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Verdi - Anvil Chorus from Il trovatore
Sheet music for flute
| Info: | The Anvil Chorus is the English name for the Coro di zingari (Italian for "Gypsy chorus"), a chorus from act 2, scene 1 of Verdi's opera Il trovatore. It depicts Spanish Gypsies striking their anvils at dawn – hence its English name – and singing the praises of hard work, good wine, and Gypsy women. The piece is also commonly known as Vedi! Le fosche notturne or simply Vedi! Le fosche. |
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| Date: | 1853 |
| Artist: | Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi |
| Born: | 10 October 1813, Busseto |
| Died: | 27 January 1901, Milan |
| The artist: | Italian composer of operas. His work was already very popular during his lifetime and remains so today. |
| Instrument: | Flute |
| Key: | D major |
| Range: | F#4 - D6 |
| Time signature: | 4/4 |
| Tempo: | 130 BPM |
| Duration: | 1:33 |
| Pages: | 2 |
| Difficulty: | Intermediate |
| Style: | Classical |