What is the piece of music ....

[annadomino]

that usually accompanies firework displays, or musical watr jets?
dah de da da da da DAH de dah

[nungate]

Handel's Music for the Royal Fireworks maybe?

[DTCwordfan]

the Waterworks will be out in full flood next year as the QE2 intends to go for a drift down the Thames a la Georgie Porgie 1 in a barge with Her Most Honourable Companies of Watermen and String-Pluckers in attendance.

[Stephen_G]

Ours used to have the Top Gun theme.....

[annadomino]

Cor, that was a dirge, no it's not that one, but thanks.

[annadomino]

That was to Nungate

[supapapa]

1812 Overture

[annadomino]

None of the above, have youtubed. But thanks.

[nungate]

The 1812 is fab for fireworks

[supapapa]

Go to Songtapper

[Buenchico]

Is this it?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cr6CnG5dmvM

[Buenchico]

Or the rock version?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aA7fxiFxDHY

[Fibonacci]

possibly this ?

[horseshoes]

Is it this?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igLBmYY7rpo

[chrissa1]

Is it the Marseillaise?

[Buenchico]

Others have already suggested the 1812 overture. It's the dramatic finale which gets used for firework displays. Picking this up from 40 seconds in seems to roughly fit with your description:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2W1Wi2U9sQ

[annadomino]

Thanks all, still haven't heard the one that's in my head. Had a chat to son and la la 'd it. He says it was in V for Vendetta, off to google that.

[jackthehat]

That's 1812 Overture, then....

[annadomino]

Yes, it certainly was, thanks to one and all who answered, just put it down to my ignorance of classical music that I didn't recognise it from your clips.