La Paix

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La Paix is the serene, slow movement from Handel’s "Music for the Royal Fireworks," evoking a sense of peace and resolution.

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instanceOf instrumental composition
orchestral movement
associatedWorkOccasion celebration of the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle
catalogueNumber HWV 351 (movement)
character contemplative
peaceful
serene
cityOfFirstPerformance London
linked to: London, England
commonlyPerformedWith other movements from Music for the Royal Fireworks
composer George Frideric Handel
composerNationality German-British
countryOfFirstPerformance Kingdom of Great Britain
evokes sense of peace
sense of resolution
firstPerformanceDate 27 April 1749
firstPerformanceVenue Green Park, London
linked to: Green Park
followsInWork La Réjouissance (depending on ordering in some suites)
genre Baroque orchestral music
hasStyle late Baroque ceremonial style
historicalContext composed for a public fireworks display celebrating peace
notableFeature contrasts with more martial movements in Music for the Royal Fireworks
originalInstrumentation wind instruments and percussion
partOf Music for the Royal Fireworks
period Baroque period
relatedTheme celebration of peace after war
scoring wind band with optional strings and continuo
tempoCharacter slow
titleLanguage French
translatedTitle The Peace
typicalDuration approximately 4–6 minutes
workKey D major

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