Composer	George Frideric Handel
Type	Aria
From	Atto terzo, Scena II
Key	G major
Meter	3/8
Structure	dal segno

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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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  Handel
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• Air: Taisez-vous tambours, et trompettes
  Clérambault

Categories

• Handel soprano arias ›
• Handel opera arias ›
• Arias in G major ›
• Arias in 3/8 meter ›

Resources

• Full score: Hallische Händel-Ausgabe II/9.1, p. 149
• Scores at IMSLP ›

Cataloguer

Emma Clarkson

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