“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.
opera in 3 acts
Lyric book
Item no.: 318317
G. Schirmer's Collection of Opera Librettos
Lyric book
Item no.: 318296
from Nabucco
for: Cello, piano
Music score
Item no.: 732067
The Great Classics
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 870168
The Works of Verdi Series 1
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score (with critical report)
Item no.: 778231
Volume 1
for: Voice, piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 159415
G. Schirmer's Collection of Opera Librettos
Lyric book
Item no.: 318309
Master Musicians Series
Book (softcover)
Item no.: 768970
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Score (Hardcover)
Item no.: 778237
UMPC Critical Editions
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Score (hardcover, with musicological analysis)
Item no.: 645854
Great Classics
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 866348
Oper in 3 Akten
mit kritischem Bericht
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 260149
From Aida
for: Clarinet, piano
Music score
Item no.: 769580
Dramma Lirico in Four Acts
UMPC Critical Editions
Book (critical commentary, hardcover)
Item no.: 774110
from Nabucco
for: Violin, piano
Music score
Item no.: 722288
Piano Vocal Score and 2 CDs with instrumental and vocal versions
for: Voice (soprano), piano
Piano reduction, 2 CDs
Item no.: 771698
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 774391
English version by Edward J. Dent
Lyric book
Item no.: 306841
Giuseppe Verdi's Aida, a recorded performance from a monumental production on the biggest open-air stage in Europe.
DVD (learning video)
Item no.: 135862
from Nabucco
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 759041
Henry Leck Creating Artistry
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Score
Item no.: 777576
Hal Leonard Solo and Ensemble
for: Trumpet
Music score
Item no.: 807142
for: Voice (soprano), piano
Book
Item no.: 312716
Great Classics
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 870160
Great Classics
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 882049
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 318180
Ricordi Vocal Score Series
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 746368
Partitura + Commento Critico Inglese
for: Opera
Score (Hardcover)
Item no.: 275611
The Great Classics
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 869160
Klassik
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 962234
G. Schirmer's Collection of Opera Librettos
Lyric book
Item no.: 318289
UMPC Critical Editions – Practical Series
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 667336
Opera in 4 acts
Opera Vocal Score Series (Ricordi)
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 260586
From Aida
for: Trumpet, piano
Music score
Item no.: 771375
An opera in three acts
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 318171
Commento Critico
UMPC Critical Editions
Book (Hardcover)
Item no.: 696409
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
from the Opera Un Ballo in Maschera
for: Soprano and Symphonic Band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1198203
Prelude to the 1st act
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1198391
Prelude
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1198554
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1639434
Il Trovatore
for: Voice (alto/mezzo-soprano), piano
Music score
Item no.: 754896
for two trombones, symphonic brass and percussion
for: 2 Trombones, Brass Ensemble and Percussion
Partitur, Leihmaterial
Item no.: 1208712
for: 4 trumpets, 2 trombones, tuba
Score, parts (pdf download)
Item no.: 1273
for: 2 trumpets, horn, trombone, bass trombone
Score, Parts
Item no.: 778684
aus der Oper "Der Troubadour"
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra [piano]
Choir score
Item no.: 1659343
for: Women's Choir
Choir score
Item no.: 1342922
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