For an unknown reason, Handel did not indicate the instrumentation or the tempo markings on the movements. In fact, the original manuscript does not even mention that it is a "sonata". The tessitura is high for a violin, and the work does not fall below G4 (which is a whole octave above the violin's lowest note). For this reason (although the violin is the most likely instrument), the recorder is sometimes used for performance.
Date of composition | 1710 (1707) |
Type | Sonata |
Tonality | G Major |
Catalogue | HWV 358 |
Approx. duration | 5 minutes |
Spoken language | Italian |
Instruments |
Violin
- or recorder
Harpsichord |
Autotranslations beta |
Georg Friedrich Haendel: Sonate en sol majeur, HWV 358 "Fitzwilliam sonatas" Georg Friedrich Händel: Sonata in sol maggiore, HWV 358 "Fitzwilliam sonatas" Georg Friedrich Händel: Sonate G-dur, HWV 358 "Fitzwilliam sonatas" |