Alma Mia

Song TitleAlma Mia (Search)
Composer(s):George Frideric Handel
Author(s):Paolo Rolli
Keyword(s) & Features: Blessings; Da Capo Aria; Dedication; Expression of Love; Gifts; Glory; Gods; Joy; Love; Opera; Power; Souls
First LineAlma mia, sì, sol tu sei, (Search)
Average Duration4:15 (Search)
Year of composition 1721 (Search)
Link to English Text Onlinehttp://www.lieder.net/lieder/get_text.html?TextId=1285900
Larger WorkFloridante, HWV 14 (Search)
Musical FormDa capo aria (Search)
Original LanguageItalian (Search)
Score Source https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.c040814158;view=1up;seq=28
Audio Source https://open.spotify.com/track/3qjsLR3OSciFDoHKyYl12r
Catalog DesignationHWV 14 (Search)
Voice part suggested by composerMezzo-soprano or Contralto
Range: C#4 - D5 (Search)
Original KeyD Major (Search)
Premiered ByFrancesco Bernardi, called Senesino (Search)
NotesSung by Floridante in Act I, scene ii (Search)
Orchestra and voice?Yes (Search)
ContributorGTM , Spencer Sonnenberg (Search)
Contributor Affiliation University of Connecticut (Search)
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