Hornpipe
Composer:
George Frideric Handel
Genre: Classical
Decade: before 1923
Submitted by: Sara
Description:
This is a movement from a major orchestral work,the first composed in England to include horns,written for a royal party on the River Thames in June 1717 at which 50 musicians on a barge played to King George I and his guests."Alla Hornpipe`,though,is actually an indication of its tempo.
by: Sara