The Oboe sonata in C minor (HWV 366) was composed ( 1711âÂÂ1712) by George Frideric Handel for oboe and basso continuo. The work is also referred to as Opus 1 No. 8, and was first published in 1732 by Walsh. Other catalogues of Handel's music have referred to the work as HG xxvii, 29; and HHA iv/18,32.
Both the Walsh edition and the Chrysander edition indicate that the work is for oboe (Hoboy), and published it as Sonata VIII.
A typical performance of the work takes about six and a half minutes.
The work consists of four movements:
<small>(Movements do not contain repeat markings unless indicated. The number of bars is taken from the Chrysander edition, and is the raw number in the manuscriptâÂÂnot including repeat markings.)</small>