Anvil Chorus, from Il Trovatore (string trio – violin, viola and cello)

Title: Anvil Chorus, from the opera Il Trovatore

Composer: Giuseppe Verdi, arr. David Gable

Instrumentation: Violin, Viola and Cello

Printout: 6 pages

Note: In this rousing chorus from Verdi’s Il Trovatore (The Troubadour), the gypsy blacksmiths sing about their love of wine, women, and hammering on white-hot metals while standing next to a blazing furnace in the sweltering heat of a smithy. To each their own. The audio sample includes the beginnings of both the chorus and the more famous refrain.

The Anvil Chorus may also be purchased in an arrangement for two violins and cello.