Handel, G F - Water Music & Music for the Royal Fireworks
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Handel, G F - Water Music & Music for the Royal Fireworks

Catalogue No: BA9254
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Keyboard fireworks

As early as 1743, while Handel was still alive, Francesco Geminiani produced an arrangement of the “Water Music” for keyboard instruments, thereby making it possible to perform this popular work in domestic surroundings. Then, presumably in 1749, an unknown musician arranged the “Music for the Royal Fireworks” for transverse flute or violin and harpsichord.

In addition to these two contemporary versions, this edition also contains an arrangement by the editor for harpsichord or organ, based on the first edition. Though both early sources explicitly mention a harpsichord, the arrangements can also be performed effectively note-for-note on the organ.

As the surviving anonymous version merely places a solo part and a figured bass on a two-stave system, our edition is accompanied by performance material with one part each for transverse flute/oboe/violin and violoncello/double bass, plus a figured bass realisation.
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Specifications

Composer
Georg Friedrich Händel
Arrangement
Organ and Continuo
Product Format
Sheet Music
Publication Date
27/01/2015
ISMN
9790006559350 (M006559350)