Water Music
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The Water Music is a collection of orchestral movements, often published as three suites, composed by George Frideric Handel. It premiered on 17 July 1717, in response to King George I's request for a
Handel (left) and King George I on the River Thames, 17 July 1717; painting by Edouard Hamman
Westminster Bridge on Lord Mayor's Day by Canaletto, 1746 (detail).
Bourrée
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The bourrée is a dance of French origin and the words and music that accompany it. The bourrée resembles the gavotte in that it is in double time and often has a dactylic rhythm. However, it is somewh
Borrèia in Auvergne, early 20th century
People dancing bourrée in a folk ball
Eight bars of a dance recorded and published by Feuillet in 1700
Yuri Khanon "L'Os de chagrin" ("The Shagreen Bone" opera-interlude) Final: Bourrée