by Sebastiano Biancardi (1679 - 1741), as Domenico Lalli
Prova eccelsa è di grandezza
Language: Italian (Italiano)
Prova eccelsa è di grandezza, non sprezzar l'umil bassezza di mendica povertà. A un tal don, ch'ogn'altro eccede, io darò sol, per mercede, servitù con fedeltà.
Authorship:
- by Sebastiano Biancardi (1679 - 1741), as Domenico Lalli [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Alessandro Scarlatti (1659 - 1725), "Prova eccelsa è di grandezza", 1715, first performed 1715, from the opera Tigrane [ sung text checked 1 time]
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