17. War, he sung, is toil and trouble

From Alexander’s Feast, HWV 75, Part I

Composer	George Frideric Handel
Key	a minor
Meter	4/4
Tempo	Andante allegro
Structure	(Da capo)
Length	58 measures

About the text

• Author: Newburgh Hamilton

Instrumentation

Notes

Resources

• Full score: Hallische Händel-Ausgabe I/1, p. 61
• Scores at IMSLP ›
• Wikipedia ›

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