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Flute sonata in E minor (HWV 379)

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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.^[1]

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 I^a) 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 I^a and Sonata I^b have their first and fourth movements in common.

A typical performance of the work takes about 13 minutes.

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Hicks, Anthony (2001). "Handel, George Frideric". In Sadie, Stanley; Tyrrell, John (eds.). The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians. Vol. x (2nd ed.). London: Macmillan. p. 801.

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Movement	Type	Key signature	Time signature	Bars	Notes
1	Larghetto	E minor	⁴ ₄	21	In common with the first movement of the flute sonata in E minor (HWV 359b). Ends with a brief adagio.
2	Andante	E minor	³ ₄	60	Two sections (30 and 30 bars)—each with repeat markings. Begins the same way as Halle sonata no. 2.
3	Largo	G major	⁴ ₄	21	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.
4	Allegro	E minor	³ ₈	75	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).
5	Presto	E minor	⁴ ₄	33	Two sections (13 and 20 bars)—each with repeat markings. Uses a favourite theme of Handel's.

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Flute sonata in E minor (HWV 379)

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