Handel George Frideric -Air with Variations Harmonious Blacksmith Pno *Bass Recorder 8 Cloud Rim (1994)

8 Cloud Rim (1994)

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technical exercises and orchestral excerpts in a logical and easy-to-use format

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Handel George Frideric -Air with Variations Harmonious Blacksmith Pno *Bass Recorder 8 Cloud Rim (1994)These variations are among Handels best known keyboard works. The composer was allegedly inspired to create its unusual theme when, seeking refuge in a smithys shop from a sudden rain shower, he heard the blacksmith singing a cheerful melody to the sound of his anvil. Handel used the theme with five variations as the closing movement of his fifth keyboard suite, which he published in 1720. With its catchy theme, the Harmonious Blacksmith variations