Perhaps the best-known music from Giuseppe Verdi's (1813-1901) 4 Act opera Il Trovatore, the Coro di Zingari (Chorus of the Gypsies), or "Anvil Chorus," from the beginning of the Act 2 depicts Spanish gypsies singing the praises of hard work, good wine, and their gypsy women, all while striking their anvils at dawn. Instrumentation: 1+Picc.2.2.2: 4.2.3.1: Timp.Perc(4): Str(4-4-3-3-3 in set): Mix Chor.