This music has been performed and recorded an uncountable number of times, but why do we like it so much? Is it the accompanying story of how the music was performed that brings our imagination alive, or something else? John Banther and Linda Carducci show you what to listen for, what it would have been like on the river's edge witnessing this event, and why it was mutually beneficial to both the composer and the king.
Show Notes
Oboe and Clarinet
In this episode, I mistakenly thought the Oboe was a cylindrical instrument and that the Clarinet was conical; it's actually the opposite!
A performance of the first suite
Hornpipe, the instrument
Water Music on the water
(I was unaware of this first one, more of a recreation for film)
This is the video we mentioned in the episode, it is also 360. You can drag around to view different musicians with your mouse.