Composer	George Frideric Handel
Type	Aria
From	Atto secondo, Scena VI
Key	E flat major
Meter	3/4
Tempo	Largo

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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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• Recitative: Der Schluß ist schon gemacht
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Categories

• Handel alto arias ›
• Handel opera arias ›
• Arias in E flat major ›
• Arias in 3/4 meter ›
• Tempo Largo ›

Notes

Resources

• Full score: Hallische Händel-Ausgabe II/9.1, p. 96
• Scores at IMSLP ›

Cataloguer

Emma Clarkson

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