Cingetemi d’alloro

Composer
George Frideric Handel
Type
Recitativo
From
Atto II, Scena III
Key
C major → B flat major
Meter
4/4

Italian text

Armida

Cingetemi d’alloro
Le triondali chiome!
Rinaldo, il più possente,
Terror dell’arme Assire,
In umile olocausto
Sull’altar del mio sdegno
Cadra svenato al suolo.
Onducetelo quivi, o spirti, a volo!

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About the text

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

Instrumentation

  • Armida (Alto)
  • Continuo: (Violoncello + Cembalo)

Categories

Resources

  • Full score: Hallische Händel-Ausgabe II/4.2, p. 104
  • Scores at IMSLP ›

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