27. Let harmony breathe soft around

From Athalia, HWV 52, Performing version of 1756, Part III, Scene I

Composer	George Frideric Handel
Length	4 measures

English text
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Let harmony breathe soft around,
And aid my raptures with the sound!
Opera Stanford

About the text

• Author: Samuel Humphreys

Instrumentation

Issues

• Duplicate

Resources

• Full score: Hallische Händel-Ausgabe I/12.2, p. 390, p. 181 (Appendix III)
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