From L’Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato, HWV 55, Part I, Il Penseroso
Composer |
George Frideric Handel |
|---|---|
Key |
B major → f sharp minor |
Meter |
4/4 |
Length |
9 measures |
English text |
|---|
Soprano |
First, and chief, on golden wing, |
The cherub Contemplation bring; |
And the mute Silence hist along, |
‘Less Philomel will deign a song, |
In her sweetest, saddest plight, |
Smoothing the rugged brow of night. |
Opera Stanford |
Based on the poetry of John Milton
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