Composition: Water Music Suite No. 1, HWV 348 (Handel, George Frideric)
| Title | Water Music Suite No. 1 |
| Creators | George Frideric Handel (composer) |
| Opus | HWV 348 |
| Instrumentation | orchestra |
| Number of movements | 10 |
| Keys | F major |
| Composed | 1715 |
| First published | 1733 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | 1500 |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Suites |
| Period | Baroque |
| View on IMSLP |  |
| Code |  |
Sections
| Title click for details |
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 |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | 7 saxophones | Jacques Larocque |
| view | Complete | 3 flutes, alto flute and bass flute | Hideo Kamioka |
| view | Complete | 2 violins, viola and cello | Ignacio Massun |
| view | Selections | flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon and horn | Mitchell Kriegler |
| view | Selections | flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon and horn | Wendy Large |
| view | Selections | 4 accordions and bass accordion | Paul De Bra |
| view | Overture (No.1) | keyboard | — |
| view | Air (No.6) | violin and organ | Daniele Russo |
| view | Bourrée (No.8) | strings | Farid Zehar |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view Complete Score · view |
| view | Overture (No.1) | parts | Manuscript | — | Complete Parts · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 7 saxophones |
Saint-Maurice | — | Complete Score · view Soprano Saxophone 1, 2 (B) · view Alto Saxophone (E) · view Tenor Saxophone 1, 2 (B) · view Baritone Saxophone 1, 2 (E) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 3 flutes, alto flute and bass flute |
Hideo Kamioka | 2022 | Complete Score · view Complete Parts · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 violins, viola and cello |
— | — | Violin 1 · view Violin 2 · view Viola · view Cello · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon and horn |
— | — | Complete Score · view Flute · view Oboe · view Clarinet (B) · view Bassoon · view Horn (F) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon and horn |
— | — | Complete Score · view Flute · view Oboe · view Clarinet (B) · view Bassoon · view Horn (F) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 4 accordions and bass accordion |
Paul De Bra | 2019 | Complete Score · view Complete Parts · view Source Files (Musescore) · view |
| view | Overture (No.1) | Arrangement for keyboard | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Air (No.6) | Arrangement for violin and organ |
— | — | Complete Score · view Violin Part · view |
| view | Bourrée (No.8) | Arrangement for strings |
Farid Zehar | 2017 | Complete Score · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Type | Section | Ensemble | Performers | Arranged for | Files | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Synthesized | — | Bath Festival Orchestra (orchestra) | Yehudi Menuhin (conductor) | — | 1. Overture. 2. Adagio e staccato 3. Allegro 4. Andante espressivo 5. Presto 6. Air 7. Minuet 8. Bourée 9. Hornpipe · file 10. Allegro molto · file |
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| view | Synthesized | Selections | Orchestre national de France (orchestra) | Jacques Beaudry (conductor) | For Orchestra | 8-9. Bourrée, Hornpipe · file | |
| view | Synthesized | Selections | — | Paul De Bra (accordion) and Professor P (performer) | For 4 Accordions and Bass Accordion (De Bra) | Complete Performance · file | |
| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Complete | — | 2 Harpsichords (Gouin) | 1. Overture. Largo—Allegro · file 2. Adagio e staccato · file 3-4. Allegro, Andante espressivo, Allegro (da capo) · file 5. Presto · file 6. Air. Presto · file 7. Minuet · file 8. Bourée · file 9. Hornpipe · file 10. Allegro moderato · file |
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