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Ah! perfido
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peer reviewed
by Editorial Board member: Susan McDaniel
Song Title
Ah! perfido (
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Composer(s):
Ludwig van Beethoven
Author(s):
Pietro Metastasio
Keyword(s) & Features:
Adoring
;
Anger
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Barbarity
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Beloved
;
Betrayal
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Cruel
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Death
;
Delight
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Deserving
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Despicable
;
Dying
;
Faithless
;
Farewell
;
Fleeing
;
Following
;
Gods
;
Grief
;
Hearts
;
Heaven
;
Idols
;
Imagination
;
Justice
;
Leaving
;
Lightning
;
Living
;
Mercy
;
Pity
;
Pleading
;
Punishing
;
Recitative
;
Revenge
;
Rewards
;
Sadness
;
Shadows
;
Traitors
;
Treacherous
;
Tyranny
;
Vengeance
;
Vengeful
;
Wounds
;
Wrath
First Line
Ah! perfido, spergiuro, barbaro traditor, tu parti? (
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Average Duration
14:00 (
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Year of composition
1796 (
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Link to English Text Online
https://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/dw.asp?dc=W8114_GBLLH1020109
Musical Form
Through-composed (
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Author's associated movements or -isms or Groups
Enlightenment (
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Original Language
Italian (
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Score Source
https://s9.imslp.org/files/imglnks/usimg/e/e7/IMSLP48279-PMLP53545-Beethoven_Lieder_Peters_9535_Op_65_Ah_perfido.pdf
Audio Source
https://open.spotify.com/track/6hhbVMVrCHQCNYOFYCrBtg
Link to IPA Source
https://www.ipasource.com/product/ah-perfido-2/
Catalog Designation
Op. 65 (
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Voice part suggested by composer
Soprano
Range:
C4 - Bb5 (
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Original Key
C Major (
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Orchestra and voice?
Yes (
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Contributor
GTM (
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