the water music was performed at lower pond on july 17 1717.
the water music was performed at lower pond on july 17 1717.
where was the water music performed on july 17 1717?
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the water music 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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the "water music" opens with a french overture and includes minuets, bourrées and hornpipes. it is divided into three suites:









































section::::structure.:suite in f major (hwv 348).









































bullet::::1. overture (largo – allegro)









































bullet::::2. adagio e staccato









































bullet::::3. allegro – andante – allegro da capo aria









































bullet::::4. minuet









































bullet::::5. air









































bullet::::6. minuet









































bullet::::7. bourrée









































bullet::::8. hornpipe









































bullet::::9. andante









































bullet::::10. allegro









































bullet::::11. hornpipe
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the first performance of the "water music" is recorded in "the daily courant", the first british daily newspaper. at about 8 p.m. on wednesday, 17 july 1717, king george i and several aristocrats boarded a royal barge at whitehall palace, for an excursion up the thames toward chelsea. the rising tide propelled the barge upstream without rowing. another barge, provided by the city of london, contained about 50 musicians who performed handel's music. many other londoners also took to the river to hear the concert. according to "the courant", "the whole river in a manner was covered" with boats and barges. on arriving at chelsea, the king left his barge, then returned to it at about 11 p.m. for the return trip. the king was so pleased with the "water music" that he ordered it to be repeated at least three times, both on the trip upstream to chelsea and on the return, until he landed again at whitehall.
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