8. Son lievi le catene

Composer	George Frideric Handel
Key	g minor
Meter	4/4
Tempo	Allegro
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

Resources

• Full score: Hallische Händel-Ausgabe II/9.1, p. 43
• Scores at IMSLP ›

Cataloguer

Emma Clarkson

Categories

• Handel bass arias ›
• Handel opera arias ›
• Arias in g minor ›
• Arias in 4/4 meter ›
• Tempo Allegro ›

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