Music for the Royal Fireworks, La Paix (viola duo)

Title: La Paix, from Music for the Royal Fireworks

Composer: G. F. Handel, arr. David Gable

Instrumentation: Two Violas

Printout: 2 pages

Note: Selections from Music for the Royal Fireworks are essential for gig musicians, and La Paix (“the peace”) is especially popular for weddings. This setting for viola duet has been transposed to G Major to take advantage of the sonorous middle register of the viola.