The ''Violin sonata in A major'' (
HWV 361) was composed (c. 1725–26) by
George Frideric Handel for violin and
basso continuo. The work is also referred to as ''Opus 1 No. 3'', and was first published in 1732 by
Walsh Walsh may refer to:
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* Walsh (surname), including a list of people and fictional characters with the surname
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. Other catalogues of Handel's music have referred to the work as
HG ; and
HHA .
Both the
Walsh edition and the
Chrysander edition indicate that the work is for violin, and published it as ''Sonata III''.
Movements
The work consists of four
movements
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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.)
See also
*
List of solo sonatas by George Frideric Handel
*
XV Handel solo sonatas (publication by Chrysander)
*
Handel solo sonatas (publication by Walsh)
References
Violin sonatas by George Frideric Handel
Compositions in A major
1726 compositions
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