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 chora...(+)
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 B minor (HWV 376) is thought to
have been composed by George Frideric Handel, for flute
and basso continuo. The date of composition of the work
is unknown, but it was first published in 1730. Other
catalogues of Handel's music have referred to the work
as HG xlviii, 137; and HHA iv/3,68.
The authenticity of the sonata is uncertain. Of the
three "Halle" sonatas, it is the best candidate for not
having been composed by Handel (although if it wasn't,
it is an extremely good imitation of his style). It is
referred to as "Halle Sonata No. 3", and is sometimes
called "Hallenser Sonaten" (following Chrysander's
assumption that it was an early work). The Chrysander
edition indicates that the work is for flute
("Traversa"), and published it as Sonata XVIII.
The work consists of 4 movements: Adagio (shows a
typical Handelian relationship between the flute line
and the bass—with imitations and overlapping
phrases), Adagio (two sections (18 and 40 bars)—each
with repeat markings. The first section concludes in F?
major, and the second section begins in D major. In
cut-common time. A type of two-voice fugue with
textural interchanges between voices), Largo (a brief
movement beginning in D major and ending in F? major)
and Allegro (two sections (23 and 44 bars)—each with
repeat markings. The first section concludes in F?
major, and the second section begins in D major. A
spritely movement which begins like a Handelian opera
aria)
Source: Wikipedia
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flute_sonata_in_B_minor_
(HWV_376)).
Although originally written for Flute & Continuo, I
created this Interpretation of the Sonata in B Minor
(HWV 376) for Flute & Strings (2 Violins, Viola &
Cello).