Solo Sonatas
Sonatas for various solo instruments (with keyboard accompaniment).
Associated articles: Handel flute sonatas, Handel solo sonatas (published by Walsh), and XV Handel solo sonatas (published by Chrysander).
| HWV | Instrument | Key | Composed | Published | Opus | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 357 | Oboe | B-flat major | 1710-00-00circa 1707–10 | 0000-00-00 | One of Handel's earliest extant compositions. Probably written during his years in Italy | |
| 358 | Unspecified | G major | 1710-00-00circa 1707–10 | 0000-00-00 | A "Fitzwilliam" sonata. The autographed manuscript, located in the Fitzwilliam Museum, does not mention instrumentation, nor are there tempo markings for the movements. It is commonly played by the violin, however the recorder is also a possibility. | |
| 359a | Violin | D minor | 1724-00-00circa 1724 | 0000-00-00 | The D minor sonata, headed "Sonata 2", follows the G major sonata (HWV 358) in the Fitzwilliam Museum autograph. Originally written for violin and published in two different E minor versions for the flute. See flute sonata in E minor (HWV 359b) | |
| 359b | Flute | E minor | 1724-00-00circa 1724 | 1732-00-001732 | 01bOpus 1 No. 1b | Of the two sonatas published by Chrysander as Opus 1 Sonata I, this one (Sonata Ib) is the one in Walsh's original edition (where it is called Sonata I). |
| 360 | Recorder | G minor | 1726-00-00circa 1725–26 | 1732-00-001732 | 02Opus 1 No. 2 | |
| 361 | Violin | A major | 1726-00-00circa 1725–26 | 1732-00-001732 | 03Opus 1 No. 3 | The only violin sonata to have been published exactly as written by Handel. |
| 362 | Recorder | A minor | 1726-00-00circa 1725–26 | 1732-00-001732 | 04Opus 1 No. 4 | |
| 363a | Oboe | F major | 1716-00-00circa 1711–16 | 0000-00-00 | ||
| 363b | Flute | G major | 1716-00-00circa 1711–16 | 1732-00-001732 | 05Opus 1 No. 5 | |
| 364a | Violin | G minor | 172200-00circa 1722–24 | 1732-00-001732 | 06Opus 1 No. 6 | Both Walsh and Chrysander published the work as an oboe sonata. |
| 364b | Viola da gamba | G minor | 1724-00-00circa 1724 | 0000-00-00 | A transcription of HWV 364a—as suggested by Handel on the manuscript. | |
| 365 | Recorder | C major | 1726-00-00circa 1725–26 | 0000-00-00 | 07Opus 1 No. 7 | |
| 366 | Oboe | C minor | 1712-00-00circa 1711–12 | 1732-00-001732 | 08Opus 1 No. 8 | |
| 367a | Recorder | D minor | 1726-00-00circa 1725–26 | 0000-00-00 | 09aOpus 1 No. 9a | Movements 1–5 constitute the "Fitzwilliam Sonata III". Originally published Flute Sonata in B minor, Op 1 No 9b (HWV 367b). The contemporary edition of Handel attributes it to the transverse flute, but the autograph manuscript is clearly for the recorder |
| 367b | Flute | B minor | 1726-00-00circa 1725–26 | 1732-00-001732 | 09bOpus 1 No. 9b | In the 'Aylesford' collection the Alla breve appears with the title of FUGE |
| 368 | Violin | G minor | 0000-00-00 | 1732-00-001732 | 10Opus 1 No. 10 | Probably spurious |
| 369 | Recorder | F major | 1726-00-00circa 1725-26 | 1732-00-001732 | 11Opus 1 No. 11 | |
| 370 | Violin | F major | 0000-00-00 | 1732-00-001732 | 12Opus 1 No. 12 | Probably spurious |
| 371 | Violin | D major | 1750-00-00circa 1749-50 | 0000-00-00 | 13Opus 1 No. 13 | This sonata represents Handel's last piece of chamber music. The piece was not published by Walsh; the designation Op 1 No.13 is Chrysander's |
| 372 | Violin | A major | 0000-00-00 | 1732-00-001732 | 14Opus 1 No. 14 | Probably spurious. The piece was published by Walsh as Op 1 No. 10 in the original edition that had a faked title page naming Roger as the publisher; the designation Op 1 No.14 is Chrysander's |
| 373 | Violin | E major | 0000-00-00 | 1732-00-001732 | 15Opus 1 No. 15 | Probably spurious. The piece was published by Walsh as Op 1 No. 12 in the original edition that had a faked title page naming Roger as the publisher; the designation Op 1 No.15 is Chrysander's |
| 374 | Flute | A minor | 0000-00-00 | 1730-00-001730 | "Halle sonata No. 1". Authenticity uncertain | |
| 375 | Flute | E minor | 0000-00-00 | 1730-00-001730 | "Halle sonata No. 2". Authenticity uncertain. The first two movements are identical to those of HWV 366, and the last also appears (out of context) at the end of Walsh's printing of HWV 434 | |
| 376 | Flute | B minor | 0000-00-00 | 1730-00-001730 | "Halle sonata No. 3". Authenticity uncertain | |
| 377 | Recorder | B-flat major | 1725-00-00circa 1724–25 | 0000-00-00 | All three movements appear as parts of other works | |
| 378 | Flute | D major | 1707-00-00circa 1707? | 1979-00-001979 | No autograph, but now considered authentic. It appears in an important manuscript of 18th century solo sonatas in the Brussels Royal Conservatory, and is there attributed to 'Sr Weisse' | |
| 379 | Flute | E minor | 1728-00-00circa 1727–28 | 1879-00-001879 | 01aOpus 1 No. 1a | The work's authenticity is unquestioned, but the sonata is not part of Handel's Opus 1 as published by Walsh—having been added by Chrysander. |
| 406 | Violin | A major | 1751-00-00circa 1751 | 0000-00-00 | Adagio and Allegro. Three–part accompaniment (? orchestral short score) | |
| 407 | Violin | G major | 1738-00-00circa 1738 | 0000-00-00 | Allegro | |
| 408 | Violin | C minor | 1729-00-00circa 1725–29 | 0000-00-00 | Allegro. It may be the only surviving fragment of a completed sonata in C minor. Used as the finale to the Recorder sonata in A minor (HWV 362). | |
| 409 | Recorder | D minor | 1726-00-00circa 1725–26 | 0000-00-00 | Andante. Variant of movement from the Recorder Sonata in D minor (HWV 367a) | |
| 412 | Violin | A minor | 1726-00-00circa 1725–26 | 0000-00-00 | Andante | |
| 419-1 | 1720-00-00circa 1710–20 | 0000-00-00 | HWV 419 1-6 are six marches. They are known only from printed sources; were published as separate treble and bass parts; with instrumentation unspecified, though title pages mention flute and violin for treble parts. May have originated as a keyboard work. | |||
| 419-2 | G major | 1720-00-00circa 1710–20 | 0000-00-00 | |||
| 419-3 | G major | 1720-00-00circa 1710–20 | 0000-00-00 | |||
| 419-4 | F major | 1720-00-00circa 1710–20 | 0000-00-00 | |||
| 419-5 | C major | 1720-00-00circa 1710–20 | 0000-00-00 | |||
| 419-6 | C major | 1720-00-00circa 1710–20 | 0000-00-00 | |||
| 420 | D major | 1744-00-00circa 1743–44 | 0000-00-00 | Minuet. Two–stave versions in autograph; instrumentation unspecified, upper stave ? violins. May have originated as a keyboard work | ||
| 421 | D major | 1744-00-00circa 1743–44 | 0000-00-00 | Minuet. Two–stave versions in autograph; instrumentation unspecified, upper stave ? violins. May have originated as a keyboard work |
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