Composer

Giuseppe Verdi

1813–1901 · Italian

23 catalogued orchestral works — all with instrumentation confirmed against a source.

YearWorkInstrumentationDur.
1842Overture to Nabucco2[1.2/pic] 2 2 2 — 4 2 3 1 — tmp+2 — str8'
1844Ernani (complete opera) · opera · chorus2[1.2/pic] 2 3[1.2.bcl] 2 — 4 2 3 1[cimbasso] — tmp+3 — hp — str — plus banda and offstage hn, 6 tpt, bd, str140'
1847Macbeth · opera · chorus3[1.2.pic] 3[1.2.eh] 3[1.2.bcl] 2 — 4 2 3 cimb — tmp+3 — hp — str160'
1847Macbeth (complete opera) · opera · chorus3 3 3 2 — 4 2 3 1 — tmp+2 — hp — str145'
1851Rigoletto · chorus2[1.2pic] 2[1.2eh] 2 2 — 4 2 3 cimb — tmp+1 — str150'
1851Rigoletto (complete opera) · opera · chorus2[1.2/pic] 2 2 2 — 4 2 3 1[cimbasso] — tmp+2 — str120'
1853Il trovatore · chorus2[1.2pic] 2 2 2 — 4 2 3 cimb — tmp+2 — hp — str140'
1853La traviata · chorus2[1.2pic] 2 2 2 — 4 2 3 cimb — tmp+2 — hp — str140'
1853La traviata (complete opera) · opera · chorus2[1.2/pic] 2 2 2 — 4 2 3 1[cimbasso] — tmp+2 — hp — str130'
1857Simon Boccanegra · chorus2[1.pic] 2 3[1.2.bcl] 2 — 4 2 3 cimb — tmp+1 — hp — str140'
1859Un ballo in maschera · chorus2[1.pic] 3[1.2.eh] 2 2 — 4 2 3 cimb — tmp+1 — hp — str140'
1859Un ballo in maschera (complete opera) · opera · chorus2 3 2 2 — 4 2 3 1 — tmp+2 — hp — str145'
1862Overture to La forza del destino2[1.pic] 2 2 2 — 4 2 3 1 — tmp+2 — hp — str8'
1867Don Carlo (complete opera) · opera · chorus3 3 3 3 — 4 4 3 1 — tmp+perc — hp — str205'
1867Don Carlos · opera · chorus3[1.2.3pic] 3[1.2.eh] 3[1.2.bcl] 4[1.2.3.4cbn] — 4 4[2tpt.2cnt] 3 oph — tmp+3 — hp harm — str220'
1871Aida · opera · chorus3[1.2.3pic] 3[1.2.eh] 3[1.2.bcl] 2 — 4 2 3 cimb — tmp+3 — hp — str160'
1871Aida (complete opera) · opera · chorus3[1.2.pic] 3[1.2.Eh] 3[1.2.bcl] 2 — 4 2 3 1[cimbasso] — tmp+3 — 2hp — str155'
1874Messa da Requiem · chorus3[1.2.3/pic] 2 2 4 — 4 8[4+4 offstage] 3 1 — tmp+1[bd] — str85'
1887Otello · chorus3[1.2.3pic] 3[1.2.eh] 3[1.2.bcl] 4 — 4 4[2tpt.2cnt] 3 cimb — tmp+3 — hp org — str150'
1887Otello (complete opera) · opera · chorus3[1.2.3/pic] 2+eh 2+bcl 4 — 4 2+2cnt 3+btbn 0 — tmp+4 — hp — str; offstage: brass band, org, bagpipes, mandolins, guitars165'
1893Falstaff · chorus3[1.2.3pic] 3[1.2.eh] 3[1.2.bcl] 2 — 4 3 3 cimb — tmp+2 — hp — str130'
1893Falstaff (complete opera) · opera · chorus3[1.2.3/pic] 2+eh 2+bcl 2 — 4 3 3 cimbasso — tmp+2 — hp — str; offstage: guitar, natural hn, bell140'
1898Quattro pezzi sacri · chorus3[1.2.3pic] 3[1.2.eh] 3[1.2.bcl] 4 — 4 3 4 — tmp+1 — hp — str40'

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