Composer	George Frideric Handel
Type	Cavatina
From	Atto secondo, Scena I
Key	E flat major
Meter	3/8
Tempo	Adagio

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About the text

• Author: Nicola Francesco Haym
• Adapted by Nicola Francesco Haym from L’amor tirannico by Domenico Lalli. The story is derived from Tacitus’ Annals, book xii. Lalli’s text was based on the earlier French play L’amour tyrannique by Georges de Scudéry.

Instrumentation

Similar instrumentation

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  JS Bach
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  CPE Bach
• Aria: Ich freue mich auf meinen Tod
  JS Bach

Categories

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• Arias in 3/8 meter ›
• Tempo Adagio ›

Resources

• Full score: Hallische Händel-Ausgabe II/9.1, p. 68
• Scores at IMSLP ›

Cataloguer

Emma Clarkson

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