Nabucco (Verdi, Giuseppe)

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

Recordings/Performances

DetailsTypeSectionEnsemblePerformersArranged forFiles (click to listen)
View Overture DuPage Symphony Orchestra (orchestra) Barbara Schubert, conductor — Complete Performance
View — — Héctor Valls, piano — 12. Chorus of Hebrew Slaves: Va, pensiero
View MIDI Chorus of Hebrew Slaves: "Va, pensiero" (Act III) — For Piano Synthesized Performance


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