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How many pieces of Handel's "Water Music" are there?

This work is divided into three groups based on Handel’s three night excursions. The first group includes 10 pieces in F major:

1. Overture, gorgeous largo Beginning, followed by a lively fugue passage.

2. Adagio, strings are accompanied by the oboe.

3. Allegro, highlighting two solo horns.

4. Andante, comparison between woodwind section and string instruments.

5. Allegro is still dominated by two solo horns.

6. Aria, majestic string melody.

7. Minuet.

8. Boule.

9. Flute dance music. It is an ancient dance music performed by British sailors in the 18th century.

10. Allegro.

The second group includes 5 pieces in D major:

1. Allegro, celebration, march form.

2. Trumpet dance music, contrasting pairs of trumpets and horns, with attractive syncopated rhythms.

3. Minuet, continuing to emphasize the French horn and trumpet.

4. Slowly, with beautiful lines similar to vocal music. .

5. Boule, with ever-changing rhythms, this piece is marked "Play three times from beginning to end."

The third group includes 4 dance movements:

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1. Sarabande.

2. Ligoton, a folk dance from Provence, France.

3. Minuet.

4. Gig.