From Athalia, HWV 52, Performing version of 1735, Part I, Scene III
Composer |
George Frideric Handel |
|---|---|
Key |
f minor → c minor |
Meter |
4/4 |
Tempo |
Andante larghetto |
Length |
12 measures |
English text |
|---|
Athalia |
What scenes of horror round me rise! |
I shake, I faint, with dire surprise! |
Is sleep, that frees the wretch from woe, |
To majesty alone a foe? |
Opera Stanford |
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