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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 25 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
Libiam ne' lieti calici from the opera La traviata - Score — —— —— —
Va Pensiero from the opera Nabucco - Accordion 4 — —— —— —
Hebrew Slaves Chorus - from "Nabucco" - Horn in F — —— —— —
Il Trovatore, Act 1, No. 2c: Tacea la notte placida - From "Il Trovatore" — —— —— —
La Traviata, Act 3, No. 19, Finale. "Alfred, Receive This Parting Gift" — —— —— —
String Quartet in E Minor, Movement 4 - Score — —E minor —— —
Avrem lieta di maschera la festa, No. 11 from "La Traviata", Act 2 - Full Score — —— —— —
Di sprezzo degno!, No. 14 from "La Traviata", Act 2 - Full Score — —— —— —
Ah! Violetta, No. 19 from "La Traviata", Act 3 - Full Score — —— —— —
Messa da Requiem: No. 1. Requiem et Kyrie — —— —— —
Messa da Requiem: No. 15. Libera Me — —— —— —
La Traviata, Act 1, No. 3, Drinking-Song. "Libiamo ne' lieti calici" — —— —— —
La Traviata, Act 2, No. 9, Recitative. "Dammi tu forza, o cielo" — —— —— —
La Traviata, Act 2, No. 15, Octet and Chorus. "Di sprezzo degno se stesso rende" — —— —— —
La forza del destino, Act 1, No. 1, Overture — —— —— —
La forza del destino, Act 2, No. 6b, Scena. "La cena è pronto" — —— —— —
La forza del destino, Act 2, Nos. 12b, 12c, 12d, 12e, Scena and Duet. "Più tranquilla l'alma sento" — —— —— —
La forza del destino, Act 3, No. 18, Round. "Compagni, sostiamo" — —— —— —
La forza del destino, Act 4, No. 23, Chorus and Aria-Buffa. "Fate la carità" and "Che? Siete all'osteria quieti?" — —— —— —
Messa da Requiem: No. 6. Rex Tremendae — —— —— —
String Quartet in E Minor - Cello — —E minor —— —
La Donna e Mobile - Trumpet 2 — —— —— —
Prelude to La Traviata - B-flat Clarinet 3 — —— —— —
Questa o quella per me pari sono from Rigoletto — —— —— —
Ah! fors'è lui from La Traviata - Score — —— —— —
Famous melodies from Rigoletto - Piano — —— —— —
The prisoners' Freedom Choir from the opera Nabucco - Score — —— —— —
Va Pensiero from the opera Nabucco - Electric Bass — —— —— —
Grand March from Aida - Horn in F — —— —— —
Hebrew Slaves Chorus - from "Nabucco" - Score and Parts — —— —— —
Hebrew Slaves Chorus - from "Nabucco" - Bassoon — —— —— —
La Traviata, act 3: Duet, Alfred - Violetta — —— —— —
La forza del destino, act 3: Oh, Thou Amid the Angels Bright — —— —— —
Un Ballo in Maschera, Act 1, No. 4b: Volta la terrea fronte alle stelle — —— —— —
Rigoletto - Quartet — —— —— —
Lunge da Lei, No. 7 from "La Traviata", Act 2 - Full Score — —— —— —
Messa da Requiem: No. 2. Dies Irae — —— —— —
La Traviata, Act 1, No. 4, Valse and Duet. "Un di felice, eterea" — —— —— —
La Traviata, Act 2, No. 10, Recit. and Aria. "Di Provenza il mar, il suol" — —— —— —
La Traviata, Act 3, No. 16, Recit. and Aria. "Addio del passato" and "Annina! Dormivi?" — —— —— —
La forza del destino, Act 1, No. 2, Introductory Scene. "Buona notte, mia figlia" — —— —— —
La forza del destino, Act 2, No. 7, Recit. and Canzona. "Viva la guerra!" and "Al suon del tamburo" — —— —— —
La forza del destino, Act 2, No. 13, Finale II. "Il santo nome di Dio Signore" and "La Vergine degli angeli" — —— —— —
La forza del destino, Act 3, No. 19, Scene and Duet. "Nè gustare m'è dato" and "Sleale! Il segreto" — —— —— —
La forza del destino, Act 4, No. 24, Scene and Duet. "Auf! Pazienza non v'ha che basti" and "Del mondo i disinganni" — —— —— —
Messa da Requiem: No. 7. Recordare — —— —— —
String Quartet in E Minor - Score and Parts — —E minor —— —
La Donna e Mobile - Horn — —— —— —

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.