Sonatas in D major and G major, for flute and basso continuo, Score and part

ISMN: 979-0-708146-52-0

Arr.:Talbot, Michael

Sonata 1 in D major opens with a Larghetto full of the rhetorical kind of expression one associates with Handel. It is followed by a busy Allegro and a concise Tempo di Minuetto movement that celebrates the extreme popularity of this dance, which, in contrast to its role in the Classical symphony, most often serves as a finale in works written around the middle of the century.