March from "Aida"

Giuseppe Verdi

Giuseppe Verdi (arr. Seredy)

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General Info

Year: 1871 / 1898 / 1964
Duration:
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Carl Fischer
Cost: Score and Parts - Out of print.

For availability information, see Discussion area.

Instrumentation

Full Score
C Piccolo
D-flat Piccolo
Flute
Oboe
Bassoon
E-flat Soprano Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Clarinet Solo-I-II-III
E-flat Alto Clarinet
B-flat Bass Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Saxophone
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
Cornets Solo-I-II
B-flat Trumpet
E-flat Horn or Alto I-II-III
Horn in F I-II-III
B-flat Tenor Horn>br /> Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Timpani
Percussion

(percussion detail needed)

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

Aida, one of the most theatrically effective of all Verdi operas, was commissioned (for 150,000 francs) by the Khedive of Egypt in 1869 to celebrate the completion earlier that year of the Cairo Opera House and the Suez Canal. Numerous problems delayed the premiere, but it was finally presented in Cairo in 1871 to unanimous acclaim. Verdi did not attend the first performance, explaining that "it was his art and not he personally that was important."

With its constant excitement, dramatic action, and colorful pageantry, Aida can justifiably be called a "musical spectacle" -- particularly as presented before 25,000 opera lovers in the ancient arena at Verona, Italy.

This march, from scene two of the second act, presents the fanfare and splendor of the victorious army headed by Radames as it passes in review before the pharaoh.

- Program Note from Program Notes for Band

Commercial Discography

None discovered thus far.

State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

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• Peninsula Symphonic Band (Palo Alto, Calif.) (Ted Henderson, conductor) – 14 February 2016

Works for Winds by this Composer

• Ah! Fors e lui - Sempre Libera from "La Traviata" (arr. Barrow) (1973)
• Anvil Chorus (arr. McAlister and Graham) (1853/2008)
• Bolero from "The Sicilian Vespers" (tr. Sousa) (1855)
• Excerpts from "Manzoni Requiem" (arr. Mollenhauer) (1869/1874/1965)
• Il Balen del Suo Sorriso from "Il Trovatore" (arr. Brittain) (2009)
• La Battaglia di Legnano (arr. Kalischnig) (1986)
• March from "Aida" (arr. Seredy) (1871/1898/1964)
• Nabucco Overture (tr. Cailliet) (1842/1959)
• Overture to "Joan of Arc" (arr. Rollinson) (1845/1902)
• Overture to "La Forza del Destino" (arr. Lake) (1862)
• Overture to "La Forza del Destino" (arr. Odom) (1862)
• Overture to "La Forza del Destino" (arr. Patterson) (1862/2012)
• Overture to "La Forza del Destino" (arr. Rogers) (1862/1980)
• Overture: "La Forza del Destino" (arr. Suzuki) (1862/2017)
• Overture to "Nabucco" (tr. Cailliet) (1841/1959)
• Overture to "Nabucco" (arr. Rhea) (1841)
• Prelude to Act I of "La Traviata" (ed. Falcone) (1853/1966)
• Triumphal March from "Aida" (arr. Evžen Zámečník) (1871)
• Triumphal March from "Aida" (arr. McAlister; ed. Reed) (1871)
• Triumphal March from "Aida" (arr Richard) (arr. Richard) (1871/2012)

Resources

• Smith, Norman E. (2002). Program Notes for Band. Chicago: GIA Publications, pp. 610.
• Verdi, G.; Seredy, J. (1964). March: From Aida [score]. Carl Fischer: New York.