George Frideric Handel (1685 – 1759)
The Musick for the Royal Fireworks – Feuerwerksmusik
Facsimile after the autograph of the British Library Documenta musicologica II/32
symphonic orchestra
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Details
- For
- symphonic orchestra
- Product Type
- Score (facsimile hardcover)
- Author / Composer
- George Frideric Handel
- Editor
- Christopher Hogwood
- Product number
- 146439
- Release Year
- 2004
Description
One of the most popular works in music history in a facsimile edition accompanied by contemporary engravings and prints.
In 1749 George Frideric Handel was commissioned by King George II to supply a festive composition for the fireworks display in celebration of the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle. So large were the crowds that flocked to the final open rehearsal that traffic in London came to a standstill. Nor has the work lost any of its magnetism today: it is familiar to everyone, and many celeb...