15. The mighty master smil’d

From Alexander’s Feast, HWV 75, Part I

Composer	George Frideric Handel
Key	C major → A major
Meter	4/4
Length	6 measures

About the text

Author: Newburgh Hamilton

Instrumentation

Tenore
Continuo: Violoncello + Violone

Notes

There is also a German translation by Ramler

Resources

Full score: Hallische Händel-Ausgabe I/1, p. 58
Scores at IMSLP ›
Wikipedia ›

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