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XV Solos for a German Flute, Hoboy, or Violin with a Thorough Bass for the Harpsichord or Bass Violin was published by Friedrich Chrysander

Friedrich Chrysander

Karl Franz Friedrich Chrysander was a German music historian and critic, whose edition of the works of George Frideric Handel and authoritative writings on many other composers established him as a pioneer of 19th-century musicology.Born at Lübtheen, in Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Chrysander was the son...

in 1879. The 72 page volume contains sonatas, for various instruments, composed by George Frideric Handel

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...

. The words on the cover of the publication are: Sonate da Camera di G.F.Handel. The publication includes all the sonatas as published

Handel solo sonatas (Walsh)

Solos for a German Flute a Hoboy or Violin with a Thorough Bass for the Harpsichord or Bass Violin Compos'd by Mr. Handel was published by John Walsh in 1732. It contains a set of twelve sonatas, for various instruments, composed by George Frideric Handel...

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 1732; and those sonatas, as well as extras included by Chrysander, include the body of work that is known as Handel's "Opus 1".

In addition to the 15 sonatas indicated by the title of the publication, Chrysander appended the score for an additional four sonatas. The first sixteen sonatas (I^a, I^b, and numbers II to XV) were included as part of the HG volume 27. Sonata VI and the final four sonatas were included as part of HG volume 48 (pp. 112–139).

The musical instrument mentioned at the start of each sonata does not always match the instrument for which the work was originally written by Handel, however Chrysander was aware that the sale of the publication would be enhanced by the inclusion of a wide variety of instruments.

Each sonata displays the melody and bass lines—with the expectation that a competent keyboard player would supply the omitted inner parts based on the figured bass

Figured bass

Figured bass, or thoroughbass, is a kind of integer musical notation used to indicate intervals, chords, and non-chord tones, in relation to a bass note...

markings.

Despite the title, there are five instruments mentioned in the work: the traversa (flute), the flauto (recorder), the hoboy (oboe), the violin, and the viola da gamba

Viol

The viol is any one of a family of bowed, fretted and stringed musical instruments developed in the mid-late 15th century and used primarily in the Renaissance and Baroque periods. The family is related to and descends primarily from the Renaissance vihuela, a plucked instrument that preceded the...

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The following table lists each of the sonatas included by Chrysander in his publication of 1879, as well as information about the instrument, the key, and the original sonata by Handel.

Sonata Title	Page	Instrument	Key signature	Handel's sonata
Sonata I^a	2	Flute	E minor	Flute sonata in E minor (HWV 379) Flute sonata in E minor (HWV 379) The Flute sonata in E minor was composed by George Frideric Handel for flute and keyboard . The work is also referred to as Opus 1 No. 1a, and was first published in 1879 by Chrysander... . (This version was not present in the Walsh publication.)
Sonata I^b	6	Flute	E minor	Flute sonata in E minor (HWV 359b) Flute sonata in E minor (HWV 359b) The Flute sonata in E minor was composed by George Frideric Handel for flute and keyboard . The work is also referred to as Opus 1 No. 1b, and was first published in 1732 by Walsh... .
Sonata II	9	Recorder	G minor	Recorder sonata in G minor (HWV 360) Recorder sonata in G minor (HWV 360) The Recorder sonata in G minor was composed by George Frideric Handel for recorder and keyboard . The work is also referred to as Opus 1 No. 2, and was first published in 1732 by Walsh... .
Sonata III	12	Violin	A major	Violin sonata in A major (HWV 361) Violin sonata in A major (HWV 361) The Violin sonata in A major was composed by George Frideric Handel for violin and keyboard . The work is also referred to as Opus 1 No. 3, and was first published in 1732 by Walsh... .
Sonata IV	15	Recorder	A minor	Recorder sonata in A minor (HWV 362) Recorder sonata in A minor (HWV 362) The Recorder sonata in A minor was composed by George Frideric Handel for recorder and keyboard . The work is also referred to as Opus 1 No. 4, and was first published in 1732 by Walsh... .
Sonata V	19	Flute	G major	Flute sonata in G major (HWV 363b) Flute sonata in G major (HWV 363b) The Flute sonata in G major was composed by George Frideric Handel for flute and keyboard . The work is also referred to as Opus 1 No. 5, and was first published in 1732 by Walsh. Other catalogues of Handel's music have referred to the work as HG xxvii,19; and HHA iv/3,28... .
Sonata VI	22	Oboe	G minor	Violin sonata in G minor (HWV 364a) Violin sonata in G minor (HWV 364a) The Violin sonata in G minor was composed by George Frideric Handel for violin and keyboard . The work is also referred to as Opus 1 No. 6, and was first published in 1732 by Walsh. Other catalogues of Handel's music have referred to the work as HG xxvii,22; and HHA iv/18,6... .
Sonata VII	25	Recorder	C major	Recorder sonata in C major (HWV 365) Recorder sonata in C major (HWV 365) The Recorder sonata in C major was composed by George Frideric Handel, for recorder and keyboard . The work is also referred to as Opus 1 No. 7, and was first published in 1732 by Walsh... .
Sonata VIII	29	Oboe	C minor	Oboe sonata in C minor (HWV 366) Oboe sonata in C minor (HWV 366) The Oboe sonata in C minor was composed by George Frideric Handel for oboe and keyboard . The work is also referred to as Opus 1 No. 8, and was first published in 1732 by Walsh... .
Sonata IX	32	Flute	B minor	Flute sonata in B minor (HWV 367b) Flute sonata in B minor (HWV 367b) The Flute sonata in B minor is a work for flute and keyboard , however the sonata was originally composed by George Frideric Handel as a Recorder sonata in D minor . Other catalogues of Handel's music have referred to the work as HG xxvii,32; and HHA iv/3,42.The work was first published as "Opus... . Chrysander published what is now considered to be Handel's Opus 1 No. 9b. (Handel's Opus 1 No. 9a is the Recorder sonata in D minor (HWV 367a) Recorder sonata in D minor (HWV 367a) The Recorder sonata in D minor was composed by George Frideric Handel for recorder and keyboard . The work is also referred to as Opus 1 No. 9a... .)
Sonata X	37	Violin	G minor	Violin sonata in G minor (HWV 368) Violin sonata in G minor (HWV 368) The Violin sonata in G minor is a work for violin and keyboard that was originally thought to have been composed by George Frideric Handel. Modern scholars however believe it doubtful that the work was composed by Handel, and have labelled it as "spurious". The work is also referred to as Opus 1... . Probably spurious.
Sonata XI	40	Recorder	F major	Recorder sonata in F major (HWV 369) Recorder sonata in F major (HWV 369) The Recorder sonata in F major was composed by George Frideric Handel for recorder and keyboard . The work is also referred to as Opus 1 No. 11, and was first published in 1732 by Walsh... .
Sonata XII	42	Violin	F major	Violin sonata in F major (HWV 370) Violin sonata in F major (HWV 370) The Violin sonata in F major is a work for violin and keyboard that was originally thought to have been composed by George Frideric Handel. Modern scholars however believe it doubtful that the work was composed by Handel, and have labelled it as "spurious". The work is also referred to as Opus 1... . Probably spurious.
Sonata XIII	47	Violin	D major	Violin sonata in D major (HWV 371) Violin sonata in D major (HWV 371) The Violin sonata in D major was composed by George Frideric Handel, for violin and keyboard . Other catalogues of Handel's music have referred to the work as HG xxvii,47; and HHA iv/4,28.... . Not published by Walsh—the designation of Opus 1 No. 13 is by Chrysander.
Sonata XIV	51	Violin	A major	Violin sonata in A major (HWV 372) Violin sonata in A major (HWV 372) The Violin sonata in A major is a work for violin and keyboard that was originally thought to have been composed by George Frideric Handel. Modern scholars however believe it doubtful that the work was composed by Handel, and have labelled it as "spurious". The work was first published in 1730 by... . Published by Walsh ca. 1730 (pseudo-Roger) as op. 1, no. 10—the designation of Opus 1 No. 14 is by Chrysander.
Sonata XV	54	Violin	E major	Violin sonata in E major (HWV 373) Violin sonata in E major (HWV 373) The Violin sonata in E major is a work for violin and keyboard that was originally thought to have been composed by George Frideric Handel. Modern scholars however believe it doubtful that the work was composed by Handel, and have labelled it as "spurious". The work was first published in 1730 by... . Published by Walsh ca. 1730 (pseudo-Roger) as op. 1, no. 12—the designation of Opus 1 No. 15 is by Chrysander.
Sonata XVI	57	Flute	A minor	Flute sonata in A minor (HWV 374) Flute sonata in A minor (HWV 374) The Flute sonata in A minor is thought to have been composed by George Frideric Handel, for flute and keyboard . The date of composition of the work is unknown, but it was first published in 1730... . In this publication the work is sub-titled "(v. Sonata I — XV: vol. 27, pag. 1 — 56)". Of doubtful authenticity. Also known as "Halle sonata No. 1". No. 1 of Six Solos, Four for a German Flute … Compos’d by Mr Handel, Sigr Geminiani, Sigr Somis, Sigr Brivio (London, 1730).
Sonata XVII	61	Flute	E minor	Flute sonata in E minor (HWV 375) Flute sonata in E minor (HWV 375) The Flute sonata in E minor is thought to have been composed by George Frideric Handel, for flute and keyboard . The date of composition of the work is unknown, but it was first published in 1730... . Doubtful authenticity. Also known as "Halle sonata No. 2". No. 2 of Six Solos, Four for a German Flute … Compos’d by Mr Handel, Sigr Geminiani, Sigr Somis, Sigr Brivio (London, 1730). Movements 1–2 from HWV 366; movement 4 = keyboard minuet in G minor.
Sonata XVIII	64	Flute	B minor	Flute sonata in B minor (HWV 376) Flute sonata in B minor (HWV 376) The Flute sonata in B minor is thought to have been composed by George Frideric Handel, for flute and keyboard . The date of composition of the work is unknown, but it was first published in 1730. Other catalogues of Handel's music have referred to the work as HG xlviii,137; and HHA iv/3,68.The... . Doubtful authenticity. Also known as "Halle sonata No. 3". No. 3 of Six Solos, Four for a German Flute … Compos’d by Mr Handel, Sigr Geminiani, Sigr Somis, Sigr Brivio (London, 1730).
Sonata	67	Viola da Gamba	C major	No HWV number (spurious—possibly by J.M. Leffloth). For an unknown reason, Chrysander omitted the "XIX" from the title of the sonata. The bass is not figured. The work was also published in HG xlviii,112.

External links

Handel – 19 Sonatas For Various Instruments (Chrysander)
Handel – Sonatas (Walsh), 1732 edition ("Note: This is more corect [sic] than the former edition")

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