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George Frideric Handel

Alexander's Feast, ode for St. Cecilia's Day, HWV.75

HWV 75 Composed 1739 Vocal

Ode for St. Cecilia's Day, HWV 76, is a cantata composed by George Frideric Handel in 1739. The title of the cantata refers to Saint Cecilia, the patron saint of musicians. The premiere was on 22 November 1739 at the Theatre in Lincoln's Inn Fields, London.

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Movements

  1. Part I, no. 1. Overture
  2. Part I, no. 2. Recitative "'Twas at the royal feast" (Tenor)
  3. Part I, no. 3. Aria "Happy, happy pair"
  4. Part I, no. 4. Chorus "Happy, happy pair"
  5. Part I, no. 5. Recitative "Timotheus plac'd on high"
  6. Part I, no. 6. Recitative "The song began from Jove"
  7. Part I, no. 7. Chorus "The list'ning crowd"
  8. Part I, no. 8. Aria "With ravish'd ears" (Soprano)
  9. Part I, no. 9. Recitative "The praise of Bacchus"
  10. Part I, no. 10. Aria and Chorus "Bacchus ever fair and young"
  11. Part I, no. 11. Recitative "Sooth'd with the sound"
  12. Part I, no. 12. Recitative "He chose a mournful muse"
  13. Part I, no. 13. Aria "He sung Darius, great and good" (Soprano)
  14. Part I, no. 14. Recitative "With downcast looks"
  15. Part I, no. 15. Chorus "Behold Darius great and good"
  16. Part I, no. 16. Recitative "The mighty master smil'd"
  17. Part I, no. 17. Arioso "Softly sweet in Lydian measures"
  18. Part I, no. 18. Aria "War, he sung, is toil and trouble"
  19. Part I, no. 19. Chorus "The many rend the skies with loud applause"
  20. Part I, no. 20. Aria "The prince, unable to conceal his pain"
  21. Part I, no. 21. Chorus "The many rend the skies with loud applause"
  22. Part II - Your Voices Tune
  23. Part II, no. 1. Recitative and Chorus "Now strike the golden lyre again"
  24. Part II, no. 2. Chorus "Break his bands of sleep asunder"
  25. Part II, no. 3. Recitative "Hark, hark! The horrid sound"
  26. Part II, no. 4. Aria "Revenge, Timotheus cries" (Bass)
  27. Part II, no. 5. Aria "Behold the ghastly band"
  28. Part II, no. 6. Recitative "Give vengeance the due"
  29. Part II, no. 7. Air and Chorus "The princes applaud with a furious joy"
  30. Part II, no. 8. Air and Chorus "Thais led the way"
  31. Part II, no. 9. Recitative "Thus long ago"
  32. Part II, no. 10. Chorus "At last divine Cecilia came"
  33. Part II, no. 11. Recitative "Let old Timotheus yield the prize"
  34. Part II, no. 12. Chorus "Let old Timotheus yield the prize"

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