Being a collection of numerous and diverse works written by various composers embellishing on a simple tune.
Paganini was the first to introduce the piece to England — nay, to the whole world, one may say. The great violinist first heard the melody when he visited the Queen of the Adriatic in 1816. No one seems to know who composed it, though many a musician has added to it, and varied it, and embroidered it from time to time. Several fantasias have been written upon it, notably by Herz and Schulhoff, and these have been played by most pianists of note. It has been introduced into comic operas. Ambroise Thomas introduced variations of it into the overture of his opera "Le Carnaval de Venise," and Victor Masse makes use of it in his "Reine Topaz ...
from University Musical Encyclopedia
By Louis Charles Elson
More Information on Paganini's version of the tune.
Welcome to my contribution to the Internet's plethora of totally useless webpages. I've been collecting links to various versions of the music from "Carnival of Venice", a simple tune to which variations have been written by many of the world's greatest composers.
I kept notes on the links I found and the numerous spellings for the name itself (Carnival, Carnaval, Carneval, Venice, Venise, Venedig, Venezia, Veneci) and the composers (Makaroff, Makarov, Johann, Ivan, Jean, Padovetz, Padowetz, Padovec)
I had no idea how many different versions existed, and how much of the sheet music was online and in the "public domain", so I thought I'd organize the information on a web page. It's a work in progress. Soon I will post pdfs of the various public domain copies that I have.
HELP WANTED - If you have any public domain pdfs of the sheet music or get to one of the archival libraies cited to make photocopies, please send me a copy. Feel free to email corrections, comments or additional information to me at carnivalofvenice@gmail.com
| Aptommas | 1829-1913 | harp |
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| Scans at Library of Congress |
| Arban, Jean-Baptiste | 1824-1889 | cornet |
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PDF from la.trompette.com.free.fr PDF at WIMA PDF in Bass Clef |
MIDI | Sample PDF and MIDI arrangement for concert band |
| Barbi, Carlo | ?-1878 | clarinetto e pianoforte |
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| 22 Variazioni sopra il “Carnevale di Venezia” | WorldCat Listing | ||
| Variatione sossa al Carnevale di Venezia (Carnival of Venice). Clarinet,
2 horns, 2 trombones and bombardon pub for clarinet and piano Cundy-Bettoney Co. Boston USA. c1881 ms c1840 Mattsee Austria |
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| MIDI | Info |
| Bellak, James | c. 1860 | Op. 113 | piano |
| SCANS at Library of Congress |
| Benedict, Jules | 1804-1885 | voice and piano |
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| Concert variations on The Carnival of Venice | |||
| Scans from Library of Congress |
| Berger, Carl J | 4 hands easy piano |
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| Scans from Library of Congress |
| Beyer, Ferdinand | 1803-1863 | piano |
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| Le carneval de Venise: variations sur la chansonette "O cara mamma mia" | |||
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| Bottesini, Giovanni | 1821-1889 | bass |
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| MP3 excerpt by Catalin Rotaru |
| Briccialdi, Guilio | 1818-1881 | Op. 78 | flute |
| Il Carnevale di Venezia | |||
| Buy it |
| Carulli, Ferdinand | 1770-1841 |
guitar duo |
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| Carnaval de Venise | |||
| Chopin, Frederic | 1810-1849 | piano |
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| Variations "Souvenir de Paganini" | |||
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| Clarke, Herbert L. | 1867-1945 | cornet |
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PDF - one page sample |
Buy it |
| J.S Cox | violin/flute |
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| Scans at Library of Congress |
| Czerny, Charles | 1791-1857 | Op. 825 #12 | piano |
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| Demersseman, Jules Auguste Eduard | 1833-1866 | Op. 7 | flute |
| Ernst, Heinrich Wilhelm | 1814-1865 | Op. 18 | violin |
| Le carnaval de Venise | |||
| Le carnaval de Venise - variations burlesques : pour violon avec accompagnement de piano | The Carnival of Venice, as played by Sivori and the Author, with Variations for the Violin, and (ad lib) accompaniment for the pianoforte |
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| Frosini, Pietro | 1885-1951 | accordian | |
| Gambini, Carlo Andrea | 1819-1865 | Op. 50 | piano |
Remembrances of Paganini, Carnevale Venezia |
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| Genin, Paul (Pierre) Agricole | 1832-1903 | Op. 14 | flute |
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MIDI - classical midi connection |
| Giampieri, Alamiro | pub 1948 | clarinet | |
| Il Carnevale Di Venezia, Capriccio Variato | |||
| PDF - arrangement for quartet by A. Amore | MIDI | Buy it |
| Gibsone, Ignace | 1826-1897 | Op. 10 | piano |
| [L] Parafrase de concert sur le carnaval de Venise | |||
| Gottschalk, Louis | 1829-1869 | Op. 89 (RO45) | piano |
| PDF at www.gottschalk.fr |
| Hall, Miss Jette | piano |
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| Scans at Library of Congress |
| Hartmann, John | pub. 1882 | cornet |
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| Scans from Library of Congress |
| Hayden, Winslow L | guitar |
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| BOSTON: Oliver Ditson Company (1890), Pl.no. 25428, 3 pp. | |||
| Herz, Henri | 1808-1888 | Op. 170 | piano |
| Le Carnaval de Venise: Variations Brilliantes | |||
| Scans from UNC |
| Holland, Justin | 1819-1887 | guitar |
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| Fantaisie on the Carnival of Venice | WorldCat Listing | ||
| Holmes, G.E. | pub. 1937 | euphonium |
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| Jaell, Alfred | 1832-1882 | Op. 22 | piano |
Scans from Library of Congress PDF from Henselt Scans from Duke |
| JeanJean, Paul | 1874-1928 | clarinet |
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| WorldCat Listing | |||
| MIDI | Buy |
| Klinger, Iwan A | ?-1887 | Op.8 | guitar |
| PDF from REX |
| Knoop, Mrs | pub. 1847 | guitar | |
| Library of Congress |
| Krug, Dietrich | 1821-1880 | piano |
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| Scans from Library of Congress |
| Kurs, Adolphe | piano |
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| Scans from Library of Congress (4 pp) |
| Lalliet, Theodore | 1837-1892 | Op. 20 | oboe |
| Prelude and Variations on The Carnival of Venice | WorldCat Listing | ||
| Liszt, Franz | 1811-1886 | S700A | piano |
Clochette et Carnaval De Venise - Grande fantaisis di bravura sur des themes de Paganini |
R (231), SG5 (420), NG2 A113 | ||
Variations de bravoure sur des thèmes de Paganini: Le Clochette et Le carnaval de Venise (I & II), for piano, S. 700a (LW A113) Grande Fantaisie (Variations) sur des thèmes de Paganini -- La Clochette et Le Carnaval de Venise, for piano, S. 700i (1845) |
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Makaroff, Nikolai Petrovich (Makarov, Nikolaj) |
1810.1890 | Op. 4 | 10 string guitar - 24 fret |
| PDF from REX |
| Melnotte, Claude | 1840-1923 | piano |
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Scans from Library of Congress PDF from Henselt |
| Mertz, Johann Kaspar | 1806-1856 | Op. 6 | guitar |
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Biojes 1057 manuscript - pp 31 |
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PDF from Boijes
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| Mirco, Domenico | clarinet |
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| “Carnevale di Venezia”, Variazioni per clarinetto e pianoforte | |||
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| Moscheles, Ignaz | 1794-1870 | Op. 4 | piano |
| Rondo with an Introduction on the favorite Barcarolle in the Carnival of Venice | |||
| PDF from Henselt |
| Mower, Mike | flute/piano | ||
| Deviations on the Carnival of Venice | |||
| MP3 | Buy it |
| Muller, Julius | easy piano |
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| Scans from Library of Congress |
| Oesten, Theodore | 1813-1870 | Op. 37 | piano |
| The Carnival of Venice, with 10 Metamorphoses: Capriccietto Brilliant | |||
Scans from Indiana Univ. (short version) Scans from National Library of Australia |
Piano Duet Version |
| Padovetz, Ivan | 1800-1873 | Op. 62 | guitar duet |
| Der Carneval von Venedig mit concertanten Variationen für zwei Guitaren | |||
| PDF from REX |
| Paganini, Niccolo | 1782-1840 | Op. 10 | violin |
| Carnevale di Venezia | |||
| Watch | Recordings | ||
| Rossini, Gioachino | 1792-1868 | Quartetto per voce di soprano, contralto, tenor e basso con accompagnamento de pianoforte |
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| Il carnevale di Venezia | |||
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| Schnicke, H. Wm | c. 1880 | Op. 21 | guitar |
| Grand Fantasia For Guitar on the "Carnival of Venice" | CINCINNATI: The JOHN CHURCH COMPANY (1894), Pl.no. 10148 4T, 5 pp. / Lithograph | ||
| Schulhoff, Jules | 1825-1898 | Op. 22 | piano |
| Le Carnaval de Venise | |||
| PDF from Henselt |
| Staigers, Charles Delaware (Del) | 1899-1950 | cornet |
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| PDF - one page sample | MP3 - errors? |
| Strauss Sr. Johann (I) | 1804-1849 | Op. 126 |
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| The Carnival of Venice Fantasie |
WorldCat Listing | Vienna Phil/Zubin Mehta DG 477 6225 |
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" Memories of Ernst" (or the "Carnival of Venice"). "Erinnerungen an Ernst" |
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| Tarrega, Francisco | 1852-1909 | guitar |
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| PDF from CreativeGuitar.org |
| Tedesco, Ignac (Ignaz) Amadeus | 1817-1882 | Op. 29 | piano |
| Le Carnival de Venise | Leipzig: Friedrich Hofmeister. p.n. 2211 | ||
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| Van der Weyde | Op. 67 | aeolian piano |
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| Le carnaval de Venise, caprice burlesque for aeolian piano | |||
| Scans from Library of Congress |
| Vizzutti, Allen | b. 1952 | trumpet | |
| The Carnival of Venus | |||
| YouTube | |||
| Voss, Charles | 1815-1882 | piano |
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| PDF from UNC |
| Williams, T.H. | harp |
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| Scans at Library of Congress |
| Zani de Ferranti, Marco A. | 1802-1878 | Op. 5 | guitar |
PDF from Boijes TAB - you need this because the guitar uses an alternate tuning. |
MIDI |
MISC LINKS
More Scans - from the Library of Congress
Listen to a virtuostic performance on Ocarina
Easy Piano Version - from SheetMusicUSA.com
Lyric Opera - André Campra (1660-1744) - Le Carnaval de Venise, comédie lyrique, 1699
According to http://www.lewisvillesymphony.org/hollywood.htm the tune was worked into the musical accompaniment for the silent movie 'Il Carevale di Venezia' (1928)
It was also used in the soundtrack of 'The Five Pennies' (1959) and 'sung' by Danny Kaye imitating a trumpet.
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