Drottningholm Music
The Drottningholm Music is the popular name of the music that was composed by Johan Helmich Roman. Composed for the wedding of Prince Adolf Frederick and Princess Louisa Ulrika of Prussia in August 18th of 1744, the work spans 24 movements of various lengths.
The work reflects the Swedish interpretation of the galant style, popularized during the Baroque period, affirmed by Roman's inspiration from other event-oriented works like George Frideric Handel's Water Music and Georg Philipp Telemann's Water Music.
The premiere was under Roman's guidance, and were used for various aspects during the wedding' s four-day duration. The manuscript is kept in two locations, the first being the Alströmer Collection of the Stockholm Music and Theatre Library, the second being within the Kraus collection of the Lund University Library. The work is categorized as BeRI 2 within Swedish musicologist Ingmar Bengtsson's system.
Movements
In total, the work has a total of 24 movements, often ranging in length and key. Although beginning and ending in D major, it often uses G minor and G major, D minor, and A minor.- Allegro assai
- Allegretto
- Andante
- Allegro non troppo
- Andante
- Poco allegro
- Allegro
- Lento
- Allegro
- Allegro assai
- Allegro
- Presto
- Minuet
- Trio
- Grave
- Presto
- Lento
- Andante
- Allegro molto
- Allegro
- Allegro
- Allegro
- Vivace
- Allegro