Composition: Nabucco (Verdi, Giuseppe)
| Title | Nabucco |
| Alternative title | Nabucodonosor, Nebukadnezar, Nebuchadnezzar |
| Creators | Giuseppe Verdi (composer) and Temistocle Solera (librettist) |
| Opus | |
| Instrumentation | voices, mixed chorus and orchestra |
| Number of movements | 4 |
| Keys | — |
| Composed | 1841 |
| First published | 1842 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | — |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Lyric dramas |
| Language | Italian |
| Period | Romantic |
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Sections
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Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | 2 violins | Pietro Tonassi |
| view | Complete | piano 4 hands | Paul Wagner |
| view | Overture | piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns and double bass | Patrick Clements |
| view | Overture | 2 piano 8 hands | Léon Lemoine |
| view | Overture | piano 4 hands | — |
| view | Overture | violin and piano | — |
| view | Sinfonia | guitar | — |
| view | Chorus of Hebrew Slaves: "Va, pensiero" (Act III) | 2 violins, viola and cello | Jakub Kowalewski |
| view | Chorus of Hebrew Slaves: "Va, pensiero" (Act III) | piano | — |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view Overture · view Act I · view Act II · view Act III · view Act IV · view |
| view | Overture | — | Max Wilkinson | 2008 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Overture | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | parts | — | — | Flute 1, 2, Piccolo · view Oboe 1, 2, English Horn · view Clarinet 1, 2 · view Bassoon 1, 2 · view Horn 1, 2 · view Timpani · view Percussion (Cymbals, Bass Drum, Triangle, Snare Drum) · view Harp 1, 2 · view Violas · view Cellos · view |
| view | Overture and Chorus of Hebrew Slaves: "Va, pensiero" (Act III) | parts | Ricordi | — | Flute 1 · view Flute 2 · view Oboe 1 · view Oboe 2 · view Clarinet 1 · view Clarinet 2 · view Bassoon 1 · view Bassoon 2 · view Horn 1 · view Horn 2 · view Trumpet 1 · view Trumpet 2 · view Trombone 1 · view Trombone 2 · view Trombone 3 · view Tuba · view Timpani · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos · view Basses · view |
| view | Overture and Chorus of Hebrew Slaves: "Va, pensiero" (Act III) | parts | — | — | Violins II · view |
| view | Overture and Chorus of Hebrew Slaves: "Va, pensiero" (Act III) | parts | — | — | Clarinet 1, 2 (B) · view Horn 1, 2, 3, 4 (F) · view Trumpet 1, 2 (B) · view |
| view | Overture | parts | — | — | Flutes 1, 2 (piccolo) · view Oboes 1, 2 · view Clarinets 1, 2 (A) · view Bassoons 1, 2 · view Horns 1, 2, 3, 4 (D) · view Trumpets 1, 2 (D) · view Trombones 1, 2, 3, Tuba · view Timpani, Snare drum, Side drum, · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos · view Double Basses · view |
| view | Overture | parts | Detroit: Luck's Music Library | — | Violins I, II, Violas, Cellos and Basses · view |
| view | Overture | parts | Matmati's Edition | 2013 | Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos · view Basses · view |
| view | Overture | parts | Ricordi | — | Clarinet 2 · view |
| view | Overture | parts | — | — | Violins I · view |
| view | Overture | parts | — | — | Clarinet 2 (B, transposed) · view |
| view | Overture | parts | — | — | Clarinet 2 (B, transposed) · view |
| view | Overture | parts | — | — | Bass Drum · view Snare Drum · view Horn 1 (F) · view Horn 2 (F) · view Horn 3 (F) · view Horn 4 (F) · view Trumpet 1 (B) · view Trumpet 2 (B) · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Ricordi | — | Complete Score · view Complete Score · view Overture (Sinfonia) · view 1. Chorus and Cavatina: Come notte a sol fulgente · view 2. Recitative and Trio · view 3. Chorus · view 4. Finale I · view 5. Recitative and Aria: Anch'io dischiuso un giorno · view 6. Prayer: Tu sul labbro · view 7. Chorus of Levites · view 8. Recitative and Finale II · view 9. Chorus · view 10. Recitative · view 11. Duet · view 12. Chorus of Hebrew Slaves: Va, pensiero · view 13. Prophecy and Finale III · view 14. Prelude, Recitative and Aria: Dio di Giuda · view 15. Funeral March, Prayer: Oh dischiuso è il firmamento · view 16. Finale IV · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Schonenberger | — | Complete Score · view Act I (Nos.1-6) · view Act I (Nos.7-9) · view Act II · view Act III - Act IV · view |
| view | Complete | selections,vocal score | — | — | 12. Chorus of Hebrew Slaves: Va, pensiero · view |
| view | Complete | selections,vocal score | Filippone & Cia. | — | Cavatina: 'D'Eggitto là sui lidi' · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 violins |
Ricordi | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands |
Schonenberger | — | Color Cover · view Part 1 · view Part 2 · view |
| view | Overture | Arrangement for piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns and double bass |
Patrick Clements | 2017 | Complete Score · view Complete Parts · view |
| view | Overture | Arrangement for 2 piano 8 hands |
Lemoine | — | Piano 1 · view Piano 2 · view |
| view | Overture | Arrangement for piano 4 hands | Schirmer | 1895 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Overture | Arrangement for violin and piano | Schonenberger | — | Complete Score · view Violin or Flute Part · view |
| view | Sinfonia | Arrangement for guitar | Antonio Romero | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Chorus of Hebrew Slaves: "Va, pensiero" (Act III) | Arrangement for 2 violins, viola and cello |
— | — | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Chorus of Hebrew Slaves: "Va, pensiero" (Act III) | Arrangement for piano | — | — | Complete Score · view Engraving files (Finale) · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Type | Section | Ensemble | Performers | Arranged for | Files | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Synthesized | Overture | DuPage Symphony Orchestra (orchestra) | Barbara Schubert (conductor) | — | Complete Performance · file | |
| view | Synthesized | — | — | Héctor Valls (piano) | — | 12. Chorus of Hebrew Slaves: Va, pensiero · file | |
| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Chorus of Hebrew Slaves: "Va, pensiero" (Act III) | — | For Piano | Synthesized Performance · file |
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