Product Description
The famous Verdi chorus arranged for SATB choir and piano.
Music and Giuseppe Verdi
Libretto by Temisocle Solera
"Va,
pensiero", also known as the "Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves",
is a chorus from the opera Nabucco (1842) by Giuseppe
Verdi. It recollects the
period of Babylonian captivity after the loss
of the First Temple in Jerusalem in 586 BCE.
The libretto is by Temistocle Solera and inspired
by Psalm 137. The opera with its
powerful chorus established Verdi as a major composer in 19th-century Italy.
The full incipit is "Va,
pensiero, sull'ali dorate", meaning "Go, thought, on wings of
gold".
Arranged by Guy Bunce
Copyright © February 2020
www.guybunce.co.uk
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