Baroque · 1749
Music for the Royal Fireworks — Overture
G. F. HandelHWV 351
- Key
- D
- Time
- C
- Tempo
- ♩=60
- AO focus
- AO3
Incipit
Form
French overture (slow + fast) for outdoor performance. Composed for King George II's celebration of the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle.
Teaching points
- French overture form (slow dotted + fast)
- Outdoor wind-band original scoring
- AO3: occasion music
Full score ↓Public domain
Bärenreiter + later urtext, PD.