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Composer

George Frideric Handel

German-British Baroque composer (1685–1759)

1685–1759

5,055 catalog entries

Born
1685
Died
1759
Birthplace
Halle (Saale)
Place of death
Westminster
Citizenship / historical state
Brandenburg-Prussia; Kingdom of Great Britain; Holy Roman Empire
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.

Life and musical career

Occupations
composer; harpsichordist; organist; violinist; opera composer; impresario; university teacher
Education
Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
Teachers
Friedrich Wilhelm Zachow
Instruments played
pipe organ; harpsichord; oboe
Genres
opera; oratorio; concerto; anthem; classical music; coronation anthem
Movements
Baroque music
Notable works
Messiah; Water Music; Music for the Royal Fireworks; Giulio Cesare in Egitto; Alcina; Serse; Concerti grossi, Op. 6
Official website
http://gfhandel.org
Birth name
Georg Friedrich Händel
Native languages
German
Languages used
German; English; Italian
VIAF ID
5126950
ISNI
0000000122759702
GND ID
118544489
Library of Congress ID
n79129204
MusicBrainz ID
27870d47-bb98-42d1-bf2b-c7e972e6befc

Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.

In this catalogue

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

These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.

Grouped works and collections

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Catalogue

Works page 102 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
The waves of the sea rage horribly from Chandos Anthem No. 4 — —— Voice— 1
Tune your harps from Esther — —— Voice— 1
Virtue my soul shall still embrace from Jephtha — —— Voice— 1
Waft Her, Angels Thro' The Skies — —— Voice— 1
Ombra mai fu - Serse, HWV 40 — HWV 40— Piano, Voice— 2
Handel Halleluia Chorus, for string quartet, CH104 — —— Cello, violin, String Quartet, Viola— 1
He Shall Feed His Flock - Air from Messiah — —— —— 1
Paris and Helena, Ballet Suite — —— Cello— 8
Julius Caesar — —— Cello— 8
Saul, Overture — —— Cello— 8
Xerses — —— Cello— 8
La Rejouissance - String Quartet — —— String Quartet— 1
Fitzwilliam sonata for alto recorder or flute and guitar — —— Guitar, Flute— 1
O hŠtt ich Jubals Harf — —— Piano, Organ— 2
Ich wei§, da§ mein Erlšser lebet — —— Piano, Organ— 2
Semele, HWV58 - II: 29. 'Where'er you walk, cool gales shall fan the glade' (air) — HWV58— —— 2
From Messiah Pifa — —— —Christmas 1
Handel/Halvolsen Passacaglia, for string quartet, CH108 — —— Cello, violin, String Quartet, Viola— 1
Herr in den Hšh'n — —— Organ— 1
Chorus and March — —— —— 1
Sonata In E Minor Op.1 No.1b2 listed pieces — Op. 1See contents See editions— Compare editions
"Prelude and Fuga : Suite No. 8 in F minor, HWV 433, first and second movements" — HWV 433F minor Piano— 1
Tochter Zion, freude dich - Es-Dur/Eb major — —— —Christmas 1
An Occasional Suite — —— —— 1
March "Occasional Oratorio" — —— —— 1
La Rejouissance - Brass Quartet — —— —— 1
Alla Hornpipe from Handel's Water Music - for Saxophone Quartet — —— Saxophone— 1
Sonata in F major for Flute and piano, op. 1, no. 11, HWV369 — op. 1, no. 11; HWV369F major Flute— 1
Where'er You Walk [Low Voice] — —— VocalClassical 1
Royal Fireworks Music2 listed pieces — —See contents See editions— Compare editions
Samson, HWV57: II. (33.) 'Honour and arms scorn such a foe' (air) — HWV57— bass— 1
Halleluja, HWV 63 no. 37 - D-Dur/D major — HWV 63 no. 37— —— 1
Coro From 'Water Music' — —— Organ— 1
March From 'Occasional Oratorio' — —— Organ— 1
Siciliana From Concerto No. 5 — —— Organ— 1
Xerxes (Serse), HWV40: 'Ombra mai fu' — HWV40— Flute, Trombone— 3
Entry Of The Queen Of Sheeba — —— —— 1
Giulio Cesare in Egitto, HWV17 - Act II: (19.) 'V'adoro, pupille' — HWV17— —— 1
Giulio Cesare in Egitto, HWV17 - Act III: (35.) 'Piangero, piangero la sorte mia' — HWV17— —— 1
Arrival of the Queen of Sheba - Classical Piano Music — —— PianoChristmas 1
Handel's Messiah Selections for Oboe Duet — —— OboeChristmas 1
O glŸcklich in Wahrheit ist — —— Piano— 1
Oratorio "Judas Maccabaeus" — —— Horn— 1
Hallelujah Chorus (from Messiah)9 listed pieces — —See contents See editions— Compare editions
Mich umschmeichelt ein sŸ§es GefŸhl — —— Piano, Voice— 1
Jene Grausame fŸhlt Mitleid — —— Piano, Voice— 1
Falsch, unbestŠndig Los — —— Piano, Voice— 1
O meine sŸ§e Hoffnung — —— Piano, Voice— 1

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.