Vocal Music Instrumentation Index
Handel
Oratorios
Alexander’s Feast
2. ‘Twas at the royal feast
2
. ‘Twas at the royal feast
From
Alexander’s Feast
,
HWV
75, Part I
Composer
George Frideric Handel
Key
F major → e minor
Meter
4/4
Length
16 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. 7
Scores at
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Wikipedia
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Overture
Aria
: Happy, happy pair
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