ExclusiveHandel: Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351 - Part 2 & Swiss Alps 亨德爾：皇家焰火音樂，HWV 351 - 第二部分
【Classical Music and Nature 古典音樂小站】George Friedrich Händel: Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351 - Part 2. This beautiful piece was played by Leeds Chamber Orchestra. It has Creative Commons license and is provided through www.musopen.org.
Who does not like firework? I like firework, a lot. Not the loud, banging ones, but the showers of stars exploding in all colors. So I was all the more surprised to find this during my research in Wikipedia:
"Handel omitted the string instruments against his will. The story goes as follows: During the preparations, Handel and the Duke of Montagu, the Master-General of the Ordnance and in charge of the royal fireworks, argued about the addition of violins. The Duke made it clear to Handel that King George preferred only martial instruments (winds and percussion) and hoped that there would be "no fiddles". (I am so glad that "the fiddles" are now included).
Also against Handel's wishes, a full rehearsal of the music took place in Vauxhall Gardens rather than Green Park. On 21 April 1749, over twelve thousand people, each paying two shillings and sixpence (half a crown), thronged there, causing a three-hour traffic jam of carriages on London Bridge, the only access road to the area south of the river. (hm... 3h! traffic jam in 1749 :-) )
Six days later, on 27 April, the musicians performed in a purpose-built structure designed by Servandoni, a theatre designer, with the help of four Italians. The fireworks themselves were designed and controlled by Gaetano Ruggieri and Giuseppe Sarti, both from Bologna. Charles Frederick was the controller, Captain Thomas Desaguliers was the chief firemaster.
The performance was not as successful as the music itself: The rainy weather caused many misfires, and in the middle of the demonstration the right pavilion caught fire. In addition, a woman's clothes were set on fire by a stray rocket, and other fireworks burned two soldiers and blinded a third. Another soldier had his hand blown off during an earlier rehearsal for the 101 cannons that were used during the event." - Wikipedia
The moral of the story: enjoy the music, and if you use real fireworks, pay close attention to your own safety and the safety of others. No dress or pavilion should be barnd, nor should anyone be blinded or burned! Take care of everybody around you!
The pictures were taken by Christian Schlegel in spring 2023 in Switzerland with a Fujifilm X-H2S. The film was edited by Wenjing Ma.
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【古典音樂小站】George Friedrich Händel: 皇家焰火音樂，HWV 351 - 第2部分。這首美妙的作品由利茲室內管弦樂團演奏。它具有創意共享許可證，並通過www.musopen.org提供。
誰不喜歡煙花？我非常喜歡煙花。不是那種響聲巨大、爆裂聲震天的，而是五顏六色的星星雨般綻放的美麗景象。因此，在我的維基百科調查中發現以下事實時，我感到十分驚訝：
“出於他本人的意願，亨德爾省略了弦樂器。故事如下：在準備期間，亨德爾和蒙塔古公爵（總軍械庫主任並負責皇家煙火）就增加小提琴進行了爭論。公爵明確告訴亨德爾國王喬治只喜歡軍旅用樂器（木管和打擊），希望沒有“小提琴”。（我很高興現在已經包括了“小提琴”）。
同樣違背亨德爾意願的是，在沃克斯豪爾花園進行了一次完整排練而非格林公園。 1749年4月21日，在那裡聚集了超過12,000人，每個人支付兩先令六便士，導致倫敦橋上三小時交通堵塞，該地區南岸唯一通道被封鎖。 （嗯...1749年3小時交通堵塞！:-)）
6天后的4月27日，音樂家們在Servandoni設計、四名意大利人幫助建造的專門場館中表演。焰火本身由來自博洛尼亞市Gaetano Ruggieri和Giuseppe Sarti設計和控制；Charles Frederick為控制者；Thomas Desaguliers上校為首席技術指導。
表演並不像音樂本身那麼成功：多雨天氣導致許多失誤，在示範活動中右邊展館著火；此外還有一位女性被流浪火箭點著衣服，並且其他焰火使兩名士兵受傷並使第三名士兵失明；在活動前101門大砲排練期間還有一個士兵手被折斷。
教訓：享受音樂，並如果您使用真正的焰火，請密切關注自己以及周圍所有人員安全問題！不能點著衣服或展館起火，並且也不能盲目或灼傷任何人！請注意保護好你周圍所有人！
圖片攝於2023年春季由Christian Schlegel使用Fujifilm X-H2S相機拍攝，並由馬文璟編輯製作。
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