La Paix
E556383
La Paix is the serene, slow movement from Handel’s "Music for the Royal Fireworks," evoking a sense of peace and resolution.
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
instrumental composition
ⓘ
orchestral movement ⓘ |
| associatedWorkOccasion | celebration of the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle ⓘ |
| catalogueNumber | HWV 351 (movement) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character |
contemplative
ⓘ
peaceful ⓘ serene ⓘ |
| cityOfFirstPerformance | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commonlyPerformedWith | other movements from Music for the Royal Fireworks ⓘ |
| composer | George Frideric Handel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composerNationality | German-British ⓘ |
| countryOfFirstPerformance | Kingdom of Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| evokes |
sense of peace
ⓘ
sense of resolution ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceDate | 27 April 1749 ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceVenue | Green Park, London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followsInWork | La Réjouissance (depending on ordering in some suites) ⓘ |
| genre | Baroque orchestral music ⓘ |
| hasStyle | late Baroque ceremonial style ⓘ |
| historicalContext | composed for a public fireworks display celebrating peace ⓘ |
| notableFeature | contrasts with more martial movements in Music for the Royal Fireworks ⓘ |
| originalInstrumentation | wind instruments and percussion ⓘ |
| partOf | Music for the Royal Fireworks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | Baroque period ⓘ |
| relatedTheme | celebration of peace after war ⓘ |
| scoring | wind band with optional strings and continuo ⓘ |
| tempoCharacter | slow ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | French ⓘ |
| translatedTitle | The Peace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typicalDuration | approximately 4–6 minutes ⓘ |
| workKey | D major ⓘ |
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