Handel, GF :: Water Music Suite

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  • Composer
    Handel, GF
  • Instrumentation
    Woodwind Trio
  • Publisher
    Musicians Publications [WT140]
  • Editor
    Holcombe, Bill (arr)
  • Orchestration
    fl, ob, cl; fl, 2 cl
  • Includes CD or Audio Download
    No
  • Classification
    Not Applicable
  • Genre
    Undefined
  • Contents
    • Allegro
    • Air
    • Bourree
    • Hornpipe
    • Minuet
    • Allegro Maestoso
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Water Music Suite
Handel, GF

Musicians Publications presents G.F. Handel s Water Music Suite' arranged for flexible woodwind trio by Bill Holcombe. This arrangement includes a plethora of woodwind parts that are interchangeable depending on the instrumentation available. The score is divided into 3 voices, with the lowest voice in both bass and treble clef. Voice 1 parts include flute, oboe, and clarinet; upper voice 2 parts include flute, oboe, and B-flat clarinet; and voice 3 parts include clarinet, bass clarinet, or bassoon. The many different options in performance make this the perfect medley for a gigging group!

It was on the occasion of the royal river excursion of July 17, 1717, described above by the Brandenburg Resident in London, Friedrich Bonet, that Handel s Celebrated Water Music was first performed. River parties were regular occurrences during the summer season in eighteenth-century London, and royal excursions were important social occasions. The 1717 event was apparently the grandest, and possibly the last, of King George I s water parties. A contemporary newspaper account reported that there were so many boats, filled with persons of quality, that the whole river in a manner was cover d. The barges floated up the river from Whitehall to Chelsea, riding the tide. The King and his party were served dinner at Chelsea at one o clock in the morning, returning to St. James s Palace at half-past four. Handel s reputation, both with the royal family and the more general public, was served well by his contribution to the royal cruise. Movements from the so-called Water Music appeared in various publications for several decades, and concert performances were very popular. Throughout the work the wind and brass instruments, so well suited for outdoor use, figure prominently.'

- Charlotte Nediger, 2016

  • Composer
    Handel, GF
  • Instrumentation
    Woodwind Trio
  • Publisher
    Musicians Publications [WT140]
  • Editor
    Holcombe, Bill (arr)
  • Orchestration
    fl, ob, cl; fl, 2 cl
  • Includes CD or Audio Download
    No
  • Classification
    Not Applicable
  • Genre
    Undefined
  • Contents
    • Allegro
    • Air
    • Bourree
    • Hornpipe
    • Minuet
    • Allegro Maestoso

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