bug bot ▁Category : In sect s ▁described ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 4 <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Fl ute ▁son ata ▁in ▁E ▁minor ▁( H W V ▁ 3 7 9 ) ▁was ▁composed ▁( cir ca ▁ 1 7 2 7 - 2 8 ) ▁by ▁George ▁Fr ider ic ▁Hand el ▁for ▁fl ute ▁and ▁keyboard ▁( har ps ich ord ). ▁The ▁work ▁is ▁also ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁Op us ▁ 1 ▁No . ▁ 1 a , ▁and ▁was ▁first ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 9 ▁by ▁Ch rys ander . ▁Other ▁catalog ues ▁of ▁Hand el ' s ▁music ▁have ▁referred ▁to ▁the ▁work ▁as ▁H G ▁xx vi i , 2 ; ▁and ▁H HA ▁iv / 3 , 2 . ▁ ▁The ▁work ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁son ata ▁that ▁surv ives ▁as ▁a ▁fl ute ▁son ata ▁in ▁Hand el ' s ▁own ▁manuscript . ▁ ▁Of ▁the ▁two ▁son at as ▁published ▁in ▁the ▁Ch rys ander ▁edition ▁as ▁Op us ▁ 1 ▁Son ata ▁I , ▁this ▁one ▁( S on ata ▁I a ) ▁is ▁not ▁in ▁the ▁Wal sh ▁edition . ▁Therefore , ▁( although ▁the ▁work ' s ▁authentic ity ▁remains ▁un question ed ), ▁this ▁son ata ▁is ▁not ▁strictly ▁part ▁of ▁Hand el ' s ▁" Op us ▁ 1 ". ▁Ch rys ander ' s ▁Son ata ▁I a ▁and ▁Son ata ▁Ib ▁have ▁their ▁first ▁and ▁fourth ▁movements ▁in ▁common . ▁ ▁A ▁typical ▁performance