Ernani (Verdi, Giuseppe)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 4 acts
Composition Year 1844
Genre Categories Lyric dramas; Theatrical Works; Operas; Lyric operas; For voices, mixed chorus, orchestra; Scores featuring the voice; Scores featuring mixed chorus; Scores featuring the orchestra; For voices and chorus with orchestra; Italian language; For piano (arr); For 1 player (arr); Scores featuring the piano (arr); For female chorus, piano (arr); Scores featuring female chorus (arr); For chorus with keyboard (arr); For flute, guitar (arr); Scores featuring the flute (arr); Scores featuring the guitar (arr); For 2 players (arr); For guitar (arr); For bass clarinet, piano (arr); Scores featuring the bass clarinet (arr)
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Contents

Performances

Sheet Music

Full Scores

Complete

 Complete Score
#517027 - 46.85MB, 493 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 623×⇩ - Music Addict

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 Part I
#134632 - 21.60MB, 224 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 7868×⇩ - Daphnis

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Daphnis (2011/10/9)

 Parts II-IV
#134633 - 25.89MB, 269 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 4552×⇩ - Daphnis

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Daphnis (2011/10/9)

Language Italian
Publisher. Info. Milan: G. Ricordi & Co., n.d.
Reprinted New York: E.F. Kalmus, n.d.(1933–70).Catalog A 2344.
Copyright
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Misc. Notes "Part" synonymous with Act
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Selections

 Recitative: D'Ernani i fidi chiedono
Aria: Odi il voto, o grand Iddio
#742613 - 44.46MB, 48 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 33×⇩ - Feduol

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Feduol (2021/11/3)

Publisher. Info. Holograph manuscript, 1844.
Copyright
Public Domain [tag/del]
Misc. Notes Intended to replace the final portion of the duet for Ernani and Silva (Act II, No.9).
Dedicated to Nicola Ivanoff (1810–1880).
This file is part of the Submission Project.
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Parts

 Flute 1/2 (also Piccolo)
#694169 - 4.36MB, 75 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 187×⇩ - M.kowalski49

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⇒ 16 more: Oboe 1/2 • Clarinet 1/2 (C) • Bass Clarinet (B♭) • Bassoon 1/2 • Horn 1/2 (C) • Horn 3/4 (C) • Trumpet 1/2 (C) • Trombone 1/2 • Trombone 3/Ophicleide (Tuba) • Timpani • Bass Drum/Cymbals, (also Snare Drum) • Harp • Violins I • Violins II • Violas • Cellos/Basses

 Oboe 1/2
#694170 - 4.01MB, 66 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 131×⇩ - M.kowalski49

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 Clarinet 1/2 (C)
#694171 - 4.42MB, 74 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 142×⇩ - M.kowalski49

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 Bass Clarinet (B♭)
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 Bassoon 1/2
#694173 - 3.87MB, 72 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 127×⇩ - M.kowalski49

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 Horn 1/2 (C)
#694174 - 3.43MB, 63 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 130×⇩ - M.kowalski49

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 Horn 3/4 (C)
#694175 - 3.02MB, 53 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 121×⇩ - M.kowalski49

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 Trumpet 1/2 (C)
#694176 - 3.19MB, 57 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 129×⇩ - M.kowalski49

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 Trombone 1/2
#694177 - 2.73MB, 50 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 137×⇩ - M.kowalski49

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 Trombone 3/Ophicleide (Tuba)
#694178 - 2.68MB, 48 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 131×⇩ - M.kowalski49

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 Timpani
#694179 - 1.05MB, 24 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 125×⇩ - M.kowalski49

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 Bass Drum/Cymbals, (also Snare Drum)
#694180 - 0.72MB, 16 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 126×⇩ - M.kowalski49

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 Harp
#694181 - 0.46MB, 7 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 129×⇩ - M.kowalski49

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 Violins I
#694182 - 3.77MB, 62 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 159×⇩ - M.kowalski49

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 Violins II
#694183 - 2.94MB, 62 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 131×⇩ - M.kowalski49

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 Violas
#694184 - 2.69MB, 60 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 132×⇩ - M.kowalski49

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 Cellos/Basses
#694185 - 3.38MB, 70 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 136×⇩ - M.kowalski49

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Publisher. Info. Milan: Ricordi, n.d.
Reprinted Boca Raton: Edwin F. Kalmus, n.d.(1987-2018). Catalog A2344.
Copyright
Public Domain [tag/del/mrg]
Misc. Notes The "Offstage Band" is written in as an upper divisi where appropriate. Then Snare Drum in Act I:1 and the Trumpet ditty in Act III:12, are combined in their respective instruments as individual parts, respectively.
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Vocal Scores

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 Complete Score
#30539 - 9.99MB, 297 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 15774×⇩ - Perlnerd666

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Perlnerd666 (2009/4/19)

Language Italian
Publisher. Info. Milan: Ricordi, n.d.
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 Complete Score
#162132 - 14.48MB, 227 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 3274×⇩ - Massenetique

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Massenetique (2011/12/8)

Editor Berthold Tours (1838–1897)
Language Italian / English
Translator Natalia Macfarren (1827–1916), English text
Publisher. Info. London: Novello, Ewer & Co., n.d.(ca.1890). Plate 8063.
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Selections

 Act I: Cavatina, "Ernani involami"
#131179 - 0.68MB, 11 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 3488×⇩ - Massenetique

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Massenetique (2011/9/30)

Language Italian / English
Publisher. Info. Artists' Vocal Album
Boston: White, Smith & Co., 1887. Plate 3060-11.
Copyright
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 Le proscrit, ou, Le corsaire de Venise
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Carolus (2013/5/4)

Language French
Translator Marie-Pierre-Yves Escudier (1819-1880) and Léon Escudier (1821-1881), French text
Publisher. Info. Paris: Bureau Central de Musique, n.d.(ca.1845). Plate B.C.
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 Cavatina: 'Come rugiada al cespide'
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Lucas-coelho (2020/12/29)

Arranger Antonio Tornaghi (fl.1841-1870), piano reduction
Publisher. Info. O Brasil Musical, No.146
Rio de Janeiro: Filippone & Cia., n.d. Plate 629.
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 Scena e Cavatina: Ernani... Ernani involami
#667290 - 6.48MB, 17 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 40×⇩ - Lucas-coelho

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Lucas-coelho (2021/1/1)

Publisher. Info. O Brasil Musical, No.84
Rio de Janeiro: Filippone & Cia., n.d. Plate 300.
Copyright
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Misc. Notes Includes a flute part (alternative for voice), published with plate number 129.
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 Aria: Lo vedremo, o voglio audace
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Lucas-coelho (2021/1/10)

Publisher. Info. O Brasil Musical, No.170
Rio de Janeiro: Filippone & Cia., n.d. Plate 756.
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 Scena e Cavatina: Infelice! E tuo credevi
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PMac (2021/4/21)

Language Italian, Polish
Publisher. Info. Warszawa: Gebethner and Wolff, n.d.(ca.1893). Plate G 1518 W.
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

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For Piano (Composer)

 Complete Score
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Fynnjamin (2011/2/5)

Publisher. Info. Paris: Bureau Central de la Musique, n.d.(ca.1845). Plate B.C. 811.
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For Piano (Toledo)

 Complete Score
#276013 - 3.49MB, 148 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 411×⇩ - Caprotti

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Caprotti (2013/4/5)

Arranger Nicolás Toledo (d.1881)
Publisher. Info. Nueva biblioteca musical económica
Madrid: Nueva biblioteca musical de N. Toledo, n.d.
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Selections

For Flute and Piano (Jansa)
See: Der junge Opernfreund, Op.61, by Leopold Jansa (No.25)
For Cornet and Piano (Arban)
See: 14 Fantaisies sur les opéras de Verdi by Jean-Baptiste Arban (No.3)
For Violin and Piano (Alard)
See: Fantaisie sur 'Ernani', Op.54, by Jean Delphin Alard
For Violin and Piano (Herman and Ketterer)
See: Duos concertants sur les opéras de Verdi (No.6)
For Cello and Piano (Lee)
See: Transcriptions of Verdi Operas, Op.98, by Sebastian Lee (No.7)
For Piano (Liszt)
See: Paraphrase de concert sur Ernani II, S.432, by Franz Liszt


Coro d'introduzione (Act I, No.1)

For Female Chorus and Piano (Mathews)

 Complete Score
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Feduol (2022/2/23)

Arranger William Smythe Babcock Mathews (1837–1912)
Language English
Publisher. Info. Macon: John W. Burke, 1861.
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Cavatina d'Elvira: Ernani involami (Act I)

For Flute and Guitar (Legnani)

 Flute
#644289 - 0.17MB, 4 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 31×⇩ - Lorenzo.gavanna

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 Guitar
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Lorenzo.gavanna (2020/8/31)

Arranger Luigi Legnani (1790–1877)
Publisher. Info. Milan: Ricordi, n.d. Plate 17707.
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Introduction (Act II)

For Guitar (Legani)

 Complete Score
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Town explorer (2020/6/7)

Arranger Luigi Legnani (1790–1877)
Publisher. Info. Milan: Ricordi, n.d. Plate B.17908 B.
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Misc. Notes from the Boije Collection
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Prelude (Act 3)

For Bass Clarinet and Piano (Piovesan)

 Complete Score
#557378 - 0.03MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 422×⇩ - Marco Piovesan

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Marco Piovesan (2019/1/16)

Arranger Marco Piovesan
Publisher. Info. Marco Piovesan, 2019.
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Quadrilles

For Piano (Jullien)

 Complete Score
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Rah9639 (2022/5/12)

Arranger Louis Antoine Jullien (1812–1860)
Publisher. Info. Sydney: Woolcott and Clarke, 1859.
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Libretti

 Complete Libretto
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Afp0815 (2014/7/18)

Language Italian / English
Publisher. Info. New York: The Theatre Ticket Office.
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 Complete Libretto
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Afp0815 (2014/7/21)

Language Italian / English
Publisher. Info. New York: The Academy of Music.
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 Complete Libretto
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 Color Cover
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Afp0815 (2014/7/21)

Language Italian / French
Publisher. Info. Paris: Michelle Lévy, 1864.
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General Information

Work Title Ernani
Alternative. Title Dramma lirico in quattro atti
Name Translations ארנאני; 에르나니; エルナーニ; Эрнани; Էրնանի; Ернани; Ερνάνης; 埃爾納尼; 埃尔纳尼 (歌剧); 埃尔纳尼; ارنانی (اپرا); ارنانى; Ернані (опера); Ернани (опера)
Name Aliases Hernani; ארנני
Authorities WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 178563250; LCCN: n80040251; GND: 300165447; BNF: 13920560s
Composer Verdi, Giuseppe
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. IGV 8
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 4 acts:
  • Atto I. Il bandito
  • Atto II. L'ospite
  • Atto III. La clemenza
  • Atto IV. La maschera
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1844
First Performance. 1844-03-09 in Venice, Teatro La Fenice
Soli, Chorus, Orchestra, Gaetano Mares (conductor)
First Publication. 1844
Librettist Francesco Maria Piave (1810–1876)
after the play Hernani, by Victor Hugo
Language Italian
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation voices, chorus, orchestra*
InstrDetail
Cast
Ernani , Don Giovanni di Aragona, il bandito (tenor)
Don Carlo, re di Spagna (baritone)
Don Ruy Gomez de Silva, grande di Spagna (bass)
Elvira, sua nipote e fidanzata (soprano)
Giovanna, di lei nutrice (mezzo-soprano)
Don Riccardo, scudiero del re (tenor)
Jago, scudiero di Don Ruy Gomez (bass)

Mixed Chorus (SATB)

Banditi, Cavalieri, Vassalli, Cortigiani, Principi elettori, Paggi e Dame di Corte

Orchestra

2 flutes (2nd also piccolo), 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, bass clarinet, 2 bassoons
4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, cimbasso* (tuba)
timpani, bass drum, cymbals, snare drum, harp, strings

Onstage Instruments

bass drum

Off-stage Instruments

horn, 6 trumpets, bass drum, strings
Related Works Pieces based on 'Ernani'
External Links Wikipedia article
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Synopsis (English)
Libretto (original language)
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Extra Information *The Cimbasso is of the trombone family but in the same range as contrabass trombone or tuba.

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