Flute sonata in E minor (HWV 379) [SEP] instrumentation
Flute sonata in E minor (HWV 379)
The Flute sonata in E minor (HWV 379) was composed (circa 1727-28) by George Frideric Handel for flute and keyboard (harpsichord). The work is also referred to as "Opus 1 No. 1a", and was first published in 1879 by Chrysander. Other catalogues of Handel's music have referred to the work as HG xxvii,2; and HHA iv/3,2.
The work is the only sonata that survives as a flute sonata in Handel's own
Recorder sonata in A minor (HWV 362)
The Sonata in A minor (HWV 362) was composed (c. 1712) by George Frideric Handel for recorder and harpsichord (the autograph manuscript, a fair copy made most likely in 1712, gives this instrumentation in Italian: "flauto e cembalo"). The work is also referred to as "Opus 1 No. 4", and was first published in 1732 by Walsh. Other catalogues of Handel's music have referred to the work as HG xxvii,15; and