30. Now a diff’rent measure try - Shake the dome

From Solomon, HWV 67, Act III

Composer	George Frideric Handel
Key	D major
Meter	4/4
Tempo	Spiritoso
Length	54 measures

English text
Solomon; Israelites
Now a diff’rent measure try,
Shake the dome, and pierce the sky.
Rouse us next to martial deeds;
Clanking arms, and neighing steeds,
Seem in fury to oppose —
Now the hard-fought battle glows.
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About the text

• Author: Moses Mendes?
• Bible: the First Book of Kings and the Second Book of Chronicle

Instrumentation

Resources

• Full score: Hallische Händel-Ausgabe I/27.1, p. 263
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