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<poem>Awake the trumpet’s lofty sound; | |||
The joyful sacred festival comes round, | |||
When Dagon, king of all the earth, is crown’d. | |||
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CPDL #20640:
Capella
- Editor: James Gibb (submitted 2009-12-23). Score information: A4, 1 page, 34 kB Copyright: CPDL
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General Information
Title: Awake the trumpet's lofty sound, II
Larger work: Samson, HWV 57
Composer: George Frideric Handel
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Secular, Oratorio
Language: English
Instruments: Keyboard
Published: 1743
Description: Samson was first performed in 1743 in London. Libretto by Newburgh Hamilton, who based it on Milton's Samson Agonistes.
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Original text and translations
English text
Awake the trumpet’s lofty sound;
The joyful sacred festival comes round,
When Dagon, king of all the earth, is crown’d.