Oboe sonata in F major (HWV 363a)
Introduction Baroque oboe, Stanesby CopyThe '''''Oboe sonata in F major''''' (HWV 363a) was composed ( 1711–1716) by George Frideric Handel, for oboe and basso continuo. The work is also referred to as HHA iv/18,36. (There is no HG designation for the work. )The sonata was later reworked as a flute sonata in G major (HWV 363b).A typical performance of the work takes about eight minutes.
Movements The work consists of five movements:MovementTypeNotes1AdagioA typically airy Handelian adagio2AllegroThe theme is introduced by the oboe, but then joined by the keyboard in an exchange of little fanfare figures. Handel marks the climax of the movement by sending the oboe shooting up to its highest note possible at the time3AdagioMore plaintive than the first adagio movement4BourréeA perky dance that looks ahead to the second section of "The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba"5MinuetThe minuet is marked by little upward melodic skips
See also *List of solo sonatas by George Frideric Handel
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