George Frideric Handel Handel Water Music Suites Nos 1 3 Songtexte Water music. westminster bridge on lord mayor's day by canaletto, 1746 (detail). the water music (german: wassermusik) is a collection of orchestral movements, often published as three suites, composed by george frideric handel. it premiered on 17 july 1717, in response to king george i 's request for a concert on the river thames. Scores at sheet music plus. extra information. *suites i and ii likely performed during the famous 1717 river journey of george i, with suite i possibly performed for a similar trip nearly 2 years before. the third suite seems to have been composed nearly 2 decades later for a river journey of the prince of wales.
Handel Water Music Suites Nos 1 3 Album By George Frideric Water music, suite of short pieces for small orchestra by german born english composer george frideric handel, known particularly for its highly spirited movements in dance form. most of the pieces were originally intended for outdoor performance, and the work premiered on a barge on the river thames, where it provided entertainment for a royal. Instrdetail. 2 oboes, bassoon, 2 horns, strings, continuo. manuscript sources. holograph score, 1730 59 (gb lbl, add. 30310) extra information. *the performance of this suite at the 1715 water journey of george i is not confirmed. Handel: water music and music for the royal fireworks. b'rock (early music ensemble), dmitry sinkovsky. the braying of the brass, the keen but never acid oboes, the fleetness of the strings: all are a delight from first to last. — gramophone magazine, october 2023 more…. release date: 14th jul 2023. *les musiciens du louvre • grenoble, marc minkowski * suite in f major hwv 348 [00:00] i. ouverture. largo allegro[03:05] ii. adagio e staccato[05:05] iii.
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