The following is a list of jazz-influenced classical compositions. Classical music has often incorporated elements or material from popular music of the composer's time. Jazz has influenced classical music particularly early- and mid-20th century composers including Maurice Ravel.
| Composer | Date | Work |
|---|---|---|
| George Antheil | 1925 | A Jazz Symphony |
| Malcolm Arnold | 1954 1959 1974 |
Concerto for Harmonica and Orchestra, Op. 46 Concerto for Guitar and Orchestra, Op. 67 Concerto No. 2 for Clarinet and Orchestra, Op. 115 |
| Milton Babbitt | 1957 | All Set |
| Leonard Bernstein | 1941–42 1949 1954 |
Sonata for Clarinet and Piano Prelude, Fugue, and Riffs Serenade after Plato's "Symposium" |
| Boris Blacher | 1946 1958 1966 1972 1972 |
Concerto for Jazz Orchestra Die Gesänge des Seeräubers O'Rourke und seiner Geliebten Sally Brown, beide auf das Felseneiland En Vano Anhelar verschlagen, Op. 56 Plus Minus One for string quartet and jazz ensemble Blues, Espagnola und Rumba philharmonica for 12 cellos Stars and Strings, for jazz ensemble and string orchestra |
| Marc Blitzstein | 1936–37 1946–48 |
The Cradle Will Rock Regina |
| Aaron Copland | 1920–21 1926 1946 1947–48 1961 |
Three Moods for piano Concerto for Piano and Orchestra Danzón Cubano Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra Something Wild, film score |
| George Gershwin | 1924 1928 1935 |
Rhapsody in Blue An American in Paris Porgy and Bess Concerto in F Variations on "I Got Rhythm" |
| Hans Werner Henze | 1951 1956–57 1968 |
Boulevard Solitude Ondine Versuch über Schweine |
| Paul Hindemith | 1922 | Suite für Klavier |
| Arthur Honegger | 1921–22 1924 1929 |
Sonatine, for Clarinet (or Cello) and Piano Concertino for Piano and Orchestra Concerto for Cello and Orchestra |
| Ernst Krenek | 1926 | Jonny spielt auf |
| Constant Lambert | 1927 1927 1930–31 |
Elegiac Blues The Rio Grande Concerto for Piano and Nine Players |
| Rolf Liebermann | 1954 | Concerto for Jazzband and Symphony Orchestra |
| Darius Milhaud | 1920 1922 1923 |
Caramel Mou, Op. 68, for piano Trois rag caprices, Op. 78, for piano La création du monde |
| Maurice Ravel | 1923–27 1929–31 1929–31 |
Sonata No. 2 for Violin and Piano Piano Concerto for the Left Hand Piano Concerto in G |
| Gunther Schuller | 1959 | Concertino for Jazz Quartet and Orchestra |
| John Serry, Sr. | 1955 | American Rhapsody for solo Accordion, revised for Piano in 2002 |
| Dmitri Shostakovich | 1927 | Tahiti Trot (based on Tea For Two) |
| Elie Siegmeister | 1956 | Clarinet Concerto |
| Karlheinz Stockhausen | 1951 1965 1974–75 1983 |
Sonatine for violin and piano Kreuzspiel Mikrophonie II Tierkreis Luzifers Tanz |
| Igor Stravinsky | 1917–18 1918 1919 1936–37/53 1944 1945 |
Ragtime for 11 instruments Histoire du soldat Piano-Rag Music Praeludium Scherzo à la russe Ebony Concerto |
| Kurt Weill | 1928 | The Threepenny Opera |
| Alec Wilder | 1939-41 | Octets |
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