From Athalia, HWV 52, Performing version of 1735, Part I, Scene III
Composer |
George Frideric Handel |
|---|---|
Key |
e minor |
Meter |
3/4 |
Tempo |
Andante larghetto |
Length |
89 measures |
English text |
|---|
Athalia |
Softest sounds no more can ease me, |
Heav’n a weight of woe decrees me, |
Horrors all my hopes destroy. |
Whilst such rising torments grieve me, |
Tuneful strains can ne’er relieve me, |
Vain is the voice of joy. |
Opera Stanford |
For performance of the F#-minor version [12a] the E-minor version [12b] can be transposed.
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