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Composed
1751-08-30 (end date)
First published
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Period
Baroque
Catalogue
HWV 70
Dedication
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Movements
71
Movements
As catalogued on IMSLP.
- 1 Overture
- 2 Recitative: It must be so (Zebul)
- 3 Aria: Pour forth no more unheeded prayers (Zebul)
- 4 Chorus: No more to Ammon's god and king
- 5 Recitative: But Jephtha comes (Zebul)
- 6 Aria: Virtue my soul shall still embrace (Jephtha)
- 7 Recitative: 'Twill be a painful separation (Storge)
- 8 Aria: In gentle murmurs will I mourn (Storge)
- 9 Recitative: Happy this embassy (Hamor)
- 10 Aria: Dull delay, in piercing anguish (Hamor)
- 11 Recitative: Ill suits the voice of love (Iphis)
- 12 Aria: Take the heart you fondly gave (Iphis)
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- 13 Recitative: I go, my soul, inspir'd (Hamor)
- 14 Duet: These labours past (Iphis, Hamor)
- 15 Recitative: What mean these doubtful fancies (Jephtha)
- 16 Recitative: If, Lord, sustain'd by thy almighty pow'r (Jephtha)
- 17 Recitative: 'Tis said (Jephtha)
- 18 Chorus: O God, behold our sore distress
- 19 Recitative: Some dire event (Storge)
- 20 Aria: Scenes of horror, scenes of woe (Storge)
- 21 Recitative: Say, my dear mother (Iphis, Storge)
- 22 Aria: The smiling dawn of happy days (Iphis)
- 23 Recitative: Such, Jephtha (Zebul)
- 24 When his loud voice in thunder spoke (Chorus)
- 25 Recitative: Glad tidings of great joy (Hamor)
- 26 Chorus: Cherub and Seraphim
- 27 Aria: Up the dreadful steep ascending (Hamor)
- 28 Recitative: 'Tis well (Iphis)
- 29 Aria: Tune the soft melodious lute (Iphis)
- 30 Recitative: Again heav'n smiles (Zebul)
- 31 Aria: Freedom now once more possessing (Zebul)
- 32 Recitative: Zebul, thy deeds were valiant (Jephtha)
- 33 Aria: His mighty arm (Jephtha)
- 34 Chorus: In glory high
- 35 Symphony
- 36 Recitative: Hail, glorious conqueror! (Iphis)
- 37 Aria: Welcome as the cheerful light (Iphis)
- 38 Semi-Chrorus: Welcome thou
- 39 Recitative: Horror! Horror! (Jephtha)
- 40 Aria: Open thy marble jaws (Jephtha)
- 41 Recitative: Why is my brother thus afflicted (Zebul)
- 42 Recitative: First perish thou (Storge)
- 43 Recitative: If such thy cruel purpose (Hamor)
- 44 Aria: On me let blind mistaken zeal (Hamor)
- 45 Quartet: O spare your daughter (Storge, Hamor, Jephtha, Zebul)
- 46 Recitative: Such news flies swiftly (Iphis)
- 47 Recitative: For joys so vast (Iphis)
- 48 Aria: Happy they (Iphis)
- 49 Recitative: Deeper and deeper still (Jephtha)
- 50 Chorus: How dark, O Lord, are Thy decrees
- 51 Recitative: Hide thou thy hated beams (Jephtha)
- 52 Recitative: A father, off'ring up his only child (Jephtha)
- 53 Aria: Waft her, angels (Jephtha)
- 54 Recitative: Ye sacred priests (Iphis)
- 55 Aria: Farewell, ye limpid springs (Iphis)
- 56 Chorus: Doubtful fear
- 57 Symphony
- 58 Recitative: Rise Jephtha (Angel)
- 59 Aria: Happy, Iphis, shalt thou live (Angel)
- 60 Aria: For ever blessed be thy holy name (Jephtha)
- 61 Chorus: Theme sublime of endless praise
- 62 Recitative: Let me congratulate (Zebul)
- 63 Aria: Laud her, all ye virgin train (Zebul)
- 64 Recitative: O let me fold thee (Storge)
- 65 Aria: Sweet as sight to the blind (Storge)
- 66 Recitative: With transport, Iphis (Hamor)
- 67 Aria: 'Tis heav'n's all-ruling power (Hamor
- 68 Recitative: My faithful Hamor (Iphis)
- 69 Aria: Freely I to heav'n resign (Iphis)
- 70 Quintet: All that is in Hamor mine (Iphis, Hamor, Storge, Jephtha, Zebul)
- 71 Chorus: Ye house of Gilead
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