Water Music and Music for the Royal Fireworks in Full Score

by Georg Friedrich Händel

Book Overview

Because Handel enjoyed such success with operas and oratorios, he rarely composed strictly orchestral works; in fact, if it had not been for the personal requests of George I and George II, Handel would never have written the two beloved masterpieces reproduced in this volume. Early in his reign, George I induced Handel to compose the Water Music to accompany royal boating parties; for George II, many years later, Handel composed the accompaniment...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0486250709
• ISBN13: 9780486250700
• Release Date: April 1986
• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.2" x 10.9"