{"product_id":"handel-gf-water-music-suite-2","title":"Handel, GF :: Water Music Suite","description":"\u003cspan class=\"NameInDesc\"\u003eWater Music Suite\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ComposerInDesc\"\u003eHandel, GF\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eMusicians 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!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 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.'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Charlotte Nediger, 2016\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eContents\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAllegro\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAir\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBourree\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHornpipe\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMinuet\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAllegro Maestoso\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Musicians Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46968705876262,"sku":"MPWT140","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0827\/3559\/5814\/products\/700000000MPWT140_d.jpg?v=1697517896","url":"https:\/\/www.flute4u.com\/products\/handel-gf-water-music-suite-2","provider":"Carolyn Nussbaum Music Company","version":"1.0","type":"link"}