Composer	George Frideric Handel
Type	Aria
From	Atto II, Scena IV
Key	d minor
Meter	4/4
Tempo	Allegro

Italian text
Argante
Basta che sol tu chieda,
Per otterner da me,
Bocca amorosa.
Solo ch’il cor ti veda,
Tutto si perde in te,
Guancia vezzosa!

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About the text

• Author: Aaron Hill & Giacomo Rossi
• After La Gerusalemme liberata by Torquato Tasso (1544-1595)

Instrumentation

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Categories

• Handel bass arias ›
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• Arias in d minor ›
• Arias in 4/4 meter ›
• Tempo [Allegro] ›

Resources

• Full score: Hallische Händel-Ausgabe II/4.1, p. 114
• Scores at IMSLP ›

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