Alma Mia
Song Title | Alma 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 Line | Alma mia, sì, sol tu sei, (Search) |
Average Duration | 4:15 (Search) |
Year of composition | 1721 (Search) |
Link to English Text Online | http://www.lieder.net/lieder/get_text.html?TextId=1285900 |
Larger Work | Floridante, HWV 14 (Search) |
Musical Form | Da capo aria (Search) |
Original Language | Italian (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 Designation | HWV 14 (Search) |
Voice part suggested by composer | Mezzo-soprano or Contralto |
Range: | C#4 - D5 (Search) |
Original Key | D Major (Search) |
Premiered By | Francesco Bernardi, called Senesino (Search) |
Notes | Sung by Floridante in Act I, scene ii (Search) |
Orchestra and voice? | Yes (Search) |
Contributor | GTM , Spencer Sonnenberg (Search) |
Contributor Affiliation | University of Connecticut (Search) |