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Galatea secunda, an odaic cantata

addressed to H. R. H. Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh, on his first arrival in the colony of Victoria. Written by Richard Hengist Horne ... The music composed by J. Summers
Horne, R. H. (1802-1884)

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GALATEA SECUNDA,
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I. RECITATIVO (Basso, with Orchestra).
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II. CHORUS (Unaccompanied).
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III. FULL CHORUS (with Orchestra).
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IV TRIO (Soprano, Tenor, and Bass, Accompanied).
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I. RECITATIVO (Basso, with Orchestra).

Ye mighty waves, like hills and dales
At play upon the Indian Ocean:
Upheave your bosoms to the light
In golden glory of devotion!
Fair Galatea to Victoria comes
From an August Victoria,
In Britain's full regalia,
Buoyant through storms!
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