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Water Music, HWV 348-350
Wassermusik
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About this piece
Water Music, HWV 348-350 is a work by George Frideric Handel. It is also catalogued as Wassermusik. Editions in our index are scored for piano, organ, guitar and cello. We track 217 editions for sale priced between $1.95 and $80.99, from Virtual Sheet Music, Musicnotes, Sheet Music Plus and Alfred Music. Those figures were recorded in March 2012; check the retailer for what it costs today. 36 public-domain archives publish it free of charge, including Sheet Music Archive, 8notes and Icking Music Archive.
Written for a barge on the Thames
The Water Music is three suites, HWV 348–350, first performed on 17 July 1717 for George I on a barge on the Thames. The Daily Courant reported about fifty musicians playing on a separate barge alongside the royal one, and that the King liked it enough to have it repeated.
The open-air setting explains the scoring. The D major suite is built around trumpets and horns, which carry over water and crowd noise; the F major suite leans on horns and oboes. There are no delicate textures because delicate textures would have been inaudible.
The order of the movements is not settled. The suites come down to us through several sources that disagree, so two editions may sequence the same music differently — worth checking against a recording if you are learning it, and worth checking editions match if you are buying parts for an ensemble. The Alla Hornpipe and the Air are the movements most often extracted and sold separately.
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Common questions
- How much does Water Music, HWV 348-350 sheet music cost?
- Prices run from $1.95 to $80.99 across 217 retailers. Prices change; the figures shown are the most recent we recorded.
- Is Water Music, HWV 348-350 available for free?
- Yes. 36 archives in our index publish it at no cost, typically as a public-domain scan or engraving. Free editions vary in quality and edition; a paid edition may be easier to read or better fingered.
- What instruments is Water Music, HWV 348-350 arranged for?
- The editions we track are scored for piano, organ, guitar, cello, flute, oboe, violin, strings, bassoon, orchestra, double bass, horn, clarinet and tromb. Specific arrangements listed include Cello, Piano, Solo, Violin and Alto.
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