Composer	George Frideric Handel
Type	Aria
From	Atto secondo, Scena VII
Key	B flat major
Meter	6/8
Tempo	[Allegro ma non troppo
Structure	da capo

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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

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Categories

• Handel soprano arias ›
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• Arias in B flat major ›
• Arias in 6/8 meter ›
• Tempo [Allegro ma non troppo ›

Resources

• Full score: Hallische Händel-Ausgabe II/9.1, p. 104
• Scores at IMSLP ›

Cataloguer

Emma Clarkson

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