Lesson 63: Handel Sonata in G minor, HWV 360 — Adagio and Presto

• Play the complete Adagio and Presto of HWV 360.
• Play the complete four-movement sonata with a clear change of character at each movement.

Let the slow close lead into the finale.

In D minor, give the slow 3/2 Adagio full note lengths, then start the lively 4/4 Presto.

In the original G minor, give the slow 3/2 Adagio full note lengths, then start the lively 4/4 Presto.

Source: Björn Sothmann (2008), after Chrysander (1879), CC BY-SA 3.0; down P4 for soprano, alto restores G minor. Continuo and phrase slurs omitted.

Play: Handel, HWV 360 — Adagio and Presto openings

The twelve-bar Adagio ends on the fifth note of the key, leaving the phrase open for the Presto.

Movement IV — Presto

Keep dotted figures light and the following sixteenths in time.

Drill — join the movements

Now play these

Handel: Sonata in G minor, HWV 360 (complete recorder part)

All four complete recorder movements, including repeats and marked trills.

Handel: Sonata in B-flat major, HWV 377 (complete final Allegro, advanced)

The complete final Allegro offers contrasting compound metre.

Handel: Sonata in C major, HWV 365 (Larghetto)

A slow movement in the same style.

When all four movements flow without stops and the Adagio leads into an even Presto, move on to Lesson 64.