Water Music Suite No. 1 in F major, HWV 348 (known in the show simply as Water Music), is the first suite of the Water Music (German: Wassermusik), which is a collection of orchestral movements composed by George Frideric Handel. It premiered on 17 July 1717, in response to King George I's request for a concert on the River Thames.
It is the music that was used in the episodes "Annie, Get Your Microphone" and "Rocket the Bug".
Summary[]
In Season 2[]
In Annie, Get Your Microphone, Water Music was used to sing Annie's New Song at the contest so she can win her microphone at the Amazonian theater in Brazil.
In Rocket the Bug, Water Music was used to sing that Rocket loves the bugs, as the Little Einsteins were on their way to Mount Cook to get the baby bug house that was blown away.
Structure[]
Water Music Suite No. 1 consists of nine movements:
Water Music Suite No. 1 in F major, HWV 348[]
- Overture (Largo – Allegro)
- Adagio e staccato
- Allegro – Andante – Allegro da capo
- Passepied
- Air
- Minuet
- Bourrée
- Hornpipe
- Andante
Episode Appearances[]
Season 2[]
Songs adapted from Water Music Suite No. 1[]
Annie, Get Your Microphone[]
Rocket the Bug[]
Trivia[]
- This is the last music sheet to change colors (from purple to green)
- In Annie, Get Your Microphone the font looks different possibly because the normal usual font couldn't be found, the font looks very similar to verdana.
- Legend has it that Handel composed Water Music to regain the favour of King George I. Handel had been employed by the future king George while he was still Elector of Hanover, before he succeeded to the British throne. The composer supposedly fell out of favour for moving to London during Queen Anne's reign.
- This story was first related by Handel's early biographer John Mainwaring; although it may have some foundation in fact, the tale as told by Mainwaring has been doubted by some Handel scholars.
- Another version has it that the Elector of Hanover approved of Handel's permanent move to London, knowing the separation between them would be temporary. Certainly both were aware the Elector of Hanover would eventually succeed to the British throne after Queen Anne's death.
In popular culture[]
- Movements from Handel's 1st Suite of Water Music were used in two videos and three CDs by Baby Einstein, and one CD by its spiritual successor series, WeeSchool.
