Handel HISTORY & TUTORIAL “The Harmonious Blacksmith” (dur: 40 mins) P. Barton, FEURICH piano

⬇︎FREE sheet music links + read more below⬇︎ In this tutorial we look at Handel’s life story and the “The Harmonious Blacksmith” with practice tips for each variation. Introduction: 00:00 Handel Biography: 02:40 4 Sheet Music Editions: 06:56 Performance “The Harmonious Blacksmith” (complete) 08:56 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ TUTORIAL Aria: 14:00 Variation 1: 16:22 variation 2: 19:18 Variation 3: 22:44 Variation 4: 28:02 Variation 5: 31:48 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ FREE sheet music in public domain from IMSLP Music Library: Suite in E major, HWV 430 (Handel, George Frideric) 1) Simplified Edition in F major: Henry Maylath https://imslp.simssa.ca/files/imglnks/usimg/6/65/IMSLP113696-PMLP29686-Handel-Harmonious_Blacksmith_HWV430-Maylath.pdf 2) Wanda Landowska: https://imslp.simssa.ca/files/imglnks/usimg/c/c4/IMSLP621629-PMLP29686-Haendel_Harmonieux_forgeron.pdf 3) Hans von Bülow https://imslp.simssa.ca/files/imglnks/usimg/6/66/IMSLP85857-PMLP29686-H%C3%A4ndel-B%C3%BClow_Harmonious_Blacksmith.pdf 4) Pierre Gouin (featured in video) https://imslp.simssa.ca/files/imglnks/usimg/1/1b/IMSLP130581-WIMA.924e-Handel_Suite5_Harmonious_Blacksmith.pdf Access to all free editions in IMSLP https://imslp.org/wiki/Suite_in_E_major%2C_HWV_430_(Handel%2C_George_Frideric) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Links to free sheet music of 4 of Handel’s best known compositions in solo piano arrangements: 1) Oratorio “Messiah” especially the ‘Hallelujah’ chorus. Piano solo: https://imslp.simssa.ca/files/imglnks/usimg/9/97/IMSLP12244-Handel_-_Hallelujah.pdf 2) ‘Water Music’ written to be played on a boat as the King travelled along the river Thames in London. https://imslp.simssa.ca/files/imglnks/usimg/d/da/IMSLP180837-PMLP11283-Handel_The_Water_Music_(2H_Pittman).pdf 3) Music for the Royal Fireworks’ was written to be played at a fireworks display. https://imslp.simssa.ca/files/imglnks/usimg/e/ea/IMSLP285357-PMLP12548-Fireworks_Overture_Handel.pdf 4) Zadok the Priest’ written for the coronation of George II and used at every British coronation ever since. https://imslp.simssa.ca/files/imglnks/usimg/f/f1/IMSLP96060-PMLP44439-handel_zadok_arr_organ.pdf _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ All of Handel’s sheet music work can be downloaded from the main Handel page at https://imslp.org/wiki/Category:Handel,_George_Frideric If the IMSLP link doesn’t work for you, try this: https://tinyurl.com/y87f2l44 If you are interested in piano arrangements, select the “Arrangements and Transcriptions” tab. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ *Please note the featured Pierre Gouin edition sheet music in this video is not the edition I used to make this recording but is an edition in the public domain I can freely show online. The dynamics and touch in this recording are my own and don’t follow any edition of this work. My Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/paulbarton for those that like to support online creators from as little as 1$ a month.