Concerti grossi, Op. 3 (Handel)

3, HWV 312–317, are six concerti grossi by George Frideric Handel compiled into a set and published by John Walsh in 1734.

[4] The first and probably earliest concerto of the set is scored for two recorders, two oboes, two bassoons, strings (with divided viola), and continuo.

The opening movement of the five-movement concerto bears a close relationship to Handel's Brockes Passion of 1716.

[4] The final gavotte bears a close resemblance to "The King Shall Rejoice" from Handel's Coronation Anthems.

Although the layout of this work does not reflect the typical concerto grosso as the music was pulled straight from the 1716 overture to the 1715 opera Amadigi di Gaula,[4] the piece uniquely displays many aspects of Handel's concerto grosso style.

[3] Despite lack of division into tutti and concertino and the addition of an extra allegro movement at the very end, the fifth concerto in D minor follows the traditional Italian model most closely of all the Op.