XV Handel Solo Sonatas (Chrysander)
XV Solos for a German Flute, Hoboy, or Violin with a Thorough Bass for the Harpsichord or Bass Violin was published by Friedrich Chrysander in 1879. It contains the manuscript for a set of sonatas, for various instruments, composed by George Frideric Handel. The words on the cover of the publication are: Sonate da Camera di G.F.Handel. The publication includes all the sonatas as published by Walsh 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.[1]
In addition to the 15 sonatas indicated by the title of the publication, Chrysander appended the score for an additional four sonatas.
Chrysander used Handel's manuscript autographs from the British Library to compile the 72 page volume. 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 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.
Summary
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 | Instrument | Key signature | Handel's sonata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sonata Ia | Flute | E minor | Flute sonata in E minor (HWV 379). Not published by Walsh. |
| Sonata Ib | Flute | E minor | Flute sonata in E minor (HWV 359b). |
| Sonata II | Recorder | G minor | Recorder sonata in G minor (HWV 360). |
| Sonata III | Violin | A major | Violin sonata in A major (HWV 361). |
| Sonata IV | Recorder | A minor | Recorder sonata in A minor (HWV 362). |
| Sonata V | Flute | G major | Flute sonata in G major (HWV 363b). |
| Sonata VI | Oboe | G minor | Violin sonata in G minor (HWV 364b). |
| Sonata VII | Recorder | C major | Recorder sonata in C major (HWV 365). |
| Sonata VIII | Oboe | C minor | Oboe sonata in C minor (HWV 366). |
| Sonata IX | Flute | B minor | Flute sonata in B minor (HWV 367b). 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).) |
| Sonata X | Violin | G minor | Violin sonata in G minor (HWV 368). Probably spurious. |
| Sonata XI | Recorder | F major | Recorder sonata in F major (HWV 369). |
| Sonata XII | Violin | F major | Violin sonata in F major (HWV 370). Probably spurious. |
| Sonata XIII | Violin | D major | Violin sonata in D major (HWV 371). Not published by Walsh—the designation of Opus 1 No. 13 is by Chrysander. |
| Sonata XIV | Violin | A major | Violin sonata in A major (HWV 372). Not published by Walsh—the designation of Opus 1 No. 14 is by Chrysander. |
| Sonata XV | Violin | E major | Violin sonata in E major (HWV 373). Not published by Walsh—the designation of Opus 1 No. 15 is by Chrysander. |
| Sonata XVI | Flute | A minor | |
| Sonata XVII | Flute | E minor | |
| Sonata XVIII | Flute | B minor | |
| Sonata | Viola da Gamba | C major | For an unknown reason, Chrysander omitted the 'XIX' from the title of the sonata. The bass is not figured. |
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References
- ^ Sadie, Stanley; Tyrrell, John, eds. (2001). "{{{title}}}". The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians. Vol. {{{volume}}} (2nd ed.). London: Macmillan.