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2. Sonata HWV 434

George Frideric Handel

What's this piece like?
Handel was known in his own time primarily as a composer of operas and oratorios, but early in his career, he wrote music for keyboard as well. The Suite in Bb Major was published in 1733 but is thought by musicologists to have been written early in Handel's life. The second movement of the Suite is a sonata that uses simple musical elements to great effect. This piece will help you develop a vivid sense of rhythm along with light and fast finger action.
Who's this piece for?
Great piece for advanced pianists who want to expand their repertoire and learn more about the music of Handel.
3-4 pages
Baroque
Bb major

MOOD: Agitated, triumphant and bold.

TECHNIQUE: Left hand, octaves and repetitions.

Ranking
Equivalent to RCM level 8
Equivalent to ABRSM level 7
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1727

Johann Sebastian Bach finished his St Matthew Passion.

1729

Isaac Newton's Principia was translated from Latin into English.

1732

George Washington was born in Westmoreland County, Virginia.

1732

Joseph Haydn was born.

1733

Suite HWV 434 was first published when G.F. Handel was 48 years old.

1740

Capt. Vitus Bering discovered Alaska.

1750

Johann Sebastian Bach died.

1756

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born.

1757

Beginning of British Empire in India.

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