To Ebor and Corry, thank you for your information however for avoidance of doubt here are the two pieces
As you will hear from both pieces there is a definite similarity in the music. Are you both implying that Handel and Beethoven did their version of an even older dance or dances hence the reason for nearly identical melody? If that is the case I would very much be interested to hear the original version (before Handel’s time ?).