Details
Summary
- Instrument:
- Piano Solo
- Genres:
- Baroque Period
- Composers:
- George Frideric Handel
- Publishers:
- Baerenreiter Verlag
- ISBN:
- 9790006446230
- Format:
- Performance Score Anthology
- Item types:
- Physical
- Series levels:
- Grade 4
- Artist:
- George Frideric Handel
- Usages:
- School and Community
- Size:
- 12.2 x 9.57 inches
- Shipping Weight:
- 1.7 pounds
Detailed Description
SKU: BA.BA04223
Miscellaneous Suites and Pieces. Second Part. Composed by George Frideric Handel. Edited by Terence Best. This edition: urtext edition. Paperback. Barenreiter Urtext. Performance score, anthology. Baerenreiter Verlag #BA04223. Published by Baerenreiter Verlag (BA.BA04223).ISBN 9790006446230. 12.2 x 9.57 inches. Preface: Terence Best.
The Suites nos 1 and 2 may well be Handel’s earliest surviving keyboard works; we may reasonably assume that they were written in his boyhood in Halle. The early period which ended with his departure from Hamburg for Italy in 1706 possibly covers nos 1–18. Handel earned his living in Hamburg partly by giving harpsichord lessons, and may have written some or all of those pieces for his pupils.
The present volume contains all Handel’s harpsichord works which survive only in contemporary manuscript copies. In the absence of autographs there is little direct evidence about dates of composition. The pieces are arranged in what the editor believes is their approximate chronological order: there being no historical evidence the order has been determined on stylistic comparison.
About Barenreiter Urtext
What can I expect from a Barenreiter Urtext edition?
MUSICOLOGICALLY SOUND
- A reliable musical text based on all available sources
- A description of the sources
- Information on the genesis and history of the work
- Valuable notes on performance practice
- Includes an introduction with critical commentary explaining source discrepancies and editorial decisions
... AND PRACTICAL
- Page-turns, fold-out pages, and cues where you need them
- A well-presented layout and a user-friendly format
- Excellent print quality
- Superior paper and binding
Song List
Suite C-dur HWV 443
Partita G-dur HWV 450
Prelude d-moll HWV 563
Prelude e Capriccio G-dur HWV 571
Ouverture (Ouverture, Entree, Chaconne) g-moll HWV 453
Preludio d-moll HWV 564
Allegro C-dur HWV 472
Chaconne F-dur (fur zweimanualiges Cembal
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- Instrument:
- Piano and Keyboard Piano Piano Solo
- Artists:
- George Frideric Handel Terence Best
- Publisher:
- Baerenreiter Verlag
Ratings + Reviews
5 Rating
2 reviews
Bowlbs
Mar 27, 2018
Im a very big fan of Handels music and Book IV in the Barenreiter series is a must-have for fans of the Baroque composer. Volume IV contains a lot of nice miscellaneous suites and pieces that will delight all.
William Z.
Jan 8, 2018
Well made, good printing, good paper, good binding (opens and lays flat). Most of the music is intermediate, a few advanced.