Il "Giulio Cesare" di Haym e Handel

Speranza

Handel, Giulio Cesare (1724): opera seria

Recitative--aria
Recitative.
More like recitation, less melody, moves very quickly ("secco" or simple recitative) NOT INCLUDED with example

Aria: "La giustizia" -- da capo form -- unison violins and continuo "revenge aria".
One of many types of affects depicted by da capo arias

singularity of the accompaniment rushing scales and forward motion especially long coloratura (melismas) on "vendetta," "traditor"

(ready for vengeance) high notes on "punire" ornamentation on da capo makes it less a repetition and more of a heightening (racheting up) of intensity.