Nice fluffy music without much substance. Precisely the kind of music that appeals to people that seem to think all purely instrumental music was intended as mood music for grocery shopping, elevator rides and chilling by the pool.
Did you know Handel adapted this sinfonia from a movement from a...
@Asdrubal1900 I thought this sounded like a movement from a Telemann concerto. Thank you for confirming this. Can you be more specific about the concerto? Was it in D? Do you know the TWV number?
@BaronVonLichtenstein I don't hear the "Eternal Source of Light Divine" similarity.
As for the other two, BWV 140 predates them. This is the chronology:
BWV 140 - first performed on November 25, 1731.
"Sheeba" - Solomon was composed between May 5 and June 13, 1748.
Royal Fireworks - composed 1...