George Frideric Handel wrote Music for the Royal Fireworks in 1749. The king, George II, was unpopular. The treaty which the fireworks were celebrating was ending a relatively meaningless war (to the English). And the fireworks themselves ended in a conflagration.
In the 260 years since its debut, countless sparklers and Catherine wheels have extinguished, but the music is still ablaze.
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