modern scholars agree that the b major sonata must have been written for the recorder, despite there being no mention of this on the autograph. one of the reasons for this is that, "when handel used the third movement again in his a major violin sonata, he changed the key to a major, which would seem to eliminate the possibility that the b major version is for the violin." in addition, the key and range were unsuitable for the oboe, according to one source, though another writer claims that, although "the key would be suitable for the oboe, but less so for the flute," nevertheless "the range is too high for the oboe, and all of handel's genuine flute and oboe sonatas go significantly below f′ (flute sonatas to d′, oboe sonatas to c′ or d′)".