 | "Eternal Source of Light Divine (original tone from autograph) "from HWV 74 (source: The Royal Library)"Birthday Ode for Queen Anne" for Alto, Trumpet, strings and B.C. Score & Parts Georg Friedrich Haendel |
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| Composer |  Haendel, Georg Friedrich (1685 - 1759) | ||
| Style | Classical | ||
| Key : | D major | ||
| Publisher : |  MACHELLA, MAURIZIO (1960 - ) | ||
| Copyright | 2000-Copyright © MAURIZIO MACHELLA | ||
| Added by giordaniello, 16 Jun 2023
Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne (HWV 74) is a
secular cantata composed by George Frideric Handel to
a libretto by Ambrose Philips, of which the first line, "Eternal source of light divine", provides an alternative title for the work. It was probably composed during January 1713 for a performance on 6 February 1713 (which did not occur). The cantata celebrates Queen Anne's birthday, and the accomplishment of the Treaty of Utrecht (negotiated by the Tory ministry of Anne in ...(+) | |||
