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Handel, Music for the Royal Fireworks
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Classical music at the Olympic Opening Ceremony 2012
9. Handel, Music for the Royal Fireworks
The spectacular fireworks display at the Opening Ceremony lit up the skies above the Olympic Park in East London. Composed in 1749, Handel's jubilant music was originally performed on the River Thames.
