Adagio and Allegro – HWV 363b

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Adagio and Allegro – HWV 363b

from Flute Sonata in G, (ca. 1711)

Georg Frideric Handel (1685 – 1759)

Alto or Baritone Sax Solo with Piano

Adagio and Allegro – HWV 363b by Georg Frideric Handel arranged for Alto or Baritone Sax Solo with Piano. This is the first two movements of an oboe/flute sonata Handel published in 1716.

With this arrangement of Adagio and Allegro you get:

• 1 Piano part including the transposed saxophone (9″ x 12″, 12 pages including cover)
• 1 solo saxophone part: E flat saxophone (alto or baritone sax) (9″ x 12″, 4 pages including cover)

All dynamics and articulations in this arrangement are editorial. None were included in the original composition. The original flute sonata is in G major. This arrangement of Adagio and Allegro – HWV 363b is for alto/bari sax is transposed to B flat major. Both movements are in common time. The adagio moves at a slow, graceful pace with a lyrical melody. The Allegro is more demanding due to its many scale passages in 16th notes. Even so, it sits well on the sax and with a little metronome practice, is attainable for a 3rd or 4th year student.

The range for the saxophone part is shown below.
Audio and score excerpts are available above.

Saxophone Range for Adagio and Allegro – HWV 363b

About the Composer

George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) was a composer of baroque music who was born in Germany but became an English citizen. His most famous works include his Messiah, Water Music, baroque Italian operas, and English oratorios. He wrote a great deal of chamber music as well. This Adagio and Allegro is taken from one of his flute sonatas. More G. F. Handel arrangements here.

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