Lesson 61: Handel Sonata in G minor, HWV 360 — First Movement

• Play the complete Larghetto, the first movement of HWV 360.
• Fit the trills into the beat and keep the melody clear.

Let the dotted notes sing.

The soprano reading is D minor, down a fourth. Keep the dotted rhythm steady while adding trills.

Your alto reading restores G minor. Keep the dotted rhythm steady while adding trills.

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.

Drill — cadence with trill

Try this practice trill from C-sharp to D; land on D in time.

Try this practice trill from F-sharp to G; land on G in time.

Play: Handel, HWV 360 — Larghetto, bars 1–5

Play the marked trill on the dotted C# in bar 2 within the pulse.

Play the marked trill on the dotted F# in bar 2 within the pulse.

Now play these

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

All four movements; the complete 20-bar Larghetto is the first staff.

Handel: Sonata in G minor, HWV 360 (Andante)

Save the second movement for Lesson 62.

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

Optional: compare a finale in a major key.

When the complete Larghetto keeps its beat through dotted notes, rests and trills, move on to Lesson 62 for the Andante.