37. New scenes of joy

From Theodora, HWV 68, Part III, Scene III

Composer	George Frideric Handel
Key	c minor
Meter	4/4
Tempo	Andante larghetto → adagio → a tempo
Length	44 measures

Original English text	Modernized English text
Irene	Irene
New Scenes of Joy come crowding on	New scenes of joy come crowding on
While Sorrow fleets away;	While sorrow fleets away;
Like Miſts before the riſing Sun,	Like mists before the rising sun,
That gives a glorious Day.	That gives a glorious day.

About the text

• Author: Thomas Morell

Instrumentation

Resources

• Full score: Hallische Händel-Ausgabe I/29, p. 200
• Scores at IMSLP ›
• Wikipedia ›

Contributor

May Robertson

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