Water Music Suite No. 3, HWV 350 (Handel, George Frideric)

Title Water Music Suite No. 3
Creators George Frideric Handel, composer
Opus HWV 350
Instrumentation orchestra
Number of movements 7
Keys G major
Composed 1736
First published 1788
Dedication
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Average duration (sec) 600
Number of measures
Composition types Suites
Period Baroque
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Sections

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Metronome Key Measures
1. (Sarabande) G major 44
2. Rigaudon. (Presto) (37) G major
3. (Rigaudon 2) G minor 26
4. Minuet (1) G minor 20
5. (Minuet 2) (32/48 (with d.c.) bars, G minor) G minor
6. (Gigue 1) G minor 8
7. (Gigue 2) G major 8

Arrangements

Details Section Arranged for Arranger
View Complete piano and orchestra Kees Schoonenbeek
View Complete 7 saxophones Jacques Larocque
View Complete 3 flutes, alto flute and bass flute Hideo Kamioka

Scores

Details Section Type Publisher Date File (click to view)
View Complete Complete Score
Complete Score
View Complete Arrangement for piano and orchestra
by Kees Schoonenbeek
Complete Score
1. Allegretto
2-3. Presto
4-5. Menuet 1-2
6-7. Country Dance
View Complete Arrangement for 7 saxophones
by Jacques Larocque
Saint-Maurice Complete Score
Soprano Saxophone 1, 2 (B)
Alto Saxophone (E)
Tenor Saxophone 1, 2 (B)
Baritone Saxophone 1, 2 (E)
View Complete Arrangement for 3 flutes, alto flute and bass flute
by Hideo Kamioka
Hideo Kamioka 2022 Complete Score
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Recordings/Performances

DetailsTypeEnsemblePerformersArranged forFiles (click to listen)
View Bath Festival Orchestra (orchestra) Yehudi Menuhin, conductor Complete Performance
View Synthesized For Piano and Orchestra (Schoonenbeek) Synthesized audio
1. Allegretto
2-3. Presto
4-5. Menuet 1-2
6-7. Country Dance


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