“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.
from: Rigoletto
for: Violin-Ensemble (3-4 Violinen)
Music score
Item no.: 761163
from the Opera La Forza del Destino
for: Tenor and Symphonic Band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1198674
serie I Libretti, no.4
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Lyric book
Item no.: 772423
Essential Elements European Band Series
Yamaha BläserKlasse
for: Winds class [youth concert band]
Score, Single part, Playback-CD
Item no.: 687936
Commento Critico
UMPC Critical Editions
Book (Hardcover)
Item no.: 696409
Il Trovatore
for: Voice (alto/mezzo-soprano), piano
Music score
Item no.: 754896
8 Trascrizioni Per Organo Di Autori D'Epoca
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 998114
for: 5 brass winds
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1559965
for: Flute
Instrumental Solo
Item no.: 1053234
aus der Oper "La Traviata"
for: Choir
Choir part Soprano
Item no.: 308481
for: Flute, piano
Instrumental Solo & Piano Accompaniment
Item no.: 1561386
Lyric book
Item no.: 260174
for: Trumpet, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 344864
Oper/Operette
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1198385
Oper in 4 Akten
Reclams Textbücher
Lyric book
Item no.: 385892
Per Baritono E Pianoforte
for: Bariton and Piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 389145
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1633867
(nach dem Gefangenenchor aus "Nabucco")
Slow-Rock
for: Voice, piano [accordion]
Single edition
Item no.: 629999
Verdis Musiktheater
Book (Hardcover)
Item no.: 625950
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1044174
Ab
for: Voice, piano
Piano/Vocal
Item no.: 1026565
for: Trumpet, organ
Organ score, solo part
Item no.: 328614
Requiem
for: Cello, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 777130
for: String orchestra
Sheet music
Item no.: 1220560
for: Voice (alto), guitar
Sheet music
Item no.: 1249559
for: 4 trombones (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1562852
Finale Act II from the Opera "Aida"
for: Brass band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1562549
Ouverture
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 958967
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
Akkordeon Ensemble
for: Accordion Ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 589971
for: Concert band
Sheet music
Item no.: 1580993
from Otello
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1307614
from Otello
for: Violin, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1307610
from Otello
for: Voice, orchestra
Sheet music
Item no.: 1310731
from Aida
for: Flexible ensemble (5 voices)
Sheet music
Item no.: 1277319
Gefangenenchor aus Nabucco (Va pensiero)
for: Alto saxophone, piano
Music score
Item no.: 664848
Urtext
Die erste kritische Edition von Verdis Requiem mit komplett käuflichem Aufführungsmaterial.
Bläserstimmen (vollständiger Satz)
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 670143
From Aida
for: Flute, guitar
Sheet music
Item no.: 1303055
From Aida
for: Clarinet, piano [organ]
Sheet music
Item no.: 1303052
From Aida
for: bass clarinet, guitar
Sheet music
Item no.: 1303049
From Aida
for: Treble recorder, guitar
Sheet music
Item no.: 1303043
From Aida
for: Alto saxophone, guitar
Sheet music
Item no.: 1303035
Gefangenenchor aus Nabucco (Va pensiero)
for: Bass trombone, piano
Music score
Item no.: 663069
for: 8 Trumpets
Sheet music
Item no.: 1635997
for: Treble recorder, piano [organ]
Sheet music
Item no.: 1249275