Water Music

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Water Music is a celebrated orchestral suite by Baroque composer George Frideric Handel, originally written for a royal outdoor performance on the River Thames.

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Water Music canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Baroque music work
composition
orchestral suite
catalogueNumber HWV 348
HWV 349
HWV 350
commissionedBy King George I of Great Britain
composedIn London
linked to: London, England
composer George Frideric Handel
dateOfFirstPerformance 1717
dedicatedTo King George I of Great Britain
firstPerformanceCity London
linked to: London, England
firstPerformanceCountry Kingdom of Great Britain
firstPerformanceLocation River Thames
linked to: Thames
form suite
genre Baroque
hasAlternativeTitle Handel’s Water Music
hasPart Suite in D major
Suite in F major
Suite in G major
hasRecording numerous commercial recordings
includesMovementType air
alla hornpipe
bourrée
hornpipe
minuet
overture
influenced later orchestral suite repertoire
intendedPerformanceContext outdoor performance
performance on boats
isAmongBestKnownWorksOf George Frideric Handel
isFrequentlyPerformed true
language instrumental
notableInstrumentation basso continuo
bassoons
horns
oboes
strings
trumpets
occasion outdoor royal entertainment
royal boating party
period Baroque era
scoredFor orchestra
style orchestral dance suite
usesDanceForms French dance forms
German dance forms

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