Suite in A major, HWV 426 (Handel, George Frideric)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 4 movements
First Publication 1720 in 8 Great Suites (No.1)
Genre Categories Suites; For harpsichord; Scores featuring the harpsichord; For 1 player; For 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, bassoon, contrabassoon, 2 horns (arr); Scores featuring the oboe (arr); Scores featuring the clarinet (arr); Scores featuring the bassoon (arr); Scores featuring the contrabassoon (arr); Scores featuring the horn (arr); For 8 players (arr); For flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn (arr); Scores featuring the flute (arr); For 5 players (arr); For 3 recorders (arr); For 3 players (arr); Scores featuring the recorder (arr); For oboe, harpsichord (arr); Scores featuring the harpsichord (arr); For 2 players (arr)

Contents

Performances

Recordings

 1. Praeludium
#480505 - 1.07MB - 2:20 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 985×⇩ - MP3 - Carolus

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 2. Allemande
#480506 - 1.65MB - 3:37 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 654×⇩ - MP3 - Carolus

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 3. Courante
#480507 - 1.17MB - 2:34 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 490×⇩ - MP3 - Carolus

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 4. Gigue
#480508 - 1.43MB - 3:07 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 443×⇩ - MP3 - Carolus

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Carolus (2017/7/6)

Performer Pages Simone Stella (harpsichord)
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Allemande (No.2)

For 3 Recorders (Tennent)

 Synthesized Performance
#467614 - 0.01MB - 3:40 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 86×⇩ - MID - Rdtennent

MID file (audio/video)
Rdtennent (2017/4/17)

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Gigue (No.4)

For Oboe and Harpsichord (Rondeau)

 Virtual Performance
#424409 - 3.36MB - 3:40 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 90×⇩ - MP3 - Michrond

MP3 file (audio)
Michrond (2016/5/26)

Publisher Info. Michel Rondeau
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Sheet Music

Scores

 Complete Score (scan) (Preview)
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 Frontmatter (scan) (Preview)
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Piupianissimo (2015/10/25)

Editor Friedrich Chrysander (1826-1901)
Publisher. Info. Georg Friedrich Händels Werke. Band 2
Leipzig: Deutsche Händelgesellschaft, 1858. Plate H.W. 2.
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 Complete Score (scan) (Preview)
#423103 - 1.30MB, 8 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 224×⇩ - Piupianissimo

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 Frontmatter (scan) (Preview)
#423102 - 0.77MB, 5 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 72×⇩ - Piupianissimo

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Piupianissimo (2016/5/15)

Editor Adolf Ruthardt (1849-1934)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Edition Peters, n.d.[1895]. Plate 7903.
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 Complete Score (scan) (Preview)
#295376 - 1.13MB, 8 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - C*/V*/V* - 2550×⇩ - Piupianissimo

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 Frontmatter (scan) (Preview)
#295375 - 0.78MB, 5 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - C*/V*/V* - 624×⇩ - Piupianissimo

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Editor Max Schneider (1875-1967)
Rudolf Steglich (1886-1976)
Publisher. Info. Hallische Händel-Ausgabe, Serie IV: Instrumentalmusik, Band 1: Klavierwerke I. Die acht grossen Suiten
Kassel: Deutsche Händelgesellschaft, 1955. Plate BA 4005.
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 Complete Score
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Publisher. Info. Moscow: Muzgiz, n.d.(ca.1980). Plate 12811.
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

Complete

For 2 Oboes, 2 Clarinets, Bassoon, Contrabassoon and 2 Horns (Clarke)

 Complete Score
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⇒ 8 more: Oboe 1 • Oboe 2 • Clarinet 1 (B♭) • Clarinet 2 (B♭) • Bassoon • Contrabassoon • Horn 1 (F) • Horn 2 (F)

 Oboe 1
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 Oboe 2
#711605 - 0.04MB, 2 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 15×⇩ - JohnFClarke

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 Clarinet 1 (B♭)
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 Clarinet 2 (B♭)
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 Bassoon
#711610 - 0.07MB, 4 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 17×⇩ - JohnFClarke

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 Contrabassoon
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 Horn 1 (F)
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 Horn 2 (F)
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Arranger John Clarke (b. 1951)
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Allemande (No.2)

For Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon and Horn (Clarke)

 Complete Score
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⇒ 5 more: Bassoon • Clarinet (B♭) • Flute • Horn (F) • Oboe

 Bassoon
#711748 - 0.03MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 18×⇩ - JohnFClarke

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 Clarinet (B♭)
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 Flute
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 Horn (F)
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 Oboe
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Arranger John Clarke (b. 1951)
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For 3 Recorders (Tennent)

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Arranger R.D. Tennent
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Courante (No.3)

For Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon and Horn (Clarke)

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⇒ 5 more: Oboe • Flute • Clarinet (B♭) • Bassoon • Horn (F)

 Oboe
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 Flute
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 Clarinet (B♭)
#711025 - 0.03MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 19×⇩ - JohnFClarke

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 Bassoon
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 Horn (F)
#711026 - 0.03MB, 2 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 21×⇩ - JohnFClarke

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Arranger John Clarke (b. 1951)
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Gigue (No.4)

For Oboe and Harpsichord (Rondeau)

 Complete Score and Oboe Part
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 Engraving files (Finale & XML)
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Arranger Michel Rondeau
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General Information

Work Title Suite No.1 in A major
Alternative. Title
Composer Handel, George Frideric
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. HWV 426
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IGH 460
Key A major
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 4 movements:
  1. Prélude
  2. Allemande
  3. Courante
  4. Gigue
First Publication. 1720 in 8 Great Suites (No.1)
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Baroque
Piece Style Baroque
Instrumentation harpsichord; see comments below

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According to Grove Music, all of Handel's keyboard works were probably written for harpsichord, and the Suites de pièces pour le clavecin published in London in 1720 consisted of partly new, partly earlier material.

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