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Verdi, Giuseppe
In his own words...
"For dramatic effectiveness, it seems to me that the best material I have yet put to music is Rigoletto. It has the most powerful situations, it has variety, vitality, pathos; all the dramatic developments result from the frivolous, licentious character of the Duke. Hence Rigoletto's fears, Gilda's passions, etc., which give rise to many dramatic situations, including the scene of the quartet, which so far as effect is concerned, will always be one of the finest our theater can boost."
Italian operatic composer. He was the leading figure of Italian music in the nineteenth century and made important contributions to the development of opera.
In the third part of Nabucco, Verdi's first operatic success, the chorus of Hebrew slaves sings of their homeland: "Go, my thoughts on golden wings..." For an Italian in 1842, the predicament of the Israelites in Egypt was a clear reference to Italian suffering under Austrian domination, and this chorus became a rallying cry for the Risorgiamento -- the struggle for a unified and independent Italy. Its composer, Giuseppe Verdi, became a national hero (and eventually an honorary senator). Even today, the first notes of this moving chorus can bring a crowd to its feet singing, and Verdi is claimed as "Italy's Composer."
Verdi was born in the small village of Roncole in the province of Parma. His family -- moderately well-off landholders, despite Verdi's continued references to childhood poverty -- recognized and encouraged his talents early on, and he received a good basic education in the nearby town of Busseto. He studied in Milan, and returned to Busseto to take the position of musical director for the town. Although his success at operatic composition soon took him all over Europe, he loved nothing better than to return to his small farm outside of the town.
Verdi is best known for the operas from his middle years, Rigoletto, Il trovatore and La traviata, and his three final works, Aida, Otello and Falstaff. In these works, as in all his operas, Verdi attempted to balance the art of bel canto, which he had inherited from Gaetano Donizetti and Vincenzo Bellini, with the demands of the drama. Because of this, his works present characters that are vocally exciting and at the same time emotionally engaging. Verdi's orchestra and chorus also played a vital role. No composer has so dominated the Italian stage as Verdi did, and his works are still a mainstay of the operatic repertoire throughout the world.
Alfred Publishing
Music by Giuseppe Verdi / Arranged by Andrew H. Dabczynski
Retail Price: $40.00
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String Orchestra Arrangement
Grade: 2 (Medium Easy)
00-20716
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C.L. Barnhouse
COMPOSED BY GIUSEPPE VERDI; ARRANGED BY G. E. HOLMES
Retail Price: $16.00
Online Sale Price: $14.40
Sax Quartet Sheet Music Arrangement
111-0018-20AR
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Alfred Publishing
Music By Giuseppe Verdi / Arranged Music By Merle Isaac
Retail Price: $65.00
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Full Orchestra Arrangement
Grade: 3.5 (Medium)
00-CO00159
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Kalmus Edition (Alfred Publishing)
(Ave Maria - 4, ac) (Stabat Mater - 4, Orch.) (Laudi Alta Vergine Maria - SSAA, ac) (Te Deum - 8, Orch.)
By Giuseppe Verdi
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Book for Choir Sheet Music Arrangement (Choral Worship Collection)
00-K06939
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C.L. Barnhouse
Selection
COMPOSED BY GIUSEPPE VERDI; ARRANGED BY C. L. BARNHOUSE
Retail Price: $50.00
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Concert Band Sheet Music Arrangement
013-0327-00AR
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C.L. Barnhouse
Rigoletto
COMPOSED BY GIUSEPPE VERDI; ARRANGED BY DONALD W. STAUFFER
Retail Price: $65.00
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Concert Band Sheet Music Arrangement
DSP-0101-00
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C.L. Barnhouse
COMPOSED BY GIUSEPPE VERDI; ARRANGED BY Buehlman
Retail Price: $60.00
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Concert Band Sheet Music Arrangement
Grade: 3
012-1422-00AR
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C.L. Barnhouse
La Traviata
COMPOSED BY GIUSEPPE VERDI; ARRANGED BY DONALD W. STAUFFER
Retail Price: $65.00
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Concert Band Sheet Music Arrangement
DSP-0105-00
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C.L. Barnhouse
COMPOSED BY GIUSEPPE VERDI; ARRANGED BY Morsch
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Marching Band Sheet Music Arrangement
069-1468-00AR
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Alfred Publishing
Music by Giuseppe Verdi / Arranged by James "Red" McLeod
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String Orchestra Arrangement
Grade: 3 (Medium)
00-12840
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C.L. Barnhouse
COMPOSED BY GIUSEPPE VERDI; ARRANGED BY G. E. HOLMES
Retail Price: $16.00
Online Sale Price: $14.40
Sax Quartet Sheet Music Arrangement
111-0001-20AR
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Alfred Publishing
Music By Giuseppe Verdi / Arranged Music By Jack Bullock
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Full Orchestra Arrangement
Grade: 3 (Medium)
00-25021
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Kalmus Edition (Alfred Publishing)
By Giuseppe Verdi
Retail Price: $24.95
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SATB or SSAATTBB with S,MS,T,B Soli Choir Sheet Music Arrangement (Choral Worship Cantata)
00-K06472
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Dover Edition (Alfred Publishing)
By Giuseppe Verdi
Retail Price: $16.95
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Full Score for Choir Sheet Music Arrangement (Choral Worship Cantata (Full Score))
06-23682X
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Dover Edition (Alfred Publishing)
By Giuseppe Verdi
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Miniature Score for Choir Sheet Music Arrangement (Choral Worship Cantata (Miniature Score))
06-404226
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C.L. Barnhouse
COMPOSED BY GIUSEPPE VERDI; ARRANGED BY G. E. HOLMES
Retail Price: $16.00
Online Sale Price: $14.40
Sax Quartet Sheet Music Arrangement
111-0036-20AR
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C.L. Barnhouse
La Traviata
COMPOSED BY GIUSEPPE VERDI; ARRANGED BY DONALD W. STAUFFER
Retail Price: $65.00
Online Sale Price: $58.50
Concert Band Sheet Music Arrangement
DSP-0104-00
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Kalmus Edition (Alfred Publishing)
By Giuseppe Verdi
Retail Price: $5.95
Online Sale Price: $5.36
SATB Choir Sheet Music Arrangement (Choral Worship Cantata)
00-K06471
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Kalmus Edition (Alfred Publishing)
By Giuseppe Verdi
Retail Price: $6.95
Online Sale Price: $6.26
SATB Choir Sheet Music Arrangement (Choral Worship Cantata)
00-K06470
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Kendor Music
Arranged by Caponegro
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Retail Price: $45.00
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String Orchestra Sheet Music Arrangement
9627
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Lawson-Gould (Alfred Publishing)
By Giuseppe Verdi / ed. Donald Neuen
Retail Price: $1.65
Online Sale Price: $1.49
SATB Choir Sheet Music Arrangement (Choral Octavo)
00-LG52493
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