Keyboard suite in D minor (HWV 437)

The Keyboard suite in D minor (HWV 437) was composed by George Frideric Handel, for solo keyboard (harpsichord), between 1703 and 1706. It is also referred to as Suite de pièce Vol. 2 No. 4. It was first published in 1733.

Movements

The work consists of five movements:

Movement	Type	Grove[1] reference	Händel-Gesellschaft reference	Hallische Händel-Ausgabe reference	Notes
1	Prelude	107	xlviii, 149		Partly used in the prelude from HWV 428. HWV 561 is another version of the prelude.
2	Allemande	108	ii, 81	iv/5, 29
3	Courante	109	ii, 82	iv/5, 30
4	Sarabande	110	ii, 82	iv/5, 31	With two variations. The piece was used in an orchestral arrangement for Stanley Kubrick's Barry Lyndon.[2] Dutch singer Petra Berger used the Sarabande as the musical setting for her song about Mary, Queen of Scots, "Still a Queen (In My End Is My Beginning)," from her album Eternal Woman (2001). An orchestral version was also used on the first episode of the 2018 television mini-series of Agatha Christie's "A.B.C. Murders", starring John Malkovich as Poirot.
5	Gigue	111	ii, 83	iv/5, 33

See also

• Keyboard works by George Frideric Handel

References

1. Hicks, Anthony (2001). "Handel, George Frideric". In Sadie, Stanley; Tyrrell, John (eds.). The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians. x (2nd ed.). London: Macmillan. p. 804.
2. Keech, Andrew (2006). "Reel Chill: Cinematic Chillout Album". Archived from the original on 25 March 2006. Retrieved 11 February 2006.

External links

• Suite in D minor, HWV 437: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project