Tremate empi tremate

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Song TitleTremate empi tremate (Search)
Composer(s):Ludwig van Beethoven
Author(s):Giovanni De Gamerra
Keyword(s) & Features: Anger; Ardor; Barbarity; Binding; Blood; Chains; Condemning; Cruel; Cruelty; Crying; Devotion; Eyes; God; Hearts; Idols; Innocent; Lightning; Mercy; Metaphor: Chains of Love; Revenge; Severity; Spouses; Star-crossed Lovers; Stars; Stone; Tears; Trembling; Trio; Victims; Worry
First LineTremate, empi, tremati dell'ire (Search)
Average Duration10:00 (Search)
Year of composition 1801 - 1802 (Search)
Link to English Text Onlinehttps://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/tw.asp?w=W8116
Musical FormThrough-composed (Search)
Original LanguageItalian (Search)
Score Source https://s9.imslp.org/files/imglnks/usimg/4/44/IMSLP59208-PMLP106592-Beethoven_Werke_Breitkopf_Serie_22_No_211_Op_116.pdf
Audio Source https://open.spotify.com/track/6av3WYgjEz9wVGyJiDge9v
Catalog DesignationOp. 116 (Search)
Voice part suggested by composerSoprano, Tenor, and Bass
Range: D4 - Bb5 (Search)
Original KeyBb Major (Search)
NotesRange indicated is for the soprano Lowest pitch for soloists - Soprano: D4; Tenor: D3; Bass: F2 Highest pitch for soloists - Soprano: Bb5; Tenor: G4; Bass: F4 (Search)
Orchestra and voice?Yes (Search)
More Than One Voice?Trio (Search)
Sources CitedGiovanni de Gamerra did in fact write the lyrics. It is a trio from his libretto "Medonte." It was set by Sarti (manuscript on IMSLP:https://imslp.org/wiki/Medonte%2C_re_di_Epiro_(Sarti%2C_Giuseppe) and Mysliveček, among others. (De Gamerra also wrote the (Search)
ContributorGTM (Search)
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