Let the bright seraphim
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"Let the bright seraphim" is a celebrated soprano aria from George Frideric Handel’s oratorio *Samson*, renowned for its virtuosic vocal writing and prominent trumpet obbligato.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aria
ⓘ
soprano aria ⓘ vocal composition ⓘ |
| associatedWith | concert trumpet repertoire ⓘ |
| basedOn | biblical Book of Judges (through Samson story) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catalogueNumber | HWV 57 (within Samson) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | George Frideric Handel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compositionDateApproximate | 1741–1742 ⓘ |
| compositionForm | da capo aria ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresInstrument | trumpet ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceDateApproximate | 1743 ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceWork | Samson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | Baroque music ⓘ |
| hasAccompaniment |
continuo
ⓘ
orchestra ⓘ |
| hasFamousInterpreters |
Joan Sutherland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kathleen Battle NERFINISHED ⓘ Kiri Te Kanawa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFamousTrumpetSoloists |
Maurice André
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wynton Marsalis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLiturgicalUse | non-liturgical sacred concert use ⓘ |
| hasMelodicCharacter | highly ornamented ⓘ |
| hasMeter | common time ⓘ |
| hasObbligato | trumpet ⓘ |
| hasSacredContext | biblical narrative of Samson ⓘ |
| hasStyle | late Baroque vocal style ⓘ |
| hasTempoIndication | Allegro ⓘ |
| hasTextOpening | "Let the bright seraphim in burning row" ⓘ |
| hasTexture | solo voice with obbligato trumpet and orchestra ⓘ |
| isFrequentlyRecorded | true ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| movementNumber | no. 79 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
prominent trumpet obbligato
ⓘ
virtuosic vocal writing ⓘ |
| originalContext | oratorio performance ⓘ |
| originalKey | C major ⓘ |
| partOf | Samson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | Baroque era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requires |
coloratura soprano
ⓘ
virtuoso trumpet player ⓘ |
| sectionOf | final act of Samson ⓘ |
| textLanguage | English ⓘ |
| textSource | Samson libretto by Newburgh Hamilton ⓘ |
| typicalPerformanceFor |
concert repertoire
ⓘ
state occasions ⓘ wedding ceremonies ⓘ |
| vocalRange | soprano ⓘ |
| workTitleLanguage | English ⓘ |
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