| The Water Music is a collection of orchestral movements, often considered as three suites, composed by Georg Friedrich Händel.
It premiered in the summer of 1717 (July 17, 1717) when King George I requested a concert on the River Thames. The concert was performed by 50 musicians that joined King George I on his barge. King George I was said to have loved it so much that he ordered the exhausted musicians to play the suites three times on the trip. [Source of this extract: Wikipedia] | 
