Voice — Art song & lieder
Baroque · 1738

Ombra mai fù (Largo from Xerxes)

G. F. HandelHWV 40

Key
F
Time
C
Tempo
♩=50
AO focus
AO1

Incipit

Form

Da capo aria from Serse. The most-arranged Handel aria ('Handel's Largo').

Teaching points

  • Da capo aria form A B A'
  • Counter-tenor / mezzo casting
  • AO1: standard low-voice Baroque aria
Full score ↓CPDL →Public domain

CPDL + IMSLP, public domain.

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