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The Music for the Royal Fireworks (HWV 351) is a suite in D major for wind instruments composed by George Frideric Handel in 1749 under contract of George II of Great Britain for the fireworks in London's Green Park on 27 April 1749.
Aria, Chorus: "To God, our strength, sing loud". The second minuet from the Music for the Royal Fireworks was reused from this oratorio. [4] Handel's coronation anthem Zadok the Priest was also reused as the finale to the oratorio, but without the second movement "And all the people rejoic'd".
In 1749, Handel composed Music for the Royal Fireworks; 12,000 people attended the first performance. [144] In 1750, he arranged a performance of Messiah to benefit the Foundling Hospital, a children's home in London. The performance was considered a great success and was followed by annual concerts that continued throughout his life.
Pasticcio, composed in 1738. Music entirely by Handel. Overture published in HG volume 48 (p. 104). 40 Serse (Xerxes) 15 April 1738 King’s Theatre, London After Stampiglia A 14: Giove in Argo: 1 May 1739 King’s Theatre, London Adapted from A.M. Lucchini Pasticcio, composed in April 1739. Music entirely by Handel. Semi-staged. 41 Imeneo: 22 ...
The Music for the Royal Fireworks (1749), composed 32 years later for another outdoor performance (this time, for George II of Great Britain for the fireworks in London's Green Park, on 27 April 1749), has often been paired with the Water Music on recordings. Hamilton Harty's re-orchestration was used in some earlier recordings of the Water Music.
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April 27 – The first official performance of Handel's Music for the Royal Fireworks, in London, finishes early due to the outbreak of fire. [1] May 27 – Handel stages a benefit concert at and for the Foundling Hospital in London at which the Foundling Hospital Anthem is premiered.
After all, that was a period when the tastes of the London public were as volatile as the explosives that destroyed Servandoni's "Temple of Peace" during the presentation of Handel's Music for "Fireworks" in Green Park. [2] This incidental music includes an overture and songs for Acts 1 and 4, 19 movements in total. It was composed from 27 ...