Bourrée (Water Music)
by George Frideric Handel (1685–1759) · Baroque · Beginner
Versions
| Version | Level | Key | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beginner · Level 1 | 1 of 5 | D major | 0:35 |
The player above plays the first 20 seconds. Learn all 0:35 of Bourrée (Water Music) in the PianoKite app: every version, both hands or one at a time, Wait mode on every bar, play-along at 50, 75 or 100% and per-bar feedback. Get early access.
- Era
- Baroque (1600–1750)
- Mood
- Joyful · bright and lively
- Versions
- 1
About this piece
George Frideric Handel (1685–1759) is the composer of Bourrée (Water Music), a Baroque piece that is cheerful and quick on its feet. It is rated level 1 of 5, beginner, and takes about 0:35 to play in D major. In the app it belongs to the Dances collection.
About George Frideric Handel (1685–1759): German-born Baroque composer who made his career in London. Best known for Messiah, he also wrote keyboard suites, sonatinas and dances that work well on the piano.
How to play Bourrée (Water Music) on piano
- Find your starting position before you play: look at the first notes on the falling-notes player and place your hand over them, one finger per key.
- Start in Wait mode: the music waits until you press the right key, so you can learn the notes without worrying about speed.
- Practise the right hand alone first. If there's a left-hand part, let the app play it while you learn the melody, then swap.
- Feel the dance: tap the rhythm of the first bars before you play, and give the first beat of each bar a little more weight.
- Short daily sessions beat one long weekly one. Ten focused minutes a day is enough to make steady progress.
In the PianoKite app you can learn it with your own digital piano over Bluetooth or USB, or with any piano through the microphone: the score scrolls past a playhead, the keys light up, and every bar gets a score so you can see what's learned. See how it works. New to the piano? Start with the beginner lessons. Get early access.
License and credits
Arranged by a MuseScore user, from the PDMX dataset. License: Public Domain. Source: MuseScore.
Both the composition and the source file are in the public domain.
PDMX files come from the PDMX dataset (Long et al., 2024, CC BY 4.0).
Text events such as lyrics were removed; the notes are as published. The player on this page plays the first 20 seconds.
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