ABSTRACT
Date and publication. First performed 22 November 1697. First printed by Jacob Tonson as a separate folio pamphlet, Alexander’s Feast; or The Power of Musick. An Ode, in Honour of St. Cecilia’s Day, probably distributed at the first performance (see further below). Reprinted in Fables Ancient and Modern (1700). The present text is based on that of the first edition (1697).
