Music For The Royal Fireworks

The performing musicians were all on boats in the River Thames , providing a background for the royal fireworks. However the display was not quite successful. The enormous wood building built for the display caught fire due to the fall of the Bas Relief of George II. However, the music was performed beforehand. On 21 April 1749 there was a full rehearsal of the music at Vauxhall Garden. Over twelve thousand, each paying 2s 6d, rushed for it, causing a three-hour traffic jam of carriages over London Bridge .

The work is in five movements:

Overture : Allegro
Bourrée
La paix: Largo alla siciliana
La réjouissance: Allegro
Menuet I/II

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Music For The Royal Fireworks

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