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Composer

George Frideric Handel

1685–1759

5,055 works in the index

Born
1685
Died
1759
Birthplace
Halle (Saale)
Citizenship / historical state
Kingdom of Great Britain
Period (estimated from birth year)
Baroque

Biography

Handel spent most of his career in London writing for the public rather than a court, and it shows in the music: direct, grand and built to work in a large room. The catalogue is dominated by the oratorios, the keyboard suites and a great deal of instrumental music.

Messiah is the most-performed choral work in the language and is sold in a bewildering number of editions, from full scholarly scores to simplified singalong versions — check what you are buying, because they are not interchangeable in a rehearsal. The keyboard suites include the variations known as The Harmonious Blacksmith and are more approachable than Bach's equivalent works.

Much of his instrumental music exists in arrangements for combinations he never wrote for. These are legitimate and often excellent, but the listing does not always make clear which you are getting.

In this catalogue

Common listed instruments
Piano, Choir, Organ, Voice, Flute
Genres represented
Classical, Rock, Christmas, pop, Jazz
Works with composition dates
153 of 5,055

These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.

Catalogue

Works page 10 of 106

Years are composition dates where known. Instruments describe editions in our catalogue and may include arrangements. A dash means the detail is not recorded.

Works and available sheet music details
WorkYear composedCatalogue / opusKey in titleListed instrumentsGenreEditions
Suite No. 13 in B-Flat Major — —B-Flat major Piano— 6
Menuett in C Minor 1715-18IMSLP —C minor Piano, Organ— 6
Selections from Royal Fireworks 1749IMSLP —— Cello, violin, Viola— 7
Courante From Suite No. 1 In A Major — —A major Piano— 5
Allegro in B Flat 1710IMSLP —— —Classical 6
Fugue in B Minor — —B minor —Classical 6
2 Gavottes from Oreste — —— Cello, violin, Viola— 4
March from Hercules 1744 (July 19 to August 17)IMSLP —— Piano— 6
How Art Thou Fall'n — —— Voice— 5
9. Aria; Kleine Fuga — —— Piano— 5
Tornami a vagheggiar — —— —Classical 7
Dopo notte from ARIODANTE — —— —— 5
Sonata for Oboe and Piano in G minor, op. 1, no. 6 — op. 1, no. 6G minor Oboe— 7
Larghetto from Sonata in G Minor — —G minor —— 6
Adagio 3 — —— —Classical 6
L'impertinence — —— Cello— 6
Prelude and Fugue from Suite No. 6 — —— Piano, Organ— 5
SEE, THE CONQUERING HERO — —— GuitarClassical 6
Passepied 1 — —— —— 5
Verdi prati, canzonetta — —— —— 6
"Gigue in E minor, from Suite No. 4 in E minor , HWV 429" Performed by George Frideric Handel — HWV 429E minor Piano, Organ— 6
"Gigue: Suite No. 7 in G minor, HWV 432, fifth movement" — HWV 432G minor Piano— 6
Piangero la sorte mia from GIULIO CESARE 1724IMSLP —— Voice— 5
Non ha piu che temere — —— —— 7
La Rejouissance - Score and Parts — —— Timpani— 6
Alla Hornpipe from Handel's Water Music — —— Flute, violin, Double Bass, Clarinet, Trombone, Tuba, Saxophone, Viola— 6
Fantasia in C — —— PianoClassical 7
Israel in Egypt (Exodus), HWV 54 1738IMSLP HWV 54— bass, Tenor, Alto— 13
Ode for St. Cecilia's Day, HWV 76 1739 (15-24 September)IMSLP HWV 76— Tenor— 5
12 Organ Concertos, Op.4 & Op.7 — Op.4; Op.7— —Classical 5
Semele, HWV 58 1743 (3 June–4 July)IMSLP HWV 58— —— 5
Suite No.3 in D minor — —D minor Piano— 4
Suite No.5 in E — —— Piano, harpsichord, Keyboard— 5
Suite No.8 in F minor — —F minor Piano, harpsichord, Keyboard— 5
Suite in B-flat major — —B-flat major Keyboard— 5
Solomon: Arrival of the Queen of Sheba: Flute — —— —— 4
Water Music: Suite No.1: Air: Violi — —— —— 5
Fireworks Music: La R — —— —— 5
And with His stripes — —— Cello, Flute, Voice, Choir, Clarinet, percussion, Viola— 15
But thanks be to God — —— Cello, Flute, Voice, Choir, Clarinet, percussion, Viola— 17
Trumpet Shall Sound — —— Piano, Cello, Flute, Voice, Choir, Clarinet, percussion, Viola— 15
And with his stripes we are healed — —— Voice, Choir— 7
Let all the angels of God worship him — —— Voice, Choir— 7
God Save The King — —— Piano, Organ, Tenor, Choir— 4
Ev'ry valley shall be exalted - Air — —— Voice, Choir— 6
O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion - Air and Chorus — —— Voice, Choir— 6
Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion (Version I) - Air (4/4) — —— Choir— 5
He shall feed his flock (Version I) - Air for Soprano — —— Voice, Choir— 6

Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. The biography above is our own. Authority record: VIAF 8931159248059304870007. Portrait: Attributed to Balthasar Denner, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.