Handel - Sonata in F
Sonata in F has three short movements arranged fast-slow-fast. The outer movements require clear, light articulation of eighth and sixteenth notes, while the middle movement requires beauty of tone and phrasing. It contains a few large intervals up to a 7th but stays within a small range.
Range: B below the staff to A above the staff
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Sonata in F can be purchased here.
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*No professional recording available at time of publication.
Handel - Adagio and Allegro from Sonata in E
This piece is an arrangement of movements 1 and 2 from Handel's Sonata in E HWV 373 for violin, transposed down a half step from the original. The adagio lends the opportunity to play expressively within the Baroque style and without the use of rubato. The Allegro has a consistently high tessitura and contains little rest.
Range: C below the staff to C above the staff
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Adagio and Allegro can be purchased here.
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*Recordings below are performed on violin in the original key.
Handel - Aria con Variazioni
Aria con Variazioni is extracted from a keyboard piece in Theme & Variations form. The variations change meter and rhythms while maintaining a cohesive style. This solo contains many repeated scale patterns and occasional slurred intervals up to a sixth.
Range: A below the staff to B above the staff
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Aria con Variazioni can be purchased here.
Handel - Concerto for Trumpet
Concerto for Trumpet is in four movements in a slow-fast-slow-fast format, with only a brief pause between them. The first movement is lyrical and very slow, with the eighth note as the pulse. The second movement is allegro and uses sixteenth notes in sequences. The third movement returns to the slow singing style, and the final movement brings back the idea of slurred sixteenth note runs.
Range: C below the staff to C above the staff
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Concerto for Trumpet can be purchased here.
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*No professional recording available at time of publication.