Water Music, HWV 348-350 (Handel, George Frideric)
| Title | Water Music |
| Alternative title | Wassermusik ; The Celebrated Water-Musick |
| Creators | George Frideric Handel, composer |
| Opus | HWV 348-350 |
| Instrumentation | orchestra |
| Number of movements | 22 |
| Keys | — |
| Composed | 1715 |
| First published | 1733 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | 2700 |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Suites |
| Period | Baroque |
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Sections
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Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Overture. Largo—Allegro | — | F major | 76 |
| 2. Adagio e staccato | — | D minor | 34 |
| 3. Allegro | — | F major | 105 |
| 4. Andante espressivo | — | D minor | 30 |
| 5. Presto 3 fois | — | F major | 81 |
| 6. Air. Presto 3 fois | — | F major | 36 |
| 7. Minuet 3 fois | — | F major | 72 |
| 8. Bourée. Presto 3 times | — | F major | 22 |
| 9. Hornpipe 3 times | — | F major | 16 |
| 10. Allegro moderato | — | F major | 67 |
| 11. Allegro | — | D major | 50 |
| 12. Alla Hornpipe (74/133 (with d.c.) bars, D major) | — | D major | — |
| 13. Minuet | — | D major | 24 |
| 14. Lentement (34/53 (with d.c.) bars, D major) | — | D major | — |
| 15. Bourée 3 times | — | D major | 12 |
| 16. (Sarabande) | — | G major | 44 |
| 17. Rigaudon. (Presto) (37) | — | G major | — |
| 18. (Rigaudon 2) | — | G minor | 26 |
| 19. Minuet (1) | — | G minor | 20 |
| 20. (Minuet 2) (32/48 (with d.c.) bars, G minor) | — | G minor | — |
| 21. (Gigue 1) | — | G minor | 8 |
| 22. (Gigue 2) | — | G major | 8 |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| View | Selections | piano and orchestra | Kees Schoonenbeek |
| View | Selections | strings | Clark McAlister |
| View | Selections | 4 recorders | R.D. Tennent |
| View | Selections | oboe, English horn, bass oboe and bassoon | — |
| View | Selections | 2 trumpets and 2 trombones | Michel Rondeau |
| View | Selections | 2 harpsichords | Pierre Gouin |
| View | Selections | piano 4 hands | Carl Burchard |
| View | Selections | piano 4 hands | Thomas Carter |
| View | Selections | organ | Carl McKinley |
| View | Selections | harpsichord | — |
| View | Selections | harpsichord | Josiah Pittman |
| View | Selections | piano | Berthold Tours |
Scores
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Type | Section | Arranged for | Files (click to listen) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Synthesized | Selections | — | 1. Ouverture 2. Adagio e Staccato 3. Allegro 4. Andante 5. Presto 6. Air. Presto 7. Minuet for the Horns 8. Bourrée 9. Hornpipe 10. (Andante) 11. (Allegro) 12. Alla Hornpipe |
| View | MIDI | Selections | For 4 Recorders (Tennent) | Air, Bourrée and Hornpipe (Nos.6, 8 and 9) Rigaudon (Nos.17-18) Menuets (Nos.19-20) Gigues (Nos. 21-22) Sarabande, Bourrée and Minuet (Nos.16, 15, 13) |
| View | MIDI | Selections | For 2 Trumpets and 2 Trombones (Rondeau) | 1. Ouverture 4. Andante espressivo 6. Air 12. Alla Hornpipe 13. Menuet 14. Lentement |
| View | MIDI | Selections | For 2 Harpsichords (Gouin) | 1. Overture. Largo—Allegro 2. Adagio e staccato 3-4. Allegro, Andante espressivo, Allegro (da capo) 5. Presto 6. Air. Presto 7. Minuet 8. Bourée 9. Hornpipe 10. Allegro moderato 11. Allegro 12. Alla Hornpipe |
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