Composition: Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351 (Handel, George Frideric)
| Title | Music for the Royal Fireworks |
| Alternative title | Fireworks Music ; Feuerwerksmusik |
| Creators | George Frideric Handel (composer) |
| Opus | HWV 351 |
| Instrumentation | orchestra |
| Number of movements | 5 |
| Keys | — |
| Composed | 1749 |
| First published | 1749 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | — |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Suites |
| Period | Baroque |
| View on IMSLP |  |
| Code |  |
Sections
| Title click for details |
Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ouverture: Adagio, Allegro, Lentement, Allegro | — | D major | 257 |
| Bourrée | — | d minor | 26 |
| La Paix: Largo alla siciliana | — | D major | 16 |
| La Réjouissance: Allegro | — | D major | 18 |
| Menuet I and II | — | d minor, D major | 16 |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | piano and orchestra | Kees Schoonenbeek |
| view | Complete | orchestra | Moisés Cantos |
| view | Complete | 2 horns, 4 trumpets, 4 trombones and tuba | Michel Rondeau |
| view | Complete | flute and continuo violin and continuo harpsichord |
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| view | Complete | organ | Angelo Maria Trovato |
| view | Selections | orchestra | Hamilton Harty |
| view | Selections | orchestra | José Ramón Hernández Bellido |
| view | Selections | 4 recorders | R.D. Tennent |
| view | Selections | 2 violins, viola and cello | Ignacio Massun |
| view | Overture (No.1) | orchestra | Franz Wüllner |
| view | Overture (No.1) | wind band | Jan Van Duffel |
| view | Overture (No.1) | 5 accordions and timpani | Paul De Bra |
| view | Overture (No.1) | 11 recorders | David Edward Kemp |
| view | Overture (No.1) | piano | Chris Sennett |
| view | Bourrée (No.2) | orchestra | Moisés Cantos |
| view | Bourrée (No.2) | harpsichord organ |
Pierre Gouin |
| view | La réjouissance (No.4) | orchestra | Herbert Straus Gardner |
| view | La réjouissance (No.4) | horn, 2 trumpets, trombone and tuba | Joe Begenwald |
| view | La réjouissance (No.4) | horn, 2 trumpets, trombone and tuba | Jan Van Duffel |
| view | La réjouissance (No.4) | 2 flutes, violin, viola and cello | — |
| view | La réjouissance (No.4) | organ | Clive So |
| view | La réjouissance (No.4) | harpsichord | Srđan Depolo |
| view | Menuets I and II (No.5) | 2 trumpets and 2 trombones | — |
| view | Menuets I and II (No.5) | strings | Farid Zehar |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Manuscript | 1749 | 1. Ouverture · view 2. Bourrée · view 3. La Paix 4. La Réjouissance · view 5. Menuet I-II · view |
| view | Complete | — | Longman & Broderip | 1788 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | parts | John Walsh | 1749 | Incomplete Parts · view |
| view | Complete | parts | — | — | Oboe 1, 2, 3 · view Horn 1, 2, 3 (C, and transposed to F) · view Trumpet 1, 2, 3 (C) · view Timpani · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Continuo (Cellos/Basses/Bassoons/Contrabassoon) · view Continuo (Harpsichord) · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Oboe 1, 2/3 · view Bassoon 1/2 · view Horn 1/2, 3 (C) · view Trumpet 1/Trumpet Solo, Trumpet 2/3 (C) · view Timpani · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos/Basses · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Pierre-Antoine Tremblay | 2013 | Horn 1/2/3 (D) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano and orchestra |
— | — | 1. Ouverture · view 2. Bourrée · view 3. La Paix · view 4. La Réjouissance · view 5. Menuet I · view 6. Menuet II · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for orchestra |
— | — | Complete Parts · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 horns, 4 trumpets, 4 trombones and tuba |
Michel Rondeau | 2018 | Complete Score and Parts · view Engraving files (Finale & XML) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for flute and continuo violin and continuo harpsichord |
John Walsh | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for organ |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for orchestra |
SGA | 2012 | Complete Score · view Oboe 1 · view Oboe 2 · view Bassoon 1 · view Bassoon 2 · view Horn 1 · view Horn 2 · view Horn 3 · view Horn 4 · view Trumpet 1 (C) · view Trumpet 1 (D) · view Trumpet 2 (C) · view Trumpet 2 (D) · view Trumpet 3 (C) · view Trumpet 3 (D) · view Timpani · view Side Drum · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos · view Basses · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for orchestra |
José Ramón Hernández Bellido | 2020 | Full Score and parts · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 4 recorders |
— | — | Bourrée, Paix, Réjouissance and Menuets · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 violins, viola and cello |
— | — | Violin 1 · view Violin 2 · view Viola · view Cello · view |
| view | Overture (No.1) | Arrangement for orchestra |
P.J. Tonger | — | Complete Score · view Flute 1, 2 · view Oboe 1, 2, 3 · view Clarinet 1, 2 (A) · view Bassoon 1, 2, Contrabassoon · view Horn 1, 2, 3, 4 (D) · view Trumpet 1, 2, 3 (D) · view Timpani · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos · view Basses · view |
| view | Overture (No.1) | Arrangement for wind band |
Antwerp: Jan Van Duffel | 2007 | Complete Score · view Complete Parts · view |
| view | Overture (No.1) | Arrangement for 5 accordions and timpani |
Paul De Bra | 2020 | Complete Score · view Complete Parts · view Engraving files (Musescore 3) · view |
| view | Overture (No.1) | Arrangement for 11 recorders |
David Edward Kemp | 2022 | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Overture (No.1) | Arrangement for piano |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Bourrée (No.2) | Arrangement for orchestra |
Moisés Cantos | — | Horn (F) (alternate for Bassoon) · view |
| view | Bourrée (No.2) | Arrangement for harpsichord organ |
Montréal: Les Éditions Outremontaises | 2010 | Complete Score · view |
| view | La réjouissance (No.4) | Arrangement for orchestra |
— | — | Complete Score · view Complete Parts · view |
| view | La réjouissance (No.4) | Arrangement for horn, 2 trumpets, trombone and tuba |
— | — | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | La réjouissance (No.4) | Arrangement for horn, 2 trumpets, trombone and tuba |
— | — | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | La réjouissance (No.4) | Arrangement for 2 flutes, violin, viola and cello | RSB | 2012 | Complete Score · view |
| view | La réjouissance (No.4) | Arrangement for organ |
Clive So | 2019 | Complete Score · view |
| view | La réjouissance (No.4) | Arrangement for harpsichord |
— | — | Complete Score · view Engraving files (Encore) · view |
| view | Menuets I and II (No.5) | Arrangement for 2 trumpets and 2 trombones | Jürgen Knuth | — | Complete Score and Parts · view Engraving files (Capella) · view |
| view | Menuets I and II (No.5) | Arrangement for strings |
Farid Zehar | 2017 | Complete Score · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Type | Section | Performers | Arranged for | Files | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Synthesized | — | August Wenzinger (conductor) | — | Complete Recording · file | |
| view | Synthesized | — | August Wenzinger (conductor) | — | 1. Ouverture · file | |
| view | Synthesized | — | Professor P (performer) | For Accordion Orchestra (De Bra) | Complete Recording · file | |
| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | — | For Piano and Orchestra (Schoonenbeek) | 1. Ouverture · file 2. Bourrée · file 3. La Paix · file 4. La Réjouissance · file 5. Menuet I · file 5. Menuet II · file |
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| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | — | For 2 Horns, 4 Trumpets, 4 Trombones and Tuba (Rondeau) | Virtual Performance · file | |
| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Selections | For Orchestra (Hernández Bellido) | Bourrée · file La rejouissance · file Menuet 1 · file Menuet 2 · file |
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| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Selections | For 4 Recorders (Tennent) | 2. Bourrée · file 3. La Paix · file 4. La Réjouissance · file 5. Menuets I-II · file |
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| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Overture (No.1) | For 11 Recorders (Kemp) | Synthesized Performance · file | |
| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Bourrée (No.2) | For Organ (Gouin) | Synthesized Performance · file | |
| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | La Réjouissance (No.4) | For Orchestra (Gardner) | Synthesized Performance · file | |
| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | La Réjouissance (No.4) | For Harpsichord | Synthesized Performance · file | |
| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Menuet II (No.5) | For 2 Trumpets and 2 Trombones (Knuth) | Synthesized Performance · file |
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