One movement from this work contains fanfares originally for two natural horns, and that opening French overture's solo violin part was discarded in favor of parts for two violins.
One movement from this work contains fanfares originally for two natural horns, and that opening French overture's solo violin part was discarded in favor of parts for two violins. This piece, which was premiered by an orchestra of "50 instruments of all sorts,"includes a popular air and two minuets in its F major first section, and it also has among its twenty-one movements three sailor's dances called hornpipes. The three suites comprising this piece were first performed during a 1717 celebration thrown by King George I and held on a barge sailing on the River Thames. For 10 points, name this Georg Friedrich Handel composition.
One movement from this work contains fanfares originally for two natural horns, and that opening French overture's solo violin part was discarded in favor of parts for two violins.
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