Flute Sonata in E minor (HWV 359b)

The Flute sonata in E minor (HWV 359b) was composed (c. 1724) by George Frideric Handel for flute and keyboard (harpsichord). The work is also referred to as "Opus 1 No. 1b", and was first published in 1732 by Walsh. Other catalogues of Handel's music have referred to the work as HG xxvii,6; and HHA iv/3,10.
The sonata was originally composed as a violin sonata in D minor (HWV 359a).
Of the two sonatas in the Chrysander edition as "Opus 1 Sonata I", this one ("Sonata Ib") is the one in the Walsh edition (where it is called "Sonata I"). Chrysander's "Sonata Ia" was compiled from manuscript sources. Chrysander's "Sonata Ia" and "Sonata Ib" have their first and fourth movements in common.
A typical performance of the work takes about seven minutes.
Movements.
The work consists of four movements: