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George Frideric Handel

Water Music, HWV 348–350

HWV 348

The Water Music (German: Wassermusik) is a collection of orchestral movements, often published as three suites, composed by George Frideric Handel. It premiered on 17 July 1717, in response to King George I's request for a concert on the River Thames.

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Movements

  1. Water Music Suite no. 1 in F major, HWV 348: Water Music, Suite no. 1 in F major, HWV 348: I. Overture. Largo - Allegro
  2. Water Music Suite no. 1 in F major, HWV 348: Water Music, Suite no. 1 in F major, HWV 348: II. Adagio e staccato
  3. Water Music Suite no. 1 in F major, HWV 348: Water Music, Suite no. 1 in F major, HWV 348: IIIa. Allegro
  4. Water Music Suite no. 1 in F major, HWV 348: Water Music, Suite no. 1 in F major, HWV 348: IIIb. Andante
  5. Water Music Suite no. 1 in F major, HWV 348: Water Music, Suite no. 1 in F major, HWV 348: IIIc. Allegro da capo
  6. Water Music Suite no. 1 in F major, HWV 348: Water Music, Suite no. 1 in F major, HWV 348: IV. Minuet
  7. Water Music Suite no. 1 in F major, HWV 348: Water Music, Suite no. 1 in F major, HWV 348: V. Air. Presto
  8. Water Music Suite no. 1 in F major, HWV 348: Water Music, Suite no. 1 in F major, HWV 348: VI. Minuet
  9. Water Music Suite no. 1 in F major, HWV 348: Water Music, Suite no. 1 in F major, HWV 348: VII. Bourrée. Presto
  10. Water Music Suite no. 1 in F major, HWV 348: Water Music, Suite no. 1 in F major, HWV 348: VIII. Hornpipe
  11. Water Music Suite no. 1 in F major, HWV 348: Water Music, Suite no. 1 in F major, HWV 348: IX. Allegro moderato
  12. Water Music Suite no. 1 in F major, HWV 348: Water Music, Suite no. 1 in F major, HWV 348: X. Allegro (variant)
  13. Water Music Suite no. 1 in F major, HWV 348: Water Music, Suite no. 1 in F major, HWV 348: XI. Alla Hornpipe (variant)
  14. Water Music Suite no. 2 in D major, HWV 349: Water Music, Suite no. 2 in D major, HWV 349: 11. Allegro
  15. Water Music Suite no. 2 in D major, HWV 349: Water Music, Suite no. 2 in D major, HWV 349: 12. Alla hornpipe
  16. Water Music Suite no. 2 in D major, HWV 349: Water Music, Suite no. 2 in D major, HWV 349: 13. Minuet
  17. Water Music Suite no. 2 in D major, HWV 349: Water Music, Suite no. 2 in D major, HWV 349: 14. Lentement
  18. Water Music Suite no. 2 in D major, HWV 349: Water Music, Suite no. 2 in D major, HWV 349: 15. Bourrée
  19. Water Music Suite no. 3 in G major, HWV 350: Water Music, Suite no. 3 in G major, HWV 350: 16: (Minuet)
  20. Water Music Suite no. 3 in G major, HWV 350: Water Music, Suite no. 3 in G major, HWV 350: 17. Rigaudon / 18. (Rigaudon) / 17. Rigaudon da capo
  21. Water Music Suite no. 3 in G major, HWV 350: Water Music, Suite no. 3 in G major, HWV 350: 19: Minuet / 20. (Minuet) / 19. Minuet da capo
  22. Water Music Suite no. 3 in G major, HWV 350: Water Music, Suite no. 3 in G major, HWV 350: 21. (Country Dance) / 22. (Country Dance) / 21. (Country Dance) da capo
  23. Water Music Suite no. 3 in G major, HWV 350: Water Music, Suite no. 3 in G major, HWV 350: 22. (Cantabile) / 21. (Affettuoso) / 22. (Cantabile) da capo
  24. Water Music - Suite no. 2 in D major, HWV 348: 15. Bourrée

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