Composer
Giacomo Puccini
1858–1924
759 works in the index
- Born
- 1858
- Died
- 1924
- Birthplace
- Lucca
- Citizenship / historical state
- Kingdom of Italy
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Romantic
Biography
Puccini wrote twelve operas and the arias from them are the most-sung audition material in the repertoire, which is exactly the problem: panels have heard O mio babbino caro and Nessun dorma more times than anyone should.
The practical purchase is an aria anthology for your voice type rather than a vocal score, unless you are learning a role. His writing sits high and demands sustained line over a full orchestra, so voice type matters more than the printed notes suggest — a lyric soprano aria and a spinto one look similar on the page and are not.
Copyright varies by work and by country: the later operas, Turandot especially, were still protected in some jurisdictions long after the earlier ones lapsed. Buy from a retailer rather than a free archive if you need to be certain.
In this catalogue
- Common listed instruments
- Voice, Piano, Choir, violin, Cello
- Genres represented
- Classical, Pop, pop, Broadway, Jazz
- Works with composition dates
- 19 of 759
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
Catalogue
Works page 8 of 16
Years are composition dates where known. Instruments describe editions in our catalogue and may include arrangements. A dash means the detail is not recorded.
| Work | Year composed | Catalogue / opus | Key in title | Listed instruments | Genre | Editions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Donna é Mobile from the opera Rigoletto in B major | — | — | B major | Piano, Tenor | Classical | — |
| False | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Un Bel di Vedtremo | — | — | — | Piano, Voice | — | 0 |
| Aria from Gianni Schicchi/Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring | — | — | — | Cello | — | 1 |
| E lucevan le stelle from Tosca | — | — | — | Piano | — | 1 |
| Humming Chorus from Madama Butterfly | — | — | — | Piano | — | 1 |
| One Fine Day from Madama Butterfly | — | — | — | Piano | — | 1 |
| Pieta | — | — | — | Piano, Voice | — | 1 |
| Gethsemane | — | — | — | Piano, Voice | — | 1 |
| Mary's Prayer At The Cross | — | — | — | Piano, Voice | — | 1 |
| A Father's Heartbreak | — | — | — | Piano, Voice | Broadway | 1 |
| Butterfly Song | — | — | — | Piano, Flute, Voice | Children, Broadway | 1 |
| La Tregenda: Flute | — | — | — | Flute | Classical | 1 |
| La Tregenda: Oboe | — | — | — | Oboe | Classical | 1 |
| La Tregenda: Bassoon | — | — | — | Bassoon | Classical | 1 |
| La Tregenda: 2nd E | — | — | — | — | Classical | 1 |
| La Tregenda: 1st F Horn | — | — | — | Horn | Classical | 1 |
| La Tregenda: 1st Trombone | — | — | — | Trombone | Classical | 1 |
| La Tregenda: 2nd Trombone | — | — | — | Trombone | Classical | 1 |
| La Tregenda: Baritone B.C. | — | — | — | — | Classical | 1 |
| La Tregenda: Tuba | — | — | — | Tuba | Classical | 1 |
| La Tregenda: Mallets | — | — | — | percussion | Classical | 1 |
| La Tregenda: 1st Percussion | — | — | — | percussion | Classical | 1 |
| La Tregenda: 2nd Percussion | — | — | — | percussion | Classical | 1 |
| La Tregenda: Timpani | — | — | — | Timpani, percussion | Classical | 1 |
| 4 Arias | — | — | — | Harp | — | 1 |
| La Tregenda: Score | — | — | — | — | Classical | 1 |
| La Bohème | 1896Wikidata | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Tosca | 1898Wikidata | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Turandot | 1921Wikidata | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Nei cieli bigi | — | — | — | Voice, Choir | Classical | 3 |
| O Mio Babbino Caro | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Tu Che Di Gel Sei Cinta | — | — | — | Piano, Voice | Classical | 11 |
| Ment?a l'avviso | — | — | — | Voice | Classical | 1 |
| Terra e mare | 1892Wikidata | — | — | Voice | Classical | 2 |
| Canto d'anime, Pagina d'album | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Moirire? | — | — | — | Voice | Classical | 1 |
| Inno a Roma | — | — | — | Voice | Classical | 1 |
| E Lucevan Le Stelle | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Che Tua Madre Dovra | — | — | — | — | Classical | 7 |
| Nessun Dorma | — | — | — | Trombone, Trumpet, String Quartet, Keyboard, Recorder, Accordion, Viola | — | 0 |
| Colline's Aria (La Boheme) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Qui Tollis Peccata | — | — | — | Choir | Classical | 1 |
| Credo In Unum | — | — | — | Choir | Classical | 1 |
| Crucifixus Etiam | — | — | — | Choir | Classical | 1 |
| Musetta's Waltz (Quando Men Vo) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| E lucevan le stelle from Tosca | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Humming Chorus (Butterfly) | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. The biography above is our own. Authority record: VIAF 95156473. Portrait: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.