Learn to Play Recorder

Recorder Sonata in G minor, HWV 360 - Movement 2 (Andante)

  • Shape the Andante’s walking pulse.
  • Sustain ties and rearticulate each return.

Composer: George Frideric Handel (1685–1759)

Movement: II. Andante

Recorder line from Sothmann’s 2008 Mutopia 1395, after Chrysander 1879, CC BY-SA 3.0; continuo omitted. Soprano D minor; alto original G minor.

Notes Used: D4, E4, F4, G4, G#4, A4, Bb4, B4, C5, C#5, D5, Eb5, E5, F5, G5, A5, Bb5

Notes Used: G4, A4, Bb4, C5, C#5, D5, Eb5, E5, F5, F#5, G5, Ab5, A5, Bb5, C6, D6, Eb6

Time Signature: 3/4 · Key: D minor

Time Signature: 3/4 · Key: G minor

Fingering Review

Andante — complete

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Performance Goal: Keep the walking pulse continuous through both returns without joining the repeated cadence notes.