From L’Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato, HWV 55, Part I, Il Penseroso
Composer |
George Frideric Handel |
|---|---|
Key |
E flat major |
Meter |
3/4 |
Tempo |
Larghetto |
Length |
111 measures |
English text |
|---|
Soprano or Tenor |
Far from all resort of mirth, |
Save the cricket on the hearth, |
Or the bellman’s drowsy charm, |
To bless the doors from nightly harm. |
Opera Stanford |
Based on the poetry of John Milton
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