Il trovatore (Verdi, Giuseppe)

Title Il Trovatore
Creators Giuseppe Verdi, composer
Salvatore Cammarano, librettist
Opus
Instrumentation voices, mixed chorus and orchestra
Number of movements 4
Keys
Composed 1852
First published 1853
Dedication
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Metronome markings
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Composition types Operas
Language Italian
Period Romantic
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Arrangements

Details Section Arranged for Arranger
View Complete 2 violins Antonio Melchiori
View Complete piano Luigi Truzzi
View Complete piano
View Selections piano Leopold Godowsky
View Selections piano Friedrich August Kummer
View Racconto: Di due figli vivea padre beato (Act I, No.1) 2 clarinets and bass clarinet
2 clarinets and bassoon
Roe William Goodman
View Cavatina: Tacea la notte placida (Act I, No.2) flute, clarinet and bassoon
oboe, clarinet and bassoon
2 clarinets and bass clarinet
2 clarinets and bassoon
Roe William Goodman
View Anvil Chorus: "Vedi! le fosche" (Act II) theater orchestra Theodore Moses Tobani
View Anvil Chorus: "Vedi! le fosche" (Act II) mixed chorus and piano
View Anvil Chorus: "Vedi! le fosche" (Act II) flute, clarinet and bassoon
oboe, clarinet and bassoon
2 clarinets and bass clarinet
2 clarinets and bassoon
Roe William Goodman
View Anvil Chorus: "Vedi! le fosche" (Act II) piano Theodor Krausse
View Anvil Chorus: "Vedi! le fosche" (Act II) piano Diederich Krug
View Anvil Chorus: "Vedi! le fosche" (Act II) piano Edwin Vaile McIntyre
View Anvil Chorus: "Vedi! le fosche" (Act II) piano Albert Ernest Wier
View Stride la vampa (Act II, No.1) piano
View Duetto: Perigliarti ancor languente (Act II, No.6) 2 clarinets and bass clarinet
2 clarinets and bassoon
Roe William Goodman
View Aria: Il balen del suo sorriso (Act II, No.7) 2 clarinets and bass clarinet
2 clarinets and bassoon
Roe William Goodman
View Ah! che la morte ognora (Act IV, No.3b) harp John Balsir Chatterton
View Miserere (Act IV, No.12) 2 cornets, 2 trombones and piano Oscar J. Lehrer
View Miserere (Act IV, No.12) flute, clarinet and bassoon
oboe, clarinet and bassoon
2 clarinets and bass clarinet
2 clarinets and bassoon
Roe William Goodman
View Miserere (Act IV, No.12) piano left hand Georges Jean Pfeiffer
View Recitativo ed aria: Ah si, ben mio ... Di quella pira (Act IV, No.18) 2 flutes and piano Giuseppe Rabboni
View Recitativo ed aria: Ah si, ben mio ... Di quella pira (Act IV, No.18) concertina Charles Arthur Rawlings

Scores

Details Section Type Publisher Date File (click to view)
View Complete Ricordi Complete Score
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
View Complete selections Matmati's Edition 2013 Aria: "Tacea la notte placida" (Act I)
View Complete parts Ricordi Piccolo
Flute
Oboe 1
Oboe 2
Clarinet 1
Clarinet 2
Bassoon 1
Bassoon 2
Horn 1
Horn 2
Horn 3
Horn 4
Trumpet 1
Trumpet 2
Trombone 1
Trombone 2
Trombone 3
Bass Trombone
Timpani
Bass Drum/Cymbals
Violins I
Violins II
Violas
Cellos/Basses
View Complete parts Ricordi Horn (C)
Drum
Bells
Triangle
Anvil
Organ
Harp
View Complete parts Ricordi Violins I
View Coro di Zingari parts Piccolo
Flute
Oboe 1
Oboe 2
Clarinet 1
Clarinet 2
Bassoon 1
Bassoon 2
Horn 1 (F)
Horn 2 (F)
Horn 3 (F)
Horn 4 (F)
Trumpet 1 (B)
Trumpet 2 (B)
Trombone 1
Trombone 2
Trombone 3
Tuba
Timpani
Triangle
Bass Drum
Violins I
Violins II
Violas
Cellos
View Coro di Zingari parts Double Basses
View Complete vocal score Ricordi Complete Score
View Complete vocal score Escudier 1857 Complete Score
Complete Score
View Complete vocal score Ditson 1857 Complete Score
View Complete vocal score Boosey & Hawkes 1871 Complete Score
View Complete vocal score Novello 1871 Complete Score
View Complete vocal score Schirmer 1898 Complete Score
Act 1
Act 2
Act 3
Act 4
View Complete vocal score Schirmer 1898 Complete Score
1. Introductory Chorus, Song: All' erta! all' erta!
2. Solo with Chorus: Di due figli
3. Solo with Chorus: Sull' orlo dei tetti
4. Recitative and Aria: Tacea la notte ... Di tale amor
5. Recitative and Romance: Deserto sulla terra
6. Recitative and Trio: Infida! — Qual voce!
7. Chorus of Gypsies: Chi del gitano
8. Canzona: Stride la vampa
9. Chorus of Gypsies: ''Mesta è la tua canzon!
10. Recitative and Narrative: Condotta ell'era in ceppi
11. Recitative and Duet: Non son tuo figlio!''
12. Recitative and Aria:
Il balen del suo sorriso ... Per me ora fatale

13. Finale II: Ah! se l'error t'ingombra
14. Finale II (cont.): Degg'io volgermi
15. Finale II (cont.): E deggio e posso crederlo
16. Chorus of Soldiers: Or co'dadi
17. Recitative and Trio: Giorni poveri vivea
18. Recitative and Air: Ah si, ben mio ... Di quella pira
19. Recitative and Aria:
D'amor sull'ali rosee ... Tu vedrai che amore in terra

20. Recitative and Duet: Mira di acerba lagrime
21. Finale IV (Duet): Si, la stanchezza m'opprime
22. Finale IV (Recitative and Trio): Parlar non vuoi
23. Finale IV (Final scene): Prima che d'altri vivere
View Complete vocal score Ditson 1917 Complete Score
View Complete vocal score August Cranz Complete Score
View Complete selections,vocal score Schirmer 1911 Stride la vampa!
Color Cover
View Complete selections,vocal score Boosey & Hawkes Stride la vampa! ( D minor )
View Complete selections,vocal score J.C. Schreiner & Son Ah! I Have Sighed to Rest Me! (Ah che la morte ognora)
View Complete selections,vocal score Ah! I Have Sighed to Rest Me! (Ah che la morte ognora)
The Tempest of the Heart (Il Balen del suo sorriso)
View Complete selections,vocal score Ditson Ah che la morte ognora (Act IV)
View Complete selections,vocal score Carl Fischer Home to Our Mountains (Si, la stanchezza m'opprime)
View Complete selections,vocal score G.P. Reed Si, la stanchezza m'opprime, o figlio (Act IV)
View Complete F. Rullman Complete Libretto
View Complete F. Rullman Complete Libretto
Color Cover
View Complete De Agostini 1989 Complete Libretto
View Complete A. Bairon Complete Libretto
View Complete Arrangement for 2 violins
by Antonio Melchiori
Ricordi Complete Parts
View Complete Arrangement for piano
by Luigi Truzzi
Ricordi Complete Score (with superlinear text)
Segment 1
Segment 2
View Complete Arrangement for piano Brandus Complete Score
View Complete Arrangement for piano August Cranz Complete Score
View Complete Arrangement for piano
by Leopold Godowsky
; selections
Simon & Schuster 1936 Complete Score
View Complete Arrangement for piano
by Friedrich August Kummer
; selections
Lee & Walker Complete Score
View Racconto: Di due figli vivea padre beato (Act I, No.1) Arrangement for 2 clarinets and bass clarinet
2 clarinets and bassoon
by Roe William Goodman
2 Clarinets, Bass Clarinet - Score and Parts
2 Clarinets, Bassoon - Score and Parts
View Cavatina: Tacea la notte placida (Act I, No.2) Arrangement for flute, clarinet and bassoon
oboe, clarinet and bassoon
2 clarinets and bass clarinet
2 clarinets and bassoon
by Roe William Goodman
Flute, Clarinet, Bassoon - Score and Parts
Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon - Score and Parts
2 Clarinets, Bass Clarinet - Score and Parts
2 Clarinets, Bassoon - Score and Parts
View Anvil Chorus: "Vedi! le fosche" (Act II) Arrangement for theater orchestra
by Theodore Moses Tobani
Carl Fischer 1893 Condensed Score and Parts
View Anvil Chorus: "Vedi! le fosche" (Act II) Arrangement for mixed chorus and piano A.E. Blackmar & Bro. Complete Score
View Anvil Chorus: "Vedi! le fosche" (Act II) Arrangement for flute, clarinet and bassoon
oboe, clarinet and bassoon
2 clarinets and bass clarinet
2 clarinets and bassoon
by Roe William Goodman
Flute, Clarinet, Bassoon - Score and Parts
Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon - Score and Parts
2 Clarinets, Bass Clarinet - Score and Parts
2 Clarinets, Bassoon - Score and Parts
View Anvil Chorus: "Vedi! le fosche" (Act II) Arrangement for piano
by Theodor Krausse
Eclipse Publishing Co. Complete Score
View Anvil Chorus: "Vedi! le fosche" (Act II) Arrangement for piano
by Diederich Krug
A.E. Blackmar & Bro. Complete Score
View Anvil Chorus: "Vedi! le fosche" (Act II) Arrangement for piano
by Edwin Vaile McIntyre
Thiebes Piano Co. 1907 Complete Score
View Anvil Chorus: "Vedi! le fosche" (Act II) Arrangement for piano
by Albert Ernest Wier
Complete Score
View Stride la vampa (Act II, No.1) Arrangement for piano Jornal das Senhoras 1855 Complete Score
Front Page
View Duetto: Perigliarti ancor languente (Act II, No.6) Arrangement for 2 clarinets and bass clarinet
2 clarinets and bassoon
by Roe William Goodman
2 Clarinets, Bass Clarinet - Score and Parts
2 Clarinets, Bassoon - Score and Parts
View Aria: Il balen del suo sorriso (Act II, No.7) Arrangement for 2 clarinets and bass clarinet
2 clarinets and bassoon
by Roe William Goodman
2 Clarinets, Bass Clarinet - Score and Parts
2 Clarinets, Bassoon - Score and Parts
View Ah! che la morte ognora (Act IV, No.3b) Arrangement for harp
by John Balsir Chatterton
Edwin Ashdown Complete Score
View Miserere (Act IV, No.12) Arrangement for 2 cornets, 2 trombones and piano
by Oscar J. Lehrer
Fillmore Music House 1916 Brass Parts
Piano
View Miserere (Act IV, No.12) Arrangement for flute, clarinet and bassoon
oboe, clarinet and bassoon
2 clarinets and bass clarinet
2 clarinets and bassoon
by Roe William Goodman
Flute, Clarinet, Bassoon - Score and Parts
Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon - Score and Parts
2 Clarinets, Bass Clarinet - Score and Parts
2 Clarinets, Bassoon - Score and Parts
View Miserere (Act IV, No.12) Arrangement for piano left hand
by Georges Jean Pfeiffer
Ricordi Complete Score
View Recitativo ed aria: Ah si, ben mio ... Di quella pira (Act IV, No.18) Arrangement for 2 flutes and piano
by Giuseppe Rabboni
Ricordi Complete Score and Parts
View Recitativo ed aria: Ah si, ben mio ... Di quella pira (Act IV, No.18) Arrangement for concertina
by Charles Arthur Rawlings
J. H. Larway 1928 Complete Score

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