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 .

A right royal pleasure: With these effervescent suites, Georg Frideric Handel created Baroque masterpieces that still delight people to this day with their infectious vitality. ...more.

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 ...

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Handel’s 'Water Music' consists a series of lively orchestral movements, many of which are based upon dances such as the minuet, bourrée, hornpipe, sarabande, gigue and rigaudon. It is not clear what order these pieces were played in, but they …

2020年2月17日 · His now-famous Water Music suites, commissioned for King George I for a ceremonial boat ride on the River Thames in London, were first performed during the summer of 1717. Five years later, Water Music was brought inside to London’s Stationers' Hall.

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