Composer	George Frideric Handel
Type	Recitativo
From	Atto terzo, Scena III
Key	B major → B flat major
Meter	C

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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 recits ›
• Handel alto recits ›
• Handel opera recits ›
• Recits in B major ›
• Recits in B flat major ›
• Recits in C meter ›

Resources

• Full score: Hallische Händel-Ausgabe II/9.1, p. 152
• Scores at IMSLP ›

Cataloguer

Emma Clarkson

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