Grand March, from Aida (viola cello duo)

Title: Grand March, from the opera Aida

Composer: Giuseppe Verdi, arr. David Gable

Instrumentation: Viola and Cello

Printout: 2 pages

Note: This is one of the best-known of Verdi’s operatic marches. It is also known as the Triumphal March. The section presented here is from the middle of the scene, where the trumpets carry the melody accompanied by lightly scored strings. On stage, the Egyptian troops are marching past the king.