Haendel, Georg Friedrich - Sonata in E Minor for Flute & Strings HWV 379 Flûte et Quatuor à cordes |
Compositeur : | Haendel, Georg Friedrich (1685 - 1759) | ||
Instrumentation : | Flûte et Quatuor à cordes | ||
Genre : | Baroque | ||
Tonalité : | Mi mineur | ||
Arrangeur : Editeur : | MAGATAGAN, MICHAEL (1960 - ) | ||
Droit d'auteur : | Public Domain | ||
Ajoutée par magataganm, 28 Aoû 2023 Georg Friedrich Händel (1685 – 1759) was a German, later British, baroque composer who spent the bulk of his career in London, becoming well known for his operas, oratorios, anthems, and organ concertos. Handel received important training in Halle and worked as a composer in Hamburg and Italy before settling in London in 1712; he became a naturalised British subject in 1727. He was strongly influenced both by the great composers of the Italian Baroque and by the middle-German polyphonic choral tradition. The Flute sonata in E minor (HWV 379) was composed (circa 1727-28) by George Frideric Handel for flute and basso continuo. 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 manuscript. Of the two sonatas published in the Chrysander edition as Opus 1 Sonata I, this one (Sonata Ia) is not in the Walsh edition. Therefore, (although the work's authenticity remains unquestioned), this sonata is not strictly part of Handel's "Opus 1". Chrysander's Sonata Ia and Sonata Ib have their first and fourth movements in common. The work consists of 5 movements: Larghetto (in common with the first movement of the flute sonata in E minor (HWV 359b). Ends with a brief adagio), Andante (two sections (30 and 30 bars)—each with repeat markings. Begins the same way as Halle sonata no. 2), Largo (the beginning is famous from its much later use in the violin sonata in D major (HWV 371). The opening bars are also shared with the adagio first movement of the flute sonata in D major (HWV 378). Concludes on a B major chord), Allegro (two sections (31 and 44 bars)—each with repeat markings. Passepied-like in a brisk tempo. In common with the fourth movement of the flute sonata in E minor (HWV 359b)) and Presto (two sections (13 and 20 bars)—each with repeat markings. Uses a favourite theme of Handel's). Source: Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flute_sonata_in_E_minor_ (HWV_379)). Although originally written for Flute & Continuo, I created this Interpretation of the Sonata in E Minor (HWV 379) for Flute & Strings (2 Violins, Viola & Cello). |