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 between items 176 and 177 below. The present text is based on that of the first edition (1697).
