LyricIQ Analysis
Enjoyment
Abuse and Violence
Händel : Saul
2012
Disc
1
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Saul: Act 1, Overture
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Saul, HWV 53: How excellent Thy name (Chorus of Israelites)
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Saul: Act I, Scene I, Air. "An Infant Rais'd", (Merah)
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Saul: Act I, Scene I, "Along the Monster" (Chorus)
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Saul: Act I, Scene I, "The Youth Inspired" (Chorus of Israelites)
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Saul, HWV 53: Act I, Scene I - How excellent Thy name
The Sixteen
07
Saul: Act I, Scene I, "Hallelujah!" (Chorus of Israelites)
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08
Saul: Act I, Scene II, Recitive. "He Comes, He Comes!" (Michal)
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Saul: Act I, Scene II, Air. "O Godlike Youth" (Michal)
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10
Saul: Act I, Scene II, Recitative. "Behold, O King" (Abner, Saul, David)
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Saul: Act I, Scene II, Air. "O King, Your Favours" (David)
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Saul: Act I, Scene II, Recitative "Oh Early Piety!" (Jonathan)
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Saul: Act I, Scene II, Air. "What Abject Thoughts" (Merab)
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Saul: Act I, Scene II, Recitative. "Yet Think On Whom This Honor" (Merab)
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Saul: Act I, Scene II, Air. "Birth and Fortune I Despise!" (Jonathan)
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Saul: Act I, Scene II, Recitative. "Go On, Illustrious Pair!" (High Priest)
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Saul: Act I, Scene II, Air. "While Yet Thy Tide" (High Priest)
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Saul: Act I, Scene II, Recitative. "Thou, Merab, First in Birth" (Saul, Merab)
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Saul: Act I, Scene II, Air. "My Soul Rejects" (Merab, Michal)
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Saul: Act I, Scene II, Sinfonia
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Saul: Act I, Scene III, Recitative. "Already See the Daughters" (Michal)
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Saul, HWV 53: Welcome, welcome, mighty King! (Chorus of Israelites)
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Saul: Act I, Scene III, Accompagnato. "What Do I Hear?" (Saul)
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Saul: Act I, Scene III, "David His Ten Thousand Slew" (Chorus of Israelites)
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Saul: Act I, Scene III, Accompagnato. "To Him Ten Thousands" (Saul)
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Saul: Act I, Scene III, Air. "With Rage I Shall Burst" (Saul)
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Saul: Act I, Scene IV, Recitative. "Imprudent Women!" (Johnathan, Michal)
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Saul: Act I, Scene IV, Air. "Fell Rage and Black Despair" (Michal)
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Saul: Act I, Scene V, Recitative. "Racked with Infernal Pains" (Abner)
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Saul: Act I, Scene V, Air. "Oh Lord Whose Mercies" (David)
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Saul: Act I, Scene V, Symphony (Harp)
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Saul: Act I, Scene V, Recitative. "'Tis All in Vain" (Jonathan)
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Saul: Act I, Scene V, Air. "A Serpent, in My Bosom Warm'd" (Saul)
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Saul: Act I, Scene V, Recitative. "Has He Escap'd My Rage?" (Saul)
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Saul: Act I, Scene V, Air. "Capricious Man" (Mehab)
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Saul: Act I, Scene VI, Accompagnato. "O Filial Piety!" (Jonathan)
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Saul: Act I, Scene VI, Air. "No, Cruel Father, No!" (Jonathan)
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Saul: Act I, Scene VI, Air. "O Lord, Whose Providence" (High Priest)
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Saul: Act I, Scene VI, "Preserve Him for the Glory" (High Priest)
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Disc
2
01
Saul: Act II, Scene I, "Envy, Eldest Born of Hell" (Chorus)
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Saul: Act II, Scene II, Recitative. "Ah, Dearest Friend" (Jonathan)
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Saul: Act II, Scene II, Air. "But Sooner Jordan's Stream" (Jonathan)
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Saul: Act II, Scene II, Recitative. "Oh, Strange Vicissitude!" (David, Jonathan)
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Saul: Act II, Scene II, Air. "Such Haughty Beauties Rather Move" (David)
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Saul: Act II, Scene II, Recitative. "My Father Comes" (Jonathan)
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Saul: Act II, Scene III, Air. "Sin Not, O King, Against the Youth" (Jonathan)
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08
Saul: Act II, Scene III, Air. "As Great Jehovah Lives, I Swear" (Saul)
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Saul: Act II, Scene III, Air. "From Cities Stormed, And Battles Won" (Jonathan)
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Saul: Act II, Scene IV, Recitative. "Appear, My Friend" (Jonathan, Saul)
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Saul: Act II, Scene IV, Air. "Your Words, O King, My Loyal Heart" (David)
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Saul: Act II, Scene IV, Recitative. "Yes, He Shall Wed My Daughter!" (Saul)
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Saul: Act II, Scene V, Duet. "O Fairest of Then Thousand Fair" (Michal, David)
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Saul: Act II, Scene V, "Is There a Man, Who All His Ways" (Chorus)
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Saul: Act II, Scene V, Sinfonia
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Saul: Act II, Scene VI, Recitative. "Thy Father Is As Cruel" (David)
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Saul: Act II, Scene VI, Duet. "At Persecution I Can Laugh" (David, Michal)
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Saul: Act II, Scene VII, Recitative. "Whom Dost Thou Seek?" (Michal, Doeg)
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Saul: Act II, Scene VII, Air. "No, No, Let the Guitly Tremble" (Michal)
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Saul: Act II, Scene VIII, Recitative. "Mean As He Was, He Is My New Brother" (Merab)
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Saul: Act II, Scene VIII, Air. "Author of Peace" (Merab)
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Saul: Act, II, Scene IX, Saul at the Feast of the New Moon. (Symphony)
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Saul: Act, II, Scene IX, Saul at the Feast of the New Moon. Accompagnato. "The Time At Length Is Come" (Saul)
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Saul: Act II, Scene X, Recitative. "Where Is the Son of Jesse?" (Saul, Jonathan)
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Saul: Act II, Scene X, "Oh Fatal Consequence" (Chorus)
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Disc
3
01
Saul: Act III, Scene I - Saul Disguised, at Endor: Accompagnato. "Wretch That I Am, of My Own Ruin Author!" (Saul)
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Saul: Act III, Scene I - Saul Disguised, at Endor: Accompagnato. "'Tis Said, Here Lives a Woman" (Saul)
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Saul: Act III, Scene II - Saul and the Witch of Endor: Recitative. "With Me What Would'st Thou?" (Witch, Saul)
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Saul: Act III, Scene II - Saul and the Witch of Endor: Air. "Infernal Spirits, By Whose Pow'r" (Witch)
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Saul: Act III, Scene III - Apparition of Samuel: Accompagnao. "Why Hast Thou Forc'd Me from the Realms of Peace?" (Samuel, Saul)
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Saul: Act III, Scene III - Appartition of Samuel: Sinfonia
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Saul: Act III, Scene IV, Recitative. "Whence Comest Thou?" (David, Amalekite)
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Saul: Act III, Scene IV, Air. "Impious Wretch, of Race Accurst!" (David)
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Saul: Act III, Scene IV, Dead March (Symphony)
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10
Saul: Act III, Scene V - Elegy on the Death of Saul and Jonathan: "Mourn, Israel, Mourn Thy Beauty Lost" (Chours)
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Saul: Act III, Scene V - Elegy on the Death of Saul and Jonathan: Accompagnato "Oh, Let It Not in Gath Be Heard" (High Priest)
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Saul: Act III, Scene V - Elegy on the Death of Saul and Jonathan: Air. "From This Unhappy Day" (Merab)
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Saul: Act III, Scene V - Elegy on the Death of Saul and Jonathan: Air. "Brave Jonathan Hi Bow Never Drew" (David)
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Saul: Act III, Scene V - Elegy on the Death of Saul and Jonathan: Chorus."Eagles Were Not So Swift As They..." (Israelites)
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Saul: Act III, Scene V - Elegy on the Death of Saul and Jonathan: Air. "In Sweetest Harmony They Lived" (Michal)
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Saul: Act III, Scene V - Elegy on the Death of Saul and Jonathan: Solo/Chorus. "Oh Fatal Day!" (David, Israelites)
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Saul: Act III, Scene V - Elegy on the Death of Saul and Jonathan: Recitative. "Ye Men of Judah, Weep No More!" (High Priest)
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Saul, HWV 53: Gird on thy sword, thou man of might (Chorus of Israelites)
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