Va, Pensiero, from Nabucco (violin viola duo)

Title: Va, Pensiero, from the opera Nabucco

Composer: Giuseppe Verdi, arr. David Gable

Instrumentation: Violin and Viola

Printout: 4 pages

Note: Va, Pensiero is one of Verdi’s most beautiful opera choruses. It was so beloved by the people of Milan that when Verdi died, those who lined the streets to mourn his passing broke spontaneously into singing it. In this setting, the melody is carried largely by the viola, while the violin plays the rolling arpeggio accompaniment.

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More Verdi for violin/viola duo:

Anvil Chorus, from Il Trovatore
Grand March, from Aida
La donna è mobile, from Rigoletto
Soldiers’ Chorus (Part I – “Or co’ dadi), from Il Trovatore
Soldiers’ Chorus (Part II – “Squilli, ercheggi), from Il Trovatore
Un di felice, eterea, from La Traviata
Valse, from La Traviata