Aida in Full Score (Paperback)

~ Giuseppe Verdi (Author)

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You want orchestral color and an exotic setting for your grand opera? Nothing says it better than Aida, which is, in the grand operatic manner, a tragic tale of love and war with a nifty death scene at the end. Few moments in opera can touch the Triumphal Scene for sheer bombast, but sometimes bombast is a lot of fun. Verdi's use of brass here is instructive; with the full score, you can see exactly what is called for. Full scores are always more fun for armchair conducting, but they're not as useful for working singers who just need the vocal lines and piano accompaniment. Dover Scores, being reprints of out-of-copyright editions from other publishers, sometimes contain errors that have been corrected in more recent versions, but they're still the biggest bargain going in printed music.

Product Description

Verdi’s great gift to grand opera, performed at the Metropolitan more than any other opera. A magnificent combination of high drama, stage spectacle and a musical score that is one of the glories of operatic writing. Reprinted from an authoritative edition published by G. Ricordi, Milan.

Product Details

• Paperback: 448 pages
• Publisher: Dover Publications (December 1, 1989)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0486261727
• ISBN-13: 978-0486261720
• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 8.1 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #587,948 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful low-price score, April 19, 2008

By	Matthew (Maryland United States) - See all my reviews

I've owned this score for years and have utilized it to the extreme. Besides its more than adequate service as a musical reference, it has withstood the test of brutal wear a musician can put on a score. The table of contents is more than efficient, the notation is--for the most part--intelligently produced on the page, and the pages are durable without being too thick. As for the "mistakes" to which the previous reviewer is referring, I must say I've noticed none of these mistakes. Though, keeping that in mind I'd have to listen to it again--but I believe the previous reviewer is mistaken in his claim.

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2.0 out of 5 stars Mistakes, November 25, 2007

By	Bryan Higgins (Albany, CA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This appears to be from a very early printed edition and contains mistakes, some of them serious, including missing bassoon staves from a couple of pages. The similar score from Ricordi corrects this.