Ode for St. Cecilia's Day, HWV 76 (Handel, George Frideric)
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G.F. Händel's Werke: Ausgabe der Deutschen Händelgesellschaft (1858-94,1902); Band 23.
Leipzig: Deutsche Händelgesellschaft, 1865. Plate H.W. 23.
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| Work Title | Ode for St. Cecilia's Day, HWV 76 |
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| Composer | Handel, George Frideric |
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| Opus/Catalogue Number | HWV 76 |
| Year/Date of Composition | 15-24 September 1739 |
| Librettist | Based on a new setting of an earlier poem ("A Song for St. Cecilia's Day") by John Dryden (1631-1700); 1687 for St. Cecilia's Day (22 November). |
| Language | English / German |
| Genre | Other (secular - choir (other) with accompaniment) |
| Piece Style | Baroque |
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- 1. Overture
- 2. Recitative: From harmony
- 3. Recitative: When Nature
- 4. Chorus: From harmony
- 5. Aria: What passion cannot Music raise
- 6. Aria and Chorus: The trumpet's loud clangour
- 7. March
- 8. Aria: The soft complaining flute
- 9. Aria: Sharp violins proclaim
- 10. Aria: But oh! what art can teach
- 11. Aria: Orpheus could lead the savage race
- 12. Recitative: But bright Cecilia
- 13. Solo and Chorus: As from the power of sacred lays
