Ode for St Cecilia's Day

Movements

1. Overture: I. Vivace - Adagio - Allegro
2. Overture: II. Gavot: Andante
3. Overture: III. Minuetto allegro
4. Chorus. See the fam'd Apollo and the Nine
5. Duet. Immortal Love, with tuneful lyres
6. Recitative. Aloft the strains melodious swiftly fly
7. Aria. What a tender, virtuous passion
8. Recitative. Hark the loud trumpet calls a youth to arms
9. Aria. The hero whom a fair one fires
10. Recitative. Ah! say, could Painting, could the weeping muse
11. Aria. What cruel pangs the lover feels
12. Recitative. Thus, whilst the Muse Love's boundless influence sings
13. Chorus. Sprung from Gods, immortal Love
14. Overture. Largo - Allegro
15. Chorus. Hail, Harmony!
16. Aria. Glorious Power, to thee we owe
17. Recitative. At Music's sacred name
18. Aria. With celestial glory crown'd
19. Recitatative. Mortals, in hymns of tuneful joy
20. Aria. Music, gently soothing Power
21. Recitative. Pleas'd the celestial visitant surveys
22. Duet. As nature with the sun revives
23. Aria. The captive, bound in rankling chains
24. Recitative. The melting theme transports each mortal breast
25. Aria. Music can the passions raise
26. Recitative. Now the ætherial lyrist sweeps the strings
27. Aria. Mortals, scorn the boasted Nine
28. Recitative. Leave transient joys, and raise the theme
29. Allegro. Thus will your hymns, like incense, rise
30. Chorus. Display His goodness, Hail His might