Water Music Suite No.1, HWV 348 (Handel, George Frideric)

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Performances

Recordings

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Lucas-coelho (2021/8/16)

Performer Pages Yehudi Menuhin (conductor)
Bath Festival Orchestra (orchestra)
Publisher Info. Angel Records, 1964. 36173.
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Misc. Notes Source: archive.org
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For Orchestra

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Vangi (2020/1/19)

Performer Pages Orchestre national de France (orchestra)
Jacques Beaudry (conductor)
Publisher Info. Histoire de la Musique (Disc 4, side 1)
Disques Deva, ca.1960.
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For 4 Accordions and Bass Accordion (De Bra)

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Pauldebra (2019/9/15)

Performer Pages Paul De Bra (accordion)
Publisher Info. Paul De Bra, 2019.
Performers Professor P (Paul De Bra playing all parts on different accordions and bass accordion)
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Misc. Notes Selection from the Horn Suite in F, for Accordion Orchestra. The arrangement is available from this page.
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2 Harpsichords (Gouin)

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Keanur (2013/2/20)

8 more: 2. Adagio e staccato • 3-4. Allegro, Andante espressivo, Allegro (da capo) • 5. Presto • 6. Air. Presto • 7. Minuet • 8. Bourée • 9. Hornpipe • 10. Allegro moderato

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Keanur (2013/2/20)

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Keanur (2013/2/20)

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Keanur (2013/2/20)

Publisher Info. Montréal: Les Éditions Outremontaises, 2013
Performers MIDI file by Pierre Gouin
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Misc. Notes Actually, a pianoforte patch and a harpsichord patch were used to distinguish the 2 keyboards more easily.
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Sheet Music

Full Scores

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Feldmahler (2007/4/2)

Editor Hans Ferdinand Redlich (1903-1968)
Publisher. Info. Hallische Händel-Ausgabe, Serie IV, Band 13 (pp.3-38)
Kassel: Deutsche Händelgesellschaft, 1962. Plate BA 4018.
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Misc. Notes 600 dpi. Page size is 9.23 x 12.21 inches. The is the original Bärenreiter score.
#04854: Table of contents added, not in the original Bärenreiter score.
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Parts

Overture (No.1)

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Copyist Johann Gottfried Grundig (ca.1706–1773)
Publisher. Info. Manuscript, n.d.(ca.1731-35).
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Misc. Notes Sächsische Landesbibliothek, Dresden (D-Dl): Mus.2410-N-2 ; Schrank II coll.
Includes anonymous movements after the overture.
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

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For 7 Saxophones (Larocque)

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4 more: Soprano Saxophone 1, 2 (B♭) • Alto Saxophone (E♭) • Tenor Saxophone 1, 2 (B♭) • Baritone Saxophone 1, 2 (E♭)

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Larocque (2012/9/16)

Arranger Jacques Larocque
Publisher. Info. Saint-Maurice, QC: Productions du Moliantegok, 2001. Moli 242013
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Misc. Notes Those files are part of Moliantegok Catalogue for saxophone
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For 3 Flutes, Alto Flute and Bass Flute (Kamioka)

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Arranger Hideo Kamioka (b. 1958)
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For 2 Violins, Viola and Cello (Massun)

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Arranger Ignacio Massun
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Selections

For Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon and Horn (Kriegler)

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Arranger Mitchell Kriegler
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Misc. Notes Movements 1 through 3
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For Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon and Horn (Large)

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Arranger Wendy Large
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Misc. Notes Movements 7 through 9
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For 4 Accordions and Bass Accordion (De Bra)

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Arranger Paul De Bra (b. 1959)
Publisher. Info. Paul De Bra, 2019.
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Misc. Notes Selection of 5 movements from the Horn Suite in F (HWV 348), including a final part that is possibly an early version of a movement that later appeared in the Trumpet Suite in D (HWV 349). Note also that although there are just 4 accordion parts and a bass part it is not realistic to play this with only 5 players. You need at least 6, preferably more than that.
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Overture (No.1)

For Keyboard

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Editor John Walsh
Publisher. Info. 60 Overtures from all his Operas and Oratorios
London: John Walsh, n.d.(before 1756)
Reprinted 60 Handel Overtures Arranged for Solo Keyboard
Mineola: Dover Publications, 1993.
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Air (No.6)

For Violin and Organ (Russo)

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For piano (Stephan)

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Arranger Constantin Stephan (b. 1965)
Publisher. Info. Constantin Stephan, 2022.
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Misc. Notes Air and "B" part of the minuet combined
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Bourrée (No.8)

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General Information

Work Title Water Music Suite No.1
Alternative. Title
Composer Handel, George Frideric
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. HWV 348
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IGH 566
Key F major
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 10 movements:
1. Overture. Largo—Allegro (76 bars, F major)
2. Adagio e staccato (34 bars, D minor)
3. Allegro (105 bars, F major)
4. Andante espressivo (30 bars, D minor)
Allegro (105 bars, F major) Da capo of No.3
5. Presto (81/127 bars, F major) 3 fois
6. Air. Presto (36/108 bars, F major) 3 fois
7. Minuet (72/216 bars, F major) 3 fois
8. Bourée. Presto (22/66 bars, F major) 3 times
9. Hornpipe (16/48 bars, F major) 3 times
10. Allegro moderato (67 bars, F major)
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1715
First Performance. 1715-08-22 on the River Thames between Whitehall and Limehouse*
First Publication. 1733 in Water Music
Average DurationAvg. Duration 25-30 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Baroque
Piece Style Baroque
Instrumentation orchestra
InstrDetail 2 oboes, bassoon, 2 horns, strings, continuo
Manuscript Sources Holograph score, 1730-59 (GB-Lbl, Add. 30310)
Extra Information *The performance of this suite at the 1715 water journey of George I is not confirmed. It was included along with the performance of the second suite nearly two years later, where Handel and his orchestra played nearly 4 hours.