Fantastic show....1/2 of the audience did not even see the plotholes/potholes. Good on you, all.
I was going to then write 'now, to business:', and list said business, but I don't even know what kind of business I wanted to discuss, right now. I don't really remember. Nor is this a remotely interesting blog entry.
Fun fact:
Water Music by Handel was written in 1717, for King George I. It was first performed on a barge, carrying the musicians down the river Thames, for the people of London to enjoy. Also because they were unsure of how they felt about their king and he thought it would be a good way to appease them. It is set for 2 trumpets, 2 French horns, 2 oboes, a bassoon, strings and a timpani acting as basso continuo.
This dance suite has five movements: Allegro, Alla hornpipe, a Minuet, Lentement, and finally, a Bouree. It is in D major, and the first movement begins in 4/4 time.
The Allegro movement, commencing in D major and quadruple meter, with an ABA form, announces itself with a fanfare-like theme in the trumpets. A descending scale in the violin answers this main theme. Section B is opened once more by trumpets, with a modulation to the dominant of A major, declaring themselves in a dotted rhythm motif which is imitated by the French horns amidst dialogue between the strings and brass. Section A then repeats in D major, and an Adagio section acts as a bridge between the first and second movements.
Alla hornpipe, the second movement, also begins in D major, in a 3/2 time signature, in ABA form. The A section features a disjunct, D major theme in the strings and double reeds. At a moderate and spritely tempo, it is reintroduced by the trumpets and French horns. The B section is in B minor, featuring a fast-moving and syncopated theme shared by the strings and the woodwinds. The A section then repeats, ending in a D major cadence.
....Now I only have to do that with about 20 more things, and I'll be solid.
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