Work Title
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Music for the Royal Fireworks
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Alternative. Title
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Fireworks Music ; Feuerwerksmusik
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Name Translations
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Muzyka królewskich ogni sztucznych; Музыка фейерверка; 왕궁의 불꽃놀이 음악; Música para los reales fuegos de artificio; Musica per i reali fuochi d'artificio; Feuerwerksmusik; 王宮の花火の音楽; Tűzijáték-szvit; 皇家煙火; D Füürwärkmuusig; Karaliskā uguņošanas mūzika; موسيقى الألعاب النارية الملكية; Glazba za kraljevski vatromet; Ilotulitusmusiikki; Μουσική για τα βασιλικά πυροτεχνήματα; موسیقی آتش بازی سلطنتی; Musiek vir die Koninklike Vuurwerke; Kraliyet Havai Fişek Şenliği için Müzik
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Name Aliases
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Muzyka dla królewskich ogni sztucznych; 왕궁의 불꽃놀이; Royal Firework Music; Musique pour les feux d'artifice royaux; Musica para los reales fuegos de artificio; Fireworks Music; Fireworks music; Music fur the Royal Fireworks; Focs d'Artifici; Royal Fireworks Music; Musick for the Royal Fireworks
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Authorities
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WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 176624133; LCCN: n81144352; GND: 300065280; BNF: 139131757
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Composer
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Handel, George Frideric
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Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No.
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HWV 351
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I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.
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IGH 330
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Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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5 movements:
- Ouverture: Adagio, Allegro, Lentement, Allegro (D major, 257 bars)
- Bourrée (D minor, 26 bars)
- La Paix: Largo alla siciliana (D major, 16 bars)
- La Réjouissance: Allegro (D major, 18 bars)
- Menuet I (D minor, 16 bars) and II (D major, 16 bars)
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Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.
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1749
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First Performance.
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1749-04-27 in London, Green Park
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First Publication.
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1749 - London: Walsh
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Composer Time PeriodComp. Period
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Baroque
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Piece Style
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Baroque
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Instrumentation
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orchestra
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InstrDetail
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24 oboes, 12 bassoons, contrabassoon 9 horns, 9 trumpets, 3 sets of timpani, snare drum, strings
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Related Works
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Concerto in D major, HWV 335a and Concerto in F major, HWV 335b
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External Links
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Wikipedia article Scores at Sheet Music Plus
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