The ''Oboe sonata in C minor'' ( HWV 366) was composed ( 1711–1712) by

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for oboe and

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. The work is also referred to as ''Opus 1 No. 8'', and was first published in 1732 by

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. Other catalogues of Handel's music have referred to the work as HG xxvii, 29; and HHA iv/18,32. Both the Walsh edition and the Chrysander edition indicate that the work is for oboe (''Hoboy''), and published it as ''Sonata VIII''. A typical performance of the work takes about six and a half minutes.

Movements

The work consists of four movements: (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.)

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