What types of chamber sonatas did George Frideric Handel compose?

George Frideric Handel composed approximately 40 chamber works that represent both the chiesa (church) and camera (chamber) types of sonatas.1

These works are characterized by their melodic richness, carefully crafted fugal movements, and rhythmic drive. Handel’s chamber music output includes:1

• Trio Sonatas: Handel composed about 22 trio sonatas, which are considered some of his finest chamber music. These works typically feature two high melody instruments—such as violins, oboes, or German flutes—supported by a basso continuo accompaniment.123
• Solo Sonatas: He also wrote approximately 18 solo sonatas for various instruments, which were accompanied by continuo.12

While the sonata da camera was traditionally intended for secular performance and featured dancelike movements, and the sonata da chiesa was generally more contrapuntal, these distinctions were not always rigid in the works of the late Baroque era.3