“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.
for: 8 trombones
Sheet music
Item no.: 1313177
for: Brass band
Sheet music
Item no.: 1298156
for: Alto saxophone, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1255541
for: 8 trombones
Sheet music
Item no.: 1256689
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1198391
for: 8 Trumpets
Sheet music
Item no.: 1635997
for: Solo for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Trumpet, Horn, Tenor Trombone, Bass Trombone, Euphonium, Tuba, Eb Bass, Bb Bass, Violin, Viola or Violoncello & Concert Band
Sheet music
Item no.: 587830
for: Accordion Ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 589971
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1307614
for: Violin, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1307610
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 670144
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 670143
for: String orchestra
Sheet music
Item no.: 1220560
for: Concert band
Sheet music
Item no.: 1580993
for: Brass band
Sheet music
Item no.: 1267856
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Choir score
Item no.: 670419
Oper/Operette
for: Concert Band and Baritone Voice
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1104794
Klassik
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1104805
for: Mezzo Soprano Voice and String Ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 998210
for: Trumpet, piano
Item no.: 133319
Längsschnitte von Aida bis Zaccaria
Book (Hardcover)
Item no.: 333144
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 998124
aus "Rigoletto"
for: Voice, concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1009503
Erstdruck
for: Horn, orchestra
Piano reduction, solo part
Item no.: 666458
for: Concert band
Conductors part (C), Parts
Item no.: 1560503
Estratto Dal Requiem - Set of 25 Choral Scores
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1104974
Klassik
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 276406
für zwei Trompeten, Horn in F, Posaune und Tuba
for: 2 trumpets, horn, trombone, tuba (quintet)
Score, Set of parts
Item no.: 648033
for: String orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 686391
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Book
Item no.: 935737
for: 4 Saxophones [SATBar]
Score, Parts
Item no.: 995640
for: String orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 809696
for: Voice (tenor), piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 467549
for: Double Bass Quartet
Score, Parts
Item no.: 963190
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Lyric book
Item no.: 466644
for: Trumpet
Music score
Item no.: 891418
for: Cello Octet
Buch
Item no.: 1703448
for: 2 trombones, brass band
Score
Item no.: 1208719
from: Aida
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 732362
from the opera "Nabucco"
for: Violin, piano
Music score
Item no.: 724225
Eulenburg Miniature Scores
for: I: Gemischter Chor - II: Chor und Orchester - III: Frauenchor - IV: Doppelchor und Orchester
Study score
Item no.: 743441
from the opera "Rigoletto”
for: Mixed choir (SABar) a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 760215
Aida
for: gemischtes Instrumental-Ensemble
Music score
Item no.: 758403
From ‘Don Carlo’
for: Voice (mezzo-soprano)
Music score
Item no.: 752343
From ‘Ernani’
for: Voice (bass)
Music score
Item no.: 752237
for: Double Bass, Keyboard
Instrumental Solo & Accompaniment
Item no.: 1565553