53. Destructive war

From Belshazzar, HWV 61, Act III

Composer	George Frideric Handel
Key	D major
Meter	4/4

English text
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Destructive war, thy limits know;
Here, tyrant death, thy terrors end.
To tyrants only I’m a foe,
To virtue and her friends, a friend.
Destructive war…
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About the text

• Author: Charles Jennens

Instrumentation

Resources

• Full score: ed. Georg Friedrich Händels Werke
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• Scores at IMSLP ›
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