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Jul 2, 2019 · A right royal pleasure: With these effervescent suites, Georg Frideric Handel created Baroque masterpieces that still delight people to this day with their i...
- 59 min
- 2.8M
- Cordless Music
Relaxing piano music (3 hours) with water sounds that can be used as sleep music and meditation music. This music ("Soothing Relaxation") is composed by Pede...
- 182 min
- 218.3M
- Soothing Relaxation
Water Music is a collection of three suites composed by George Frideric Handel in 1717, performed on the River Thames for King George I and his guests. The suites include minuets, hornpipes, and other dance movements, and have been arranged and re-orchestrated for different ensembles.
- Baroque
Relaxing zen music with water sounds. Create a peaceful ambience for spa, yoga and relaxation with this calming music ("Quiet Night") from Soothing Relaxatio...
- 186 min
- 63.3M
- Soothing Relaxation
Learn about Water Music, a collection of short pieces for small orchestra by George Frideric Handel, composed for a royal cruise on the River Thames in 1717. Explore the musical character, form, and history of this popular baroque suite.
- Betsy Schwarm
Scores at Sheet Music Plus. Extra Information. *Suites I and II likely performed during the famous 1717 river journey of George I, with Suite I possibly performed for a similar trip nearly 2 years before. The third suite seems to have been composed nearly 2 decades later for a river journey of the Prince of Wales.
The best recordings of Handel’s Water Music - Classical Music
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