Water Music - Suijou no Ongaku (English)

Japanese: 水上の音楽 - すいじょうのおんがく(英語表記)Water Music
Water Music - Suijou no Ongaku (English)

A large-scale orchestral suite consisting of 22 pieces composed by Handel (according to the Halle edition of "New Complete Works of Handel" edited by Redlich). Although the truth of the story is uncertain, there is the following anecdote about the creation of the work. When Handel emigrated from Germany to England, he incurred the displeasure of the Elector of Hanover whom he served, but in 1714 the Elector's master was welcomed as King George I of England. So Handel composed this music as a way of reconciliation, and performed it in front of the King during a boat trip on the Thames in the summer of 1717, and once again won the King's favor. As it was written for a special event, there are some unclear points about the arrangement of the movements and the instrumentation, and in modern times it is often performed in the version arranged by Harty into six pieces and the version arranged by Chrysander into 20 pieces. Although it is a work that belongs to the so-called practical music, it maintains a high musical standard and is widely loved as a masterpiece of Baroque music due to its clear expression.

[Yukio Miyake]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

ヘンデル作曲の22曲からなる大規模な管弦楽組曲(レドリッヒ校訂のハレ版「新ヘンデル全集」による)。真偽のほどは確かではないが、作品の成立事情について次のようなエピソードがある。ヘンデルはドイツからイギリスへ移住する際に、仕えていたハノーバー選帝侯の不興を買ってしまったが、その主君が1714年、ジョージ1世としてイギリスの王に迎えられた。そこで彼は和解を策してこの音楽を作曲し、1717年夏、テムズ川の舟遊びの際に王の御前で演奏、ふたたび王の寵愛(ちょうあい)を受けるようになった、というものである。特別な催しのために書かれた作品だけに、楽章の配列や楽器の編成にも不明な点があり、現代では、ハーティが6曲に編曲した版と、クリサンダーが20曲に編曲した版で演奏されることが多い。いわゆる実用音楽に属する作品ではあるが、音楽的にも高度な水準を保ち、その明快な表現によってバロック音楽の代表作として広く親しまれている。

[三宅幸夫]

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