Composition: Un ballo in maschera (Verdi, Giuseppe)
| Title | Un ballo in maschera |
| Alternative title | Melodramma lirico in tre atti |
| Creators | Giuseppe Verdi (composer) and Antonio Somma (librettist) |
| Opus | |
| Instrumentation | voices, mixed chorus and orchestra |
| Number of movements | 3 |
| Keys | — |
| Composed | 1859 |
| First published | 1859 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | — |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Lyric dramas |
| Language | Italian |
| Period | Romantic |
| View on IMSLP |  |
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Sections
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Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | piano | — |
| view | Complete | piano | Luigi Truzzi |
| view | Not specified | flute, clarinet and bassoon | Roe William Goodman |
| view | Not specified | oboe, clarinet and bassoon | Roe William Goodman |
| view | Not specified | 2 clarinets and bass clarinet | Roe William Goodman |
| view | Not specified | 2 clarinets and bassoon | Roe William Goodman |
| view | Ballata di Oscar: Volta la terrea fronte alle stelle | piano | — |
| view | Canzone: Saper Vorreste | piano | — |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Ricordi | 1914 | Prelude and Act I · view Act II · view Act III · view |
| view | Complete | — | Ricordi | — | Condensed Score (''Foglietto'') · view |
| view | Complete | — | Ricordi | — | Extracted Score · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Ricordi | — | Flute 1 · view Flute 2 · view Oboe 1 · view Oboe 2 · view English Horn · view Clarinet 1 (A) · view Clarinet 2 (A) · view Bassoon 1 · view Bassoon 2 · view Horn 1 (E) · view Horn 2 (E) · view Horn 3 (E) · view Horn 4 (E) · view Trumpet 1 (E) · view Trumpet 2 (E) · view Trombone 1 · view Trombone 2 · view Trombone 3 · view Tuba · view Timpani · view Bass Drum · view Bells · view Harp · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos · view Basses · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Ricordi | — | Flute/Piccolo (E) · view Piccolo Clarinet (A) · view Piccolo Clarinet 1 (E) · view Piccolo Clarinet 2 (E) · view Clarinet 1 (B) · view Clarinet 2 (B) · view Clarinet 3 (B) · view Horn 1 (E) · view Horn 2 (E) · view Horn 3 (E) · view Horn 4 (E) · view Flugelhorn 1 (B) · view Flugelhorn 2 (B) · view Flugelhorn 3 (B) · view Bass Flugelhorn (B) · view Trumpet 1 (E) · view Trumpet 2 (E) · view Trumpet 3 (E) · view Trumpet 4 (E) · view Trumpet 5 (E) · view Euphonium · view Trombone 1 · view Trombone 2 · view Trombone 3 · view Basses · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Ricordi | — | Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos · view Basses · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Ricordi | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Escudier | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Boosey & Hawkes | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Ricordi | — | Complete Score · view Complete Score · view Preludio; Act I, part 1 (Introduzione, Invocazione, Scena) · view Act I, part 2 · view Act II · view Act III (Scene 1) · view Act III (Scenes 2 and 3) · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Heugel | 1884 | Complete Score · view Preliminaries - Act I · view Act II · view Act III · view |
| view | Complete | selections,vocal score | Boosey & Hawkes | — | Canzone: Saper vorreste (Act 3) ( E flat major , transposed) · view |
| view | Complete | selections,vocal score | Filippone & Cia. | — | Canzone: Saper Vorreste · view |
| view | Complete | selections,vocal score | Filippone & Cia. | — | Cantabile: Alla vita che t'arride · view |
| view | Complete | selections,vocal score | Filippone & Cia. | — | Canzone: Di' tu se fedele il flutto m'aspetta · view |
| view | Complete | selections,vocal score | Filippone & Cia. | — | Cavatina: Eri tu che macchiavi · view |
| view | Complete | selections,vocal score | Filippone & Cia. | — | Romance: La rivedrà nell'estasi · view |
| view | Complete | selections,vocal score | Filippone & Cia. | — | Aria d'Amelia: Ma dall'arido stela divulsa · view |
| view | Complete | selections,vocal score | Filippone & Cia. | — | Romanza: Ma se m'è forza perderti · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano | Escudier | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
Ricordi | — | Complete Score (with superlinear text) · view |
| view | Not specified | Arrangement for flute, clarinet and bassoon |
— | — | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Not specified | Arrangement for oboe, clarinet and bassoon |
— | — | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Not specified | Arrangement for 2 clarinets and bass clarinet |
— | — | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Not specified | Arrangement for 2 clarinets and bassoon |
— | — | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Ballata di Oscar: Volta la terrea fronte alle stelle | Arrangement for piano | Filippone & Cia. | — | Complete Scpre · view |
| view | Canzone: Saper Vorreste | Arrangement for piano | Filippone & Cia. | — | Complete Score · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Performers | Files |
|---|---|---|
| view | Héctor Valls (piano) | Aria: Re Dell'abisso, Affrettati! · file |
| view | Alzati! Eri tu che macchiavi · file |
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