Composition: Otello (Verdi, Giuseppe)
| Title | Otello |
| Alternative title | Dramma lirico in quattro atti |
| Creators | Giuseppe Verdi (composer) and Arrigo Boito (librettist) |
| Opus | |
| Instrumentation | voices, mixed chorus and orchestra |
| Number of movements | — |
| Keys | — |
| Composed | 1885 |
| First published | 1886 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | — |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Lyric dramas |
| Language | Italian |
| Period | Romantic |
| View on IMSLP |  |
| Code |  |
Sections
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Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | piano | Michele Saladino |
| view | Preghiera: Ave Maria (Act IV) | soprano, flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon and horn | Matteo Falloni |
| view | Preghiera: Ave Maria (Act IV) | organ and soprano | Alain Brunet |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Ricordi | 1913 | Act 1 · view Act 2 · view Act 3 · view Act 4 · view Ballet Music · view |
| view | Offstage Band | — | Ricordi | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Credo in un Dio crudel (Act II) | — | Ricordi | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Ricordi | — | Flute 1/2 · view Flute 3/Piccolo · view Oboe 1/2, English Horn · view Clarinet 1/2, Bass Clarinet (C) · view Bassoon 1/2 · view Bassoon 3/4 · view Bagpipes · view Horn 1/2 (F) · view Horn 3/4 (C) · view Trumpet 1/2 (C) · view Cornet 1/2 (C) · view Trombone 1/2 · view Trombone 3/Bass Trombone (Tuba) · view Timpani · view Bass Drum/Cymbals/Tam-Tam · view Bass Drum 2 · view Thunder Sheet · view Lightning · view Mandolin · view Guitar 1 · view Guitar 2 · view Harp · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos/Basses · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Manuscript | — | Flute 1 · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Ricordi | — | Bassoon 3/4 · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Ricordi | — | Violins I · view Violins II · view |
| view | '''Offstage Band''' | parts | Ricordi | — | Trumpet (C, E) · view Trombone 1 · view Trombone 2 · view Trombone 3 · view |
| view | '''Offstage Band''' | parts | Ricordi | — | Piston (E) · view Cornet 1 (B) · view Cornet 2 (B) · view Cornet (C) · view |
| view | '''Offstage Band''' | parts | Ricordi | — | Piston (E) · view Cornet 1 (B) · view Cornet 2 (B) · view Cornet (C) · view |
| view | '''Offstage Band''' | parts | Ricordi | — | Cornet 1 (B) · view Cornet 2 (B) · view |
| view | Ballabile | parts | Ricordi | — | Flute 1/2 · view Flute 3/Piccolo · view Oboe 1/2 (also English Horn) · view Clarinet 1/2 (A) · view Bassoon 1/2 · view Bassoon 3/4 · view Horn 1/2 (E) · view Horn 3/4 (E) · view Trumpet 1/2 (C) · view Cornet 1/2 (C) · view Trombone 1/2 · view Trombone 3/Bass Trombone (Tuba) · view Timpani · view Bass Drum/Cymbals · view Harp 1 · view Harp 2 · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos/Basses · view |
| view | Ballabile | parts | — | — | Flute 1, 2, Piccolo · view Oboe 1, 2/English Horn · view Clarinet 1, 2 (A) · view Bassoon 1, 2, 3, 4 · view Horn 1, 2, 3, 4 (E, C) · view Cornet 1, 2 (C, A) · view Trumpet 1, 2 (C) · view Trombone 1, 2, 3, 4 (Bass) · view Timpani · view Bass Drum/Cymbal, Tambourine · view Harp 1, 2 · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos · view Basses · view |
| view | Offstage Band | parts | Ricordi | — | Side Drum ''sul palco'' · view |
| view | Credo in un Dio crudel (Act II) | parts | Ricordi | — | Piccolo · view Flute 1, 2 · view Oboe 1, 2 · view Clarinet 1, 2 (B) · view Bassoon 1, 2 · view Bassoon 3, 4 · view Horn 1, 2 (F) · view Horn 3, 4 (F) · view Trumpet 1, 2 (C) · view Trombone 1, 2 · view Trombone 3, Bass (Tuba) · view Timpani, Bass Drum · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos/Basses · view |
| view | Complete (1887 version) | vocal score | Ricordi | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete (1887 version) | vocal score | Ricordi | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete (1887 version) | vocal score | E.C. Schirmer | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete (1887 version) | vocal score | — | — | Act III, sc.2 : Duo · view |
| view | Complete (1887 version) | vocal score | — | — | Act IV : Chanson du saule · view |
| view | Aria: Ave Maria | vocal score | Schirmer | 1887 | Complete Score · view Color Cover · view |
| view | Aria: Ave Maria | vocal score | S. Skye Donald | 2017 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Aria: Ave Maria | vocal score | — | — | Act IV : Chanson du saule · view |
| view | Complete | — | Ricordi | — | Complete Libretto · view Color Cover · view |
| view | Complete | — | De Agostini | 1989 | Complete Libretto · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
Ricordi | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Preghiera: Ave Maria (Act IV) | Arrangement for soprano, flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon and horn |
— | — | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Preghiera: Ave Maria (Act IV) | Arrangement for organ and soprano |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Ensemble | Performers | Files |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Wiener Philharmoniker (orchestra) | Herbert von Karajan (conductor) and Mario Del Monaco (tenor) and Renata Tebaldi (soprano) and Herbert von Karajan (conductor) | Act 1 · file Act 2 · file Act 3 · file Act 4 · file |
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