Verdi: Il Trovatore: Chorus of the Gypsies (Anvil Chorus) from Il Trovatore

Description

• Composer: Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)
• Instrumentation: Opera
• Work: Il Trovatore
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• UPC: 660355016585
• Pages: None

Description

Perhaps the best-known music from Giuseppe Verdi’s (1813-1901) 4 Act opera Il Trovatore, the Coro di Zingari (Chorus of the Gypsies), or “Anvil Chorus,” from the beginning of the Act 2 depicts Spanish gypsies singing the praises of hard work, good wine, and their gypsy women, all while striking their anvils at dawn.

Instrumentation: 1+Picc.2.2.2: 4.2.3.1: Timp.Perc(4): Str(4-4-3-3-3 in set): Mix Chor.