Product Description
The Water Music, normally split into three
suites, is a set of orchestral movements, written by George Frideric Handel. It
was composed by request of King George I who wanted a concert to be performed
on the River Thames. It was first performed on 17 July 1717 upon a royal barge.
It is said that the king was so pleased with Water Music that he ordered
for it to be repeated at least three times, both on the trip upstream from
Whitehall and on the return from Chelsea.
Ideal for wedding and concerts alike, this arrangement includes
alternative parts for tenor horn, treble-clef euphonium and tuba. A recording
of the original composition can be found here on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zfu0ZA_8_k.
Other searchable terms: City of London, King George, King George the First,
The Daily Courant, Wednesday, Whitehall Palace, Anne Vaughan, Duchess of
Bolton, Harriet Pelham-Holles, Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Evelyn
Pierrepont, 1st Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull, Sophia von Kielmansegg, Countess of
Darlington, Henrietta Godolphin, 2nd Duchess of Marlborough, George
Douglas-Hamilton, 1st Earl of Orkney, Hamilton Harty, Elector of Hanover,
British Throne
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