Description
This is one of Handel's shorter keyboard suites, lasting only about a minute and containing just 186 notes. It appears to consist of a single brief movement, condensing dance-like rhythms and ornamental figures into a compact form. Despite its brevity, it offers intermediate players an accessible taste of Baroque keyboard idiom.
Baroque-era suites that string together a sequence of contrasting dances, such as allemandes and gigues, into a single work.
About the Composer
George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)
George Frideric Handel was a Baroque composer born in Halle, Germany, who later became a naturalized British citizen. Celebrated for the oratorio Messiah and his Italian-style operas, he also composed many keyboard suites and sonatas. Often mentioned alongside his contemporary Bach, his music is marked by accessible melody and stately grandeur. This site includes 72 of his works, such as gavottes, concertos, and sonatinas.
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