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	Arranger: [[Brian Slawson]] <br/>		Arranger: [[Brian Slawson]] <br/>
	Publisher: [[Tapspace]] <br/>		Publisher: [[Tapspace]] <br/>
	Year ~~of Published~~: 2009 <br/>		Year: 2009 <br/>
	Difficulty: Intermediate <br/>		Difficulty: Intermediate <br/>
	Duration: 00:03:30 <br/>		Duration: 00:03:30 <br/>

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	== Instrumentation ==		== Instrumentation ==
	Player 1: [[Marimba]] / [[Xylophone]] / [[Vibraphone]]		Player 1: [[Marimba]] / [[Xylophone]] / [[Vibraphone]] <br/>
	Player 2: [[Piano]]		Player 2: [[Piano]] <br/>

	== Description ==		== Description ==

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	== General Info ==		== General Info ==
	Composer: [[George Frideric Handel]]		Composer: [[George Frideric Handel]] <br/>
	Arranger: [[Brian Slawson]]		Arranger: [[Brian Slawson]] <br/>
	Publisher: [[Tapspace]]		Publisher: [[Tapspace]] <br/>
	Year of Published: 2009		Year of Published: 2009 <br/>
	Difficulty: Intermediate		Difficulty: Intermediate <br/>
	Duration: 00:03:30		Duration: 00:03:30 <br/>
	Cost: $20.00		Cost: $20.00 <br/>

	== Instrumentation ==		== Instrumentation ==

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== General Info ==
Composer: [[George Frideric Handel]]
Arranger: [[Brian Slawson]]
Publisher: [[Tapspace]]
Year of Published: 2009
Difficulty: Intermediate
Duration: 00:03:30
Cost: $20.00

== Instrumentation ==
Player 1: [[Marimba]] / [[Xylophone]] / [[Vibraphone]]
Player 2: [[Piano]]

== Description ==
The popular Allegro from Handel’s Sonata in F Major for violin has been performed for centuries on a variety of instruments. Although adapting the piece to marimba isn’t a new concept, the accompaniment part has proved to be one of the biggest challenges performers have faced. In addition to the solo part customized for [[marimba]], [[Brian Slawson]] has created a well-stylized [[piano]] arrangement that isn’t clumsy under the fingers—something these figured bass transcriptions are infamous for. Ideally played on [[marimba]] with two mallets, the solo can also be played on [[vibraphone]] or [[xylophone]] while showcasing the intermediate performer's ability to interpret Baroque phrasings and style. As an etude or recital piece, Sonata in F will be a mainstay in any developing mallet player’s repertoire.

== Review ==
[[Brian Slawson]]’s arrangement of the third movement (Allegro) of [[George Frideric Handel]]’s “Sonata in F” is scored for mallet solo with [[piano]] accompaniment. Due to the tessitura of the arrangement, it can be played on [[marimba]], [[xylophone]] or [[vibraphone]]. The performer will need intermediate two-mallet facility to execute all of the passages and their respective dynamics.

Slawson has done an excellent job of providing stickings, rolls and dynamics, maintaining the original identity of the composition throughout. The performer’s greatest difficulty will be the mastery of subito dynamic shifts on weak beats. This arrangement will serve as a great introduction to playing with an accompanist for the young mallet player. <ref>Eric Willie, Percussive Notes Volume 48, No. 4, July 2010 </ref>

== Recent Performance ==
<embedvideo service="youtube"> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tx-XdDDS4xg </embedvideo>

== Arrangements for Percussion by this Arranger ==
{{Slawson, Brian Arrangements}}

== Reference ==

[[Category: Solo Works]]
[[Category: Mallets Works]]
[[Category: Marimba Works]]
[[Category: Vibraphone Works]]
[[Category: Xylophone Works]]
[[Category: Piano Works]]