Music for the Royal Fireworks
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Music for the Royal Fireworks is a grand orchestral suite composed by George Frideric Handel in 1749 to celebrate the end of the War of the Austrian Succession, renowned for its festive, ceremonial character and prominent use of brass and percussion.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Music for the Royal Fireworks canonical | 2 |
| HWV 258–261 | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
composition
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orchestral suite ⓘ programmatic music ⓘ |
| associatedConflict | War of the Austrian Succession ⓘ |
| associatedTreaty |
Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle (1748)
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surface form:
Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle
|
| catalogueNumber |
Handel’s Water Music
ⓘ
surface form:
HWV 351
|
| commissionedBy |
George II of Great Britain
ⓘ
surface form:
King George II of Great Britain
|
| commissionedFor | outdoor performance ⓘ |
| composer | George Frideric Handel ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
frequently performed at ceremonial and celebratory occasions
ⓘ
one of Handel's most famous orchestral works ⓘ |
| dateComposed | 1749 ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
George II of Great Britain
ⓘ
surface form:
King George II of Great Britain
|
| firstPerformanceCity |
London, England
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surface form:
London
|
| firstPerformanceCountry | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceDate | 27 April 1749 ⓘ |
| firstPerformancePlace |
Green Park
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surface form:
Green Park, London
|
| genre |
Baroque music
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ceremonial music ⓘ festive music ⓘ |
| hasRecording | numerous commercial audio recordings ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
| influenced | later ceremonial brass and wind band repertoire ⓘ |
| isPopularIn | classical concert repertoire ⓘ |
| key | D major ⓘ |
| language | none (instrumental) ⓘ |
| laterArrangementByComposer | version with added strings ⓘ |
| movement |
Bourrée
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La Paix ⓘ La Réjouissance ⓘ Menuet I ⓘ Menuet II ⓘ Overture ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
original scoring for large wind band
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prominent use of brass ⓘ prominent use of percussion ⓘ |
| occasion | royal fireworks display in Green Park ⓘ |
| originalInstrumentation | wind band with brass, woodwinds, and percussion ⓘ |
| premiereAudienceSize | very large public audience ⓘ |
| premiereEventType | public outdoor concert ⓘ |
| publisher | various 18th-century London publishers ⓘ |
| purpose |
celebration of the Peace of Aix-la-Chapelle
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celebration of the end of the War of the Austrian Succession ⓘ |
| relatedWorkBySameComposer | Water Music ⓘ |
| style | late Baroque ⓘ |
| typicalDuration | approximately 20 minutes ⓘ |
| usesMusicalForm | French overture ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
HWV 258–261