| Title | Larghetto from Flute Sonata No. 1a in E minor | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opus number | Op. 1, No. 1a, HWV 379, Mvmt. 1 | |||
| Composer | George Frideric Handel (1685–1759) | |||
| Instrumentation | Flute and bass instrument |     | ||
| Key | E minor | |||
| Range | D4–C#6 | |||
| Time signature | 4/4 | |||
| Tempo | 44 BPM | |||
| Performance time | 1:55 | |||
| Difficulty level | intermediate | |||
| Download printable score | PDF Sheet Music (95 kB) (preview) | |||
| Download audio tracks | MIDI (change tempo/key) MP3 (1.6 MB) | |||
| Play-along accompaniment | MIDI (change tempo/key) MP3 (1.8 MB) | |||
| Date added | 2014-05-07 | |||
| Last updated | 2014-05-07 | |||
| Download popularity index |   1.1 (average) | |||
| Categories |
Baroque, Sonatas, Written for Flute | |||
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Composed circa 1720, this E minor sonata (HWV 379) is Handel's own compilation of movements taken from three other solo sonatas. Confusingly, this sonata has sometimes been numbered Op. 1, no. 1a, when in fact it never appeared in Opus 1.
The first movement is a Larghetto with an easy, gentle swing, taken from Handel's Violin Sonata in D minor.
| 1. | Larghetto | Flute & bass |
| 2. | Andante | Flute & bass |
| 3. | Largo | Flute & bass |
| 4. | Allegro | Flute & bass |
| 5. | Presto | Flute & bass |
