Pieces that consist of one note (a single pitch)
sounded once (sustained or decaying but not repeated)
by a single performer, that can be played on the violin:
Eric Andersen: Opus 27 [1962]
Pierre Baillot: "Coup d'Archet Lent" from L'art du violon [1834]
Erik Carlson: One millionth of my life so far [2023]
Erik Carlson: other pieces
Michael Caterisano: Middle C for One Hour [2026]
Johnny Chang: Haiku for Erik [2026]
Philip Corner: One Note Once [1976]
D. Edward Davis: aperture [2016]
William Gardiner: transcription of a struck half-crown coin, from "The Music of Nature" [1832]
Eva-Maria Houben: only one 1 [2026]
Joseph Kudirka: One Bow Stroke Lasting 30 Seconds [2011]
Marin Mersenne: The single permutation of 1 pitch, from "Harmonie universelle" [1626]
Pauline Oliveros: One Sound Once [1971]
Yoko Ono: Secret Piece [1953]
Michael Pisaro: Diminishing Time [2000]
Karlheinz Stockhausen: Unlimited [1968]
Manfred Werder: 2007(1)
Michael Winter: a tone for one or more strings [2004]
Unknown: a fragment of Ancient Greek music that contains only one note [3rd century BC]
Catagorized by Pöhlmann & West as Fragment 52 of entry no. 6 in their book "Documents Of Ancient Greek Music"
PAP. ASHM. INV. 89B/29-32
Pieces that could consist of a single note played once
but also could be played another way:
Ryoko Akama: tada no score #12 [2014]
Dick Higgins: Constellation #4 [1964]
Michael Pisaro: a moment [2000]
Michael Pisaro: Only (harmony series no. 17) [2006]
Manfred Werder: violine 1997
Pieces that consist of a single note played once
but are not playable on the violin:
Ryoko Akama: tada no score #7 [2014]
György Ligeti: Trois Bagatelles [1961]
James Tenney: Having Never Written a Note for Percussion [1971]