Suite in B-flat major, HWV 434, by George Frideric Handel
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The Suite in B-flat major, HWV 434, by George Frideric Handel is a Baroque keyboard suite whose final movement’s theme later became famous as the basis for Brahms’s “Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel.”
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Suite in B-flat major, HWV 434, by George Frideric Handel Context triple: [Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24, basedOnWork, Suite in B-flat major, HWV 434, by George Frideric Handel]
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HWV 40
HWV 40 is the catalogue number for George Frideric Handel’s opera "Serse" (Xerxes), best known for its famous aria "Ombra mai fu."
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B.
HWV 61
HWV 61 is the catalogue number for George Frideric Handel’s English oratorio "Belshazzar," composed in the mid-18th century.
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C.
HWV 54
HWV 54 is the catalogue number for George Frideric Handel’s oratorio "Israel in Egypt," a major choral work first performed in 1739.
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HWV 68
HWV 68 is the catalogue number for George Frideric Handel’s English oratorio "Theodora," first performed in 1750.
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HWV 260
HWV 260 is one of George Frideric Handel’s Coronation Anthems, composed for the coronation of a British monarch in the early 18th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Suite in B-flat major, HWV 434, by George Frideric Handel Target entity description: The Suite in B-flat major, HWV 434, by George Frideric Handel is a Baroque keyboard suite whose final movement’s theme later became famous as the basis for Brahms’s “Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel.”
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A.
HWV 40
HWV 40 is the catalogue number for George Frideric Handel’s opera "Serse" (Xerxes), best known for its famous aria "Ombra mai fu."
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B.
HWV 61
HWV 61 is the catalogue number for George Frideric Handel’s English oratorio "Belshazzar," composed in the mid-18th century.
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C.
HWV 54
HWV 54 is the catalogue number for George Frideric Handel’s oratorio "Israel in Egypt," a major choral work first performed in 1739.
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D.
HWV 68
HWV 68 is the catalogue number for George Frideric Handel’s English oratorio "Theodora," first performed in 1750.
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E.
HWV 260
HWV 260 is one of George Frideric Handel’s Coronation Anthems, composed for the coronation of a British monarch in the early 18th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Baroque composition
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keyboard suite ⓘ work by George Frideric Handel ⓘ |
| associatedComposer | Johannes Brahms ⓘ |
| associatedGenre | classical music repertoire ⓘ |
| associatedPlace |
London
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linked to:
London, England
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| associatedWithForm | theme and variations ⓘ |
| catalogNumber | HWV 434 ⓘ |
| composer | George Frideric Handel ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Great Britain ⓘ |
| era | early 18th century ⓘ |
| finalMovement | Aria con variazioni ⓘ |
| genre | keyboard suite ⓘ |
| hasCatalogue | Händel-Werke-Verzeichnis ⓘ |
| hasKey | B-flat major ⓘ |
| hasKeySignature | two flats ⓘ |
| hasMovementOrder | final movement is a set of variations ⓘ |
| hasPart | theme later used by Johannes Brahms ⓘ |
| hasPopularityReason | connection to Brahms’s Op. 24 ⓘ |
| hasThematicMaterial | Baroque-style aria used as variation theme ⓘ |
| hasTheme | melodic theme later used by Brahms for variations ⓘ |
| influencedWork | Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24 ⓘ |
| instrumentation |
harpsichord
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solo keyboard ⓘ |
| key | B-flat major ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | Italian ⓘ |
| movement | Aria con variazioni ⓘ |
| notableFor | final movement’s theme used by Brahms ⓘ |
| opusRelationship | theme basis for Brahms’s Op. 24 ⓘ |
| partOf | Handel’s keyboard works ⓘ |
| performancePractice |
historically performed on harpsichord
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often performed on modern piano ⓘ |
| period | Baroque ⓘ |
| style | Baroque keyboard style ⓘ |
| titleLanguageDetail | movement title "Aria con variazioni" is in Italian ⓘ |
| tonality | major ⓘ |
| usedAsThemeIn | Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24 ⓘ |
| workTitle | Suite in B-flat major ⓘ |
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Subject: Suite in B-flat major, HWV 434, by George Frideric Handel Description of subject: The Suite in B-flat major, HWV 434, by George Frideric Handel is a Baroque keyboard suite whose final movement’s theme later became famous as the basis for Brahms’s “Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel.”
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24
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basedOnWork
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Suite in B-flat major, HWV 434, by George Frideric Handel
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subject linked to:
Johannes Brahms: Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24
Variationen und Fuge über ein Thema von Händel
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basedOn
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Harpsichord Suite in B-flat major, HWV 434, by George Frideric Handel
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linked to: Suite in B-flat major, HWV 434, by George Frideric Handel
Variationen und Fuge über ein Thema von Händel
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originalThemeSource
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Air from Handel's Harpsichord Suite in B-flat major, HWV 434
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linked to: Suite in B-flat major, HWV 434, by George Frideric Handel