Oboe sonata in F major (HWV 363a)
The Oboe sonata in F major was composed by George Frideric Handel, for oboe and keyboard. The work is also referred to as HHA iv/18,36.
The sonata was later reworked as a flute sonata in G major.
A typical performance of the work takes about eight minutes.
Movements
The work consists of five movements:| Movement | Type | Notes |
| 1 | Adagio | A typically airy Handelian adagio |
| 2 | Allegro | The theme is introduced by the oboe, but then joined by the keyboard in an exchange of little fanfare figures. Handel marks the climax of the movement by sending the oboe shooting up to its highest note possible at the time |
| 3 | Adagio | More plaintive than the first adagio movement |
| 4 | Bourrée | A perky dance that looks ahead to the second section of "The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba" |
| 5 | Minuet | The minuet is marked by little upward melodic skips |