Messa Da Requiem

Giuseppe Verdi’s Messa da Requiem is a Critical Edition vocal score for choir, voice, and piano. The vocal parts follow the full score, while the revised piano reduction reflects the orchestral accompaniment. It is intended for choral singers, vocalists, and pianists studying, rehearsing, or performing Verdi’s sacred choral work.

The score presents the complete piano-vocal work with new English singing translations alongside the Italian text. It also includes appendix material from the full score, including Verdi’s alternate or substitute versions of pieces that follow the main score. An introduction and critical notes, presented in English and Italian and abridged from the full score, address historical matters and questions connected with the vocal parts.

The revised piano reduction offers singers and pianists a practical representation of the orchestral accompaniment while preserving the vocal writing of the critical full score. The edition supports choir rehearsals, vocal preparation, musical study, and performance reference.

Song List

Ah! Remember (Verdi-Requiem) * Ah! what weeping (Verdi-Requiem) * Day of Anger (Verdi-Requiem) * From the Accursed (Verdi-Requiem) * Hark! the Trumpet (Verdi-Requiem) * Holy (Verdi-Requiem) * King of Glories (Verdi-Requiem) * Lamb of God (Verdi-Requiem) * Light Eternal (Verdi-Requiem) * Lord, deliver my soul (Verdi-Requiem) * Now the Record (Verdi-Requiem) * Oh, Lord God (Verdi-Requiem) * Requiem & Kyrie (Verdi-Requiem) * Sadly groaning (Verdi-Requiem) * What Affliction (Verdi-Requiem)

A valuable addition to a classical vocal or choral music library, this score brings together Verdi’s music with bilingual material, critical commentary, historical context, and alternate versions. It is also a thoughtful gift for singers, pianists, and admirers of Verdi’s sacred music.

<div>David Rosen is associate professor of music at the University of Wisconsin, Madison.</div>