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The '''Oboe Concerto No. 2 in B flat major''' ([[HWV]] 302a) was composed by [[George Frideric Handel]] for oboe, orchestra and basso continuo. It was first published in the fourth volume of ''Select Harmony'' by [[John Walsh (printer)|Walsh]] in 1740. Other catalogues of Handel's music have referred to the work as [[Händel-Gesellschaft|HG]] xxi,91; and [[Hallische Händel-Ausgabe|HHA]] iv/12,47.<ref>{{cite NewGrove2001|title=Handel, George Frideric|last=Hicks|first=Anthony|volume=x|page=797}}</ref>
The '''Oboe Concerto No. 2 in B flat major''' ([[HWV]] 302a) was composed by [[George Frideric Handel]] for oboe, orchestra and basso continuo. It was first published in the fourth volume of ''Select Harmony'' by [[John Walsh (printer)|Walsh]] in 1740. Other catalogues of Handel's music have referred to the work as [[Händel-Gesellschaft|HG]] xxi,91; and [[Hallische Händel-Ausgabe|HHA]] iv/12,47.<ref>{{cite NewGrove2001|title=Handel, George Frideric|last=Hicks|first=Anthony|volume=x|page=797}}</ref>



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The Oboe Concerto No. 2 in B flat major (HWV 302a) was composed by George Frideric Handel for oboe, orchestra and basso continuo. It was first published in the fourth volume of Select Harmony by Walsh in 1740. Other catalogues of Handel's music have referred to the work as HG xxi,91; and HHA iv/12,47.[1]

The concerto borrows extensively from the overtures to the Chandos Anthems O come, let us sing unto the Lord (HWV 249b) and I will magnify thee (HWV 250a)—which were combined and transposed for the work. It has been suggested that the work was arranged by Handel for the Dutch oboist Jean Christian Kytch.

A typical performance of the work takes almost nine minutes.

Movements

The work consists of four movements:

  1. Vivace
  2. Allegro (a fugue)
  3. Andante
  4. Allegro (in triple time)

See also

References

  1. ^ Hicks, Anthony (2001). "Handel, George Frideric". In Sadie, Stanley; Tyrrell, John (eds.). The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians. Vol. x (2nd ed.). London: Macmillan. p. 797.