- Georg Schumann, Passacaglia über B-A-C-H, op. 39, for organ (ca. 1900)
- Max Reger, Introduction, Passacaglia and Fugue in B minor, op. 96, for 2 pianos (1906)
- Anton Webern, Passacaglia, op. 1 (1908)
- Gustav Holst, first movement of "First Suite in E♭ Major for Military Band" (1909).
- Daniel Gregory Mason, Passacaglia and Fugue, op.10, for organ (1912)
- Arnold Schoenberg, "Nacht" from Pierrot Lunaire (1912)
- Max Reger, Introduction, Passacaglia, and Fugue in E Minor, op. 127, for organ (1913)
- Ernő Dohnányi, tenth variation of Variations on a Nursery Theme, op. 25 (1914)
- Maurice Ravel, third movement of Trio in A minor (1914)
- Healey Willan, Introduction, Passacaglia and Fugue in E flat minor (1916)
- Paul Hindemith, Sonata for viola solo, op. 11, no. 5, last movement (1919)
- Percy Grainger, Themes from "Green Bushes" (1921)
- Aaron Copland's Passacaglia (1922)
- Paul Hindemith, String Quartet No. 5, op. 32 (1923) last movement
- Alban Berg, Wozzeck act I, scene 4 (1925)
- Berthold Goldschmidt Passacaglia, op.4 (1925)
- Leopold Godowsky's Passacaglia (44 variations, cadenza and fugue on the opening of Schubert's Unfinished Symphony) (1927)
- Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji's Opus Clavicembalisticum contains a Passacaglia (1929-30)
- Frank Bridge, "Lento e ritmico" from "Oration" for cello and orchestra (1930)
- Leo Sowerby, Symphony in G for organ, third movement (1930)
- Sigfrid Karg-Elert, Passacaglia and Fugue on B-A-C-H, op. 150, for organ (1931)
- Ralph Vaughan Williams, Passacaglia on B – G–C, for organ (1933)
- Stefan Wolpe, Zwei Studien for orchestra, second movement (1933)
- Stefan Wolpe, Four Studies on Basic Rows for piano, no. 4 (1935–36); arr. as Passacaglia for orchestra (1937)
- Samuel Barber, Finale of the Symphony no. 1, op. 9 (1936)
- Paul Hindemith, Passacaglia from Nobilissima Visione (1938)
- Ralph Vaughan Williams, Symphony No. 5 in D: Movement 4, Passacaglia (1938-43).
- Benjamin Britten, Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, op. 15, third movement (1939).
- Harold Morris, Passacaglia and Fugue, for orchestra (1939).
- Rebecca Helferich Clarke, "Passacaglia on an Old English Tune" for Viola and Piano (1940-1941).
- Dmitri Shostakovich, Symphony No. 8, fourth movement (1943).
- Benjamin Britten, Serenade for Tenor, Horn, and Strings, op. 31 “Dirge” (1943)
- Walter Piston, Passacaglia for piano (1943).
- Hans Krása, Passacaglia and Fugue, for string trio (1944).
- Frank Martin, Passacaglia for large orchestra (1944).
- Dmitri Shostakovich, Second Piano Trio, third movement (1944).
- William Walton, "The Death of Falstaff", from Henry V (1944 film), also featured in Ken Burns' The War (documentary).
- Benjamin Britten, The Holy Sonnets of John Donne, op. 35 (1945) “Death Be Not Proud”.
- Benjamin Britten, Passacaglia interlude from the opera Peter Grimes (1945), often performed separately.
- Benjamin Britten, String Quartet No. 2, in C, op. 36, third movement "Chacony" (1945), (commemorating the 250th anniversary of the death of Henry Purcell).
- Ellis B. Kohs, Passacaglia for organ and strings (1946).
- Dmitri Shostakovich, String Quartet No.3 in F, op. 73, fifth movement (1946)
- Benjamin Britten, The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37 (1946–47) (dramatic passacaglia after Lucretia’s suicide).
- Benjamin Britten, Albert Herring, op. 39 (1946–47), second-act septet.
- Dmitri Shostakovich, First Violin Concerto, third movement (1947-1948).
- William Schuman, Symphony No. 6 (1948).
- Benjamin Britten, Billy Budd, op. 50 (1950–51) (cabin scene).
- Dmitri Shostakovich, 24 Preludes and Fugues, op. 87, No. 12 in G-sharp minor, Prelude (1950-1951)
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- Henri Dutilleux, First Symphony, first movement (1951).
- Miloslav Kabeláč, Mystery of Time, Passacaglia for large orchestra (1953-1957)
- Benjamin Britten, The Turn of the Screw, op. 54 (1954), final variation
- Witold Lutosławski's Concerto for Orchestra, 3rd movement, "Passacaglia, Toccata E Corale" (1954)
- Harry Somers, Passacaglia and Fugue, for orchestra (1954)
- Harold Morris, Passacaglia, Adagio, and Finale, for orchestra (1955)
- Ned Rorem, Symphony No. 3, first movement (1958)
- William Walton, Symphony No. 2, finale (1957–60)
- Paul Hindemith, Octet for winds and strings (1958), second and last movements
- Andrzej Dobrowolski, Passacaglia for tape (1960)
- Ronald Stevenson's Passacaglia on DSCH (1960-62)
- Carlos Chávez, Symphony No. 6, last movement (1961)
- Benjamin Britten's Nocturnal after John Dowland for guitar (1963) concludes with a passacaglia followed by the Dowland theme
- Benjamin Britten, Symphony for Cello and Orchestra, op. 68 (1963–64)
- Jerry Goldsmith, Passacaglia and Fugue from film score "The Blue Max" (1966)
- Don Ellis, Passacaglia and Fugue by , from Don Ellis Live at Monterey (1966)
- Benjamin Britten, Suite No. 2 for unaccompanied cello, op. 80, fifth movement "Ciaconna" (1967)
- Alfred Reed, Passacaglia, for band (1968)
- Dmitri Shostakovich, Symphony No. 15, central episode of the final movement (1971)
- Ralph Shapey, String Quartet No. 7, fourth movement (1972)
- Benjamin Britten, Suite No. 3 for unaccompanied cello, op. 87, ninth movement "Passacaglia" (1972)
- Benjamin Britten, String Quartet No. 3, op. 94, fifth movement "Recitative and Passacaglia (La Serenissima)" (1975)
- Chip Davis, Pass the Keg (Lia) (1975)
- György Ligeti, Hungarian Rock (Chaconne), for harpsichord (1978)
- György Ligeti, Passacaglia ungherese for harpsichord (1978)
- Andrzej Dobrowolski, Music for Orchestra No. 5: Passacaglia (1979)
- William Walton, Passacaglia for solo cello (1979–80)
- Alfred Schnittke, Passacaglia for large symphony orchestra (1979-80)
- José Antonio Rezende Almeida Prado, Concerto Fribourgeois (1985), Second Movement
- Aaron Jay Kernis, Passacaglia-Variations, for viola and piano (1985)
- Witold Lutosławski, Piano Concerto, last movement (1987-88)
- Aldo Clementi, Passacaglia, for flute and tape (1988)
- György Ligeti, Violin Concerto fourth movement (1992)
- Aldo Clementi, Studio per una passacaglia, for tape (1993)
- John Harbison, Waltz-Passacaglia in E minor, for orchestra (1996)
- Aldo Clementi, Passacaglia 2, for alto flute, horn, trumpet, strings, and piano (1997)
- Sloth: Passacaglia/A Bud And A Slice, from Joe Jackson, Heaven and Hell (1997)
- Cliff Martinez Wear Your Seatbelt, from the music for the film of the same title Solaris (2002)
- Bear McCreary, Passacaglia (and variations such as The Shape of Things to Come and Allegro), A Promise to Return, and Violence and Variations, from the Sci-fi Channel's original series Battlestar Galactica (2005)
- Roberto Sierra, Symphony No. 2 ("Gran Passacaglia") (2005)
- Scott Glasgow, "Murder Passacaglia" from the film score to Chasing Ghosts (2005) with expanded variations in all the "murder scenes" throughout the film.
- Philip Glass, Symphony No. 8 (2005, Movement II)
- Jóhann Jóhannsson, "Passacaglia" (2006)
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