La Réjouissance

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La Réjouissance is a jubilant, celebratory movement from George Frideric Handel’s orchestral suite Music for the Royal Fireworks, known for its triumphant, dance-like character.

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La Réjouissance canonical 2

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Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf instrumental composition ⓘ
orchestral movement ⓘ
associatedPerson King George II of Great Britain ⓘ
associatedWork Royal fireworks celebrations in London ⓘ
catalogueNumberOfParentWork HWV 351 ⓘ
character celebratory ⓘ
dance-like ⓘ
jubilant ⓘ
triumphant ⓘ
commonlyArrangedFor brass ensemble ⓘ
concert band ⓘ
organ ⓘ
symphony orchestra ⓘ
composer George Frideric Handel ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Great Britain ⓘ
genre Baroque music ⓘ
orchestral music ⓘ
historicalPeriod 18th century ⓘ
intendedEnsemble wind band with percussion ⓘ
keyWorkOf George Frideric Handel’s ceremonial repertoire ⓘ
languageOfTitle French ⓘ
melodicFeatures fanfaric themes ⓘ
movementNumber fourth movement ⓘ
musicalFunction celebratory interlude ⓘ
festive processional ⓘ
notableAttribute often performed independently of the full suite ⓘ
popular in modern arrangements ⓘ
originalInstrumentation wind instruments and percussion ⓘ
partOf Music for the Royal Fireworks ⓘ
partOfEventContext Music for the Royal Fireworks composed for 1749 royal fireworks display ⓘ
performancePractice often performed with trumpets and timpani in modern versions ⓘ
publicationContext published as part of HWV 351 (Music for the Royal Fireworks) ⓘ
rhythmicFeatures march-like pulse ⓘ
strong dotted rhythms ⓘ
stylePeriod High Baroque ⓘ
tempoCharacter lively ⓘ
texture homophonic with fanfare-like writing ⓘ
titleTranslation The Rejoicing ⓘ
tonalLanguage tonal ⓘ
typicalUse celebratory concerts ⓘ
ceremonial occasions ⓘ
wedding recessional music ⓘ
usesForm binary-like dance form ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Music for the Royal Fireworks → movement → La Réjouissance ⓘ
Menuet I → followsInSuite → La Réjouissance ⓘ