Composer	George Frideric Handel
Type	Aria
Version	first version
Key	E flat major
Meter	3/4

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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

• Aria: Deine Menschen zu befrein
  CPE Bach
• Arietta: No, che del tuo gran cor
  Handel
• Aria + Recitativo: Con rauco mormorio
  Handel

Categories

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• Arias in E flat major ›
• Arias in 3/4 meter ›

Resources

• Full score: Hallische Händel-Ausgabe II/9.1, p. 220 (Appendix)

Cataloguer

Emma Clarkson

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