, ensemble of violas, etc. Catalogue number, date of composition and publisher (for copyrighted works) are also included. Ordering is by composer surname.
This pages lists composers whose surname falls into the L to N alphabetic range. For others, see respective pages:
L
- Marcel Labey (1875–1968)
- Sonata in C major for viola and piano, Op. 7 (1904); Éditions Max Eschig
- Joseph Labitzky (1802–1881)
- L'adieu: Romance sans paroles in B♭ major for viola and piano, Op. 286 (1872)
- Mario Labroca (1896–1973)
- Suite for viola and piano (1923); Edizioni Suvini Zerboni
- Concerto for viola and string orcherstra (2007); Wolfgang G. Haas Muzikverlag
- Vinalia Rustica, Sonatina for viola and piano (2000) or viola and accordion (2002); Verlag Christoph Dohr
- Viole Belle, Quintet for 4 violas and piano (2006); Alliance Publications
- Osvaldo Lacerda (1927–2011)
- Appassionato, cantilena e toccata for viola and piano (1977); Universidade de São Paulo; Academia Brasileira de Música
- Choro seresteiro e fuga for clarinet and viola (1998); Academia Brasileira de Música
- Fuga e postlúdio for violin and viola (1999); Academia Brasileira de Música
- Sonata for viola and piano (1962)
- Piotr Lachert (1938–2018)
- Katanick for viola and harpsichord (1986); CeBeDeM
- Sonata No. 4 for viola and piano (1991); CeBeDeM
- Ignaz Lachner (1807–1895)
- Trio No. 1 in B♭ major for violin, viola and piano, Op. 37 (1851)
- Trio No. 2 in G major for violin, viola and piano, Op. 45 (1856)
- Trio No. 3 in D major for violin, viola and piano, Op. 58 (1868)
- Trio No. 4 in D minor for violin, viola and piano, Op. 89 (1879)
- Trio No. 5 in E♭ major for violin, viola and piano, Op. 102 (1893)
- Trio No. 6 in C major for violin, viola and piano, Op. 103 (1893)
- Paul Lacombe (1837–1927)
- Morceau de fantaisie (Fantasy Piece) in D major for viola and piano, Op. 133 (1909)
- Eugène Lacroix (1858–1950)
- Premières tendresses for viola and piano; Éditions Costallat
- Sonata for viola and piano (1904)
- Ezra Laderman (1924–2015)
- Concerto for viola and chamber orchestra (1977); G. Schirmer
- Concerto for viola and orchestra (2001, 2007); G. Schirmer
- Elegy for viola solo (1973); G. Schirmer
- Fantasy for viola solo (1985); G. Schirmer
- Pyotr Ladyzhensky – Петро Анатолійович Ладиженський (b. 1946)
- Sonata No. 2 for viola and piano, Op. 43 (2012); Compozitor Publishing House
- Jean-François Laffay (b. 1935); Jean-François Laffay website
- Cryptogramme 3 for viola and organ (2003); Éditions Delatour
- Theophil Laitenberger (1903–1996); Theophil Laitenberger website
- Variationen über ein Thema nach G. Frescobaldi (Variations on a Theme after G. Frescobaldi) for viola and piano or organ (1978)
- Yehoshua Lakner (1924–2003)
- Improvisation for viola solo (1952); Israeli Music Publications
- Einwürfe for viola solo (1984)
- Chant pour un équinoxe (Song for an Equinox) for viola solo or viola and ensemble (1991), for clarinet and viola (1993), for viola and small orchestra (1999)
- Wim Laman (b. 1946)
- Musica, ars subtilior for viola, 16 wind instruments and bass drum (1976); Donemus
- Marvin Lamb (b. 1946)
- Fantasy for viola and piano (2011)
- Grappelli Dreams for alto saxophone and viola (2008); Carl Fischer
- House of Dawn for 4 violas (or viola ensemble) (2008)
- Ricard Lamote de Grignon (1899–1962)
- Scherzino for viola and piano (1943); Clivis Publicacions
- John La Montaine (1920–2013)
- Conversations for viola and piano, Op. 42 (1977); Fredonia Press
- Serge Lancen (1922–2005)
- Lied (Song) for viola and piano (1970); Lido Mélodies; Éditions Alphonse Leduc; United Music Publishers
- Si j'étais – (If I Were –) for cello or viola or bassoon and piano (1981); Lido Mélodies; United Music Publishers
- Victor Landau (1916–1990)
- Scherzo for viola and piano; American Composers Alliance
- Jan Van Landegham (b. 1954)
- Concerto doppio (2 versions) for violin, viola and string orchestra (2006); CeBeDeM
- Jeanne Landry (1922–2011)
- Trois poèmes (3 Poems) for viola and piano (1999); Doberman-Yppan
- Cristina Landuzzi (b. 1961)
- Sarabande for viola solo (1996); Edizioni Suvini Zerboni
- Richard Lane (1933–2004)
- Aria and Allegro for viola and string orchestra (1990); Editions Bim
- Canzona for violin, viola and piano (1957); Editions Bim
- Conversation for horn and viola (1986); Editions Bim
- 4 Duos for 2 violas (2004); Editions Bim
- 5 Duos for flute and viola (1984); Editions Bim; Castle Enterprises; Fountain Park Music Publishing
- 8 Duos for 2 violas (1985); Castle Enterprises; Editions Bim
- Nocturne for viola and piano (1995); Editions Bim; Fountain Park Music Publishing
- Quartet for 4 violas (1978)
- Recompense for 6 violas (1994)
- Sonata No. 1 for viola and piano (1979); Editions Bim
- Sonata No. 2 for viola and piano (1997); Editions Bim
- Sonata No. 3 for viola and piano (1998); Editions Bim
- Trio for clarinet, viola and piano (1963)
- Triptych for 6 violas; Editions Bim
- Samuel de Lange (1840–1911)
- Adagio for viola and organ, Op. 59 (1892); J. Rieter-Biedermann; Amadeus Verlag
- Concerto for viola and orchestra (1900)
- Geistliches Lied (Sacred Song) for soprano, viola and organ (1899)
- Sonata No. 1 in A minor for viola and piano (1886, 1893)
- Sonata No. 2 in A major for viola and piano (1911)
- Hans-Klaus Langer (1903–1987)
- Thema mit Variationen (Theme and Variations) for viola and piano (1958); Astoria Verlag
- Otto Langey (1851–1922)
- Sonatina in D for cello or viola and piano, Op. 66 (1888); Boosey & Hawkes
- Lukas Langlotz (b. 1971); Lukas Langlotz at Musinfo
- Vacua for piccolo, viola and harp (1997–1998)
- Ivan Langstroth (1887–1971)
- Concert Sonata for viola solo
- Gavotte for viola (or cello) and piano
- Interlude for viola (or flute) and piano
- Little Suite, 3 Pieces for viola (or flute) and piano, Op. 29 (1945)
- 2 Pieces for viola and piano
- Romance for violin (or viola) and piano
- Sonata for viola and piano, Op. 64 (1968)
- Suite for flute (or viola) and piano (1953)
- Suite for viola and piano, Op. 65 (1968)
- Suite for viola solo (1943); American Viola Society Publications
- Variations and Fugue on a Swedish Folk Song for viola and cello, Op. 24 (1938)
- 13 Variations on a Theme by F. Fiorillo for violin (or viola) and piano, Op. 10
- Vanessa Lann (b. 1968)
- In the Circumference of My Solitude for viola and double bass (scordatura) (1993); Donemus
- Pierre Lantier (1910–1998)
- Diptyque for viola and piano (1971); Chappell Music; United Music Publishers
- Sonata for viola and piano (1991); Editions Combre; United Music Publishers
- Raoul Laparra (1876–1943)
- Suite ancienne en marge de Don Quichotte for violin or viola and piano (1921); Heugel
- Charlotte Lapeyre (b. 1959)
- Souvenir for viola and piano (2006); Editions Combre; United Music Publishers
- Un soir for viola and piano (2006); Editions Combre; United Music Publishers
- Edmond Lapon (1858–1901)
- Romance for viola and piano; Éditions Durand
- Thomas Larcher (b. 1963)
- Still for viola and chamber orchestra (2002, revised 2004); Schott Music
- Oleg Larionov – Олег Владимирович Ларионов (b. 1981)
- Adagio (Адажио) for viola solo; Kompozitor, Saint Petersburg
- Motives (Мотивы) for viola solo (2011); Fimic; Kompozitor, Saint Petersburg
- 3 Songs with Lyrics by M. Lermontov for mezzo-soprano, viola and piano (2011); Fimic
- Kiss Me Kiss! with Lyrics by A. Knyazev for mezzo-soprano, viola and piano (2012); Fimic
- Geary Larrick (b. 1943)
- Poem for the Viola for viola solo (1989); G and L Publishing
- Poem with Accompaniment, Duet for viola and timpani (1997); G and L Publishing
- Sonata for viola and piano
- Libby Larsen (b. 1950); Libby Larsen website
- Bid Call for alto saxophone (or viola) and cello (2003); Oxford University Press
- Black Birds, Red Hills, a Portrait of Six Paintings of Georgia O'Keeffe for clarinet, viola and piano (2005); Oxford University Press
- Black Roller for solo viola, flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, violin, cello and piano (1981); ECS Publishing
- In Such a Night for 2 violas and recorded voice (2010); text from The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare
- Sifting through the Ruins for mezzo-soprano, viola and piano (2005)
- Sonata for viola and piano (2001); Oxford University Press
- Trio in Four Movements for flute, viola and harp (2005)
- Håkan Larsson (composer) (b. 1959)
- Duo fantasia for violin and viola (1999); Swedish Music Information Centre
- Ramsa (Chant) for violin and viola (1990); Swedish Music Information Centre
- Lars-Erik Larsson (1908–1986)
- Concertino for viola and string orchestra, Op. 45 No. 9 (1956); Carl Gehrmans Musikförlag; Boosey & Hawkes
- Eduard Lassen (1830–1904)
- Die Waldbrüder for voice, viola obbligato and piano, No. 4 from Fünf Lieder, Op. 46 (1874); words by Theodor Storm; Julius Hainauer; G. Schirmer
- Philip Lasser (b. 1963); Philip Lasser website
- Sonata for viola solo (1986); Éditions Max Eschig
- Vocalise for violin (or viola, or cello) and string quartet (2003)
- Faustas Latėnas (b. 1956)
- Lipsi for viola and piano
- Pasodoblis (Pasodoble) for viola and piano or string orchestra (1988); Lithuanian Music Information and Publishing Centre
- Alisher Latif-Zade (b. 1962)
- Concerto "Navo" for viola and orchestra (1988)
- Partita "Passion Sabrie" for 6 violas (2008)
- Ferdinand Laub (1832–1875)
- Trois Morceaux (3 Pieces) for viola and piano, Op. 14 (published 1883)
- Anne Lauber (b. 1943)
- Concerto for string quartet and orchestra (1983); Canadian Music Centre
- Mouvement for viola and piano (1980); Canadian Music Centre
- Quatre pensées (Four Thoughts) for viola solo (1990); Canadian Music Centre
- Joseph Lauber (1864–1952)
- Trio for flute, violin and viola; Pizzicato Verlag Helvetia
- Trois Morceaux (3 Pieces) for clarinet, viola and piano, Op. 18; Rosewood Publications
- Norbert Laufer (b. 1960)
- Eh ich vorbei bin (Before I Have Past), 4 Songs for soprano, violin and viola (1998); words by Hilde Domin; Edition Dohr
- Ein Tag (One Day) for viola and cello (2004)
- ... in Bewegung ... (...In Movement...) for violin and viola (1996); Edition Dohr
- Konstellationen (Constellations) for flute, viola and harp (1997)
- Mobile, 5 Songs for oboe, violin and viola (2008); Edition Dohr
- Nacht und Tag (Night and Day) for viola and guitar (1992)
- Stephan Lauffer (b. 1960); Stephan Lauffer at Musinfo
- "O Traurigkeit, o Herzeleid", Chorale Fantasy for viola and organ (2007); Édition Musicale Suisse
- Drei Bicinien for violin and viola (1997); Édition Musicale Suisse
- Tränen... Für die unschuldigen Opfer eines sinnlosen Krieges (Tears... For the Innocent Victims of a Senseless War) for viola and organ (2003); Édition Musicale Suisse
- Jean-Marc Laureau (b. 1946)
- Schizzo VI for viola solo (1999); Éditions Notissimo
- Massimo Lauricella (b. 1961); Massimo Lauricella website
- Kairòs for violin (or viola, or cello) solo (2010)
- Sole, curami sì l'alma for viola solo (2011)
- Anna-Lena Laurin (b. 1962)
- Danse joyeux de la ville blanche for viola and piano (2012)
- Max Laurischkus (1876–1929)
- Miniaturen: 8 kleine Stücke (Miniatures: 8 Little Pieces) for clarinet, or oboe, or viola and piano, Op. 4 (1900)
- Vytautas Laurušas (1930–2019)
- Concento di corde for 2 violas (1995); Edition Schott; Lithuanian Music Information and Publishing Centre
- Paukščių turgus (Bird Market) for flute, violin and viola (2001); Lithuanian Music Information and Publishing Centre
- Elodie Lauten (1950–2014)
- Prophecy for viola solo (1999)
- Richard Lavenda (b. 1955); Richard Lavenda website
- Conversation Pieces for violin and viola (1988)
- Rhapsody (at the center, stillness) for viola and piano (2006)
- Carlos Lavín (1883–1962)
- Dos Versículos budistas (2 Buddhist Verses) for viola and piano (1936)
- Mario Lavista (b. 1943)
- Cuaderno de Viaje for viola solo (1989); Ediciones Mexicanas de Musica; Peer Music Classical
- Marc Lavry (1903–1967)
- Concerto for viola and orchestra, Op. 247 (1953); The Marc Lavry Heritage Society
- Suite concertante for flute, viola and harp, Op. 348 (1966)
- Henri Lazarof (1932–2013)
- Anida, Duo Concertante for violin and viola (1998); Theodore Presser Company
- Cadence II for viola and tape (1969); Bote and Bock
- Concerto for viola and orchestra; Theodore Presser Company
- Five Poems for viola solo (2004); Merion Music; Theodore Presser Company
- Harp Trio "The Litomar" for flute, viola and harp (2004); Merion Music; Theodore Presser Company
- Inventions for viola and piano (1962); Theodore Presser Company
- Six Bagatelles for solo viola (1996); Theodore Presser Company
- Rhapsody for viola and orchestra (1997); Theodore Presser Company
- Ricercar for viola, piano and orchestra (1968); Associated Music Publishers
- Volo (Tre Canti da Requiem) for viola and 2 string ensembles (1975); Theodore Presser Company
- Ramón Lazkano (b. 1968)
- Chant II for viola and tape, or viola solo and 4 violas (1989); Éditions Le Chant du Monde
- Hizpide for alto flute, viola and guitar (1995); Éditions Le Chant du Monde
- Victor Lazzarini (b. 1969)
- Duas Danças (2 Dances) for viola and piano (1987–1988); Contemporary Music Centre Ireland
- Martin Leadbetter (b. 1945)
- Sonata for viola and piano, Op. 58 (1982); British Music Information Centre
- George W. Leahy (b. 1955)
- African Queen for viola and piano (1986); Canadian Music Centre
- L'aurore for viola and string orchestra (1996); Canadian Music Centre
- John C. Leavitt (b. 1990)
- Icarus for viola and orchestra (2015)
- Luise Adolpha Le Beau (1850–1927)
- Drei Stücke (3 Pieces) for viola and piano, Op. 26 (1881)
- Lojze Lebič (b. 1934); Lojze Lebič webpage
- Meditacije za dva (Meditations for Two) for viola and cello (1965, revised 1972); Edicije Društva Slovenskih Skladateljev
- Rubato per viola for viola solo (1989); Edicije Društva Slovenskih Skladateljev
- Fernand Le Borne (1862–1929)
- Rêverie for viola and piano (or orchestra), Op. 55 (1910)
- Jean-Marie Leclair (1697–1764)
- 6 Sonatas for 2 violas, Op. 12 (1749); Edition Schott
- Dennis Leclaire (b. 1950)
- Passacaglia Suite for viola solo, Op. 47 (1995); Frank E. Warren Music Service
- Michel Leclerc (composer) (1914–1995)
- Concerto for viola and piano (1981); CeBeDeM
- Hommage à Jean Rogister for viola and piano; CeBeDeM
- La pêche au...ton for violin and viola (1985); CeBeDeM
- Roman Ledenyov – Роман Семёнович Леденёв (1930–2019)
- Concerto-Poem (Концерт-поэма) in A minor for viola and orchestra, Op. 13 (1963–1964); Muzyka
- Con Sordini: A Little Requiem (Маленький реквием) for viola and string orchestra (1998)
- Maestro (Маэстро) for viola and chamber orchestra
- Metamorphoses of a Theme of J.S. Bach (Метаморфозы темы И. С. Баха) for viola and chamber ensemble (1993)
- Jacques Leduc (composer) (1932–2016)
- Lamento for viola solo, Op. 70 (1986); CeBeDeM
- Trois caractères (3 Characters) for viola and piano, Op. 52 (1975); CeBeDeM
- Brent Lee (b. 1964)
- I Wait for You in the Gathering Light for viola solo (2001); Canadian Music Centre
- More Fog for viola and percussion (1993); Canadian Music Centre
- Louis Lee (musician) (1819–1896)
- Sonata in C major for cello or viola and piano, Op. 9 (c.1843)
- Sebastian Lee (1805–1887)
- Sept pièces mélodiques d'une difficulté modérée d'après les études mélodiques for cello or violin or viola and piano (1884); piano accompaniment by John Baptiste Krall after 40 Études mélodiques et progressives for cello solo, Op. 31 (c.1845)
- Sous le balcon: Sérénade sur le Barbier de Séville de Rossini for cello or viola and piano, Op. 75 (1856)
- Yinam Leef – ליף ינעם (b. 1953)
- Concerto for viola and orchestra (1997–1998); Israel Music Institute
- Stephen Leek (b. 1959)
- Goombungee for viola (or violin, or cello) and piano (1989); Australian Music Centre
- Hans Leerink (1906–1964)
- Sonata for viola da gamba or viola and harpsichord (1940–1941)
- Sonata Hebraïca for viola solo (1937)
- Nicola LeFanu (b. 1947)
- Songs for Jane for soprano and viola (2005); Maecenas Music; Edition Peters
- Charles-Édouard Lefebvre (1843–1917)
- Cantabile for viola d'amore or viola and piano, Op. 82 (1892)
- Caprice in A minor for viola and orchestra or piano, Op. 106b (1898, 1900)
- Jesús Legido (b. 1943); Jesús Legido website (in Spanish)
- Confidencias for viola or cello and piano (1985)
- Elegíaca for viola (or cello) and piano (1980); Editorial Alpuerto
- Victor Legley (1915–1994)
- Ballade No. 2 for viola and piano, Op. 86 No. 2 (1975); CeBeDeM
- Caractères (Characters) for viola and guitar, Op. 106 (1985); CeBeDeM
- Elegisch Lied (English Song) for viola and piano, Op. 7 (1944); CeBeDeM
- Poème du printemps (Poem of Spring) for viola and piano, Op. 51 No. 2 (1958); CeBeDeM
- Sonata for viola and piano, Op. 13 (1943); CeBeDeM
- Vier Miniaturen (4 Miniatures) for viola solo, Op. 118 No. 1 (1991); CeBeDeM
- Concerto for viola and orchestra, Op. 78 (1971); CeBeDeM
- Hans Ulrich Lehmann (1937–2013); Hans Ulrich Lehmann website
- Contradictions, Concertino for viola and chamber orchestra (2008); Edition Gamma
- Duo for viola and double bass (2009); Edition Gamma
- Magica for mezzo-soprano, flute and viola (2006); words by Donata Berra
- Structures transparentes for clarinet, viola and piano (1960)
- Studien (Studies) for viola solo (1966); Ars Viva Verlag; Edition Schott
- viola in all moods and senses for viola solo (2003); Edition Gravis
- Without Words (Ohne Worte), 7 Songs for viola and piano (2010–2011); Edition Gamma
- Robert Lehmann (composer) (1841–1912)
- Élégie in C minor for viola and harp or piano, Op. 29c (1882, 1897); original for cello and harp
- René Leibowitz (1913–1972)
- Concertino for viola and chamber orchestra, Op. 35 (1954); Mobart Music
- Sonatina for flute, viola and harp, Op. 69 (1966); Mobart Music
- Hugo Leichtentritt (1874–1951)
- Sonata for viola and piano, Op. 13 (c.1910)
- Alan Leichtling (b. 1947)
- Concerto No. 1 for viola and orchestra, Op. 48 (1968–1969); Seesaw Music
- Concerto No. 2 for viola and orchestra, Op. 86 (1981–1982); Seesaw Music
- Walter Leigh (1905–1942)
- Sonatina for viola and piano (1930); Comus Edition
- Kenneth Leighton (1929–1988)
- Concerto for viola and harp with string orchestra and timpani, Op. 15 (1952); Novello & Co.
- Fantasia on the Name BACH for viola and piano, Op. 29 (1955); Novello & Co.
- Augennacht for viola and piano, Op. 52 (1989); Musikverlag Vogt & Fritz
- Poem IVa for viola and marimba, Op. 44a (1987); Musikverlag Vogt & Fritz
- Poem VII for hammered dulcimer or mandolin and viola, Op. 96 (1998); Musikverlag Vogt & Fritz
- Fritz Leitermeyer (1925–2006)
- 6 Bicinien (Duo-Studien) for 2 violas, Op. 47 (1970); Verlag Doblinger
- Bratschekontraste (Viola Contrasts) for viola solo, Op. 63 (1974); Verlag Doblinger
- 12 Dialoge (12 Dialogues) for viola and cello, Op. 60 (1974); Verlag Doblinger
- 12 Dialoge (12 Dialogues) for viola and double bass, Op. 42 (1969); Verlag Doblinger
- 12 Dialoge (12 Dialogues) for violin and viola, Op. 58 (1974); Verlag Doblinger
- 12 Episoden (12 Episodes) for viola and piano, Op. 36 (1967); Verlag Doblinger
- Ernst Ludwig Leitner (b. 1943); Ernst Ludwig Leitner website
- Chansons for viola and string orchestra (1993); Verlag Doblinger
- Édith Lejet (b. 1941); Édith Lejet website
- Almost a Song for viola and guitar (1995); Éditions Max Eschig
- Dvě skladby (2 Pieces) for viola and piano (1959)
- Dominique Lemaître (b. 1953); Dominique Lemaître website
- Livre d'heures for alto flute, viola and harp (1990–1991); Éditions Jobert
- Mnaïdra for viola solo (1992, 2003); original version for cello solo; Éditions Jobert
- Orange and Yellow: Hommage à Morton Feldman for 2 violas (2010); Éditions Musicales Rubin
- Secrète perspective for viola and 9 instruments (2009); Éditions Musicales Rubin
- Karl Lemberger
- Andante in g-moll mit Variationen (Andante in G Minor with Variations) for viola solo (1948); Musikverlag Max Hieber
- Aubert Lemeland (1932–2010)
- Duo Variations for viola and guitar, Op. 77 (1982); Éditions Gérard Billaudot
- Sonata for viola solo, Op. 7 (1966); Éditions Jean Jobert
- Kamilló Lendvay (1928–2016)
- 24 Duos for 2 violins or violin and viola (1985); Ayqu Music, Budapest; Editio Musica Budapest
- Tanulmány (Study) for viola solo (1995); Ayqu Music, Budapest; Editio Musica Budapest
- Jacques Lenot (b. 1945)
- De la mélancolie for viola solo (1987); Éditions Salabert
- Échappée for viola and piano (1982); Éditions Salabert
- Esquif for viola and piano (2002); L'Oiseau Prophète
- Frammento per l’armonia della notte for viola and harp (1975); Éditions Salabert
- Il meraviglioso, anzi (Titre de Alberto Arbasino) for viola solo (2005); L'Oiseau Prophète
- Parmi les hiérarchies des anges for viola and organ soli and orchestra (1985); Éditions Salabert
- Trois pièces for viola and piano (1995)
- Utopia glossa seconda for viola solo (1982); Éditions Salabert
- James Lentini (b. 1958); James Lentini website
- Big City Stomp for viola, baritone sax, and bayan (2006)
- El Signo del Angel for viola and harp (2004)
- Scenes from Sedona for viola and cello (1996); European American Music
- Georges Lentz (b. 1965)
- Monh from Mysterium (Caeli enarrant... VII) for solo viola, orchestra and electronics (2001–2005); Universal Edition
- Tania León (b. 1943)
- Hebras d' Luz (Threads of Light) for electric viola (2004)
- Para Viola y Orquesta for viola and orchestra (1994); Southern Music Publishing; Peer Music Classical
- Élégie for viola and piano (published 1908)
- Fred Lerdahl (b. 1943)
- Imitations (6 Études) for flute, viola and harp (1979); Mobart Music
- Terje Bjørn Lerstad (b. 1955); Terje Bjørn Lerstad webpage
- 6 Etyder for Bratsj-band (6 Etudes for Viola Band) for 6 violas, Op. 201b (1994); Music Information Centre Norway
- Fantasi (Fantasy) for viola solo, Op. 15 (1983); Music Information Centre Norway
- Frederick Lesemann (b. 1936); Frederick Lesemann website
- Doubles for viola and horn (1983–1984)
- Elegy (for the Rest of Us) for viola and cello (2002)
- Jonathan Leshnoff (b. 1973); Jonathan Leshnoff website
- Double Concerto for violin, viola and orchestra (2007); Leshnoff Publishing
- Three Minute Chaconne for viola solo (2011); also for violin or cello solo; Leshnoff Publishing
- Émile Lesieur (composer) (b. 1910)
- Automne (Autumn) for viola and piano (c.1985); Editions Combre
- John Lessard (1920–2003)
- Concert duo for viola and guitar (1981); American Composers Alliance
- Four Pieces for viola and percussion (1985?); American Composers Alliance
- Movements for Trumpet and Various Instruments II for trumpet and viola (1978); American Composers Alliance
- Capriccioso for violin or viola and piano (1910s); B. Schott's Sohne; Baltischer Musikverlag (1926)
- Tomás Lestán (1827–1908)
- Cuatro Piezas para Viola Sola sobre Fragmentos de Óperas (4 Pieces on Opera Fragments) for viola solo
- Estudio de la Viola: Siete Ejercicios Difíciles (Studies for Viola: 7 Difficult Exercises) for viola and piano, Op. 2 (1874)
- Sonata for viola and piano (1884); Real Musical Publicaciones y Ediciones; Asociación Española de Amigos de la Viola
- Alfonso Letelier Llona (1912–1994)
- Sonata for viola and piano (1949); Instituto de Extensión Musical
- Aryeh Levanon – לבנון אריה (b. 1951)
- Lamentation for viola solo (1985); Israeli Music Center
- The Sacrifice of Isaac for viola and piano (1993); Israeli Music Center
- Pierre-Yves Level (b. 1937)
- Mentor, Duo for pupil and teacher for 2 violas (or viola and cello, or 2 cellos) (1977); Éditions Alphonse Leduc
- Necdet Levent (1923–2017)
- İkili (Duo) for flute and viola, Op. 24 (1989)
- Romans (Romance) for violin and viola, Op. 28 (1990)
- Kelebek (Butterfly) for violin and viola, Op. 29 (1990)
- Adagio ve Allegretto (Adagio and Allegretto), Trio for violin, viola and piano, Op. 32 (1993)
- Poem for violin, viola and piano, Op. 53 (2008)
- Andrew Levin (b. 1957)
- Fantasy on a Prelude for 4 violas; Fountain Park Music Publishing
- Harold Levin (b. 1956)
- Five Pieces for clarinet, viola and trumpet (2001); Jomar Press
- Rhapsodie for viola and piano (1975)
- Two Haiku Songs for soprano, viola and piano (1998); Jomar Press
- Zara Levina (1906–1976)
- Poema (Поема) for viola and piano (1928); Muzsektor gosizdata; Universal Edition
- Michaël Lévinas (b. 1949)
- Arcades for viola and piano (1982); Éditions Salabert; Éditions Henry Lemoine
- Arcades II for viola and 12 instruments (1982); Éditions Henry Lemoine
- Les Lettres enlacées II: Fragments d'une lettre for viola solo (2000); Éditions Henry Lemoine
- Les Lettres enlacées V for 2 violas (2006); Éditions Henry Lemoine
- Jeffrey Levine (composer) (b. 1942)
- Parenthesis for one or more bowed string instruments (1970); Edizioni Suvini Zerboni
- Leon Levitch (1927–2014)
- Sonata for viola and piano, Op. 11 (1957)
- Yuri Levitin (1912–1993)
- Variations for violin (or viola) solo, Op. 45 (c.1956); Sovetsky Kompozitor
- Vladimir Levitt (b. 1934)
- Aria for viola solo (2006); Svensk Musik; Swedish Music Information Centre
- Bagatelle – Souvenir – Gavotte for viola and cello (2006); Swedish Music Information Centre
- Sonata for viola solo (2000); Israeli Music Center
- Alexander Levkovich (b. 1952); Alexander Levkovich webpage
- Lullaby for viola and piano (2000–2002); Canadian Music Centre
- Sonata for Dimitri Shostakovich, In Memoriam for viola and piano (1984)
- Ernst Levy (1895–1981)
- Sonata for viola and piano (1979)
- Suite for 2 violas (1963)
- Suite [No. 1] for viola or cello solo (1956)
- Suite No. 2 for viola solo (1971)
- Trio for clarinet, viola and piano (1968); Seesaw Music
- Threnodie for viola, cello and organ (1975)
- Frank Ezra Levy (b. 1930); Frank Ezra Levy website
- 12 Bagatelles for cello or viola solo (1991); SoundMaster Productions
- Concertino in Six Movements for viola, string orchestra, bassoon and piano (2013); Seesaw Music
- Concerto for viola and wind ensemble (2013); Seesaw Music
- Concerto [No. 1] for viola and orchestra (1995); SoundMaster Productions; Seesaw Music
- Concerto No. 2 for viola and string orchestra (2013); Seesaw Music
- Divertimento concertante for viola, piano and string orchestra (2012); Seesaw Music
- Duo Concertante for viola and guitar (2005); SoundMaster Productions
- The Master Speed for viola solo, chorus and organ (2005); SoundMaster Productions
- Mythic Transformations, Duo for viola and clarinet (2005); SoundMaster Productions
- Serenade for flute, clarinet (or viola) and cello (1974); Seesaw Music
- Sonata Ricercare, Sonata No. 1 for viola and piano (1972); Seesaw Music
- Sonata No. 2 for viola and piano (2010); Seesaw Music
- Sonata No. 3 for viola and piano (2012); Seesaw Music
- Sonata for viola solo (1963)
- Suite for viola or cello solo (1959); Cor Publishing
- Suite for viola solo (2011)
- Three Nightscapes for violin, viola and piano (2013); Seesaw Music
- To Peace, With Love, Fantasy Concertante for clarinet, viola and double choir (2007); SoundMaster Productions
- Trio No. 1 for clarinet, viola and piano (2007); SoundMaster Productions
- Trio No. 2 for clarinet, viola and piano (2009); SoundMaster Productions
- Trio for flute, viola and cello (1997); SoundMaster Productions
- Trio for viola, horn and piano (2013); Seesaw Music
- Maxim Levy (composer) – מקסים לוי (b. 1948)
- Concerto for viola and chamber orchestra (1999); Israeli Music Center
- Desert Flower for viola and piano (1988); Israeli Music Center
- Gideon Lewensohn – גדעון לבנסון (b. 1954)
- A Little Romanian Divertimento for clarinet, viola and piano (1996); Israeli Music Center
- Viola in My Life for viola and chamber orchestra (2006)
- ViolAlive, Theatre Music in 2 Acts for viola, percussion and 19 solo string players (2005)
- Frank Lewin (1925–2008)
- Concerto Armonico for viola and orchestra (1960); revision of Concerto for Harmonica and Orchestra by Brett Deubner (2006); Notevole Music Publishing
- Concerto on Silesian Tunes for viola and orchestra (1965); Notevole Music Publishing; American Composers Alliance
- Salvador Ley (1907–1985)
- Concertante for viola and string orchestra (1962)
- Pieza (Piece) for viola and piano (1956)
- Ulrich Leyendecker (b. 1946)
- Concerto for viola and orchestra (2007–2008); Hans Sikorski
- Etüde for viola solo (1989)
- Sonata for flute, viola and harp (1988); Hans Sikorski
- Trio for viola, bass clarinet and piano (1966, revised 2001); Hans Sikorski
- José Manuel Lezcano (b. 1960); José Manuel Lezcano website
- Concerto for viola and orchestra (2008)
- Sonata for viola and guitar (2004)
- Fran Lhotka (1883–1962)
- Sljepačka for viola and piano (1960); Muzička Naklada, Zagreb
- Lei Liang (b. 1972)
- Feng for viola solo (1998); original for cello solo; Schott Music
- Gobi Canticle for violin and viola (2005); original for violin and cello; Schott Music; Project Schott New York
- Lakescape III for 2 violas, or viola solo (2014); Schott Music
- Hennadiy Liashenko – Геннадій Іванович Ляшенко (1938–2017)
- Prelude, Arietta and Dance (Прелюдія, арієта і танець) for viola and piano (1971); Muzychna Ukraïna, Kiev
- John Liberatore (b. 1984); John Liberatore website
- Chimera for viola and cello (2008)
- Lennon Scatters and Fleeces His Flock for viola and chamber orchestra, or viola and percussion (2010)
- while I sleep for violin and viola (2011)
- Charles Lichter (1910–1990)
- 4 Hebraic Canons for viola and cello; Henri Elkan Music
- Carl Georg Lickl (1801–1877)
- Offertorium de uno martyre vel etiam confessore for viola solo, 4 voices, 2 violins, cello, double bass and organ (1828)
- Andreas Lidel (c.1740–c.1789)
- 6 Duos for violin and viola, Op. 3 (c.1780); Amadeus Verlag; Bärenreiter Verlag
- Ingvar Lidholm (1921–2017)
- Invention for viola and cello (1954); STIM; Swedish Music Information Centre
- Dobroslav Lidmila (1926–2006)
- Oratus for mezzo-soprano, viola and organ (1998); Český Hudební Fond
- José Lidón (1748–1827)
- Sonata in D minor for viola and basso continuo (1806); Editorial de Música Boileau
- David Lidov (b. 1941); David Lidov webpage
- Fantasy for viola solo (1964, revised 1998); Canadian Music Centre
- Markup: Introduction, Intervention and Coda for the Fantasy for unacompanied viola (2000)
- Phases of Courtship II: The Spells of Decorum for viola and piano (2002)
- Slow Song in Memory of the Lost Olive Groves for flute, viola and piano (2003)
- Triptych: Prelude, Collage and Chorale, In Memoriam Naomi Helen Cumming for viola solo (1999)
- Glenn Lieberman (b. 1947)
- Concertino senza ripieni for viola and chamber ensemble (2 flutes/piccolos, bass clarinet, double bass, piano, Yamaha DX-7 synthesizer) (1987); American Composers Alliance
- Immaculate Obsession for viola, double bass and guitar (1985); American Composers Alliance
- Silent Place for viola solo (1980); Rinaldo Music Press
- Lowell Liebermann (b. 1961)
- Sonata for viola and piano, Op. 13 (1984); Theodore Presser Company
- Two Pieces for violin and viola, Op. 4 (1978); Theodore Presser Company
- Peter Lieberson (1946–2011)
- Concerto for viola and orchestra (1992); G. Schirmer
- Rhapsody for viola and orchestra (1994); G. Schirmer
- Rumble for viola, double bass and percussion (1994); G. Schirmer
- Michael Liebman – מיכאל ליבמן (b. 1957)
- Tremolet-Sonata for viola solo (1997); Israeli Music Center
- Max Lifchitz (b. 1948)
- Yellow Ribbons No. 22 (Lamento) for viola and piano (1982)
- György Ligeti (1923–2006)
- Sonata for viola solo (1991–1994); Edition Schott
- Douglas Lilburn (1915–2001)
- Canzonetta No. 1 for violin and viola (1942); Centre for New Zealand Music
- Canzonetta No. 2 for violin and viola (1943); Centre for New Zealand Music
- Canzonetta No. 3 for violin and viola (1958); Centre for New Zealand Music
- Piece for Solo Viola for viola solo; Centre for New Zealand Music
- Suite for viola solo (1954, revised 1955); SOUNZ, Centre for New Zealand Music
- Three Songs for baritone and viola (1958); SOUNZ, Centre for New Zealand Music
- Ignace Lilien (1897–1964)
- Musica for viola (viola alta) and piano (1950); Donemus
- Liza Lim (b. 1966)
- Amulet for viola solo (1992); G. Ricordi London; Australian Music Centre
- Frank Limbert (1866–1938)
- Sonata in C minor for viola and piano, Op. 7 (1892)
- Hans Peter Linde (b. 1937)
- Duo Concertante for viola and cello (1961); Edition Peters
- Malcolm Lindsay (composer) (b. 1959)
- My Grandfather's Birth Place Navola Italy for viola and cello (1996); Scottish Music Centre
- Olof Lindgren (b. 1934)
- Balladen om Ebbe Skammelsön, Theme and Variations for 8 violas (2001); Blås-Basen; Swedish Music Information Centre
- Norbert Linke (b. 1933)
- Elegie und Tanz (Elegy and Dance) for viola solo (1992); Verlag Neue Musik
- Malcolm Lipkin (1932–2017); Malcolm Lipkin website
- Pierrot Dances for viola and piano (1998)
- Trio for flute, viola and harp (1982)
- Marijan Lipovšek (1910–1995)
- Dva dua (Two Duos) for violin and viola (1959); Društvo Slovenskih Skladateljev
- Italo Lippolis (1910–1964)
- Monodia con variazioni mitiche for viola and piano, Op. 9 (1939)
- Sonata for viola and piano (1956)
- Sonatina a due for flute and viola, Op. 20 (1953); A. Forlivesi
- David Liptak (b. 1949)
- Concerto for viola and percussion (2005); Lauren Keiser Music Publishing
- Duo for viola and piano (1996); MMB Music; Lauren Keiser Music Publishing
- Melissa's Quilt for viola and marimba (1999); MMB Music; Lauren Keiser Music Publishing
- The Play of Winds for viola solo (2000); MMB Music; Lauren Keiser Music Publishing
- Pulse Music for mezzo-soprano, flute and viola (1984); American Composers Alliance
- Serenade for alto saxophone or viola and string orchestra (2001)
- Trio for viola, percussion and piano (2007); Lauren Keiser Music Publishing
- Rainer Lischka (b. 1942); Rainer Lischka website
- 3 Duos for violin and viola (1996)
- 4 Inventionen for violin and viola (1984)
- 3 jazzige Duos (3 Jazzy Duos) for violin and viola (2007); Friedrich Hofmeister Musikverlag
- Konzert in zwei Sätzen (Concerto in Two Movements) for trumpet, violin, viola and orchestra (1996)
- Passacaglia for viola and guitar (1978); Verlag Neue Musik Berlin
- Tango für zwei (Tango for Two) for violin and viola (1999); Friedrich Hofmeister Musikverlag
- Franz Liszt (1811–1886)
- Liebestraum, Notturno No. 3 in A♭ major for viola and piano, S. 541 (c.1850); original for piano; transcription by Lionel Tertis; Comus Edition
- Romance oubliée for viola and piano, S. 132 (1880)
- Heinrich Litinsky – Генрих Ильич Литинский (1901–1985)
- Sonata for viola solo (1931, revised 1963); Muzgiz
- Lino Liviabella (1902–1964)
- Quattro brani nuziali (4 Wedding Songs) for viola and organ or harmonium (1961)
- S. Francesco, Meditazione for viola, 2 violins, double bass and organ (1926)
- Sette duetti miniatura (7 Miniature Duets) for violin and viola (1957)
- Sonata No. 1 "in One Movement" (Prima Sonata in un tempo) for viola and piano (1950); original manuscript
- Sonata No. 2 for viola and piano (1957)
- Tre momenti (3 Moments) for viola and piano (1956)
- Tre preghiere per la sera (Three Evening Prayers) for voice, viola and piano (1958); words by Lucio Liviabella
- Charles Harford Lloyd (1849–1919)
- Duo Concertante for violin (or viola, or clarinet) and piano (1888); Novello
- Suite in the Old Style for clarinet (or viola) and piano (1914); Boosey & Hawkes
- Jonathan Lloyd (b. 1948)
- Between Us a River, before Us the Sea for violin or viola and CD (2002)
- Concerto for viola and small orchestra (1979–1980); Boosey & Hawkes
- Like Fallen Angels for flute, viola and harp (1986); Boosey & Hawkes
- Concertino for solo viola (1985)
- Sonata for viola and piano (1976)
- William Lloyd Webber (1914–1982)
- Sonatina for viola and piano (1951); Stainer & Bell
- Vasily Lobanov (b. 1947); Vasily Lobanov website
- Concerto No. 1 for viola and string orchestra, Op. 53 (1989); Hans Sikorski
- Concerto No. 2 for viola and string orchestra, Op. 71 (1998)
- Kleine Suite im alten Stil (Little Suite in Old Style) for viola solo, Op. 63 (1992)
- Sonata for viola and piano, Op. 58 (1990); Hans Sikorski
- 4 Stücke im strengen Stil (4 Pieces in a Strict Style) for clarinet or viola and piano, Op. 43 (1984); Hans Sikorski
- Rococo for viola or violin and piano (1943); Whitney Blake Music
- Dan Locklair (b. 1949)
- Dream Steps, Dance Suite for flute, viola and harp (1993); Subito Music
- Concerto for viola and string orchestra (1981)
- Chorale Fantasy on York for viola and piano
- Martin Lodge (composer) (b. 1954)
- Aequora Tuta Silent (All the Sea Was Quiet) for viola, alto saxophone and computer (2006)
- Hau for viola and taonga puoro
- Pacific Rock for viola solo (1999); Waiteata Music Press
- Ritual for saxophone and viola
- David Loeb (b. 1939)
- Brugsegezichten (Faces of Bruges) for flute and viola
- Duo Concertante for viola and cello (1984); Accentuate Music
- Elegy for viola and double bass (1977); Accentuate Music
- Entr'actes for 2 violins and viola
- Fantasia for 2 violas (1984)
- Fantasia Concertante for viola and string orchestra (1985)
- Fantasia on a Tibetan Minstrel Song "Tasar Lung Gi Shokpa" for viola solo (1980); Harold Branch Publishing; Accentuate Music
- Four Songs from "Leaves of Grass" for baritone and viola (1984); words by Walt Whitman; Accentuate Music
- 3 Litanies for violin and viola
- Lyric Pieces for viola solo; Accentuate Music
- Madrigaletti for oboe and viola
- Nocturnes and Arias for violin and viola
- Of Mountains and Rivers without End for solo viola
- Preludes for Several Millennia for viola solo
- Rhapsodic Miniatures for viola solo
- Snowscapes for viola and percussion (1996)
- Sonata for flute, viola and harp (1988)
- Sonata No. 1 for viola solo
- Sonata No. 2 for viola solo
- Sonata No. 3 for viola solo (1963)
- Sonata No. 4 for viola solo (published 1984); Accentuate Music
- Sonata No. 5 for viola solo
- Sonata No. 6 for viola solo
- Sonata No. 1 for viola and cello
- Sonata No. 2 for viola and cello (1979)
- Sonata No. 1 for viola and piano; Harold Branch Publishing
- Sonata No. 2 for viola and piano (1975)
- Sonata No. 1 for violin and viola (1960)
- Sonata No. 2 for violin and viola
- Sonata No. 3 for violin and viola (1979); Harold Branch Publishing
- Sonata No. 4 for violin and viola
- Sonata No. 5 for violin and viola (1981)
- Sonata No. 6 for violin and viola
- Suite for clarinet and viola
- Suite [No. 1] for viola solo (1980); Accentuate Music
- Suite No. 2 for viola solo (1980)
- Suite No. 3 for viola solo (1987)
- Three Fantasias for 2 violas (1975)
- Three Fantasias for violin and viola (1985)
- Trois cansos for flute, viola and guitar (1984)
- Two Intermezzi for viola solo; Harold Branch Publishing
- Charles Martin Loeffler (1861–1935)
- Quatre Poèmes for medium voice, viola and piano, Op. 5; McGinnis & Marx
- Deux Rhapsodies for oboe, viola and piano
- Theo Loevendie (b. 1930)
- Sonata Coloniae for viola solo (1999); PeerMusic Classical
- Fred Lohse (1908–1987)
- Sonata for viola and piano (1958); Editions Metropolis
- Horst Lohse (b. 1943); Horst Lohse website
- Abschied (Parting) for viola (or alto saxophone) and piano (1993); original for alto flute and guitar; Edition Gravis
- Divergenz (Divergence) for viola, cello and double bass (1985); Edition Gravis
- Lyrics "Hommage à Maurice Ravel" for viola and guitar (1976, 2008); original for violin and guitar; Edition Gamma
- Solitude II "quasi un'elegia" for viola solo (1980); Edition Gravis
- Unterwegs (On the Way), Duo for violin and viola (2006); Edition Gravis
- Sérénade de printemps for viola and piano or harp (1914); original for violin or mandoline and piano or harp; transcription by Paul-Louis Neuberth; Éditions Max Eschig
- Luca Lombardi (b. 1945)
- Bab for viola solo (2003); Rai Trade
- Concerto for viola and orchestra (1995); Ricordi Milano
- Geburtstagsgruß für Thomas und Bernhard for violin and viola (2003)
- Rnnili for viola solo (1995); Ricordi Milano
- Ruth Lomon (1930–2017)
- 5 Songs after Poems by William Blake for alto and viola (1962); Arsis Press
- Edwin London (1929–2013)
- Sonatina for viola and piano (1962); New Valley Music Press
- David J. Long (b. 1950)
- Five Sketches for viola, marimba and piano (1996); C. Alan Publications
- Alessandro Longo (1864–1945)
- Suite for viola and piano, Op. 53 (1911); G. Ricordi; Prairie Dawg Press
- Paolo Longo (b. 1967)
- Ammonizione for mezzo-soprano, viola, vibraphone
- E già sono deserto – "Quasi un notturno" for viola and 5 instruments (2005)
- Georges Longrée (1918–1995)
- Appassionato for viola and piano; Éditions J. Maurer
- Japanese Folksongs for viola and piano; Éditions J. Maurer
- Georges Lonque (1900–1967)
- Images d'orient for viola and piano, Op. 20 (1930); Éditions Alphonse Leduc; CeBeDeM
- Séraphin Lonque (1873–1943)
- Concerto No. 1 in G minor for viola and orchestra, Op. 13
- Concerto No. 2 "Romantique" in D minor for viola and orchestra, Op. 15 (1904)
- Heinz Martin Lonquich (1937–2014); Heinz Martin Lonquich website
- De Spiritu Sancto for mezzo-soprano and viola (1994); words by Hildegard von Bingen; Edition Dohr
- Drei Passionsgesänge for soprano and viola (1974)
- Laus Trinitatis for tenor, viola and organ (1976); words by Hildegard von Bingen
- Quattuor Cantica Verbis Sanctae Hildegardis for mezzo-soprano, viola and organ (1987); words by Hildegard von Bingen
- Fernando Lopes-Graça (1906–1994)
- Concertino for viola and orchestra, LG 72
- Quatro peças em suite (Suite of Four Pieces) for viola and piano, LG 102 (1978)
- Octavio López (b. 1962)
- La relativité des points de fuite for viola solo (1996); Éditions Musicales Européennes; United Music Publishers
- Carlos López Buchardo (1881–1948)
- Dos piezas (2 Pieces) for viola and piano (1928); G. Ricordi
- Juan Ignacio López Carbonero (b. 1992)
- Lamento for viola and piano, Op. 19 (2010)
- Horacio López de la Rosa (1933–1986)
- Sonatina ecuménica for viola and piano, Op. 16
- José Luís López García (b. 1933)
- Sonatina for viola and piano (2011); Musicvall Edicions Musicals
- Ronald Lo Presti (1933–1985)
- Nocturne for viola and string orchestra (1965); Carl Fischer
- Ricardo Lorenz (b. 1961); Ricardo Lorenz website
- 20th-Century Burnout for viola and guitar (1999)
- Canciones de Jara (Jara Songs), Concerto for viola and orchestra (2010); Lauren Keiser Music
- Bernardo Lorenziti (1764–1813)
- 3 Sonatas for viola and basso (cello), Op. 39 (1800)
- Erik Lotichius (1929–2015); Erik Lotichius website
- Sonata for viola solo
- Ivana Loudová (1941–2017)
- Notturno for viola and string orchestra (1975); Český Hudební Fond
- Alexina Louie (b. 1949)
- Winter Music, Chamber Concerto for viola and 11 instruments (1989); Canadian Music Centre
- Alain Louvier (b. 1945)
- Concerto for viola and orchestra (1996); Editions Combre
- Envols d'écailles for flute, viola and harp (1987); Éditions Alphonse Leduc
- Sempre più alto for viola and piano (1981); Éditions Alphonse Leduc; United Music Publishers
- 4 Country Sketches for viola and piano (1963); Augener; Galliard
- 44 Easy Tunes for viola and piano (1958); Oxford University Press
- William Lovelock (1899–1986)
- Concerto for viola and orchestra (1960)
- Eleuthère Lovreglio (1900–1972)
- Menuet et Sarabande for viola and piano; Éditions Gérard Billaudot; United Music Publishers
- Christopher Lowry (b. 1988)
- Love Poem for viola and harp, Op. 2
- Romanza for 4 violas, Op. 15 (2012); American Viola Society
- Suite for viola and piano, Op. 5
- Marie-Luce Lucas (b. 1935)
- La Rieuse for viola and piano; Éditions Alphonse Leduc; United Music Publishers
- Procession for viola and piano; Éditions Alphonse Leduc; United Music Publishers
- Eduard Lucerna (1869–1944)
- Sonata for viola and piano (1939)
- Wolfgang Ludewig (1926–2017)
- Drei Fantasiestücke (3 Fantasy Pieces) for viola and percussion (1994)
- David Ludwig (b. 1974)
- Flowers in the Desert for clarinet, viola and piano (2009)
- Raymond Luedeke (b. 1944)
- Brief Encounters for viola and piano (1996); American Composers Alliance; Canadian Music Centre
- My Secret Life for viola solo (1983); American Composers Alliance; Canadian Music Centre
- Silence! for suitcase percussion and viola (1986); Canadian Music Centre
- Sonata for viola and piano (1975); American Composers Alliance; Canadian Music Centre
- Otto Luening (1900–1996)
- Duo for flute and viola (1985); American Composers Alliance
- Duo for violin and viola, W194 (1976); Joshua Corporation; G. Schirmer
- Eight Tone Poems for 2 violas, W223 (1972); Joshua Corporation; G. Schirmer
- Fantasia for viola solo (1994); American Composers Alliance
- Sonata for viola solo (1958); Highgate Press
- Suite for viola and piano, W136 (1972); Highgate Press
- Enid Luff (b. 1935)
- Viola Lullaby for viola solo (1996); Primavera; Welsh Music Information Centre
- Pál Lukács (1919–1981)
- Fekvésváltó gyakorlatok mélyhegedűre, felső fokon (Exercises in Change of Position for Viola, Advanced Grade) (1959); Editio Musica Budapest; Zeneműkiado vállalat
- Zdeněk Lukáš (1928–2007)
- Cantabile for viola and harpsichord, Op. 216 (1988)
- Canto appassionato for viola and piano, Op. 308 (1999)
- Concerto for viola and orchestra, Op. 185 (1983); Český Hudební Fond
- Concerto for violin, viola and orchestra, Op. 58 (1968); Panton Praha; Český Hudební Fond
- Divertimento for violin and viola, Op. 96 (1973); Arco Diva; Český Hudební Fond
- Dolore ed amore for 4 violas, Op. 347
- Hosprenglic, Duo for viola and harp, Op. 328 (2002); Český Hudební Fond
- Hudba k vernisáži for viola and piano, Op. 68 (1970); Český Hudební Fond
- Lode al canto for men's chorus, viola solo and orchestra, Op. 94 (1973); Český Hudební Fond
- Meditace (Meditation) for viola and harpsichord, Op. 116 (1975); Český Hudební Fond
- Meditace – Rondo (Meditation – Rondo) for viola and harpsichord, Op. 128 (1977); Český Hudební Fond
- Rotlevův šlojíř, Trio for violin, viola and piano, Op. 354 (2007)
- Sonata for viola solo, Op. 243 (1991); Arco Diva; Artesmon; Český Hudební Fond
- Supplemento for viola and harpsichord, Op. 334
- Erik Lundborg (b. 1948)
- Spring & Fall for soprano, viola and triangle (1989); American Composers Alliance
- Lennart Lundén (1914–1966)
- Romance for viola and piano; STIM; Swedish Music Information Centre
- Suite for viola and piano (1949); Nordiska Musikförlaget
- Tempo di Menuetto for violin and viola; STIM; Swedish Music Information Centre
- Dag Lundin (b. 1943)
- Valse serieuse, No. 11 from Fjorton solostycken (14 Solo Pieces) for viola and piano (2003); Swedish Music Information Centre
- John Lunn (b. 1956)
- Music for viola and piano; Scottish Music Centre
- Martin Lunssens (1871–1944)
- Concerto in D minor for viola and orchestra (c.1940)
- Roberto Lupi (1908–1971)
- Varianti for viola and piano
- Anatoly Luppov – Анатолий Борисович Луппов (b. 1929)
- Ballade (Баллада) for viola and piano (1967); Sovetsky Kompozitor
- Witold Lutosławski (1913–1994)
- Bukoliki (Bucolics) for viola and cello (1952, arranged 1962); Polskie Wydawnictwo Muzyczne
- Johann Lütter (1913–1992)
- Drei Duos (3 Duos) for violin and viola; Edition Dohr
- Elisabeth Lutyens (1906–1983)
- Echo of the Wind for viola solo, Op. 157 (1981); University of York Music Press
- Kareniana for viola and chamber ensemble, Op. 99 (1974); University of York Music Press
- The Singing Birds for speaker and viola, Op. 151 (1980); University of York Music Press
- Sonata for viola solo, Op. 5 No. 4 (1938); Alfred Lengnick
- Concerto for viola and orchestra, Op. 15 (1947); Alfred Lengnick
- Oswald Lutz (composer) (1908–1974)
- Kleine Musik (Little Music) for violin and viola, Op. 81 (1957); Doblinger Verlag
- Sonata for viola and piano
- Anatoly Lyadov (1855–1914)
- Prelude, Op. 11 No. 1; original from 3 Morceaux, Op. 11 (1886) for piano; 1950 transcription by Vadim Borisovsky
- Prelude in F major, Op. 57 No. 1; original for piano; transcription by Yevgeny Strakhov; Declaration of Love: Album of Popular Pieces for Viola and Piano (Страстное Признание: Альбом Популярных Пьес), Muzyka
- Sergei Lyapunov (1859–1924)
- Gifts of the Terek (Дары Терека), Cantata for viola solo, chorus and orchestra (1883)
- Irina Lyapustina – Ляпустина Ирина Геннадиевна (b. 1971)
- Adagio for violin and viola
- Boris Lyatoshinsky (1895–1968)
- 2 Pieces: Nocturne and Scherzino (Дві п'єси: Нюктюрн і Скерцино) for viola and piano (1963); Mistetstvo, Kiev
- Michel Lysight (b. 1958)
- Chronographie VIII for viola (or cello) and piano (2004); Alain Van Kerckhoven Éditeur; CeBeDeM
- Homage to Fibonacci for 2 violas (2004); Éditions Delatour; CeBeDeM
- Meditation for viola and guitar (or harp, or harpsichord, or marimba, or piano) (2009); Alain Van Kerckhoven Éditeur
- Samarkand for viola (or clarinet) and piano (or string quartet) (1992, 1995); Alain Van Kerckhoven Éditeur
- Septentrion for viola (or clarinet) and piano, or string quartet, or string orchestra (2005); Éditions Delatour; CeBeDeM
- Thrène for viola (or violin, or cello) and piano (1995); Alain Van Kerckhoven Éditeur
- Trois Croquis for viola (or violin, or cello) and piano (1990); Alain Van Kerckhoven Éditeur
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- Gerhard Maasz (1906–1984)
- Musik for viola and piano (1949); Bärenreiter Verlag
- Ami Maayani (1936–2019)
- Concerto for viola and orchestra (1974); Israeli Music Publications
- Improvisation variée for flute, viola and harp (1966)
- Trio for flute, viola and harp (1969); revision of Improvisation variée; Lyra Music
- David Macbride (b. 1951)
- Alone Together I for viola solo (1974); Seesaw Music; American Composers Alliance
- Alone Together II for 2 violas (1974); Seesaw Music
- For Bonnie and Ray for viola and cello (1977); American Composers Alliance
- Before and After for viola and piano (1993)
- Fourth Way for viola and piano (1971); American Composers Alliance
- From a Rose Garden for solo violin or solo viola (1988)
- Sax über Viola for alto saxophone and viola (2003)
- ...blankness... for viola, vibraphone and live electronics (2008)
- El Árbol de la noche triste for viola and electronics (2009)
- Andrew Paul MacDonald (b. 1958)
- The Great Square of Pegasus: "Algenib" for viola solo, Op. 42 (1997)
- Hymenaeus for violin and viola, Op. 38 (1996); Canadian Music Centre
- Pleiades Variations for flute, viola and harp, Op. 45 (1998); Canadian Music Centre
- Tapestries for viola and string orchestra, Op. 66 (2004)
- Otmar Mácha (1922–2006)
- Balada for viola and piano (1988); Český Hudební Fond
- Balada a finále (Ballade and Finale) for viola, piano and string orchestra (2000–2001); Český Hudební Fond
- Peter Machajdík (b. 1961); Peter Machajdík website
- Behind the Waves for viola and string orchestra (2016)
- Munk for viola and piano (2013)
- Peroket for viola solo (1997, revised 2012)
- Halleluya for viola and soprano (2018)
- Tod Machover (b. 1953)
- Song of Penance for hyperviola, computer voice, and 17 instruments (1992)
- Aneh for viola and piano (1984)
- Steven Mackey (b. 1956)
- Groundswell (also Ground Swell), Concerto for viola and chamber ensemble (2007); Boosey & Hawkes
- Audrey Mackie (b. 1973)
- 7:1, Concerto for viola and string orchestra (1996); Scottish Music Centre
- Jayson Mackie (b. 1975); Jayson Mackie website
- Density's Florid Spirals for viola solo (2003)
- A Little Dinner-Jazz Bossa for viola and piano (2006)
- John T. MacLean (b. 1933)
- Elegy (In Memory of Sven Reher) for 4 violas; Fountain Park Music Publishing
- I tempi di Erato e Melpomene for viola and piano (1963, revised 1977)
- Meditation for viola and piano (1962); Fountain Park Music Publishing
- Suite for viola solo; Fountain Park Music Publishing
- James MacMillan (b. 1959)
- Concerto for viola and orchestra (2013); Boosey & Hawkes
- So Deep for mixed chorus with optional oboe and viola solos (1992); words by Robert Burns; Boosey & Hawkes
- Scott Macmillan (b. 1955); Scott Macmillan website
- H. T. E. (Here's to E-vonne) for viola solo (1986, revised 2000); Canadian Music Centre
- Elizabeth Maconchy (1907–1994)
- Concerto for viola and orchestra (1937); Alfred Lengnick
- Conversations for clarinet and viola (1967–1968)
- 3 Easy Duets for 2 violas (1972); Faber Music; G. Schirmer
- 3 Easy Pieces for violin and viola (1972); Faber Music; G. Schirmer
- 4 Easy Trios for 2 violins and viola or violin and 2 violas (1972); Faber Music
- 5 Pieces for viola solo (1937)
- Romanza for viola and chamber ensemble (1979); Chester Music
- 5 Sketches for viola solo (1983); Chester Music
- Sonata for viola and piano (1937–1938)
- Michal Macourek (b. 1972); Michal Macourek website
- Procitání (Awakening) for mezzo-soprano, clarinet and viola (1999); Český Hudební Fond
- Stuart MacRae (b. 1976)
- Equilibrium for viola and ensemble (flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano) (2008); Novello & Co.
- fenodyree for viola solo (2015)
- The City Inside for viola and piano (1997); Novello & Co.
- Amadeus Maczewski (1828–1879)
- 6 Stücke (6 Pieces) for viola and piano (1862)
- Richard Peter Maddox (b. 1936)
- Concerto for viola and orchestra, Op. 107 (2006); Australian Music Centre
- Definition of Loving for baritone solo, oboe and viola (1994); Australian Music Centre
- Farewell to Summer for mezzo-soprano solo, mixed chorus and viola obbligato (1994); Australian Music Centre
- Sonata for viola and piano (2002); Australian Music Centre
- Bruno Maderna (1920–1973)
- Viola for viola solo (1971); Ricordi
- Ständchen für Tini (Serenade for Tini) for viola and violin (1972); Edizioni Suvini Zerboni
- Trygve Madsen (b. 1940)
- Sonata for viola and piano, Op. 33 (1960s, published 1987); Musikk-Husets Forlag
- Jan Maegaard (1926–2012)
- Elegia, Nocturne for viola and string orchestra, Op. 108 (1999)
- Labirinto I for viola solo, Op. 77 (1986); Engstrøm & Sødring
- Quasi una sonata for viola and piano, Op. 14 (1952)
- Jef Maes (1905–1996)
- Andante rustique for viola and piano (1934); CeBeDeM
- Concerto for viola and orchestra (1937, 1943); CeBeDeM
- Divertimento for viola and piano (1966); CeBeDeM
- Intermezzo for viola and piano (1935); CeBeDeM
- Sonatine for flute and viola (1934); CeBeDeM
- Trio for violin, viola and percussion (1964); CeBeDeM
- Jan De Maeyer (b. 1949)
- Lesbos for viola, oboe and piano, Op. 29 (1992); CeBeDeM
- Quinto Maganini (1897–1974)
- An Ancient Greek Melody for viola and piano (1945); Edition Musicus
- Concert Album: 14 Works arranged for viola and piano (1954); Edition Musicus
- Night Piece for viola and piano (1946); Edition Musicus
- Song of a Chinese Fisherman for viola and piano (1944); Edition Musicus
- Josip Magdić (composer) (b. 1937)
- 5 satiričnih anekdot (5 Satirical Anecdotes) for viola and piano (1967); Društvo Slovenskih Skladateljev
- Mary Mageau (b. 1934)
- Contrasts in Continuum for unaccompanied viola (1968); Australian Music Centre
- Preludes for Patricia, 4 Short Pieces for 2 violas or solo viola with prerecorded tape (1996); Australian Music Centre
- Statement and Variations for viola solo (1979); University of Michigan; Australian Music Centre
- Robert Maggio (b. 1964); Robert Maggio website
- Solo Viola Suite for viola solo (1987)
- Men at Dusk for baritone, viola and piano (1995)
- Ester Mägi (b. 1922)
- Serenaad (Serenade) for flute, violin and viola (1982); Eres Edition
- Olga Magidenko – Ольга Михайловна Магиденко (b. 1954)
- Erdbeben for 2 violins and viola, Op. 91a (2011)
- 2 Essays (Two Esse; Два Эссе), Trio for clarinet, viola and cello, Op. 15 (1981); Furore Verlag
- Inspire – Expire (Einatmen – Ausatmen), Ragtime for viola and piano, Op. 58a (1998, 2003, 2008); original version for violin and piano; Furore-Verlag
- Romantic Trio (Романтическое трио) for clarinet, viola and piano, Op. 17 (1983); Furore-Verlag
- Frederik Magle (b. 1977)
- Lament for viola and organ (2017)
- Gioacchino Maglioni (1891–1966)
- Concerto in forma di ballata for viola and piano (1929)
- Sonatina for violin and 2 violas (1950)
- Noise Gate for amplified viola and tape (1994)
- Phillip Magnuson (b. 1949)
- Lullabies for Elizabeth, 3 Fantasies on European Cradle Songs for 2 violas (1977); Shawnee Press
- Sonata in the Baroque Manner for viola and piano (1979); Shawnee Press
- Þórður Magnússon (b. 1973)
- Sonata for viola and piano (2004); Íslenzk Tónverkamiðstöð
- Ernst Mahle (b. 1929)
- As melodias da Cecília (The Songs of Cecília) for viola and piano (1972); Irmãos Vitale
- Concertino for viola and string orchestra (1978)
- Duetos modais (Modal Duets) for 2 violas (1991)
- Sonata for viola and piano (1968)
- Sonatina for viola and piano (1976)
- Sonatina for viola or cello and piano (1956)
- Hellgart Mahler (b. 1931)
- And the Desert Shall Blossom for viola and chamber orchestra (1977); Australian Music Centre
- Claus-Steffen Mahnkopf (b. 1962)
- memor sum for viola solo (1989); Bärenreiter Verlag
- Trio basso for viola, cello and double bass (1995); Hans Sikorski
- Peter Mai (b. 1935)
- 9 Kleine Stücke (9 Little Pieces) for viola and piano (2005); Friedrich Hofmeister Musikverlag
- Sonatina for viola and piano (2007); Friedrich Hofmeister Musikverlag
- William Maiben (b. 1953)
- 4 Pieces for viola and piano (1971)
- Jailbreak for flute and viola (2002)
- splitting 3 for viola and CD player (2000); also multimedia version with film
- Mesías Maiguashca (b. 1938)
- Plainte: "...unvermindert weiter..." ("...con la misma intensidad...") for accordion and viola (1993); Edition Modern; Tre Media Musikverlage
- René Maillard (1931–2012)
- Sonata No. 1 for viola and piano, Op. 5 (1952, revised 2009); Éditions Delatour
- Sonata No. 2 for viola and piano, Op. 18 (2003); Éditions Delatour
- Alphonse Mailly (1833–1918)
- Causerie for viola and piano (1900); original for piano; transcription by Hermann Ritter
- Luigi Majocchi (1809–1836)
- Divertimento in G minor for viola and piano
- Philippe Majorelle (b. 1941)
- Concerto for viola and string orchestra (1950s)
- Sonata for viola and piano, Op. 1 (1963); Éditions Gérard Billaudot; United Music Publishers
- Teisutis Makačinas (b. 1938)
- Dvi poemos (Two Poems) for flute, viola and string orchestra (1962); Muzyka
- Tango "Krintanti žvaigždė" (Tango "Falling Star") for viola and piano (2004) or for 8 violas, double bass, piano and percussion (2005); Lithuanian Music Information and Publishing Centre
- Keeril Makan (b. 1972); Keeril Makan website
- Mu for viola solo (2007, 2009); original version for violin solo
- Nothing Is More Important for flute, viola and harp (2009); Lambhat Press; Schott Music Corporation; Project Schott New York
- Still for violin, viola and chamber orchestra (2006)
- Violent Momentum for clarinet (bass clarinet), viola, electronics and dance (2006)
- Yevgeny Makarov – Евгений Петрович Макаров (1912–1985)
- Sonata for viola and piano, Op. 5 (1945); Muzyka; Gosudarstvennoe muzykalnoe izdatelstvo (State Music Publishing House)
- Ludwig Makovsky (1912–1998)
- Sonata in C minor for viola and piano
- Andreas Makris (1930–2005)
- Concerto for viola and orchestra (1970)
- Gabriel Mălăncioiu (b. 1979); Gabriel Mălăncioiu website
- Sanran for violin and viola (2006, revised 2011)
- Arvydas Malcys (b. 1957)
- Concerto "In perpetuam memoriam" for viola and chamber orchestra (1997); Lithuanian Music Information and Publishing Centre
- Sinfonia Concertante for violin, viola and string orchestra (2008)
- Maciej Małecki (b. 1940); Maciej Małecki website
- Andante i allegro (Andante and Allegro) for viola and string quintet (or string orchestra) (2005)
- Jan Málek (b. 1938)
- O Rosa Bella, glosy k chansonu Johna Dunstabla (O Rosa Bella, Marginalia to John Dunstable's Chanson) for 2 violas (1980)
- Quella pace solo, 3 Sonnets of Petrarch for viola and chamber chorus (1988); Český Hudební Fond
- Variace (Variations) for viola and harpsichord (1986); Český Hudební Fond
- Fred Malige (1895–1985)
- Concerto for viola and orchestra (1953); Breitkopf & Härtel
- Duo in E minor for viola and cello (1955); Pro Musica Verlag
- Sonata recitativo for violin and viola (1970)
- Gian Francesco Malipiero (1882–1973)
- Canto nell'infinito for viola and piano (1930); original for violin and piano; Éditions Alphonse Leduc
- Dialogo No. 5 "Quasi Concerto" for viola and orchestra (1956); Ricordi
- Riccardo Malipiero (1914–2003)
- Canti (Songs) for viola and orchestra (1978); Edizioni Suvini Zerboni
- Ciaccona di Davide for viola and piano (1970); Edizioni Suvini Zerboni
- Kevin Malone (composer) (b. 1958); Kevin Malone website
- A Clockwork Operetta for mezzo-soprano or tenor, viola and piano (2011); words by Anthony Burgess
- Ursula Mamlok (1923–2016)
- From My Garden for viola solo (1965); C.F. Peters
- Music for Viola and Harp (1965); American Composers Alliance
- Özkan Manav (b. 1967)
- Partita for viola solo, Op. 4 (1991–1992, revised 2003)
- Tome Mančev (b. 1950)
- Contrasts, Cycle for viola and piano, Op. 5 (1975)
- Sonata for viola and piano, Op. 15 (1980)
- Trio for flute, viola and harp (1996); Edward B. Marks Music Company; Theodore Presser Company
- Joe Maneri (1927–2009)
- Osanj for viola solo (2004)
- Philip Maneval (b. 1956)
- Sonata for viola and piano, Op. 16
- Sonata for violin and viola, Op. 25 (2009); Theodore Presser Company
- Leslie Mann (composer) (1923–1977)
- Sonata for viola and piano, Op. 17 (1962); Canadian Music Centre
- Robert Mann (1920–2018)
- Invocation for violin and viola (1997); Merion Music; Theodore Presser Company
- Daan Manneke (b. 1939)
- Archipel II for viola, cello and double bass (1985); Donemus
- Quasi una fantasia a tre for flute, viola and harp (2004)
- Franco Mannino (1924–2005)
- Suoni Astrali (Astral Sounds) for 8 violas, Op. 245 (1985); Edipan Musical Editions
- Cinque romanze (Five Romances) for viola and orchestra, Op. 116 (1975); version for viola and string orchestra, Op. 116b (1999); Edizioni Curci
- Piccola Sonata (Little Sonata) for viola and piano, Op. 44 (1966); Casa Musicale Sonzagno
- Sonata for viola solo, Op. 64 (1970); Edizioni Curci
- Three Pieces for Viola (1983); Boccaccini & Spada
- Anxiety, Op. 234
- Tumult, Op. 235
- Peace, Op. 236
- Tre pezzi (Three Pieces) for viola solo (1990); Edizioni Curci
- Immagine, Op. 362
- Visione (sogno o realtà?), Op. 363
- Felicità, Op. 364
- Ferdinand Manns (1844–1922)
- Andante religioso for violin, viola and organ (or harmonium), Op. 14 (1872)
- Einleitung und Polonaise (Introduction and Polonaise) for orchestra with violin and viola obbligato, Op. 12 (1872)
- Romanze in G major for viola and orchestra, Op. 31 (1880)
- Serenade in G major for 2 violins and viola (1872)
- Trio in A minor for 2 violins and viola, Op. 15 (1872)
- 3 Trios in der ersten Lage (3 Trios in First Position) for 2 violins and viola, Op. 16 (1874)
- Jeff Manookian (b. 1953)
- Improvisations on Armenian Folk Songs for viola and orchestra (1999); Windsor Editions
- Sonata for viola and piano (2014); Windsor Editions
- Philippe Manoury (b. 1952); Philippe Manoury website
- Partita I for viola and live electronics (2006)
- Bungalow Boogie for viola solo (2008); Coastal Scrub Music
- Concerto for viola and orchestra
- Duo for violin and viola
- Hotel Viola for 5-part viola ensemble (2008)
- I've Got Pulse/Embracable Rhythm for 7 violas
- Point Reyes Afternoon for viola and piano
- Viola Ra-Ra November for 6 violas
- Tigran Mansurian (b. 1939)
- 3 Arias for viola and large orchestra (2008)
- Concerto "...and then I was in time again..." for viola and 18 strings (1995); M.P. Belaïeff
- Confessing with Faith for 4 male voices and viola (1998)
- 4 Hayrens for viola and piano (1967, 2007, revised 2010); original for mezzo-soprano and piano; M.P. Belaïeff
- Lacrymae for soprano saxophone and viola (1999); M.P. Belaïeff
- Lamento for viola solo (2002); M.P. Belaïeff
- Lied und Gebilde for viola and percussion (1998, revised 2000 and 2010); M.P. Belaïeff
- Ode an den Lotus (Ode to the Lotus) for viola solo (2012); commissioned work for the 2013 ARD International Music Competition; M.P. Belaïeff
- Sonata for viola and piano (1962); Muzyka; Hans Sikorski
- Bruno Mantovani (b. 1974)
- Concerto for 2 violas and orchestra (2009); Éditions Henry Lemoine
- Da Roma for clarinet, viola and piano (2005); Éditions Henri Lemoine
- Little Italy for viola solo (2005); Éditions Henri Lemoine
- Quelques effervescences for viola and piano (2006); Éditions Henri Lemoine
- Une autre incandescence for clarinet, viola and piano (1998); Éditions Henri Lemoine
- Giacomo Manzoni (b. 1932)
- Improvvisazione for viola and piano (1958); G. Ricordi
- Marin Marais (1656–1728)
- Chaconne for viola d'amore or viola and piano (1686); original for viola da gamba and basso continuo; transcription by Louis van Waefelghem (1893?)
- Sarabande for viola d'amore or viola and piano (1686); original for viola da gamba and basso continuo; transcription by Louis van Waefelghem (1893?)
- Suite for viola solo (1965)
- Kryštof Mařatka (b. 1972)
- Astrophonia, Concerto for viola and string orchestra with piano (1999); Éditions Jobert; Český Hudební Fond
- Labyrint (Labyrinth) for viola solo (2000); Éditions Jobert
- Poèmes for violin and viola (1994); Éditions Jobert
- Myriam Marbe (1931–1997)
- Concerto for viola and orchestra (1977); Editura Muzicală
- Paos for viola and clarinet (1995)
- Sonata for viola and piano (1955)
- Sonata (Prologo – Aria – Epilogo) for 2 violas (1966); Editura Muzicală; Breitkopf & Härtel
- Sonata per due for flute and viola (1985)
- Souvenir d'un paysage inconnu for flute and viola (1979)
- Luc-André Marcel (1919–1992)
- Sonata for viola solo (1982); Éditions Gérard Billaudot
- Érik Marchelie (b. 1957)
- Éclipse for viola and guitar (2003); Les Productions d'OZ
- Sonata for viola and guitar (2006); Les Productions d'OZ
- Erich Marckhl (1902–1980)
- Musik (Music) for viola and piano (1941)
- Sonata for viola solo (1948)
- Sonata for viola and piano (1939)
- Patrick Marcland (b. 1944); Patrick Marcland website
- De Temps en Temps for viola and 10 instruments (1994–1995); Éditions Musicales Transatlantiques
- Eclipsis for viola and trumpet with live electronics (1995, 2001); Éditions Musicales Transatlantiques
- Eclipsis déployé for viola and 5 wind instruments with electronics (2006); Éditions Musicales Transatlantiques
- Failles for flute, viola, harp and orchestra (1975–1977); Éditions Musicales Transatlantiques
- Mètres for flute, viola and harp (1972); Éditions Musicales Transatlantiques
- Tomás Marco (b. 1942)
- Dúo concertante No. 4 for viola and piano (1980)
- Trio concertante No. 2 for flute, violin and viola (1984)
- Henri Maréchal (1842–1924)
- Élégie for viola and piano (published 1931); Éditions Maurice Senart
- Josef Marek (composer) (b. 1948); Josef Marek website
- Suite for mezzo-soprano, 4 violas, cello and harp (2003); Český Hudební Fond
- Martin Marek (1956–2014)
- Tři šípy pro krále Jorama (Three Arrows for King Yeram), Meditation for viola solo (2003); Český Hudební Fond
- Tera de Marez Oyens (1932–1996)
- Möbius by Ear for viola and piano (1982); Donemus
- Alain Margoni (b. 1934)
- 3 Eaux-fortes (3 Etchings) for viola and piano (1982); Éditions Gérard Billaudot; United Music Publishers
- Pierrette Mari (b. 1929)
- Ciel de bruyère (Sky of Heather) for viola and piano (1981); Éditions Gérard Billaudot; United Music Publishers
- Pierre Mariétan (b. 1935)
- Caractères for flute, viola and double bass (1961)
- Chamber Music No. 4: Traces, bribes et autres fragments for violin and viola (1981)
- Ersatz for viola solo (1961)
- Passages I–III for viola and cello (1961)
- Liviu Marinescu (b. 1970)
- Quodlibet Sonata for cello or viola solo (1996)
- Marco Marinoni (b. 1974)
- Lam for viola solo (2006)
- Louis Marischal (1928–1999)
- Sonata for viola and piano, Op. 52 (1996); Éditions Robert Martin; United Music Publishers
- Alexandros Markeas (b. 1965); Alexandros Markeas website (in French)
- 5 Souvenirs involontaires (5 Involuntary Memories) for viola and cello (2004); Éditions Gérard Billaudot
- Télégraphiques for viola solo (2000)
- Henri van Marken (Bob van Marken) (b. 1915)
- 3 Pezzi (3 Pieces) for viola and piano (1950)
- Albert Markov (b. 1933); Albert Markov website
- Elegy for viola and piano (1994)
- Günther Marks (1897–1978)
- Jesu, meine Freude, Partita for viola and organ (1970); Hänssler-Verlag
- Mein schönste Zier und Kleinod bist, Partita for viola and organ (1977); Hänssler-Verlag
- Dimitris Maronidis – Δημήτρης Μαρωνίδης (b. 1980); Dimitris Maronidis website
- Sonatina for viola solo (2002)
- Miklós Maros (b. 1943)
- An Arty-and-crafty Lilt for alto, viola (or cello) and piano (1976); Swedish Music Information Centre
- Claris for clarinet, viola and piano (1994); Swedish Music Information Centre
- Confabulation for flute, viola and guitar (1997); Swedish Music Information Centre
- Diptychon for viola and organ (1979); Svensk Musik; Swedish Music Information Centre
- Glädjebud (Good Tidings) for trumpet, violin and viola (1971); Swedish Music Information Centre
- Konzertmusik (Concert Music) for violin, viola and chamber ensemble (1992); Swedish Music Information Centre
- Partite for viola and piano (1991); Svensk Musik; Swedish Music Information Centre
- Violasonata for viola and live electronics (1970); Swedish Music Information Centre
- Rudolf Maros (1917–1982)
- Albán szvit (Albanian Suite) for viola (or violin, or cello) and piano (1959); Zeneműkiadó Vállalat; Editio Musica Budapest
- Balkán szvit (Balkan Suite) for viola (or violin, or cello) and piano (1950); Zeneműkiadó Vállalat; Editio Musica Budapest
- Trio for violin, viola and cimbalom (1987); Editio Musica Budapest
- Trio for violin, viola and harp (1967); Editio Musica Budapest; Southern Music Publishing
- Wolfgang Marschner (b. 1926)
- Concerto for viola and string orchestra
- Deutsche Epigramme for 2 violas
- Nocturne for violine and viola
- Rhapsodie for viola solo
- Pamela J. Marshall (b. 1954)
- Rising for viola solo (2009); Spindrift Music
- Henri Marteau (1874–1934)
- Chaconne in C minor for viola and piano, Op. 8 (1905)
- Feuillet d'Album (Album Leaf) in D minor for viola and piano, Op. 2 No. 2
- Partita for flute and viola, Op. 42 No. 2
- Fünf Schilflieder for baritone, viola and piano, Op. 31; words by Nikolaus Lenau
- Carlo Martelli (b. 1935)
- Terzetto for 2 violins and viola, Op. 11 (1960); Alfred Lengnick
- Henri Martelli (1895–1980)
- Concertstück (Concert Piece) for viola and piano, Op. 97 (1961); Éditions Ricordi
- Sonata for viola and piano, Op. 93 (1959); Éditions Choudens
- Heinz Marti (b. 1934)
- Amphibrachus for clarinet, viola and piano (1966); Hug & Co. Musikverlage
- Correspondance (... à la sourdine) for violin (or viola, or cello) and piano (1973–1974); Hug & Co. Musikverlage
- Ombra for cello (or violin, or viola) solo (1979); Hug & Co. Musikverlage
- Ángel Martín Pompey (1902–2001)
- Concerto in A minor for viola and chamber orchestra (1942)
- Concerto for violin, viola, cello and orchestra (1940)
- Si los delfines mueren de amores for voice and 3 violas (1964)
- Sonatina in C major for viola and piano (1937); Asociación Española de Amigos de la Viola
- Frank Martin (1890–1974)
- Ballade for viola, winds, harp, harpsichord, timpani and percussion (1972); Universal Edition
- Frédérick Martin (b. 1958)
- Concerto for viola and 14 instruments, Op. 116 (2009–2014)
- Wird es finster (It Will Be Dark) for viola and guitar (1998); Éditions Gérard Billaudot
- Jorge Martín (b. 1959); Jorge Martín website
- Three Nocturnes for cello (or violin, or viola, or clarinet) and piano (1997)
- Philip Martin (b. 1947)
- Aria and Moto Perpetuo for viola and piano (1992); Ireland Contemporary Music Centre
- Fantasy "Footfalls Echo in the Memory" for flute, viola and harp (2008); Ireland Contemporary Music Centre
- Robert Martin (composer) (b. 1952)
- Along the River for violin and viola (1986); Merion Music; Theodore Presser Company
- Antique Forms for flute and viola (1972); Merion Music; Theodore Presser Company
- Autumn Light for clarinet and viola (1996); Merion Music; Theodore Presser Company
- Chrysolith for alto flute (doubling piccolo), viola and harp (1977); Merion Music; Theodore Presser Company
- In the Shade for English horn and viola (1977); Merion Music; Theodore Presser Company
- Algirdas Martinaitis (b. 1950)
- Anabasis for viola and piano (2000); Lithuanian Music Information and Publishing Centre
- Amberlife provincijos melodija (Amberlife Provincial Melody) for viola and piano (2005)
- Belaukiant... (Waiting for...), Symphony-Concerto for violin solo, viola solo and chamber orchestra (2005)
- Eurassic Park for viola and orchestra (2010); Lithuanian Music Information and Publishing Centre
- ex libris Czesław Miłosz for viola and 3 cellos (2011)
- Mažoji Faustiana (Belaukiant Fausto) (Small Faustiana: Waiting for Faustas) for flute, viola and harpsichord (2010)
- Swayxtix for viola solo (2006); Lithuanian Music Information and Publishing Centre
- XL O. B. for viola and piano (2007)
- Dušan Martinček (1936–2006)
- Baladická improvizácia for viola solo (1962)
- Elégia for viola solo (1965); Slovenský Hudobný Fond
- Hudba (Music) for viola and piano (1978); Slovenský Hudobný Fond
- Passionato, Music for viola and piano (1959); Slovenský Hudobný Fond
- Sonata for viola and piano (1960)
- Ernest Martínez Izquierdo (b. 1962)
- Dúo for viola and piano (1985); Fundación Juan March
- Jean Paul Égide Martini (1741–1816)
- Plaisir d'Amour (1780); transcription for viola d'amore or viola and piano by Louis van Waefelghem
- Jacob-Joseph-Balthasar Martinn (1775–1836)
- 6 Duos for 2 violas, Op. 24 (c.1809)
- Méthode pour l'alto (Viola School) (c.1810)
- Nouvelle méthode d'alto (New Viola School) (c.1826)
- Donald Martino (1931–2005)
- Three Dances for viola and piano, Op. 23 (1954); Dantalian
- Three Sad Songs for viola and piano (1993); Dantalian
- Jean Martinon (1910–1976)
- Concerto for viola and orchestra (1930s); Néocopie Musicale
- Rapsodie 72 for viola and piano, Op. 60 (1972); Éditions Gérard Billaudot
- Kenneth Martinson (b. 1970)
- Viola Fantasy for 12 violas (1987, 1999); Gems Music Publications
- Rolf Martinsson (b. 1956)
- Den hemliga liljan (The Secret Lily) for mezzo-soprano, viola and piano (1990); STIM; Swedish Music Information Centre
- Rosen for mezzo-soprano and viola (1995); STIM; Swedish Music Information Centre
- Tics for flute, viola and guitar, Op. 43 (1997); STIM; Swedish Music Information Centre
- Trio for clarinet, viola and piano (1986)
- Bohuslav Martinů (1890–1959)
- Concerto for string quartet and orchestra, H. 207 (1931); Panton; Schott Music
- Divertimento (Serenade No. 4) for violin, viola and chamber orchestra, H. 215 (1932)
- Duo No. 2 for violin and viola, H. 331 (1950); Éditions Max Eschig
- Ptačí hody (The Bird Feast) for children's chorus and trumpet (or viola), H. 379 (1959); Panton; Schott Music
- Rhapsódie-koncert (Rhapsody-Concerto) for viola and orchestra, H. 337 (1952); Bärenreiter-Verlag
- Sonata No. 1 for viola and piano, H. 355 (1955); Associated Music Publishers
- Tři madrigaly (Three Madrigals) [Duo No. 1] for violin and viola, H. 313 (1947); Boosey & Hawkes
- Sonata for viola and piano (1955); Scottish Music Centre
- Hans-Joachim Marx (composer) (1923–2010)
- Canzone for viola solo (1995); original for violin solo; adaptation by the composer; Keturi Musikverlag
- Hirtenlied for violin or viola and organ (or piano) (1992); adaptation by the composer; Keturi Musikverlag
- Karl Marx (1897–1985)
- Concerto for viola and orchestra, Op. 10 (1930?); Bote & Bock
- David Maslanka (1943–2017)
- Montana Music: Fantasy on a Chorale Tune for violin and viola (1993)
- Trio No. 2 for viola, clarinet and piano (1973); C. Fischer
- Benedict Mason (b. 1954)
- Concerto for the Viola Section, accompanied by the rest of the orchestra (1990); Chester Music
- Daniel Gregory Mason (1873–1953)
- Pastorale in D major for violin, clarinet (or viola) and piano, Op. 8 (1909–1912); Éditions Salabert
- Gérard Massias (b. 1933)
- Douze études de concert en trois suites (12 Concert Etudes in 3 Suites) for viola solo (1964); Éditions Jobert
- Amable Massis (1893–1980)
- Poème for viola and orchestra (1944); Éditions Gérard Billaudot
- Áskell Másson (b. 1953)
- A Voce Sola for solo viola (1984); Editions Bim
- Cadenza for viola solo (1984); Icelandic Music Information Centre
- Concerto for viola and orchestra (1983); Icelandic Music Information Centre
- Melodie for viola and marimba (2005); Editions Bim
- Steinabragur for viola and marimba (2001); Icelandic Music Information Centre
- Gérard Masson (b. 1936)
- Alto-tambour for violin, viola and 12 strings (1985)
- Duo for 2 violas; United Music Publishers
- Duo for violin and viola (1982)
- Mélisande 1 mètre 60 de désespoir for viola and piano (1990)
- W3A6M4 for violin, viola and chamber orchestra (1983); Éditions Salabert
- Jaroslav Maštalíř (1906–1988)
- Capriccio for viola and piano (1958)
- Concertino for violin, viola and piano (1958)
- Piotr Maszyński (1855–1934)
- Romans (Romance) in A major for violin or viola and piano, Op. 10
- Martín Matalon (b. 1958); Martín Matalon website
- Formas de Arena for flute, viola and harp (2001); Gérard Billaudot
- Traces II for viola solo and live electronics (2005); Gérard Billaudot
- Trame VI for viola and chamber orchestra (2003); Gérard Billaudot
- Josef Matěj (1922–1992)
- Rhapsodie for viola and orchestra (1959–1960); Panton; Český Hudební Fond
- Zbyněk Matějů (b. 1958)
- Chewing Gum, Jazz Encore for violin or viola and piano (1982)
- Kejklíř (The Juggler) for viola and harp (1987); Český Hudební Fond
- Podobenství (Parable) for viola solo (1990); Český Hudební Fond
- Sonatina for viola and piano (1980)
- Bruce Mather (b. 1939)
- Barbaresco for viola, cello and double bass (1984); Canadian Music Centre
- Dialogue pour Trio Basso et Orchestre for viola, cello, double bass and orchestra (1988); Canadian Music Centre
- Gattinara for viola and percussion (1982); Canadian Music Centre
- Viola Duet for 2 violas (1987); Canadian Music Centre
- Iain Matheson (b. 1956); Iain Matheson website
- All Together Now for clarinet, violin and viola (2002); Scottish Music Centre
- Morph for viola solo (2007)
- Music for Two for viola and piano
- Twine for viola and cello (2006); Scottish Music Centre
- William Mathias (1934–1992)
- Divertimento for violin and viola, Op. 1 (1954, revised 1992); Oxford University Press
- Zodiac Trio for flute, viola and harp, Op. 70 (1975); Oxford University Press
- Janez Matičič (b. 1926)
- Deux poèmes (2 Poems) for viola and piano (1949); Društvo Slovenskih Skladateljev
- Wenzeslaus Matiegka (1773–1830)
- Grand Trio for violin, viola and guitar, Op. 9
- Grand Trio for violin, viola and guitar, Op. 24
- Notturno in G major for flute, viola and guitar, Op. 21
- Serenade in C major for flute, viola and guitar, Op. 26
- Lukáš Matoušek (b. 1943)
- Intimní hudba (Intimate Music) for viola solo (1968); Chester Music; Český Hudební Fond
- Ohlédnutí Orfeovo (Orfeo's Retrospection) for flute, viola and piano (or harp) (1973); Český Hudební Fond
- Vlastislav Matoušek (b. 1948); Vlastislav Matoušek website
- Monolog kočičky před zrcadlem (Monologue of Kitty before a Mirror) for viola and tape (1983)
- Ryō Matsuba – 松葉良 (1919–2006)
- Albumblatt (Album Leaf) for viola solo
- Takashi Matsuoka (composer) – 松岡貴史 (b. 1950)
- Horizont (ホリゾント) for viola, trombone and piano (2001)
- Isao Matsushita – 松下功 (b. 1951); Isao Matsushita website; Isao Matsushita at the Living Composers Project
- To the Air of a Dream (ヴィオラ小協奏曲「夢の調べに」 Yume no shirabe ni), Concertino for viola and small orchestra (1995)
- To the Air of a Dream II (夢の調べにⅡYume no shirabe ni tsū) for viola solo (1999); Mother Earth Publishing
- Beatrice Mattei (fl. 18th century)
- Sonata for viola and harpsichord (1740); Ars Femina
- Colin Matthews (b. 1946)
- 3 Interludes for clarinet, viola and piano (1994); Faber Music
- 4 Moods for viola and piano (1999, 2006); Faber Music
- Luminoso (2006)
- Oscuro (1999)
- Scorrevole (2006)
- Calmo (1999)
- David Matthews (b. 1943); David Matthews website
- Chant for solo viola (1997); Visible Music
- Danny's Dance for violin and viola (1989)
- Darkness Draws In for solo viola, Op. 102 (2005); Faber Music
- Double Concerto for violin, viola and orchestra, Op. 122 (2013); Faber Music
- Not Farewell for solo viola (2003); Visible Music
- Fantasia for solo viola, Op. 5 No. 1 (1970); Visible Music
- Winter Journey for solo viola, Op. 32a (1982–1983, 1999); Faber Music
- Winter Remembered for viola and string orchestra, Op. 86 (2001); Faber Music
- Concertino for viola and orchestra; Novello & Co.
- Michael Matthews (b. 1950); Michael Matthews website
- and the sky caught for clarinet (bass clarinet), viola and piano (2012)
- 3 Duos (Book I) for violin and viola (2005)
- Four Songs of Japan for soprano, viola and fortepiano (1991)
- Wondering for viola solo (2001); Canadian Music Centre
- Rachel Matthews (b. 1966)
- Dreams for viola and piano (2008); winner of the 2009 Maurice Gardner Composition Competition; Ourtext Edition
- William Matthews (composer) (b. 1950)
- Serenade for viola solo (1982); American Composers Alliance
- Hans Matthison-Hansen (1807–1890)
- Sonata for horn or viola and piano
- Siegfried Matthus (b. 1934)
- Trio for flute, viola and harp (1971); Breitkopf & Härtel; Deutscher Verlag für Musik
- Unruhige Zeit, Trio for baryton, viola and cello (1990); Breitkopf & Härtel; Deutscher Verlag für Musik
- Wasserspiele for clarinet, viola and piano (2001); Breitkopf & Härtel; Deutscher Verlag für Musik
- Mariusz Matuszewski (b. 1948)
- 2 Duetti for violin and viola (1973); Polskie Wydawnictwo Muzyczne
- Jiří Matys (1927–2016)
- Duše mého kraje – díl I (The Soul of My Land – Part I), Five Movements for viola and guitar or cello (1987); Český Hudební Fond
- Duše mého kraje – díl II (The Soul of My Land – Part II), Four Meditations for viola solo (1988); Český Hudební Fond
- Duo for violin and viola, Op. 39 (1963); Editio Supraphon; Český Hudební Fond
- Harmonické kontrapunkty for viola and cello (1978); Český Hudební Fond
- Hudba (Music) for viola solo (1980); Český Hudební Fond
- Hudba pro dva (Music for Two), Little Suite for violin and viola (2007); Český Hudební Fond
- Lyrické zpěvy (Lyrical Songs), 3 Songs on words of Erich Sojka for baritone and viola (1965); Český Hudební Fond
- Melodico mesto for viola, flute and string quartet (1975); Český Hudební Fond
- Monology (Monologues) for viola solo (1996); Český Hudební Fond
- Naléhavost času (The Urgency of Time), Symphonic Picture for viola and orchestra with a recitation of Sonnet XV by William Shakespeare (1986–1987); Český Hudební Fond; Panton
- Sonata for viola solo, Op. 38 (1963); Panton; Český Hudební Fond
- Sonata for viola and piano, Op. 16 (1954); Editio Supraphon; Artia; Český Hudební Fond
- Sonatina for viola and piano (1972–1973); Český Hudební Fond
- Suite for viola and bass clarinet (1972–1973); Panton; Český Hudební Fond
- Věty veselé (Cheerful Movements), Four Pieces for flute and viola (1982); Český Hudební Fond
- Zůstaň stát!, Song on words of Petr Den for baritone, viola and piano (1980–1982); Český Hudební Fond
- Arnold Matz (1904–1991); Arnold Matz website
- 25 Capricen (25 Caprices) for viola solo (1956); Verlag Friedrich Hofmeister
- Concerto for viola and orchestra (1988)
- 7 Etüden in der zweiten Lage (durch alle Tonarten) (7 Studies in Second Position in All Keys) for viola solo (1965); Edition Peters
- 8 Etüden in der dritten Lage (8 Studies in Third Position) for viola solo (1965); Edition Peters
- 4 Fantasien (Sonate) for 2 violas (1967); Edition Peters
- 11 kleine Duette (11 Little Duets) for 2 violas (1962); Verlag Friedrich Hofmeister
- Litotes, Poetic Duo for viola and piano
- Mixolydische Sonatine for viola and piano (1964); Edition Peters
- Musik für Viola: Thema mit Variationen for viola and piano; Edition Breitkopf
- Sonata for viola solo (1955); Verlag Friedrich Hofmeister
- Jules-Marie Laure Maugüé (J. M. L. Maugüé) (1869–1953)
- Allègre, lent et scherzo for viola and orchestra (1927); Henry Lemoine
- Cantilène et danse for viola and piano (1928); Henry Lemoine
- Andrés Maupoint (b. 1968)
- Das Schweigen des Baumes (Le silence de l'arbre; The Silence of the Tree) for viola and organ (2008); Edition Gamma
- Kahler Baum for violin (or viola) and piano (1989); Tre Media Musikverlage
- Edmond Maurat (1881–1972)
- 5 Caprices originaux (5 Original Caprices) for viola and piano, Op. 8 (1966); Éditions Max Eschig; United Music Publishers
- Ludwig Wilhelm Maurer (1789–1878)
- Divertimento for viola and string orchestra, Op. 85 (1861)
- Lowndes Maury (1911–1975)
- Song without Words for viola (or clarinet) and piano (1965); Artransa Music; Western International Music
- Walter May (1931–2007); Walter May webpage
- Concerto for viola and orchestra (1981?)
- Concerto No. 2 for viola and orchestra
- Concerto No. 3 for viola and orchestra
- Daniel Mayer (composer) (b. 1967); Daniel Mayer website
- Lokale Orbits / Solo 7 for viola and 4-channel tape (2010)
- Harry Mayer (1913–1983)
- Sonatina for viola and piano, Op. 8
- Suite for viola and piano, Op. 95 (1968)
- Richard Mayer (composer) (b. 1948)
- Reykjavík, Large Concert Sonata for viola and cello (1991); Český Hudební Fond
- Rudolf Mayer (1902–1983)
- Kleine Suite (Little Suite) for viola and piano (1938); Doblinger Verlag
- William Mayer (1925–2017); William Mayer website
- Twists for oboe and viola (2008); WillMayer Music
- Jacques Féréol Mazas (1782–1849)
- 3 Duets for 2 violas, Op. 71; original for 2 violins; adaptation by Louis Pagels; International Music
- Élégie en ut (Elegy in C) for viola or cello and piano, Op. 73 (1838)
- La Consolation, Élégie No. 2 in G major for viola and orchestra (or piano), Op. 29 (1831)
- Le Songe (The Dream), Fantaisie on a Theme from Gaetano Donizetti's La favorite for viola or viola d'amore and piano, Op. 92 (c.1853)
- Jules Mazellier (1879–1959)
- Nocturne et Rondeau for viola and piano (1934); Éditions Costallat; Éditions Gerard Billaudot
- Rytis Mažulis (b. 1961)
- Canon perpetuus for 3 violas (2001); Lithuanian Music Information and Publishing Centre
- Dragma for 2 viola and piano (1995); Lithuanian Music Information and Publishing Centre
- John McCabe (1939–2015)
- Chamber Concerto for viola, cello and orchestra (1965); Novello
- Concerto Funèbre for viola and chamber orchestra (1962, revised 2006); Novello
- February Sonatina for viola solo (1990); Novello
- Musica Notturna for violin, viola and piano (1964); Novello
- Daniel William McCarthy (b. 1955)
- Chamber Suite for viola and chamber ensemble (2005); C. Alan Publications
- Testament for viola and piano (2003); C. Alan Publications
- Concerto for viola and 5 players (2006)
- Evening Waltz for viola and harpsichord (2003)
- Sonata for viola solo (2003)
- Patrick McCormack (b. 1934)
- Messiaen Reflection for viola and piano (2008); Ireland Contemporary Music Centre
- Timothy McCormack (b. 1984); Timothy McCormack website
- The Disappearance of Objects for viola with violin, viola and cello (2003)
- The Ecceity of Objects for viola with 2 violins, viola and cello (2003)
- The Restoration of Objects for viola with 2 violins and cello (2003)
- Cecilia McDowall (b. 1951)
- Not Just a Place "dark memories from an old tango hall" for viola, double bass and piano (1999); McTier Music
- Upstaged for violin and viola (1998); Gemini Publications
- John Blackwood McEwen (1868–1948)
- Breath o' June for viola and piano (1913)
- Concerto for viola and orchestra (1901); Scottish Music Information Centre
- 5 Preludes and a Fugue for violin and viola (1939, 1942); original version for 2 violins
- Sonata in A minor for viola and piano (1941); Scottish Music Information Centre
- Mike McFerron (b. 1970)
- Music for Viola and Piano (1996–1997); Red Earth Publishing
- Death of Apollo for viola solo (1993); Frank E. Warren Music Service
- Matthew McGaughey (b. 1978)
- Harmonie for electric viola and electronic sound (2000)
- Edward McGuire (b. 1948)
- Concerto for viola and string orchestra (1998); British Music Information Centre
- Divertimento for 20 solo violas (1979); British Music Information Centre
- Fastpeace III for viola and guitar (1982); British Music Information Centre
- Legend for viola and tape (1978); Scotus Music Publications; British Music Information Centre
- Martyr for viola solo (1972); Scottish Music Publishing
- Movement for flute, viola and harp (1979); British Music Information Centre
- Prelude 6 for viola solo (1981); British Music Information Centre
- Seven Modal Duets for viola and cello (1966, 1975); Scotus Music Publications; British Music Information Centre
- 5 Songs for mezzo-soprano, viola and piano (1982); Scottish Music Centre
- Sounds Around for viola and percussion (1976, 1984); Scotus Music Publications; British Music Information Centre
- Three Dialogues for viola and double bass (1987); British Music Information Centre
- Diana McIntosh (b. 1937)
- Gut Reaction for viola and tape (1986); Canadian Music Centre
- Nanuk: Inuit for White Bear for viola and piano (1991); Canadian Music Centre
- David L. McIntyre (b. 1950)
- Sonata buffa for viola and piano (1995); Canadian Music Centre
- Paul McIntyre (composer) (b. 1931)
- Fantasy for viola and piano (2008); Canadian Music Centre
- George Frederick McKay (1899–1970)
- Ballade for viola
- Suite for viola and piano (1948); G. F. McKay Music Publishing
- Tlingit: Suite on Alaskan Indian Songs and Dances for viola and piano; original for violin and piano; McGinnis and Mark Music Publishers; Pietro Diero Publications
- Barry McKimm (b. 1941)
- Concert Piece for viola and piano (1983); Kookaburra Music; Australian Music Centre
- Concerto for 2 violas, string ensemble and piano (1979); Australian Music Centre
- Andante Tranquillo for viola and piano (or orchestra) (1997); Kookaburra Music; Australian Music Centre
- Elliott Miles McKinley (b. 1969)
- A Few (Very) Late Hours for viola and electric piano (2005)
- Solo-Tude for viola solo (2005)
- Sonata for viola and piano (1991)
- William Thomas McKinley (1938–2015)
- Ancient Memories, Chamber Concerto for viola and chamber ensemble (1989)
- Concerto No. 1 for viola and orchestra (1984)
- Concerto No. 2 for viola and orchestra
- Concerto No. 3 for viola and orchestra (1992); MMC Publications
- Concerto Fantasy for viola and orchestra (1978)
- Concert Variations for violin, viola and orchestra (1993)
- Little Sonata for viola, clarinet and piano (1973)
- Portraits for viola solo (1973)
- Samba for viola and piano (1984)
- Sonata No. 1 for viola and piano (1984)
- Trio for 2 violins and viola (1971)
- Trio Appassionato for clarinet, viola and piano (1982)
- Waves, Study for viola solo (1973)
- Michael McLean (violinist) (b. 1966)
- Suite for viola and orchestra (2008)
- Concerto for viola and orchestra (1967); Scottish Music Centre
- John Stewart McLennan (composer) (1915–1996)
- Prelude and Fugue for violin and viola (1974); American Composers Alliance
- John McLeod (b. 1934)
- Canto Per Tre for mezzo-soprano, viola and piano (1972); Scottish Music Centre
- 2 Carols for mezzo-soprano, viola and piano (1975)
- Lansing McLoskey (b. 1964); Lansing McLoskey website
- Wild Bells for viola and piano (1999); Odhecaton Z Music
- Gordon McPherson (b. 1965)
- Haar for solo viola, string orchestra, harp and percussion (1986–1987); Oxford University Press
- Cindy McTee (b. 1953)
- Circle Music I for viola and piano (1988); MMB Music; Lauren Keiser Music Publishing
- Tilo Medek (1940–2006)
- Sonata for viola and piano (1981); Moeck Verlag
- Variationen ohne Thema (Variations without Theme) for violin and viola (or cello) (2001–2002); Edition Tilo Medek
- Jēkabs Mediņš (1885–1971)
- Concerto for viola and orchestra (published 1985); Sovetsky Kompozitor
- 3 Miniatures for viola and piano (1969); Sovetsky Kompozitor
- Valsis (Waltz) for viola or cello and piano (1959); Latvijas Valsts izdevniecība
- Polina Medyulyanova – Полина Медюлянова (b. 1974); Polina Medyulyanova at the Living Composers Project
- Scherzo for viola solo (1994)
- Louis De Meester (1904–1987)
- Magreb for viola and chamber orchestra (1946); CeBeDeM
- Paul Méfano (b. 1937)
- Instantanée for viola solo (2005); Éditions Musicales Européennes
- Sonia Megías López (b. 1982); Sonia Megías López website
- El Cuenco vacío (The Empty Bowl) for violin and viola (2007)
- ¡La Viola suena!, Cycle for viola (1999–2000)
- Celta for viola solo (1999)
- Arpegios for viola and piano (2000)
- Canción para viola colectiva for viola and piano (2000)
- Preludium and Lament for viola solo (1999)
- Hans-Jürg Meier (b. 1964)
- hornig for lute, viola and timpani (1999); Deutsche Lautengesellschaft
- Jost Meier (b. 1939)
- Variations for viola and chamber orchestra (1996); Editions Bim
- Mela Meierhans (b. 1961)
- Abscheu vor dem Paradies (Abhorrence of Paradise) for soprano, alto and viola (1991); Schweizer Musikedition
- LaUtDeMiLa for viola solo (1992–1993); Tre Media Musikverlage
- Sec"ondes for wind quintet, viola and piano (1995); Schweizer Musikedition
- Souffle combattant for 5 and 8-string viola, ensemble and band (2005)
- Chiel Meijering (b. 1954)
- Ahnung des Endes for viola, chorus and orchestra (1985); Donemus
- Amber and Cream for viola and accordion (2007)
- Another Day Dies on a Gull's Cry for viola and guitar Trio (1989); Donemus
- Bumelen Gehen for viola and accordion (2007)
- Do You Want Me to Turn Your Floppy? for viola and harp (2006); Donemus
- Dreamtime – No Rhyme No Reason, Part 3 for viola, guitar trio and tape (1987); Donemus
- Handgeld for oboe (or flute), viola and guitar (1987, revised 1991); Donemus
- Little Box of Serenity for flute, guitar and viola (1997); Donemus
- Niet in de zon en droog bewaren for viola, double bass and accordion (1990); Donemus
- Nini for viola and guitar (1986, revised 1987); Donemus
- Pithycanthropus erectus for viola and piano (1994); Donemus
- Ready to Go Again! for viola, double bass and accordion (1991); Donemus
- Romantic Aberration for viola and harp (2006); Donemus
- The Swing of the Thing for viola, double bass and accordion (1990); Donemus
- Two Can Play for violin and viola (2003); Donemus
- Variation on a Variation by Franz Liszt on a Waltz Tune of Anton Diabelli for violin and viola (2003); Donemus
- Violaconcerto (Ahnung des Endes, Part 3) for viola, chorus and orchestra (1985); Donemus
- Winds of Change – No Rhyme No Reason, Part 2 for viola and guitar trio (1987); Donemus
- Cord Meijering (b. 1955); Cord Meijering website
- per due for viola and piano (1992); Edition Meijering
- Thomas K. J. Mejer (b. 1961); Thomas K. J. Mejer website
- Fish and Hips for viola solo (1993); Édition Musicale Suisse
- Le chant des livrées (The Song of the Delivered) for flute, viola and harp (1992); Édition Musicale Suisse
- Wilhelm August Mejo (1791–1886)
- Concertino in C major for viola and string quartet (1840)
- Timothy Melbinger (b. 1968); Timothy Melbinger website
- Empurpled Prose for viola solo (2009)
- Sonata for viola and piano (1991)
- John Melby (b. 1941)
- Concerto No. 1 for viola and computer (1982); Merion Music; American Composers Alliance
- Concerto No. 2 for viola and computer (2009); American Composers Alliance
- Alessandro Melchiorre (b. 1951)
- de l'instant où for solo viola and 15 instruments (1987); Ricordi
- Wilfrid Mellers (1914–2008)
- Sonata for viola and piano (1946); Alfred Lengnick
- Songs of Sleep, Three Lullabies for tenor voice, viola and piano; Frog Peak Music
- Jacques de Menasce (1905–1960)
- Sonate en un mouvement for viola and piano (1955); Éditions Durand; Elkan-Vogel
- Alfred Mendelssohn (1910–1966)
- Concerto for viola and orchestra (1965); Uniunea, Bucharest
- Petite Suite for viola solo (1933); Uniunea, Bucharest
- Felix Mendelssohn (1809–1847)
- Canon in E♭ major for 2 violas, MWV Y 7 (1831); American Viola Society Publications
- Sonata in C minor for viola and piano, MWV Q 14 (1823–1824)
- Trio in C minor for violin, viola and piano, MWV Q 3 (1820)
- Gilberto Mendes (1922–2016)
- Per sonar a tre for 2 violins and viola (1978); Editora Universidade de Brasília
- David Dean Mendoza (b. 1979); David Dean Mendoza website
- Drift for viola and electronics (2007)
- 4 Duos for viola and cello (1998)
- 2 Elegies for viola solo (2001)
- Lamentation for viola and piano (2001)
- 3 Melancholic Improvisations for 2 violas (2011)
- Metallic Rounds for violin or viola and electronics (2008)
- Ritual Music I for viola and electronics (2009)
- Elena Mendoza (b. 1973)
- Contra-dicción for 2 violas (2001); Edition Peters
- Emilio Mendoza (b. 1953)
- Alborada for viola and piano (1975); Edition Nomos
- Merab Merabishvili – მერაბ მერაბიშვილი (b. 1946)
- Sonata in 3 Parts (სონატა 3 ნაწილად) for viola solo
- Max Méreaux (b. 1946)
- Bella Donna for viola solo (2010); Éditions Armiane Fortin
- Dualitude for viola and piano (2006); Éditions Pierre Lafitan
- Heureux présage (Good Omen) for viola and piano (2003); Éditions Pierre Lafitan
- Idylle for viola solo (2004); Editions Combre; United Music Publishers
- Ikebana for viola and orchestra (2017); Éditions Fertile Plaine
- Invocation for viola and piano (2002); Editions Combre; United Music Publishers
- Le vieux château (The Old Castle) for viola and piano (2003); Éditions Pierre Lafitan
- Préludes à trois légendes (Preludes to Three Legends) for viola solo (2006); Éditions Delatour France
- Remember for viola and piano (2005); Éditions Pierre Lafitan
- Rêverie for viola and piano (2005); Éditions Musicales Auguste Zurfluh
- Vincenzo Merighi (1795–1849)
- Concertino in G major for viola and orchestra (c.1831)
- Divertimento in F major for viola obligato and string quartet (c.1826)
- Usko Meriläinen (1930–2004)
- Trauerlied for viola solo (1962); Finnish Music Information Centre
- Pavle Merkù (1927–2014)
- Alba, Monologue for viola solo (1986); Pizzicato-Verlag Helvetia
- Michel Merlet (b. 1939)
- Ostinato for viola and piano, Op. 37 (1986); Collection Panorama: Œuvres Contemporaines, Volume 2 (1987); Éditions Gérard Billaudot
- Frank Merrick (1886–1981)
- Sonata for viola and piano; British Music Information Centre
- Boris Mersson (1921–2013); Boris Mersson at Musinfo
- 5 Bagatelles ("Hommage à Hindemith") for viola, cello and tenor saxophone or bassoon, Op. 46 (1986); Edition Kunzelmann
- Prologue mystique et Danse rituelle for viola and piano, Op. 39 (1980–1981); Pizzicato Verlag Helvetia
- Sonata a tre for violin, viola (or cello) and piano, Op. 43 (1983); Pizzicato Verlag Helvetia
- Niccolò Mestrino (1748–1789)
- 3 Duos for violin and viola, Op. 3 Nos. 4, 5, 6
- Pierre Métral (1936–1996)
- Arabesque for viola solo from Disparatès for oboe, viola, cello and double bass (1961); Edition Tonos
- Laurent Mettraux (b. 1970)
- Duo for 2 violas, M. 554 (1997); Édition Musicale Suisse
- 5 Microludes for viola solo, M. 525, 479, 550, 558, 570 (1993–1997); Édition Musicale Suisse
- Sonata for viola solo, M. 560 (1997–1998); Édition Musicale Suisse
- Trio for flute, viola and harp, M. 569 (1997–1999)
- Friedrich Metzler (1910–1979)
- Die Sonn hat sich mit ihrem Glanz gewendet, Partita for viola and organ (1958); Hännsler-Verlag
- Sonata for cello (or viola) and piano; Robert Lienau Musikverlag
- Trio for flute, viola and harp; Edition Corona
- Arthur Meulemans (1884–1966)
- Concerto for viola and orchestra (1942); CeBeDeM
- Sonata for flute, viola and harp (1948); CeBeDeM
- Sonata for viola and piano (1953); CeBeDeM
- Ernst Hermann Meyer (1905–1988)
- Concerto for viola and orchestra (1978); Edition Peters
- Essay for viola solo (1983); Edition Peters
- Poem for viola and orchestra (1961); Breitkopf & Härtel
- Sonata for viola and piano (1979); Edition Peters
- Krzysztof Meyer (b. 1943)
- Hommage à Nadia Boulanger for flute, viola and harp, Op. 17 (1967–1971, revised 1991); Wydawnictwo Muzyczne Agencji Autorskiej
- Max Meyer-Olbersleben (1850–1927)
- Concerto in D major for viola and orchestra, Op. 112
- Elegiac Sonata for viola, cello and piano, Op. 113
- Sonata in C major for viola (viola alta) and piano, Op. 14 (1881)
- Horst Meyer-Selb (1933–2004)
- Ricordanza (Erinnerung) for viola and piano (1997); Friedrich Hofmeister Musikverlag
- Michel Meynaud (1950–2016)
- Enfantine for viola and piano (1997); Editions Combre; United Music Publishers
- Ma première grande étude for viola solo (2005); Editions Combre; United Music Publishers
- 12 Petits préludes de difficulté progressive for violin and viola (1998); Editions Combre
- Sonatina "D'un Avent le Vrai" for viola solo (1997); Editions Combre; United Music Publishers
- Yoram Meyouhas – יורם מיוחס (b. 1967)
- Concerto for viola and orchestra (2007); Israel Music Institute
- Lux aeterna (Eternal Light; נר התמיד) for viola solo (1993); Israeli Music Center
- Mosaic for viola and piano (1994); Israeli Music Center
- Mosaic 2, Partita for viola solo (1998); Israeli Music Center
- Carlos Micháns (b. 1950)
- Rapsodía for viola solo (1983); Donemus
- Sinfonia Concertante No. 4 for violin, viola and orchestra (2002); Donemus
- Sonata for viola solo (1993); Donemus
- Trois étoffes anciennes (3 Old Fabrics) for viola and piano (2003); Donemus
- Paul-Baudouin Michel (b. 1930)
- Mystère-jeu for viola and piano (1976); CeBeDeM
- Michel Michelet – Михаил Исаакович Левин (1894–1995)
- Eisenbach suite for violin and cello (or viola) (1950)
- Poem for viola and piano (1951)
- Sonata for viola and piano (1959)
- L'album de Clarisse, 3 Pieces for viola and piano (1992); Éditions Combre
- Suite for viola solo; Panton; Český Hudební Fond
- Vít Micka (b. 1935)
- Arco e corde, Fantasy for viola on open strings and piano (1997); Český Hudební Fond
- Robert Middleton (composer) (1920–2016)
- Approximations for viola and piano (1970); E.B. Marks Music Corporation
- Peter Mieg (1906–1990)
- Doris for viola solo (1977); Musik Verlag Nepomuk
- Duo for flute and viola (1977); Amadeus Verlag
- Klaus Miehling (b. 1963)
- Trio in A for viola, cello and piano, Op. 76 (1998); epubli
- Concerto in C for baroque viola, baroque orchestra and basso continuo, Op. 135 (2007)
- Costin Miereanu (b. 1943)
- Solo VII for viola solo (1995); Éditions Salabert
- Francisco Mignone (1897–1986)
- Tres Valsas Brasileiras (3 Brazilian Waltzes) for viola and piano (1968)
- Georges Migot (1891–1976)
- Au bord de l'Eure, 5 Aquarelles for violin, viola and piano (1917); Édition Maurice Senart
- Estampie for viola and piano (1925); Alphonse Leduc
- Introduction for viola and piano (1928)
- Sonata for viola solo (1958); Amis de l'œuvre et de la pensée de Georges Migot; SEDIM
- Suite à deux for English horn (or clarinet, or viola) and cello (1963); Amis de l'œuvre et de la pensée de Georges Migot; SEDIM
- Suite en trois mouvements for 2 recorders or violin and viola (1957); Bärenreiter-Verlag
- Trio for violin, viola and piano (1918); Alphonse Leduc; Éditions Maurice Senart
- Marcel Mihalovici (1898–1985)
- András Mihály (1917–1993)
- Brácsa-rapszódia (Viola Rhapsody) for viola and piano (1947); Magyar Kórus Budapest; Editio Musica Budapest
- Musica per Viola for viola with piano accompaniment (1975); Editio Musica Budapest
- Yvar Mikhashoff (1941–1993)
- Concerto for viola and orchestra (1968, revised 1976)
- Andrey Mikita – Андрей Иштванович Микита (b. 1959); Andrey Mikita at the Living Composers Project
- Sonata for viola and piano (1984)
- Bořivoj Mikoda (1904–1968)
- Duo for violin and viola, Op. 21 (1933); Český Hudební Fond
- Sonata in B minor for viola and piano, Op. 5; Český Hudební Fond
- Trio in F minor for 2 violins and viola, Op. 41; Český Hudební Fond
- Pavel Mihelčič (b. 1937)
- Dvorno gledališče (The Court Theatre) for viola solo (1998); Društvo Slovenskih Skladateljev
- Moderato Cantabile for viola and 13 instruments (1962); Društvo Slovenskih Skladateljev
- Louis-Toussaint Milandre (18th century)
- Andante et Menuet (1770); arrangement for viola d'amore or viola and piano by Louis van Waefelghem
- Robert Milano (b. 1936)
- Duo for viola and piano (1992)
- Ellsworth Milburn (1938–2007)
- Entendre for viola and piano (1982); MMB Music
- Entre nous for violin and viola (1988); MMB Music
- Ménage, Theater Piece for soprano, mezzo-soprano, viola and chamber ensemble (1982); libretto by C. E. Cooper; Magnamusic-Baton
- Ella Milch-Sheriff (b. 1954)
- Duo for violin and viola (1976); Israel Music Institute
- Longing (געגועים) for viola solo (2005)
- 4 Miniatures (ארבע מיניאטורות) for viola solo and 2 violas (2005); Israel Music Institute
- Touches (נגיעות) for violin and viola (2007)
- Miroslav Miletić (1925–2018)
- À Naruhito & Masako: Uspavanka (Komoriuta / 子守唄 / Lullaby) for viola and piano (2001); M. Miletić, Zagreb
- Concerto for viola and chamber orchestra (1958); M. Miletić, Zagreb
- Concerto Grosso iz ciklusa "Lijepa naša" (Concerto Grosso from the Cycle "Our Lovely Croatia") for viola and string orchestra (2005); Cantus Publishing
- Duo for viola and cello (2010)
- Epitaf za Pepina (Epitaph for Pepin; Epitaffio per Pepin) for viola and string orchestra (2008); M. Miletić, Zagreb
- Fantazija na teme B. Brittena (Fantasia on Themes by Benjamin Britten) for viola and piano (1993); M. Miletić, Zagreb
- Istarski način (In the Istrian Style), Trio for flute, clarinet and viola (1984); Društvo Skladatelja Hrvatske
- Iz kajdanke A. Dobronića: prisjecánje na dječje zborove (From the Music Manuscript of Antun Dobronić: Reflections on Children's Choruses) for viola and piano (1997)
- Kroateska (Croatesque) for viola solo (2001); M. Miletić, Zagreb
- Lament for viola and electronic sounds (1963)
- Male skladbe (Miniatures) for viola and piano; Z. Kolarić, Zagreb
- Monodia for viola solo (1990); Bärenreiter
- Monolog (Monologue) for viola and piano (1965); Edition Pax, Zagreb
- Rapsodija (Rhapsodie) for viola and piano (1955); Edition Pax, Zagreb
- Sonata for viola and piano (1981); Edition Pax, Zagreb
- Robin Milford (1903–1959)
- Elegiac Meditation for viola and string orchestra, Op. 83 (1946–1947); Oxford University Press
- Four Pieces for viola and piano, Op. 42 (1935)
- Air; Oxford University Press
- Darius Milhaud (1892–1974)
- Concertino d’été for viola and chamber orchestra, Op. 311 (1951); Heugel
- Concerto [No. 1] for viola and orchestra of soloists, Op. 108 (1929); Universal Edition
- Concerto No. 2 for viola and orchestra, Op. 240 (1954–1955); Heugel
- Élégie pour Pierre for viola, timpani and 2 percussionists, Op. 416 (1965); Gems Music Publications
- Quatre Visages for viola and piano, Op. 238 (1944); Heugel
- La Californienne
- The Wisconsonian
- La Bruxelloise
- La Parisienne
- Sonata No. 1 for viola and piano, Op. 240 (1944); Heugel
- Sonata No. 2 for viola and piano, Op. 244 (1944); Heugel
- Sonatine for violin and viola, Op. 226 (1941); Mercury Music Corporation
- Sonatine for viola and cello, Op. 378 (1959); Heugel
- Suite for violin, viola and piano, Op. 157b (1936); Éditions Salabert
- Michael Richard Miller (b. 1932)
- Three Miniatures for viola and piano (1968); Hinrichsen Edition; Edition Peters
- Trio for clarinet, viola and piano (1969); Hinrichsen Edition
- Richard Mills (b. 1949)
- Concerto for violin, viola and chamber orchestra (1993); Australian Music Centre
- Mark Milman – Марк Владимирович Мильман (1910–1995)
- Sonata for horn or viola and piano, Op. 68 (published 1986); Sovetsky Kompozitor
- Chris Milmerstadt (b. 1967)
- Trio for viola, cello and piano (1993); Miller Publishing
- 3 Vignettes for viola and piano (1989); Miller Publishing
- Ian Milnes (b. 1943)
- Piece in A♭ Major for viola and piano; British Music Information Centre
- Sonatina in G Major for viola and piano (1991); Piper Publications
- Julian Milone (b. 1958)
- Partita for viola and cello (2005)
- Vlado Milošević (1901–1990)
- Preludij i elegija (Prelude and Elegy) for viola solo (1970)
- Sonata for viola and piano (1967); Udruzenje Kompozitora Bosne i Hercegovine
- İlhan Mimaroğlu (1926–2012)
- Idols of Perversity for solo viola and string ensemble (1974); Seesaw Music
- Monologlar (Monologue) for clarinet and viola (1997)
- Georgi Minchev (b. 1939)
- Monodia and Concerto Grosso for viola, harpsichord, percussion and string orchestra (2006); Editions Bim
- Monodia II for viola or cello solo (2006)
- Viktoras Miniotas (b. 1963)
- De profundis for viola solo and chamber ensemble (1999); Lithuanian Music Information and Publishing Centre
- Three American Pieces for unaccompanied viola (1985); Oxford University Press
- Ludovicus Mirandolle (1904–1974)
- Trois mouvements (3 Movements) for viola, 9 woodwind instruments and harp (1944–1945)
- Shaul Mirenski – שאול מירנסקי
- Sonata for viola and piano (1993); Israeli Music Center
- Musica per una mostra d'arte for viola and 4 cellos (2009)
- No Hunger No War for violin, or viola, or cello and piano (2010)
- Promenade from Musica per una mostra d'arte for violin, or viola, or cello and piano (2009, 2010)
- Sopra il Vater Unser for viola and organ (2006)
- Khayyam Mirzazade (1935–2018)
- Genesis, Sonata for viola solo (1982); Sovetsky Kompozitor
- Joshua Missal (1915–2013)
- Hoedown for 4 violas; Castle Enterprises; Fountain Park Music Publishing
- Improvisation for viola and piano; Castle Enterprises; Fountain Park Music Publishing
- 3 Moods for 4 violas; Castle Enterprises; Fountain Park Music Publishing
- Rêverie for viola and piano (1999); Castle Enterprises; Fountain Park Music Publishing
- John Mitchell (b. 1941)
- Sonata for clarinet and viola, Op. 209 (2011)
- Sonata for oboe and viola, Op. 229 (2012)
- Sonata for viola and bassoon, Op. 197 (2010)
- Sonata No. 1 Sonata for Charlie (Stanza of Dzyan No. XII) for viola and piano, Op. 127 (2003)
- Sonata No. 2 for viola and piano, Op. 195 (2010)
- Sonata (Stanza of Dzyan No.8) for flute and viola, Op. 176 (2007)
- Trio for clarinet, viola and piano, Op. 205 (2011)
- Trio for flute, viola and horn, Op. 212 (2012)
- Trio for oboe, viola and horn, Op. 226 (2012)
- Trio for viola, bass clarinet and piano, Op. 231 (2012)
- Trio for viola, bassoon and piano, Op. 216 (2012)
- Alain Mitéran (b. 1941)
- Petites musiques à deux, 15 Duos for 2 violins, or violin and viola (2001); Éditions Gérard Billaudot
- Mihai Mitrea-Celarianu (1935–2003)
- Glose for viola solo (1965); Éditions Salabert
- Masahiro Miwa – 三輪眞弘 (b. 1958)
- The Art of Rainbow, Harmonia I (虹の技法、Harmonia I) for viola and piano (2006)
- The Rainbow Machine (虹機械) for viola and piano (2008)
- Michał Moc (b. 1977); Michał Moc website
- Quincunx for solo viola (2004); Polskie Wydawnictwo Muzyczne
- Quipo for solo viola (2004); Polskie Wydawnictwo Muzyczne
- Antonín Modr (1898–1983)
- Concerto for viola and orchestra, Op. 35 (1956); Český Hudební Fond
- Partita for viola solo (1962); Český Hudební Fond
- Eric Moe (b. 1954)
- And Life Like Froth Doth Throb for viola and cello (1997); Dead Elf Music; Subito Music
- Preamble & Dreamsong from the 4–5 a.m. REM Stage for alto flute or viola and piano (2003)
- Albert Moeschinger (1897–1985); Albert Moeschinger website
- Introduzione e scherzo for 2 violins and viola (1933)
- Portrait of Emmy, Trio for 2 violins and viola (1967); Müller & Schade
- Robert Moevs (1920–2007)
- Variazioni sopra una melodia (Variations on a Melody) for viola and cello (1961); Piedmont Music
- Erik Júlíus Mogensen (b. 1956)
- Psalmus for viola and cello (2002); Íslenzk Tónverkamiðstöð
- Philipp Mohler (1908–1982)
- Divertimento for violin and viola, Op. 13 (1947); Willy Müller, Süddeutscher Musikverlag
- Konzertante Sonate (Concertante Sonata) for viola and piano, Op. 31 (1953); Edition Schott
- Roderich Mojsisovics von Mojsvár (1877–1953)
- Sonata in C minor for viola (or violin) and piano, Op. 74 (1927); Musikverlag Ludwig Krenn
- Vojtěch Mojžíš (b. 1949)
- Léto ve Výmaru (The Summer in Weimar; Der Sommer in Weimar) for viola and double bass (1976); Český Hudební Fond
- Heinrich Molbe (pseudonym for Heinrich Freiherr von Bach) (1835–1915)
- Rêverie for viola and piano, Op. 55 (1896); Friedrich Hofmeister Verlag
- Sous les aunes (Under the Alder Trees) for violin, viola and piano, Op. 69 (1898)
- Roberto Molinelli (b. 1963); Roberto Molinelli website
- Chanson antique for flute, viola and harp (1986)
- Elegia per Manhattan (Elegy for Manhattan) for viola, cello and string orchestra (2001)
- Milonga para Astor for viola, cello and string orchestra (1988)
- Montessoriana, Cantata for soprano, narrator, viola, children's chorus and orchestra (2000); words by Paolo Peretti
- Movie Concerto: Scene scritte in forma di colonna sonora, Divertissement-Concerto for viola and orchestra (1999)
- Once upon a Memory for viola, piano, percussion and string orchestra (2007)
- Tosca: "Tu a me una vita... io a te chieggo un istante!", Fantasia-Story on the opera Tosca by Giacomo Puccini for viola and string orchestra (1997)
- Francesco Molino (1768–1847)
- 3 Trios for flute, viola and guitar, Op. 4 (1812)
- Grand Trio Concertant for flute (or violin), viola and guitar, Op. 30
- Grand Trio Concertant for flute (or violin), viola and guitar, Op. 45
- Valentino Molino (1766–1824)
- Gran Trio Concertante for violin, viola and guitar, Op. 10 (c.1811)
- Simon Molitor (1766–1848)
- Trio for violin (or flute), viola and guitar, Op. 6 (1806)
- Carl Christian Møller (1823–1893)
- Lykkelig for viola (or cello) and orchestra
- Henry Mollicone (b. 1946)
- Chaunt for viola solo (1972); E.C. Schirmer Music
- Two Love Songs for tenor and viola (1969); ECS Publishing; American Composers Alliance
- Fred Momotenko (b. 1970)
- Eneato for viola (or violin) solo (2003)
- José Pablo Moncayo (1912–1958)
- Sonata for viola and piano (1934); Ediciones Mexicanas de Música
- Barbara Monk Feldman (b. 1953)
- Movement for solo viola (1979); Canadian Music Centre
- Rita Monkovich – ריטה מונקוביץ (b. 1954)
- Capriccio for Richard (קפריצ'יו לריצ'רד) for viola solo (1994); Israeli Music Center
- To Dissonance with Love (לדיסוננס באהבה) for viola and cello (1994); Israeli Music Center
- Marc Monnet (b. 1947)
- Fantasia Bruta for viola solo (1982); Ricordi
- Stephen Montague (b. 1943)
- Facing the Fire for violin and viola (2004); United Music Publishers
- Pierre Monteux (1875–1964)
- Arabesque in D major for viola and piano (1920); Éditions Salabert
- Mélodie for viola and piano; Éditions Salabert
- Xavier Montsalvatge (1912–2002)
- Pregària a Santiago for viola and piano (1999); Tritó
- Ivan Moody (b. 1964)
- Klama for viola and double bass (1996)
- Vigil of the Angels for viola and string orchestra (1992)
- Chloe Moon (b. 1952)
- Duo for flute and viola (1983)
- Five Miniatures for solo viola (1972); Centre for New Zealand Music
- Impressions for solo viola (1987); Centre for New Zealand Music
- Dorothy Rudd Moore (b. 1940)
- Moods for viola and cello (1969); American Composers Alliance
- Elegy for viola and piano (1911); Stainer & Bell
- Timothy Moore (composer) (1922–2003)
- Variations on a Folksong for viola and piano (1957); British Music Information Centre
- Arie Van de Moortel (1918–1976)
- Fantasia sopra la canzone "All voll" (Fantasy on the Song "All voll") for viola (or cello, or double bass) and orchestra (or piano), Op. 44 (1970); J. Maurer Edition Musicale; CeBeDeM
- Faust et Don Juan for viola and piano, Op. 29 (1965); CeBeDeM
- Loin des torches de Prague (Far from the Torches of Prague) for narrator, viola and piano, Op. 48 (1973); CeBeDeM
- Nocturne for viola and orchestra (or piano), Op. 18 (1956); J. Maurer Edition Musicale; CeBeDeM
- Sonata for viola and piano, Op. 14 (1955); J. Maurer Edition Musicale; CeBeDeM
- José Mora-Jiménez (b. 1977)
- 3 Tientos for viola and guitar (2007); Bèrben Edizioni Musicali
- Eduardo Morales-Caso (b. 1969)
- Le rouge et le noir, Fantasy for viola and harp (2004); Editorial Periferia Música
- It Is Not True... for mezzo-soprano and viola (2008); words by Lucretius; Contemporary Music Centre Ireland
- Sonata for viola solo (2005); Contemporary Music Centre Ireland
- Three Short Stories for viola with voice (2006); Contemporary Music Centre Ireland
- Guy Morançon (b. 1927)
- Salicornes for viola and piano; Le Chant du Monde
- Oskar Morawetz (1917–2007)
- Sonata for harp and viola (1985); Canadian Music Centre
- Norbert Moret (1921–1998)
- Veni Sancte Spititus for viola and organ (1990); Edition Norbert Moret
- David Sydney Morgan (b. 1932)
- Concerto No. 1 for viola with viola-less string orchestra (1958); Australian Music Centre
- Concerto No. 2 for viola with viola-less small orchestra and obbligato piano (2001); Australian Music Centre
- Handel Variations for solo viola and chamber ensemble (1998); Australian Music Centre
- Glen Morley (1912–1996)
- Five Preludes for viola and piano (1947, revised 1992); Canadian Music Centre
- Saburō Moroi (1903–1977)
- Sonata for viola and piano, Op. 11 (1935)
- Andrea Morricone (b. 1964)
- Nello Sguardo for viola and string orchestra (2012)
- Ennio Morricone (1928–2020)
- Il sogno di un uomo ridicolo for violin, viola (or 2 violas) and speaker (1997); Edizioni Suvini Zerboni
- Ombra di lontana presenza for viola, string orchestra and tape (1997); Edizioni Suvini Zerboni
- Scie for vibraphone, viola and tape
- Suoni per Dino for viola and 2 magnetophones (1969); Éditions Salabert
- Dexter Morrill (1938–2019)
- Dance Bagatelles for viola and piano (1994); Chenango Valley Music Press
- Robert Morris (b. 1943)
- Entanglements for viola and computer-generated sounds (1998); Morris Music
- The Rest Stop for viola solo (2001); Morris Music
- 10 Jazzy Duets for violin and cello or viola (1996); Varick Music; Arco Music
- Virgilio Mortari (1902–1993)
- Concerto dell'osservanza for viola and orchestra (1965); Ricordi
- Meditazione for oboe, viola and harp (1992); Rugginenti
- Lodewijk Mortelmans (1868–1952)
- Romanza for viola and piano (1935); original for violin and piano; CeBeDeM
- Finn Mortensen (1922–1983)
- Sonatina for viola solo, Op. 14 (1958); Music Information Centre Norway
- Sonatina for viola and piano, Op. 18 (1959); Music Information Centre Norway
- Concertino for flute, viola and string orchestra (1980)
- Concertino for viola and string orchestra (1993)
- Music for Flute and Viola (1982, revised 1987)
- Paris Swing for violin and viola (2011)
- 5 Scottish Folk Tunes for viola and piano (1982)
- Three Brazilian Sketches for viola and piano (1990)
- Luca Mosca (b. 1957)
- Sinfonia Concertante for violin, viola and string orchestra, Op. 64 (1993); Edizioni Suvini Zerboni
- Roland Moser (b. 1943)
- Mond (Moon) for 2 violins and viola (1990); Musik Verlag Nepomuk
- Rudolf Moser (composer) (1892–1960)
- Concerto for viola and chamber orchestra, Op. 62 (1934–1935); Gertrud Moser
- Divertimento for flute, violin and viola, Op. 48 No. 1 (1931); Gertrud Moser
- Divertimento for violin and viola, Op. 48 No. 2 (1931); Gertrud Moser
- Spielmusik for viola d'amore or viola solo, Op. 78; Gertrud Moser
- Suite for viola and piano (or harpsichord), Op. 81; Gertrud Moser
- Suite for violin, viola and piano, Op. 99 (1958); Gertrud Moser
- Tripelkonzert (Triple Concerto) for violin, viola, cello and string orchestra, Op. 46 (1930)
- Alexander Mosolov (1900–1973)
- 3 Lyric Pieces (Три лирические пьесы) for viola and piano, Op. 2 (1922–1923); also published as 3 Esquisses
- Sonata for viola solo, Op. 21a (c.1925)
- Raymond Moulaert (1875–1962)
- Chanson du Saule for mezzo-soprano, viola and piano (1930); text by William Shakespeare; CeBeDeM
- David Moule-Evans (1905–1988)
- Moto Perpetuo for viola and piano (1938); Joseph Williams; Mills Music
- Jeppe Moulijn (b. 1972); Jeppe Moulijn website
- Concerto for viola and orchestra (2010)
- Walter Mourant (1910–1995)
- Fantasy for viola and piano (1952); American Composers Alliance
- Léon Mouravieff (1905–1987)
- Nativité for violin, viola, cello and string orchestra (1969); M.P. Belaieff
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791)
- Duo No. 1 in G major for violin and viola, K. 423 (1783)
- Duo No. 2 in B♭ major for violin and viola, K. 424 (1783)
- Sinfonia Concertante in E♭ major for violin, viola and orchestra, K. 364 (K. 320d) (1779)
- "Kegelstatt" Trio in E♭ major for clarinet, viola and piano, K. 498 (1786)
- Marjan Mozetich (b. 1948)
- Baroque Diversions for viola solo (1985); Jaymar Publications; Canadian Music Centre
- Dancing Strings, Suite of 6 Pieces for viola and piano (1980, revised 2005); Canadian Music Centre
- Disturbances for viola solo (1974); Canadian Music Centre
- Goodbye My Friend, Triptych for flute, viola and harp (2000); Canadian Music Centre
- Survival for viola solo (1979); Canadian Music Centre
- Trio in Jest for clarinet, viola and piano (1983); Canadian Music Centre
- A Veiled Dream for flute, viola and harp (1977); Canadian Music Centre
- Water Music for flute, viola and cello (1979); Canadian Music Centre
- Aladár Móži (1923–1984)
- Rapsódia na záhorácke motívy (Rhapsody on Themes from Záhorie) for viola and piano (1962); Slovenský Hudobný Fond
- Geraldine Mucha (1917–2012)
- Sonatina for viola (1945)
- Abend-Andacht, Adagio for viola (viola alta) (or violin, or cello) and organ (or harmonium, or piano), Op. 9 (1884)
- Robert Mueller (composer) (b. 1958)
- Mogami-gawa (最上川) for viola and percussion ensemble; C. Alan Publications
- Three Lamentations in Times of Sorrow for oboe, viola and piano (2001)
- Nico Muhly (b. 1981)
- Concerto for viola and orchestra (2014); St. Rose Music Publishing
- Drones and Viola for viola and piano (2011); St. Rose Music Publishing
- Duet No 1: Chorale Pointing Downwards for viola and cello (2003); St. Rose Music Publishing
- Keep in Touch for viola solo and electronics (2004); St. Rose Music Publishing
- Three Etudes for Viola for viola and tape; St. Rose Music Publishing
- Herman Mulder (composer) (1894–1989)
- Sinfonia Concertante, Symphony No. 13 for violin, viola and cello soli with orchestra, Op. 172 (1976); Donemus
- Sonata for viola and piano, Op. 115 (1960); Donemus
- 2 Trios for 2 violins and viola, Op. 164 (1972); Donemus
- August Eberhard Müller (1767–1817)
- Romance pathétique for viola and piano; transcription by Louis Pagels (1895); Louis Oertel
- Fabian Müller (b. 1964)
- The Mysterious Mr. Harley Quin for violin, viola and piano (2011)
- Sonata for viola and piano (2012)
- Suite for viola and string orchestra (or piano) (2004)
- Sonata for viola solo, Op. 25 No. 5 (1988); Doblinger
- J. Frederick Muller (1908–1984)
- Andante Cantabile for viola and piano (1965); Neil A. Kjos Music
- At the Ballet for viola and piano (1964); Neil A. Kjos Music
- At the Masquerade for viola and piano (1966); Neil A. Kjos Music
- Carnival Time for viola and piano (1967); Neil A. Kjos Music
- In a Country Garden for viola and piano (1967); Neil A. Kjos Music
- Lake Champlain Waltz for viola and piano (1966); Neil A. Kjos Music
- Maid of Honor for viola and piano (1966); Neil A. Kjos Music
- Sleigh Ride Party for viola and piano (1964); Neil A. Kjos Music
- Summertime for viola and piano (1964); Neil A. Kjos Music
- Two Good Deeds for viola and cello duet with piano (1970); Neil A. Kjos Music
- Valse Caprice for viola and piano (1965); Neil A. Kjos Music
- Woodland Caprice for viola and piano (1967); Neil A. Kjos Music
- J V Müller
- Abend-Andacht, Adagio for viola (viola alta) or violin and organ (or harmonium, or piano), Op. 9 (1880s)
- Ladislau Müller (b. 1934)
- Dojna och dans for flute and viola (1976); Editio Libre; Swedish Music Information Centre
- Fantasia över en vaggvisa från island (Fantasia on an Island Lullaby) for viola solo (1982)
- Michal Müller (b. 1956)
- Apokalypsa (Apocalypse) for viola and prepared piano (2009)
- Otto Müller (composer) (1837–1920)
- Grosses Duo in E♭ major for viola and piano, Op. 11 (c.1860)
- Thomas Müller (b. 1939)
- Maqam for oboe (English horn) and viola (1987); Verlag Neue Musik
- Detlev Müller-Siemens (b. 1957)
- Concerto for viola and orchestra (1983–1984); Ars Viva Verlag; Schott Musik International
- distant traces for violin, viola and piano (2007); Schott Musik International
- Doppelkonzert (Double Concerto) for violin, viola and orchestra (1992); Ars Viva Verlag; Schott Musik International
- Achim Müller-Weinberg (b. 1933)
- Punkte und Farben (Points and Colors) for flute and viola (1978); Deutscher Verlag für Musik; Breitkopf & Härtel
- Jan Müller-Wieland (b. 1966)
- Himmelfahrt for viola solo (2003); Hans Sikorski
- Paul Müller-Zürich (1898–1993)
- Concerto in F minor for viola and chamber orchestra, Op. 24 (1934); Edition Schott
- Duo Concertant for viola and piano (1976); Edition Eulenburg, Zürich
- Kleine Suite (Serenade) for viola, horn and harp, Op. 51 (1952); Amadeus Verlag
- Serenata Turicensis, Trio for basset-horn, viola and cello (1981)
- Sonata for viola solo (1979); Amadeus Verlag
- Hermann Müllich (1943–1996)
- 7 Dialoge (7 Dialogues) for cello or viola and piano (1972); P.J. Tonger Musikverlag
- David Mullikin (b. 1950)
- Arlecchino's Waltz for viola and string orchestra (or piano)
- Florentine Mulsant (b. 1962)
- Sonata for viola and piano, Op. 20 (1999); Furore Verlag
- Thème et variations (Theme and Variations) for viola solo, Op. 62 (2016); Furore Verlag
- Vocalise for viola solo, Op. 53 (2014); Furore Verlag
- Jeffrey Mumford (b. 1955)
- the clarity of remembered springs for solo viola (1992–1993); Theodore Presser Company
- eight aspects of appreciation for violin and viola (1996, revised 2000); Theodore Presser Company
- revisiting variazioni elegiaci for solo viola (2001); Theodore Presser Company
- wending for solo viola (2001); Theodore Presser Company
- August Baron von Münchhausen (1756–1814)
- 3 Duos for violin and viola, Op. 8 (c.1797)
- Sonata in C major for viola and piano, Op. 10 (published 1815); Edition Schott
- Isabel Mundry (b. 1963)
- Vent contraire for 2 violas (1999); Breitkopf & Härtel
- Jesús María Muneta Martínez de Morentin (b. 1939)
- Concerto for violin, viola and string orchestra, Op. 163 (1997)
- Zae Munn (b. 1953); Zae Munn website
- Interface for viola and marimba (1983); HoneyRock Publishing
- Nudged Along on Time's Notched Stick for flute, viola and guitar (1997); Amoriello Guitar Publications; JOMAR Press
- Start Dancing for viola and 4 roto-toms (1999); HoneyRock Publishing
- Two for Three, 2 Songs for soprano, flute and viola (1994); Sisra Publications; Arsis Press
- What's for Supper?, 4 Songs for soprano, viola and piano (1995); Sisra Publications; Arsis Press
- Arne Müntzing (1903–1984)
- Serenade for viola, cello and piano (1963); Doblinger Verlag
- Sonata for viola (or cello) and piano (1957); Föreningen Svenska Tonsättare; Swedish Music Information Centre
- Tristan Murail (b. 1947)
- C'est un jardin secret, ma sœur, ma fiancée, une fontaine close, une source scellée... for viola solo (1976); Éditions Musicales Transatlantiques
- La Dérive des continents for viola and string orchestra (1973); Éditions Henry Lemoine
- Où tremblent les contours for 2 violas (1970); Rideau Rouge; Éditions Henry Lemoine
- Jacques Murgier (1912–1986)
- Concert-étude No. 1 for viola and piano (1986); Éditions Gérard Billaudot
- Malinconia for violin (or viola) in first position and piano (1981); Éditions Musicales Translantiques
- Modal 1 for violin (or viola) in first position and piano (1981); Éditions Musicales Translantiques
- Modal 2 for violin (or viola) in second position and piano (1981); Éditions Musicales Translantiques
- Sonata for viola solo (1983); Éditions Gerard Billaudot
- Suite of Burns Songs for voice, viola and piano (1977); words by Robert Burns; Scottish Music Centre
- Herbert Murrill (1909–1952)
- Four French Nursery Songs for viola and piano (1942); Chester Music
- Matti Murto (composer) (b. 1947)
- Runoelma "Sinisiä hetkiä" (Poem "Blue Moments") for viola and piano (2005); Modus Musiikki
- Thea Musgrave (b. 1928)
- Concerto for viola and orchestra (1973); Novello & Co.
- Elegy for viola and cello (1970); Novello & Co.
- From One to Another I for viola and tape (1970); Novello & Co.
- From One to Another II for viola and string orchestra (1970); Novello & Co.
- In the Still of the Night for viola solo (1997); Novello & Co.
- Lamenting with Ariadne for chamber orchestra (with viola solo) (1999); Novello & Co.
- Modest Mussorgsky (1839–1881)
- Hopak (Гопак) from the opera The Fair at Sorochyntsi (1874–1880); 1944 transcription for viola and piano by Vadim Borisovsky; Declaration of Love: Album of Popular Pieces for Viola and Piano (Страстное Признание: Альбом Популярных Пьес), Muzyka
- Emanuele Muzio (1821–1890)
- Andante e Rondoletto for viola and piano (1858)
- Andre Myers (b. 1973); Andre Myers website
- Cadenza and Aria for viola and piano (2011)
- Concerto for viola and orchestra
- The Darker Skies, Book II for clarinet, viola and piano (2011)
- Suite in C minor for viola and harpsichord (or piano); Breitkopf & Härtel
- Tom Myron (b. 1959)
- Concerto for viola and orchestra (2002); Lauren Keiser Music Publishing
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- Ray Næssén (1950–2004)
- Sonata nocturna I for viola and piano (2001); STIM; Swedish Music Information Centre
- Jody Nagel (b. 1960)
- Vortex for viola solo (1993); Jomar Press
- Mosaic, Fantasia for viola and harp (1999); Jomar Press
- Patterns for flute, viola and piano (2001); Jomar Press
- Sándor Nagy (b. 1952)
- Öt etüd mélydegedüre (5 Etudes) for viola solo (1986); Editio Musica Budapest
- Šarūnas Nakas (b. 1962)
- Arcanum for viola and organ (1987) or viola with flute, violin, cello and synthesizer (1996); Lithuanian Music Information and Publishing Centre
- Jonathan Nangle (b. 1981)
- my heart stopped a thousand beats for viola and cello (2008); Contemporary Music Centre Ireland
- Emile Naoumoff (b. 1962)
- Petite suite for viola and piano (1984); Edition Schott
- Sonata for viola and piano (2001, revised 2009); Edition Schott
- Carlo Napoli (b. 1939)
- Ouverture for viola and piano (1975); G. Ricordi
- Jacopo Napoli (1911–1944)
- Ricercare for viola solo; Edizioni Curci
- François Narboni (b. 1963); François Narboni website (in French)
- Company for viola, cello and double bass (1994); Éditions Musicales Européennes; United Music Publishers
- Un enroulement kaléidoscopique d'ellipses mamelliformes for alto flute and viola (2004)
- Onutė Narbutaitė (b. 1956)
- Aštuonstygė (The Eight-String) for violin and viola (1986); Lithuanian Music Information and Publishing Centre
- Mark Narins (b. 1950); Mark Narins website
- Sacred Space, Tone Poem for orchestra with viola obligato (2013)
- Sulkhan Nasidze – სულხან ივანეს ძე ნასიძე – Сулхан Иванович Насидзе (1927–1996)
- Concerto for viola and string orchestra (1987)
- Dance (Танец) for viola and piano (1953); Sovetsky Kompozitor
- Masakazu Natsuda – 夏田昌和 (b. 1968)
- Lonc tans me sui tenu de chanter, mes... (長いこと私は歌わずにやってきた、しかし...) for alto flute and viola (2008)
- 2 Pièces (2つの小品) for horn and viola (2008)
- Jérôme Naulais (b. 1951)
- À l'aube... for viola and piano; Éditions Robert Martin
- La-Mi calmant for viola and piano; Éditions Robert Martin
- Sur le ton de la confidence for viola and piano (2004); Éditions Robert Martin
- Un rayon de lumière for viola and piano (2004); Éditions Pierre Lafitan
- Ernst Naumann (1832–1910)
- Drei Fantasie-Stücke (3 Fantasy Pieces) for cello (or viola) and piano, Op. 4 (1861)
- Drei Fantasie-Stücke (3 Fantasy Pieces) for viola and piano, Op. 5 (1861)
- Sonata in G minor for viola and piano, Op. 1 (1854)
- Trio in F minor for violin, viola and piano, Op. 7 (1863)
- Lior Navok (b. 1971); Lior Navok's website
- Dripping Minutes - Frozen Years, for viola and piano (2017)
- Manfred Nedbal (1902–1977)
- Sonatina for viola and cello (1966); Verlag Doblinger
- Oskar Nedbal (1874–1930)
- Romantisches Stück (Romantic Piece) for viola and piano, Op. 18 (1910); original for cello and piano, arrangement by the composer; Verlag Doblinger
- Clint Needham (b. 1981); Clint Needham website
- On the Road for clarinet (or viola, or violin) and piano (2013)
- Viola Music for viola solo (2004); Theodore Presser
- Lyle Neff (composer) (b. 1959); Lyle Neff webpage
- Little Sonata for violin, viola and piano (1974)
- Canons and Dances for 2 violas (2005); ISG Publications
- Games (Concert Sonata) for 2 violas (2008, 2012); ISG Publications
- Incantation for solo viola (1989); ISG Publications
- Marc Neikrug (b. 1946)
- Concerto for viola and orchestra (1974); Chester Music
- Václav Nelhýbel (1919–1996)
- Concerto for viola and orchestra (1981); Barta Music
- Counterpoint No. 3 for viola and double bass (1979); Barta Music; Ludwig Music Publishing
- Variations on a Slovak Folk Song for 2 violas (1974); E.C. Kerby; Alliance Publications
- Daniel Nelson (b. 1965)
- Romantatronic for solo viola, string orchestra, celesta and percussion (2000); Swedish Music Information Centre
- Octavian Nemescu (b. 1940); Octavian Nemescu webpage
- Cumpana porţii (Le chadouf de la porte) for viola (or double bass), percussion and tape (1976)
- Metabizantinirikon for viola and tape (1984)
- A T for saxophones, viola and tape (2008)
- Mehmet Nemutlu (b. 1966)
- İşlemler (Transactions) for 2 violas and piano 4-hands (1991)
- Jon Øivind Ness (b. 1968)
- Gust for viola and double bass (2006); Music Information Centre Norway
- Snowblind for viola and chamber orchestra (2008); Music Information Centre Norway
- Josef Nešvera (1842–1914)
- Lipnická "ukolébavka" for viola (or violin) and piano (published 1907); Adolf Švarc v Kutné Hoře
- Franz Christoph Neubauer (c.1760–1795)
- 4 Duos for violin and viola, Op. 5
- 3 Duos for violin and viola, Op. 10
- 3 Sonatas for violin and viola
- Hudba (Music) for viola and piano (1968); Český Hudební Fond; Panton Praha
- Olga Neuwirth (b. 1968)
- Remnants of Songs ... an Amphigory for viola and orchestra (2009); Boosey & Hawkes
- Robert Newell (b. 1949)
- Viola-Mobile for viola and chamber orchestra (1978); American Composers Alliance
- Deep Sky Blue, Sonata for viola and piano (2010, 2012); OK Feel Good Music
- Maria Newman (b. 1962); Maria Newman Website
- Dances for Deliverance for viola solo (1993)
- Hansen Suite, Four Hymns for viola choir (1999, revised 2006)
- Michael Newman
- Nymphéas Rampant for 2 violas (1985, revised 1987); Forward Music
- Sidney Newman (1906–1971)
- A Song of Sleep for tenor and viola, Op. 7 (1929); words by W. H. Davies; Scottish Music Centre
- George Newson (b. 1932)
- From the New Divan for viola, mixed chorus and orchestra (1982, 1993); words by Edwin Morgan; Alfred Lengnick
- Casimir Ney (1801–1877)
- Fantaisie brillante for viola and piano, Op. 12
- Fantaisie sur la Sicilienne de A. Gouffé for violin or viola and piano, Op. 25 (1856)
- Polka brillante et facile for 2 violas (1860)
- 24 Préludes dans les 24 tons de la gamme (24 Preludes in All Keys) for viola solo, Op. 22 (published c.1849–1853)
- 1er Quadrille brillant for flute or viola and piano (1842)
- Voir Callaunt, Pièce de salon for violin or viola and piano (1856)
- Echoes of Puzzlewood for flute, viola and piano (2012); Wirripang
- James Niblock (1917–2018); James Niblock website
- Dialogue for viola and piano (1987); Collection Panorama: Œuvres Contemporaines, Volume 2 (1987); Éditions Gérard Billaudot
- Odilon Redon Suite for viola and cello (1957)
- Sonata for violin and viola (1999); Brotons & Mercadal Edicions Musicals
- The Blues Is Crying for viola solo (2010)
- Nicolo, Jimi, and John, Concerto for amplified viola, interactive computer-processing, and orchestra (2013)
- Kenneth Nichols (composer) (b. 1936)
- Psalm, Theme and Variations for viola solo (1991); Canadian Music Centre
- Dimitri Nicolau (1946–2008); Dimitri Nicolau website
- In Singing and Complaint (... nel canto e nel lamento) for viola solo, Op. 62 (1986); Edipan Musical Editions
- Nyctes for viola solo and chamber ensemble, Op. 97 (1991); J. Trekel Musikverlag
- Sehnsuchtkonzert for viola and large orchestra, Op. 122
- Single with Variations for viola solo, Op. 152; Mnemes
- Sonata for viola and harp, Op. 252
- Strassenmusik Nr. 4 (Street Music No. 4) for viola soloist equipped with bass drum and hit hat, Op. 51 No. 4
- Strassenmusik Nr. 6 (Street Music No. 6) for viola, cello and referee whistle, Op. 51 No. 6
- Volti Mediterranei with viola concertante and chamber orchestra, Op. 266
- Anno 1896 (6 agosto 1944). Sogno: avevo 1, 2, 3, 4, cinque occhi (2004); for 2 violins, viola, cello and piano; one section for viola and piano; Casa Ricordi
- Due Girotondi for viola solo (1989); Casa Ricordi
- Jybare from Saga for 6 altos, 6 basses, viola and orchestra; or also for alto, viola and double bass (1988); Casa Ricordi
- Petite Suite for viola solo (1996); The American Viola. New Works for Viola Solo; J.B. Elkus & Son; MMB Music
- Manfred Niehaus (1933–2013)
- 4 Waldstücke for viola and orchestra (1975); Breitkopf und Härtel
- Drei Sätze (3 Movements) for viola and piano (2006); Edition Dohr
- Carl Nielsen (1865–1931)
- Tro og håb spiller (Faith and Hope Are Playing) from Moderen for flute and viola, Op. 41, FS 94 (1920); Edition Wilhelm Hansen
- Herman Nieland (1910–1993)
- Meditatie over een Gregoriaans thema (Meditation on a Gregorian Theme) for viola and organ
- Jan Nieland (1903–1963)
- Aria in A minor for viola and piano
- Tage Nielsen (1929–2003)
- Salon for flute, viola and harp (1984); Edition Samfundet
- A Sentimental Journey for percussion and viola (2002); Edition Samfundet
- Lewis Nielson (b. 1950)
- An die Ferne for solo viola (1980); American Composers Alliance
- Concerto for viola and orchestra (1980); American Composers Alliance
- Lizard Blizzard for solo viola (2002); American Composers Alliance
- Music for viola and piano (1982); American Composers Alliance
- Kai Nieminen (b. 1953); Kai Nieminen website
- La Serenissima, Concerto for viola, 12 stringed instruments and harp (2006); Finnish Music Information Centre
- Pan for viola solo (1991–2007); Fennica Gehrman; Finnish Music Information Centre
- Waves of Sorrow for viola solo (2004); Finnish Music Information Centre
- Serge Nigg (1924–2008)
- Concerto No. 1 for viola and orchestra (1987–1988); Éditions Gérard Billaudot
- Concerto No. 2 for viola and orchestra (2000); Éditions Gérard Billaudot
- Willi Niggeling (1900–1973)
- Sonata for viola and piano (1950); Mitteldeutscher Verlag; Edition Peters
- Ken Niikura – 新倉健 (b. 1951)
- Festival of Songs (歌の祭り) for viola solo (1990); Japan Federation of Composers
- Lazar Nikolov – Лазар Николов (1922–2005)
- From the Music of Orpheus II (Из музиката на Орфей) for solo viola (2000); Union of Bulgarian Composers
- Sonata for viola and piano (1955); Nauka i Izkustvo Publishing House; Union of Bulgarian Composers
- Trio for violin, viola and piano (1993); Union of Bulgarian Composers
- Göran W. Nilson (1941–2008)
- Meditations for viola and string orchestra (1975); STIM; Swedish Music Information Centre
- Ivo Nilsson (b. 1966)
- Nerve for prepared viola solo (1988–1993); STIM; Swedish Music Information Centre
- Phil Nimmons (b. 1923)
- Interlude for viola and piano (1951); Canadian Music Centre
- Joaquín Nin (1879–1949)
- Chants d'espagne for viola and piano (1986); arrangement for viola and piano by David Dalton; Éditions Max Eschig
- Akira Nishimura (b. 1953)
- Canon Waves (波のカノン) for viola quartet (1994)
- Concerto "Flame and Shadow" (焔と影) for viola and orchestra (1996); Zen-On Music Company
- Concerto for viola and string orchestra (2002); Zen-On Music Company
- Fantasia on "Song of the Birds" (「鳥の歌」による幻想曲) for viola solo (2005); Zen-On Music Company
- Sakura (桜) for 8 violas (2011); Schott Japan
- Sonata I "Whirl Dance" (無伴奏ヴィオラ・ソナタ第1番〈旋回舞踊〉) for viola solo (2005); Zen-On Music Company
- Sonata II "Mantra on the C-String" (無伴奏ヴィオラ・ソナタ第2番〈C線のマントラ〉) for viola solo (2007); Zen-On Music Company
- Heinrich Nitschmann (1826–1905)
- Frühlingsbotschaft (Spring Message), Cantilena for viola and piano, Op. 7 (1860)
- Lebewohl! (Farewell!), Nocturne for viola and piano, Op. 9
- Morceaux (Pieces) for viola and piano (1878?)
- Rondo alla Polacca for viola and piano, Op. 14
- Lucien Niverd (1879–1967)
- Concerto Romantique for viola and orchestra (1899)
- Roger Nixon (1921–2009)
- Concerto for viola and orchestra (1969); Carl Fischer
- Elegiac Rhapsody for viola and orchestra
- Four Duos for violin (or flute, or oboe) and viola (published 1966); Theodore Presser Company
- Herbert Nobis (b. 1941)
- Sonata for viola solo (1982); Moeck Verlag
- Marlos Nobre (b. 1939); Marlos Nobre website
- Desafio I (Challenge I) for viola and string orchestra, Op. 31 No. 1 (1968); Tonos International
- Poema II for viola and piano, Op. 94 No. 2 (2002)
- Sonata for viola solo, Op. 11 (1963); Tonos Musikverlage
- Ichirō Nodaira – 野平一郎 (b. 1953); Ichirō Nodaira website
- En plein air (戸外にて) for viola solo (2003); Éditions Henry Lemoine
- Transcriptions des Mélodies de Kōsaku Yamada (山田耕筰の歌曲 室内楽用編作; Songs Transcriptions of Kōsaku Yamada) (2003)
- Fantaisie sur "Kono-michi" (「この道」による幻想曲) for violin and viola
- Kane-ga-narimasu (鐘がなります) for viola solo
- Transformation I sur "Ciaccona de J. S. Bach" (バッハのシャコンヌによる「トランスフォルマシオン I」) for 4 violas (1999); Zen-On Music Company
- Transformation II sur "Ciaccona de J. S. Bach" (バッハのシャコンヌによる「トランスフォルマシオン II」) for 4 violas (2001); Zen-On Music Company
- Artur Noë (1871–1959)
- Stück (Piece) for viola and organ (1907)
- Trauermarsch (Funeral March) for viola and piano
- Gary Noland (b. 1957); Gary Noland website
- Dog Duo for viola and cello, Op. 66a (2002); Freeland Publications
- Romance for viola and piano, Op. 10 (1987); Freeland Publications
- Treadmill for viola and double bass, Op. 37b (1994); Freeland Publications
- Trio: After Darconville for flute, viola and cello, Op. 52 (2001); Freeland Publications
- David Noon (b. 1946)
- Duo for 2 violas, Op. 19 (1968); Carl Fischer
- Jón Nordal (b. 1926)
- Piccolo Musica Notturna for viola and piano (1995); Íslenzk Tónverkamiðstöð
- Tvisöngur (Twin Song) for violin, viola and orchestra (1979); Íslenzk Tónverkamiðstöð
- Anders Nordentoft (b. 1957)
- HillShapes-WindStillness, Music for viola and piano (2000); Edition Wilhelm Hansen
- 2 Movements for viola solo (2010); Edition Wilhelm Hansen
- 3 Vignettes for viola solo (2011); Edition Wilhelm Hansen
- Erik Nordgren (1913–1992)
- Arioso for solo viola and Orchestra, Op. 2 (1942); STIM; Swedish Music Information Centre
- Medley of Swedish Folk Tunes for viola and piano (1949); STIM; Swedish Music Information Centre
- Pehr Henrik Nordgren (1944–2008)
- Concerto No. 1 for viola and orchestra, Op. 12 (1970); Finnish Music Information Centre
- Concerto No. 2 for viola and orchestra, Op. 48 (1979); Finnish Music Information Centre
- Concerto No. 3 for viola and chamber orchestra, Op. 68 (1986); Finnish Music Information Centre
- Concerto for viola, double bass and chamber orchestra, Op. 87 (1993); Finnish Music Information Centre
- Arne Nordheim (1931–2010)
- Brudd (Fracture) for viola solo (2001); Edition Wilhelm Hansen
- Duplex for violin and viola (1990); Edition Wilhelm Hansen
- Partita for viola, harpsichord and percussion (1963); Edition Wilhelm Hansen
- Tenebrae for cello (or viola) and chamber orchestra (1981–1982, 2001); Edition Wilhelm Hansen
- Jesper Nordin (b. 1971)
- El pajaro con la quijada de burro (The Bird with the Donkey Jawbone) for violin, viola and tape (1999–2000); Pizzicato Verlag Helvetia; Swedish Music Information Centre
- Ma-Xia (馬夏) for viola solo (1997); STIM; Swedish Music Information Centre
- Per Nørgård (b. 1932); Per Nørgård website
- Billet Doux à Madame C. for alto flute, viola and harp (2005); Edition Wilhelm Hansen
- Hedda Gabler Suite for viola, harp and piano (1993); Edition Wilhelm Hansen
- Libro Per Nobuko for viola solo (1992); Edition Wilhelm Hansen
- Remembering Child for viola and chamber orchestra (1986); Edition Wilhelm Hansen
- The Rosy-Fingered Dawn for viola, flute and guitar (1998); Edition Wilhelm Hansen
- Andrew Norman (b. 1979)
- Sabina for viola solo (2008); Andrew Norman Music; Edition Schott; Project Schott New York
- Ludvig Norman (1831–1885)
- Sonata in G minor for viola and piano, Op. 32 (published 1875)
- Dorcas Norre (1911–1985)
- Espressioni for violin or viola and piano (1981); Swedish Music Information Centre
- Christopher Norton (b. 1953)
- Microjazz, 13 Pieces for viola and piano (1985–1989); Boosey & Hawkes
- Constantin C. Nottara (1890–1951)
- 6 Studii (6 Studies) for viola solo (published 1967); Editura Muzicală, Bucharest
- Jan Novák (1921–1984)
- Sonata da chiesa I for viola and organ (1981); Český Hudební Fond
- Jiří František Novák (1913–1993)
- Jedenáct miniatur (11 Miniatures) for 2 horns and viola, Op. 109 (1970); Panton Praha; Český Hudební Fond
- Gedenke Deiner Innerlichkeit for alto voice, viola and piano (2000); Český Hudební Fond
- Resound for viola and piano (1986); American Composers Alliance
- Lionel Nowak (1911–1995)
- Duo for viola and piano (1960); American Composers Alliance
- Yukio Nozaki – 野崎勇喜夫 (b. 1962)
- Air (エア) for viola solo (2001)
- Emmanuel Nunes (1941–2012)
- Einspielung III for viola solo (1981); Éditions Jobert
- Impromptu pour un voyage II for flute, viola and harp (1974–1975); Éditions Jobert
- Improvisation II: Portrait for viola solo (2002); G. Ricordi, München
- La Main noire for 3 violas (2006–2007); after the opera Das Märchen; G. Ricordi, München
- Versus III for alto flute and viola (1987–1990); G. Ricordi, München
- Chary Nurymov (1940–1993)
- Sonata for viola solo (1983)
- Otmar Nussio (1902–1990)
- Notturno di Valdemosa for cello or viola and orchestra (1956); Universal Edition
- Michael Nyman (b. 1944); Michael Nyman website
- Drowning by Numbers for violin, viola and chamber orchestra (1998); Chester Music
- I'll Stake My Cremona to a Jew's Trump for electric violin and viola (1983); Chester Music
- Trysting Fields (from Drowning by Numbers) for violin, viola, string orchestra and harp (1992); Chester Music
- Viola and Piano for viola and piano (1995); Chester Music
- Gösta Nystroem (1890–1966)
- Concerto "Hommage à la France" for viola and orchestra (1940); Edition Suecia