The ''Flute sonata in G major'' ( HWV 363b) was composed (c. 1711–16) by

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in F major for the oboe, and was transposed by an unknown hand to G major, for flute and

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. The work is also referred to as ''Opus 1 No. 5'', as it was first published in 1726 or slightly later by the London publisher

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, in an edition falsely attributed to Jeanne Roger of Amsterdam. Other catalogues of Handel's music have referred to the work as HG xxvii, 19; and HHA iv/3,28. The sonata was originally composed as an

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, "Handel, George Frideric", ''

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'', second edition, edited by

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and John Tyrrell (London:

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, 2001): 10:802. Both of the Walsh editions and the Chrysander edition (based on Walsh) indicate that the work is for flute ("traversiere" or "traverso"), and published it as ''Sonata V''. A typical performance of the work takes about seven and a half minutes.

Movements

The work consists of five

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: (Movements do not contain repeat markings unless indicated. The number of bars is taken from the Chrysander edition, and is the raw number in the manuscript—not including repeat markings.)

References

Flute sonatas by George Frideric Handel 1716 compositions Compositions in G major {{sonata-stub

Movements

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