“To copy the truth can be a good thing, but to invent the truth is better, much better. ’ Giuseppe Verdi (1813–1901)
It is fair to say that Verdi, in his musical career, had very little need to copy the truth. He was one of the most important figures of Italian Opera, and is particularly well know for his Messa da Requiem . Browse our sheet music and scores for Giuseppe Verdi, and explore all his magnificent works today.
Many of Verdi’s 28 operas, along with many of Mozart’s operas and the operas by Giacomo Puccini, belong to the most frequently performed stage works worldwide today.
After his first two operas failed to capture audience’s imagination, Verdi made his first real break-through in 1842 with Nabucco. For the next two decades, he premiered a new opera almost every year. His operatic masterpieces include La Traviata, Aida, Rigoletto, La Forza del Destino, Macbeth and Don Carlos.
His later works, Otello, and his comic opera Falstaff are through composed, moving away from the tradition number opera, recitative and aria form. This new musical form forged the way for modern classical music, and can be regarded as the basis of modern day film music, while the works of Giacomo Meyerbeer and in particular Richard Wagner helped to shape the Hollywood sound world which we know and love today.
Despite his varied chamber music and cantatas, Verdi’s Messa da Requiem is considered his most important work, outside his operatic repertoire.
Verdi was not only a highly esteemed composer, he was also a successful landowner, and he even dabbled in politics. In 1895 he built a hospital near Busseto, and a retirement home for musicians in Milan, which is still in operation today.
Trinklied (Alfredo, Violetta) aus der Oper "La Traviata"
for: 2 soloists (ST), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Piano reduction (pdf download)
Item no.: 1833
Arie des Germont aus der Oper "La Traviata"
for: Voice (baritone), piano
Sheet music, audio files
Item no.: 1564
zur Oper "La Traviata"
for: Organ
Sheet music
Item no.: 1307
Duett aus der Oper "Don Carlo", bearbeitet für 2 Saxophone und Klavier
for: 2 saxophones (AT), Klavier
Score, parts (pdf download)
Item no.: 1982
aus der Oper "Aida"
bearbeitet für Trompete und Klavier
for: Trumpet (C/B-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 2300
From ‘Macbeth’
for: Voice (bass)
Music score
Item no.: 752233
for: Voice, orchestra
Sheet music
Item no.: 1254106
Eulenburg Miniature Scores
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Study score
Item no.: 743886
From ‘Macbeth’
for: Voice (tenor), piano
Music score
Item no.: 752358
Lied des Herzogs aus der Oper "Rigoletto" (transponierte Fassung: 1/2-Ton tiefer als Original)
for: Voice (tenor), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1292
Trinklied aus der Oper "La Traviata"
for: Trumpet (B-flat), piano
Piano score, Solo part (pdf download)
Item no.: 1824
Gefangenenchor aus der Oper "Nabucco"
Bearbeitung für Männerchor
for: Male choir (TTBB), orchestra
Piano reduction (pdf download)
Item no.: 2647
from "Aida"
for: Double bass, piano
Music score
Item no.: 727929
Overture
for: Orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 737152
Duett (Don Carlo / Rodrigo) aus der Oper "Don Carlos"
for: 2 cellos, piano
Score, parts (pdf download)
Item no.: 1621
from Nabucco
for: Flute, piano
Music score
Item no.: 759093
from Nabucco
for: Cello, piano
Music score
Item no.: 732067
from Nabucco
for: Violin, piano
Music score
Item no.: 722288
from Nabucco
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 759041
From ‘Aida’
for: Voice (tenor), piano
Music score
Item no.: 744355
Preludio e Finale
for: 2 Melodie-Instrumente (Flöte, Violine, Viola, Oboe, Klarinette in B, Englischhorn) und Gitarre
Score, Parts
Item no.: 735743
Il Trovatore
for: Voice (alto/mezzo-soprano), piano
Music score
Item no.: 754896
for: 4 trumpets, 2 trombones, tuba
Score, parts (pdf download)
Item no.: 1273
from: Rigoletto
for: Violin-Ensemble (3-4 Violinen)
Music score
Item no.: 761163
Brindisi (Trinklied) aus der Oper "La Traviata"
bearbeitet für ein 6-stimmiges Ensemble und Klavier (Chor und Soli ad lib.)
for: Flexible ensemble (6 voices), piano
Score, parts (pdf download)
Item no.: 3438
From ‘Don Carlo’
for: Voice (bass)
Music score
Item no.: 752235
for: Flute
Instrumental Solo
Item no.: 1053234
for: Flute, piano
Instrumental Solo & Piano Accompaniment
Item no.: 1561386
Chor, aus: La forza del destino
for: Sopran solo, Gemischter Chor (SATB), Klavier
Score
Item no.: 1338471
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1044174
Ab
for: Voice, piano
Piano/Vocal
Item no.: 1026565
aus der Oper "Aida"
for: Piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1357943
for: String orchestra
Sheet music
Item no.: 1220560
for: Voice (alto), guitar
Sheet music
Item no.: 1249559
for: Treble recorder, piano [organ]
Sheet music
Item no.: 1249275
for: Treble recorder, guitar
Sheet music
Item no.: 1249274
for: Bass trombone, guitar
Sheet music
Item no.: 1249250
for: Tuba, guitar
Sheet music
Item no.: 1249248
for: Euphonium, guitar
Sheet music
Item no.: 1249232
for: Alto saxophone, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1255541
for: Alto saxophone, guitar
Sheet music
Item no.: 1246375
for: Tuba, piano [organ]
Sheet music
Item no.: 1246358
for: Double bass, guitar
Sheet music
Item no.: 1246349
Eulenburg Miniature Scores
for: I: Gemischter Chor - II: Chor und Orchester - III: Frauenchor - IV: Doppelchor und Orchester
Study score
Item no.: 743441
Aida
for: gemischtes Instrumental-Ensemble
Music score
Item no.: 758403
from the opera "Nabucco"
for: Violin, piano
Music score
Item no.: 724225
from the opera "Rigoletto”
for: Mixed choir (SABar) a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 760215
from: Aida
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 732362