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|  | | | Composer of the Week - Giuseppi Verdi
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Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi /dʒuˈzɛppe ˈverdi/ (either October 9 or 10, 1813 – January 27, 1901) was an Italian Romantic composer, mainly of opera. He was one of the most influential composers of Italian opera in the 19th century and went well beyond the work of Bellini, Donizetti, and Rossini.
His works are frequently performed in opera houses throughout the world
and, transcending the boundaries of the genre, some of his themes have
long since taken root in popular culture - such as "La donna è mobile" from Rigoletto and "Libiamo ne' lieti calici" from La traviata. Although his work was sometimes criticized as catering to the tastes of the common folk, using a generally diatonic rather than a chromatic musical idiom, and having a tendency towards melodrama, Verdi’s masterworks dominate the standard repertoire a century and a half after their composition.
 Giuseppe Verdi
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 Overture to "Joan of Arc" by Verdi.m4a
Here is another piece written by the composer.
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