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Minuet (F major): 8. Bourée. Presto (F major): 9. Hornpipe (F major): Allegro moderato. Suite No Allegro (D major): Alla Hornpipe (D major): Find composition details, parts / movement information and albums that contain performances of Water Music Suite No. 2 for on AllMusic.
Alla Hornpipe D major Minuet D major Lentement D major Rigaudon [Presto] G major Minuet [1] G minor Duration 45 minutes Composer Time Period Comp. Retrieved from " http: Contents 1 Performances 1. Actually, a pianoforte patch and a harpsichord patch were used to distinguish the 2 keyboards more easily.
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The Water Music consists of 3 suites, the horn-suite, the trumpet-suite and the flute-suite. I hereby present the trumpet suite 2nd suite. I hereby present the flute-suite. Editor Friedrich Chrysander — Editor Friedrich Chrysander — Max Seiffert , realization. Editor Hans Ferdinand Redlich Public Domain in the USA.
Copyright not renewed and is ineligible for NIE restoration due to PD status in its country of origin. Editor Max Seiffert , realization.
These files are part of the Orchestra Parts Project. Copyist Johann Gottfried Grundig ca. Contains a number of manuscript annotations - indicating, among other things, the omission of the bassoon melody on p.
Arranger Josiah Pittman Date of reprint on rear cover. Enhanced PDF with embedded sound.
Two middle movements reversed in recording! Arranger Pierre Gouin - Contact. Arranger Carl Burchard This file is part of the Sibley Mirroring Project. Allegro Vivace Suite 1, 5 2.
Handel News See more Handel News. A Portrait of Sir Neville Marriner. The Water Music consists of 3 suites, the horn-suite, the trumpet-suite and the flute-suite. Telemann Society Orchestra , Richard Schulze. Alla hornpipe from Water Music - Suite no.
According to The Courant , "the whole River in a manner was covered" with boats and barges. On arriving at Chelsea, the king left his barge, then returned to it at about 11 p. The king was so pleased with the Water Music that he ordered it to be repeated at least three times, both on the trip upstream to Chelsea and on the return, until he landed again at Whitehall. Handel's orchestra is believed to have performed from about 8 p. It was rumoured that the Water Music was composed to help King George steal some of the London spotlight back from the prince who, at the time, worried that his time to rule would be shortened by his father's long life, was throwing lavish parties and dinners to compensate for it.
The Water Music's first performance on the Thames was the King's way of reminding London that he was still there and showing he could carry out gestures even grander than his son's. Handel had been employed by the future king George while he was still Elector of Hanover , before he succeeded to the British throne.
The composer supposedly fell out of favour for moving to London during Queen Anne 's reign. This story was first related by Handel's early biographer John Mainwaring ; although it may have some foundation in fact, the tale as told by Mainwaring has been doubted by some Handel scholars. Another legend has it that the Elector of Hanover approved of Handel's permanent move to London, knowing the separation between them would be temporary. Both were aware the Elector of Hanover would eventually succeed to the British throne after Queen Anne's death.
From to , Walt Disney World featured movements from both installments of Water Music as the background music for the Electrical Water Pageant , a parade of sea creatures lit up with electric lights off the coast of the Magic Kingdom. A performance of Water Music plays a major role in the movie The Madness of King George , in which King George III exhibits very erratic and inappropriate behavior at a concert, yelling at the orchestra to play louder and eventually taking the place of the harpsichordist, playing very badly , culminating in a physical altercation with the Prince of Wales, leading to the Prince of Wales asking to be named Regent.
There are many recordings. The Music for the Royal Fireworks , composed 32 years later for another outdoor performance this time, for George II of Great Britain for the fireworks in London's Green Park , on 27 April , has often been paired with the Water Music on recordings.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. This article is about suites by Handel. For the Telemann suite, see Water Music Telemann. For other topics, see Water Music disambiguation. Water Music and Music for the Royal Fireworks.