Sonata in D Major Op. 1 No. 13, HWV 371

Composer

George Frederic Handel

Key

D Major

Nationality

German-born British citizen


Time Signature

Multiple

Stylistic Period

Level

6

LISTING

Annotation

First Movement

Key: D Major

Time Signature: 4/4

Range: A3-D6

Tempo: Affettuoso

Left Hand

  • Trills
  • Turns
  • 2nd, 3rd, and 4th position
  • 1st Finger lower extension
  • Double-stop for final note

Bowing

  • Legato detaché
  • Louré – 2 note, both down-bow and up-bow

Rhythm

  • Grace notes realized as even 32nds
  • Dotted Sixteenth, 32nd note pattern
  • Ties

Second Movement

Key: D Major

Time Signature: 4/4

Range: D4-D6

Tempo: Allegro

Left Hand

  • Trills
  • Turns
  • 2nd, 3rd, and 4th position
  • 1st Finger lower extension
  • 3rd finger moves down to play C#5
  • 4th finger moves down to play G#4
  • Fingered melodic 5ths in 16th note passages

Bowing

  • Bariolage
  • Martelé
  • Rapid 16th note passages with string crossings
  • Louré – up-bow and down-bow
  • Accented detaché

Third Movement

Key: B Minor

Time Signature: 3/4

Range: E#4-D6

Tempo: Largehetto

Left Hand

  • Trills
  • 2nd, 3rd, and 4th position
  • Accidentals in all positions

Bowing

  • Louré – up-bow and down-bow

Fourth Movement

Key: D Major

Time Signature: 3/4

Range: E#4-D6

Tempo: Allegro

Left Hand

  • Trills
  • 2nd, 3rd, and 4th position
  • 1 measure using half-position
  • Accidentals in all positions
  • Fingered melodic 5ths

Bowing

  • Loure
  • Hooked Martelé – dotted eighth, sixteenth

Recording

Baroque instruments
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