Keyboard suite in D minor (HWV 437)
The Keyboard suite in D minor was composed by George Frideric Handel, for solo keyboard, 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 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. Dutch singer Petra Berger used the Sarabande as the musical setting for her song about Mary, Queen of Scots, "Still a Queen," from her album Eternal Woman. 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 |