Flute sonata in D major (HWV 378)

The Flute sonata in D major (HWV 378) was composed (?circa 1707) by George Frideric Handel, for flute and basso continuo. The work is also referred to as HHA iv/18,41.

The work was originally attributed to 'Sr Weisse' (?Johann Sigismund Weiss), but is now considered to have been written by Handel.^[1] There is no autograph, but the sonata appears in an important manuscript of 18th century solo sonatas in the Brussels Royal Conservatory, and was published in facsimile in 1979.

A typical performance of the work takes about seven minutes.^{[citation needed]}

Movements

The work consists of four movements:

Movement	Type	Notes
1	Adagio	The poetic opening bars are shared with the largo third movement of the flute sonata in E minor (HWV 379), and with a movement from the violin sonata in D major (HWV 371). The continuation here is closer to the violin sonata
2	Allegro	In a 3 8 spirited tempo. Based on ideas that Handel used in an overture written in Italy and a trio sonata
3	Adagio	A recitative-like piece
4	Allegro	Begins similarly to one of Handel's recorder sonata finales. In jig rhythm

See also

• Handel flute sonatas
• List of solo sonatas by George Frideric Handel