Water Music Suite

Historical information about Händel's Water Music Suites is limited, but certainly these works were intended for two, possibly three, parties given by King George I on the Thames River, London, between 1715 and 1736. Händel and his orchestra played on a barge. Since then the some twenty-two separate original pieces have been organized into three Suites and nicknamed 'Water Music?, each having a separate key and likely corresponding to these river parties. This transcription of Water Music Suite II for saxophone quartet has two purposes: to make this music available to saxophonists for performance and education, and to provide in one volume the entire Suite II. The exception to the latter, because of the limits of endurance, is the exclusion of the short Adagio, a brief interlude between the fi rst two movements. Included though are the Allegro, Hornpipe, Minuet, Lentement, and Bourree. These works were originally meant for an outdoor performance, and one of the original intentions of the saxophone was to play in French military bands, also an open-air purpose. The original scoring of brass, woodwind, and string instruments (but no continuo) transcribe well for saxophones. Matching the ranges of instruments of the original to the saxophone quartet was a primary objective. In addition, this arrangement strives to disperse melodic material to all four saxophones so as to make the arrangement pleasing to all the members of the quartet while providing variety to an audience. Any dynamic, articulation, and tempo markings are to be taken only as suggestions so as to allow interpretation by the performers. The musical study and performance of all styles while using examples of composition and performance that represent excellence is necessary for saxophonists who wish to be well-rounded musicians. For the above reasons saxophonists are urged to listen to recordings of the original orchestration in order to learn and imitate proper interpretation of Baroque style. There are currently a number of excellent recordings of Handel's Suites on period instruments, such as (but not limited to) those by conductors John Eliot Gardiner, Christopher Hogwood, and the ensemble Tafelmusik. The Lewis-Clark State College Saxophone Quartet has for many years enjoyed performing Suite II for concerts, ceremonies and social settings, and I thank Advance Music for the opportunity to bring these great works to the profession. / 4 Saxophones (SATBar)

Cette délicate musique fut composée pour un concert nautique donné sur la Tamise en juillet 1717.
L?idée vint du roi Georges 1er, grand amateur de musique, dont Haendel fut le principal compositeur.
Ensemble formé de trois suites respectivement en fa, en sol et en ré, cette ?uvre dépasse de loin tout ce qui avait déjà écrit dans le genre. Les suites en fa et en ré sont typiquement des musiques de plein air avec leur ton jubilatoire tandis que la suite intermédiaire en sol, très poétique, tranche par son caractère plus intimiste.
Avec ses mélodies franches et agréables, la « Water Music » demeure l?une des ?uvres la plus connue de Georg Friedrich Haendel. / Classique / Trasncriptions pour piano de Jean-François / Partition / Agrafé /

Arranged for Descant Treble and Tenor Recorder-Handel wrote three suites collectively known as Water Music which were first performed for King George I of England and his guests as they floated down the Thames River on the royal barge. The Air is one of the best-known melodies from the suite and makes a fantastic work for recorder trio (SAT). Each set includes a score and three of each part.

Teil II-Water Music - Suite II: 2 Trumpets Horn Trombone Tuba.Handel's world-known Water Music belongs to the most performed pieces by the composer. It is an example of a Baroque composition written for open air concerts in this case for the grandiose music productions at the River Thames.The arrangement of selected compositions from the 1st and 2nd suite of Handel's Water Music for Wind Quintet was done by the professor of Prague Conservatory Antonin Vaigl.Also available Suite I H7647.

Deux des oeuvres les plus populaires orchestre baroque dans le répertoire apparaissent ici dans un bon marché, de volume pratique. Plein de charme et la variété énorme, Water Music dispose d'un mélange coloré de concerto et de la danse suite. Musique pour les feux d'artifice Royal est spécialement connu pour son ouverture brillante et la combinaison de mélodique et de la grandeur.Réimpression de l'édition Deutsche Handelgesellschaft. / Orchestre

Wedding Music for Violin and Viola includes 14 favorites for weddings, recitals, parties and receptions. New adaptations of these arrangements allow each musician to share melodic, harmonic and accompanying elements. These duets are well suited for intermediate to advanced musicians and include bowings, fingerings, articulations and dynamics. Includes two separate 28-page pull-out parts for violin and viola. / Niveau : Intermédiaire à Avancé / Classique / Date parution : 2019-05-27/ Recueil / Violon et Alto

Wedding Music for Violin and Viola includes 14 favorites for weddings recitals parties and receptions. New adaptations of these arrangements allow each musician to share melodic harmonic and accompanying elements. These duets are well suited for intermediate to advanced musicians and include bowings fingerings articulations and dynamics. Includes two separate 28-page pull-out parts for violin and viola.

The volumes of the Ad libitum series contain duos, trios and quartets of easy, medium and advanced levels of difficulty, which are playable with various combinations of instruments. Ad libitum Family Edition volumes are recommended mainly for families or groups of friends where at least two people play an instrument. Each of the pieces included can be performed using flexible instrumentation, whether there are two, three, four or even five persons who would like to play together. This volume contains fine and easy pieces for family celebrations, such as holidays, anniversary and birthday parties. At least one melodic and one accompanying instruments are required to perform the pieces: Part I: violin / descant recorder / flute / oboe / clarinet / soprano saxophone / trumpet Accompaniment: piano (to be played from the score) Any of the following optional parts can be added: Part II: violin / treble recorder / clarinet / trumpet Guitar Percussion Bass: cello / bassoon / euphonium / Ensemble

En arrivant dans le format fraîche, nouvel de score plus CD-ROM, c'est la sixième suite dans la série ' Simplement 4 chaînes ' très populaire par Katherine et Hugh Colledge - compositeurs du bien-aimées Stepping Stones, roues de chariot, avance rapide et étoiles filantes. Le / Orchestre A Cordes

Water Music fut créé lors d?une promenade du roi George Ier sur la Tamise en juillet 1717. Composée de trois suites Water Music deviendra une des plus grandes œuvres du répertoire baroque. Haendel s?y révèle musicien international : solides bases germaniques formation italienne assimilation du goût français et de la tradition anglaise. Calvin Custer a réuni quatre mouvements du chef-d?œuvre haendelien pour créer cette suite pour Orchestre d?Harmonie.