Un Ballo in Maschera dates from Verdi's middle period. It was produced in 1859, and, along with La Forza del Destino and Don Carlo, exhibits a greater mastery of musical characterization and a greater emphasis on the rôle of the orchestra than his earlier works.
The full score is useful for study, for armchair conducting and, of course, for performance. Singers and pianists will be happier with the vocal score, which is easier to carry about in rehearsal, but which only contains a piano reduction of the score.
This is a reprint of an out-of-copyright edition from another publisher, and as such, may not reflect some modern performance practices. Nevertheless, it still represents incredibly good value-for-money.
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