Oboe concerto No. 2 (Handel)
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The Oboe Concerto No. 2 in B flat major (HWV 302a) was composed by George Frideric Handel
for oboe, orchestra and basso continuo. The work is also referred to as Concerto grosso no. 9. It was first published in the fourth volume of Select Harmony by Walsh
in 1740. Other catalogues of Handel's music have referred to the work as HG
xxi,91; and HHA
iv/12,47.
The concerto borrows extensively from the overtures to the Chandos anthems O come, let us sing unto the Lord (HWV 249b) and I will magnify thee (HWV 250a)—which were combined and transposed for the work. It has been suggested that the work was arranged by Handel for the Dutch oboist Jean Christian Kytch
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A typical performance of the work takes almost nine minutes.
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George Frideric Handel
George Frideric Handel was a German-British Baroque composer, famous for his operas, oratorios, anthems and organ concertos. Handel was born in 1685, in a family indifferent to music...
for oboe, orchestra and basso continuo. The work is also referred to as Concerto grosso no. 9. It was first published in the fourth volume of Select Harmony by Walsh
John Walsh (printer)
John Walsh was an English music publisher of Irish descent, established off the Strand, London, by c. 1690. He was appointed musical instrument-maker-in-ordinary to the king in 1692....
in 1740. Other catalogues of Handel's music have referred to the work as HG
Händel-Gesellschaft
Between 1858 and 1902, the Händel-Gesellschaft, or "German Handel Society," produced a collected 105-volume edition of the works of Georg Frideric Handel. Even though the collection was initiated by the society, many of the volumes were published by Friedrich Chrysander working alone...
xxi,91; and HHA
Hallische Händel-Ausgabe
The Hallische Händel-Ausgabe is a multi-volume collection of the works of George Frideric Handel. It was first published in the 1950s: initially as an adjunct to the HG edition, but by 1958 as a collected edition in its own right...
iv/12,47.
The concerto borrows extensively from the overtures to the Chandos anthems O come, let us sing unto the Lord (HWV 249b) and I will magnify thee (HWV 250a)—which were combined and transposed for the work. It has been suggested that the work was arranged by Handel for the Dutch oboist Jean Christian Kytch
Jean Christian Kytch
Jean Christian Kytch was a Dutch Baroque-era oboist. Based on works he is known to have performed, it is thought that he possessed considerable technical ability on the oboe....
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A typical performance of the work takes almost nine minutes.
Movements
The work consists of four movementsMovement (music)
A movement is a self-contained part of a musical composition or musical form. While individual or selected movements from a composition are sometimes performed separately, a performance of the complete work requires all the movements to be performed in succession...
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| Movement | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vivace | |
| 2 | Allegro | A fugue. |
| 3 | Andante | |
| 4 | Allegro | In triple time. |