Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne, HWV.74
Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne (HWV 74) is a secular cantata composed by George Frideric Handel to a libretto by Ambrose Philips, of which the first line, "Eternal source of light divine", provides an alternative title for the work. It was probably composed during January 1713 for a performance on 6 February 1713, although there is no record of the performance having actually taken place. Other catalogues of Handel's music have referred to the work as HG xlvi A; and HHA i/6.
Movements
- “Eternal Source of Light Divine”
- “The Day That Gave Great Anna Birth”
- “Let All the Winged Race With Joy”
- “Let Flocks and Herds Their Fear Forget”
- “Let Rolling Streams Their Gladness Show”
- “Kind Health Descends on Downy Wings”
- “The Day That Gave Great Anna Birth”
- “Let Envy Then Conceal Her Head”
- “United Nations Shall Combine”