Water Music Suite No. 2, HWV 349 (Handel, George Frideric)
| Title | Water Music Suite No. 2 |
| Creators | George Frideric Handel, composer |
| Opus | HWV 349 |
| Instrumentation | orchestra |
| Number of movements | 5 |
| Keys | D major |
| Composed | 1716 |
| First published | 1733 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | — |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Suites |
| Period | Baroque |
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Sections
| Title click for details |
Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Allegro | — | D major | 50 |
| 2. Alla Hornpipe (74/133 (with d.c.) bars, D major) | — | D major | — |
| 3. Minuet | — | D major | 24 |
| 4. Lentement (34/53 (with d.c.) bars, D major) | — | D major | — |
| 5. Bourée 3 times | — | D major | 12 |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| View | Complete | piano and orchestra | Kees Schoonenbeek |
| View | Complete | 7 saxophones | Jacques Larocque |
| View | Complete | 3 flutes, alto flute and bass flute | Hideo Kamioka |
| View | Complete | piano 4 hands | Carl Burchard |
| View | Selections | orchestra | Hamilton Harty |
| View | Allegro (No.1) | organ piano |
John Clarke-Whitfeld |
| View | Alla Hornpipe (No.2) | 2 horns, 4 trumpets, 4 trombones and tuba | Michel Rondeau |
| View | Alla Hornpipe (No.2) | 4 recorders | — |
| View | Alla Hornpipe (No.2) | 4 saxophones | K. Hochberger |
| View | Alla Hornpipe (No.2) | trumpet and organ | Michel Rondeau |
| View | Alla Hornpipe (No.2) | organ | Marc Boniteau |
| View | Alla Hornpipe (No.2) | organ | Alain Brunet |
| View | Alla Hornpipe (No.2) | harpsichord | Srđan Depolo |
| View | Minuet (No.3) | — | Farid Zehar |
| View | Bourée (No.5) | — | Farid Zehar |
Scores
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Type | Section | Ensemble | Performers | Arranged for | Files (click to listen) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | — | Bath Festival Orchestra (orchestra) | Yehudi Menuhin, conductor | — | Complete Performance | |
| View | — | — | Michael Stenov, organ Collegium Instrumentale Carmeli, performer |
— | 1. Allegro ( D major ) | |
| View | Synthesized | — | — | Piano and Orchestra (Schoonenbeek) | Synthesized audio 1. Allegro 2. Alla Hornpipe 3. Minuet 4. Lentement 5. Bourée |
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| View | Synthesized | Alla Hornpipe (No.2) | — | 2 Horns, 4 Trumpets, 4 Trombones and Tuba (Rondeau) | Synthesized audio | |
| View | Synthesized | Alla Hornpipe (No.2) | — | 4 Recorders (Olschewski) | Synthesized audio | |
| View | MIDI | Alla Hornpipe (No.2) | — | Organ (Boniteau) | Synthesized audio | |
| View | MIDI | Alla Hornpipe (No.2) | — | Harpsichord (Depolo) | Synthesized audio |
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