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Vaughan Williams conducted the first performance of his great choral symphony on his 38th birthday, October 12, 1910, at the Leeds Music Festival. The work was well received and has been in the symphonic repertoire ever since. The text was taken by the composer from Walt Whitman's "Leaves of Grass". This digitally restored score, the first available at a reasonable price, is reissued from the one first published by Stainer & Bell of London in 1918. In contrast so many of the on-demand scores now available, this one comes with all the pages and the images have been thoroughly checked to make sure it is readable, is beautifully printed on off-white stock with a quality cover.
The matching full score, orchestra parts and study score are also available from Serenissima Music.

1. Preludio


Prologue


2. Introduzione. Urli, rapine, gemiti, sangue
3. Scena e Cavatina di Odabella
4. Duetto di Attila ed Ezio
5. Scena e Cavatina di Foresto


Atto I


6. Scena e Romanza di Odabella
7. Scena e Duetto di Odabella e Foresto
8. Scena e Aria di Attila
9. Finale I


Atto II


10. Scena e Aria di Ezio
11. Finale II


Atto III


12. Scena e Romanza di Foresto
13. Terzetto
14. Quartetto finale

STTBBB soli, Mixed chorus / Piano

Verdi received a request in November of 1869 from the Viceroy of Egypt to compose a commemorative hymn for the opening of the Suez Canal. Verdi refused the request on the grounds that he was not accustomed to writing such ceremonial music. The Viceroy then perusaded French Egyptologist Auguste Mariette, who wrote a scenario set in ancient Egypt drawn partially from Metastasio's 1756 libretto for "Nitteti", to visit Paris in order to introduce him to the theatre producer Camille Du Locle, with the goal of mounting a new opera based upon Mariette's scenario with music from either Verdi, Gounod or Wagner. Although considering a new opera, Verdi had no intention of taking on the Egyptian scenario but changed his mind when Du Locle himself showed him the outline.
With an Italian libretto by Antonio Ghislanzoni, the new opera was first performed at the Khedivial Opera House in Cairo on December 24, 1871 to an audience consisting of only politicians, dignitaries and critics. Verdi did not attend the premiere… Read More