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Composer

Giuseppe Verdi

1813–1901

2,449 works in the index

Born
1813
Died
1901
Birthplace
Le Roncole
Citizenship / historical state
Kingdom of Italy
Period (estimated from birth year)
Romantic

Biography

Verdi wrote for the voice above everything else, and his catalogue is dominated by opera — twenty-eight of them, plus the Requiem, which is an opera in all but name and staging.

Singers meet him through the aria anthologies rather than the full scores, and that is the right way in: a vocal score of Rigoletto is several hundred pages of which you may want four. The standard collections are published by voice type, and Verdi is unusually demanding about which — a role written for a spinto soprano does not suit a light lyric voice, whatever the notes look like on the page.

For everyone else there are the choruses, which choirs sing constantly and which are published as individual octavos. The one from Nabucco is effectively Italy's second national anthem and is available in more arrangements than any other chorus in the repertoire.

In this catalogue

Common listed instruments
Voice, Piano, Orchestra, Choir, Organ
Genres represented
Classical, pop, Pop, Folk, Children
Works with composition dates
41 of 2,449

These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.

Catalogue

Works page 22 of 52

Years are composition dates where known. Instruments describe editions in our catalogue and may include arrangements. A dash means the detail is not recorded.

Works and available sheet music details
WorkYear composedCatalogue / opusKey in titleListed instrumentsGenreEditions
Come In Quest Ora Bruna — —— VoiceClassical —
Ernani, involami — —— VoiceClassical 2
Salce, Salce & Ave Maria — —— VoiceClassical 1
Theme from Rigoletto — —— —— —
Theme from Otello — —— TubaClassical 1
La Forza del Destino - Act IV: 'Pace, pace, mio Dio' Performed by Giuseppe Verde — —— —— —
Ernani - Act I: 'Ernani! Ernani, involami' Performed by Giuseppe Verde — —— —Classical —
Un Ballo in Maschera - Act III: 'Morro, ma prima in grazia' Performed by Giuseppe Verde — —— —— —
Il Trovatore - Act IV: 'D'amor sull'ali rosee' Performed by Giuseppe Verde — —— —— —
Aida - Act III: 'O patria mia' Performed by Giuseppe Verde — —— —— —
Macbeth - Act IV: 'Una macchia e qui tutt'ora' Performed by Giuseppe Verde — —— —— —
I Vespri Siciliani - Act V: 'Merce, dilette amiche' Performed by Giuseppe Verde — —— —Classical —
Il Trovatore - Act II: 'Condotta ell'era in ceppi' Performed by Giuseppe Verde — —— —Classical —
Don Carlo - Act IV: 'O don fatale' Performed by Giuseppe Verde — —— —Classical —
Don Carlo - Act II: 'Nei giardin del bello' Performed by Giuseppe Verde — —— —Classical —
Nabucco - Act IV: 'Oh, dischiuso, e il firmamento' Performed by Giuseppe Verde — —— —Classical —
Simon Boccanegra: 'A te l'estremo addio...Il lacerato spirito' Performed by Giuseppe Verde — —— —Classical —
Rigoletto - Act III: 'La donna e mobile' Performed by Giuseppe Verde — —— —Classical 3
La Traviata - Act II: scene and aria: 'Lunge da Lei — —— —Classical —
Falstaff - Act III: 'Sul fil d'un soffio etesio' Performed by Giuseppe Verde — —— —Classical —
Otello - Act IV: 'Piangea cantando' Performed by Giuseppe Verde — —— —Classical —
Macbeth - Act IV: 'O figli, o figli miei! — —— —Classical —
Un Ballo in Maschera - Act I: 'Di' tu se fedele' Performed by Giuseppe Verde — —— —Classical —
Un Ballo in Maschera - Act III: 'Forse la soglia attinse' Performed by Giuseppe Verde — —— —Classical —
Un Ballo in Maschera - Act III: 'Ma se m'e forza perderti' Performed by Giuseppe Verde — —— —Classical —
Don Carlo - Act I, Scene 1: 'Io l'ho perduta' Performed by Giuseppe Verde — —— —Classical —
Concert Paraphrase of Rigoletto — —— —— —
Miserere from Trovatore — —— PianoClassical 1
Di Provenza — —— PianoClassical 0
Anvil Chorus Performed by Giuseppe Verdi — —— —— —
Heav'nly Aida — —— —Classical 1
Celeste Aida Performed by Giuseppe Verdi — —— Piano, FluteClassical —
Country Gardens — —— PianoClassical —
Grand March Performed by Giuseppe Verdi — —— Piano, Flute, violinClassical, pop —
Brindisi Performed by Giuseppe Verdi — —— Flute, SaxophoneClassical —
Ah The Music In Thy Name Performed by Giuseppe Verdi — —— VoiceClassical —
Always Free Performed by Giuseppe Verdi — —— VoiceClassical —
La Donna E Mobile Performed by Giuseppe Verdi — —— —— —
Air extrait de la Traviata — —— —— —
I Lombardi — —— violinClassical —
Chorus Of The Hebrew Slaves Performed by Giuseppe Verdi — —— —— —
Overture "La Fozza Del Destino" — —— ClarinetClassical 1
Overture "Nabucco" — —— —— —
Overture "I Vespri Siciliani" — —— —— —
Toi qui sus le neant — —— —Classical 1
Saper vorreste di che si veste — —— —— —
Et Toi, Palerme — —— —Classical 1
Je l'ai vue — —— —Classical —

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 22329110. Portrait: Ferdinand Mulnier, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.