Fitzwilliam Sonatas - Movements

Movements

The three sonatas in Dart's arrangement (the one illustrated in the accompanying sound files) are:

  • The Sonata in B-flat major (HWV 377, c. 1724–25)
  1. Corrente
  2. Adagio
  3. Allegro
  • Movements 7 & 6, reversed from their order in the Sonata in D minor (HWV 367a, Op. 1, No. 9a, c. 1725–26), (using an earlier version of movement 6, the Andante in D minor, HWV 409, c. 1725–26), and the Menuet in D minor (HWV 462, c. 1724–26, originally for solo keyboard), with the note values doubled and time signature changed from 6/8 to 3/4, to which is added a double (variation) composed by Dart.
  1. A tempo di Menuet
  2. Andante
  3. Menuet
  • Movements 1–5 from the Sonata in D minor (HWV 367a, c. 1725–26).
  1. Largo
  2. Vivace
  3. Furioso
  4. Adagio
  5. Alla breve

The movements of Handel's two original sonatas, as given in both Klaus Hofmann's and David Lasocki and Walter Bergmann's editions, are:

  • Sonata in B-flat major (HWV 377)
  1. Adagio
  2. Allegro
  • Sonata in D minor (HWV 367a)
  1. Largo
  2. Vivace
  3. Furioso ; Presto
  4. Adagio
  5. Alla breve
  6. Andante
  7. A tempo di menuet

The Sonata in G major (HWV 358) does not even carry the title "Sonata" in the manuscript, let alone any specification of instrumentation, nor are there any tempo markings for its three movements. The editions by Hofmann and Best, though disagreeing about the intended solo instrument (recorder or violin, respectively), do supply the same tempo markings:

The Violin sonata in G minor (HWV 364a) is marked simply "Violino Solo" in the Fitzwilliam autograph. The movements as given in Terence Best's edition are:

  1. Larghetto
  2. Allegro
  3. Adagio
  4. Allegro

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