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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 103 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
Mein Vater! ach! mich dŸnkt, ich seh — —— Piano, Voice— 1
Du lie§'t wehn — —— Piano, Voice— 1
€ngstigende Bilder — —— Piano, Voice— 1
Kehr wieder, sŸ§e Liebe — —— Piano, Voice— 1
Noch ohne StŸrme — —— Piano, Voice— 1
Ich will Krieg fŸhren — —— Piano, Voice— 1
S“ che lieta goder˜ — —— Piano, Voice— 1
Ja, froh und glŸcklich — —— Piano, Voice— 1
O Wechsel unerhšrt — —— Piano, Voice— 1
Ich bin es mŸde — —— Piano, Voice— 1
Es scheint, da§ mir aufgeht — —— Piano, Voice— 1
S“, t'amo, oh caro — —— Piano, Voice— 1
SŸ§' Ros' und Lilie — —— Piano, Voice— 1
Worried Man Blues — —— —— 1
Wondrous Love — —— —— 1
Overture to Music for the Royal Fireworks Suite, HWV 351, concert piano solo transcription by Shawn Heller — HWV 351— Piano— 1
Ballo - for String Quartet or String Orchestra — —— —— 1
All Earth Sing Rejoice — —— —— 1
Hallelujah Chorus from Messiah: Viola — —— —Classical 1
4. (c) Timotheus plac'd on high - Recit. — —— —— 1
Handel's Messiah Selections for Clarinet Duet — —— Piano, ClarinetChristmas 1
2 Violins & Piano Handel Ombra mai fu — —— Piano, violin— 1
See The Conquering Hero Comes From 'Judas Maccabae — —— —— 1
"Air and Variations in Bb, from Suite No. 1 in Bb , HWV 434" — HWV 434— Piano— 1
"Allegro in G, from Suite No. 8 in G , HWV 441" — HWV 441— Piano— 1
Alla Hornpipe from Handel's Water Music - for String Orchestra — —— Cello, violin, Orchestra, Double Bass, Viola— 1
Hallelujah from "The Messiah" for Flute Choir — —— FluteChristmas 1
Hallelujah Chorus from Messiah: 1st B-flat Trumpet — —— —Classical 1
Hallelujah Chorus from Messiah: 1st Violin — —— —Classical 1
Hallelujah Chorus from Messiah: Cello — —— —Classical 1
Hallelujah Chorus from Messiah: Oboe — —— —Classical 1
Hallelujah Chorus from Messiah: Timpani — —— —Classical 1
Ballo - for Clarinet Quartet — —— Clarinet— 1
Summary Assessments of the Variants — —— PianoChristmas 1
Commentary on the Variants — —— PianoChristmas 1
General Thoughts about "Messiah" and its Variants — —— PianoChristmas 1
The Variants — —— PianoChristmas 1
Unto which of the angels said He? — —— PianoChristmas 1
If God be for us, who can be against us? — —— PianoChristmas 1
Handel's Soloists — —— PianoChristmas 1
Then shall the eyes of the blind be open'd — —— PianoChristmas 1
Their sound is gone out into all lands — —— PianoChristmas 1
Why do the nations furiously rage together? — —— PianoChristmas 1
Hallelujah Chorus from Messiah: 3rd Violin — —— —Classical 1
Themes from Handel's Messiah: 3rd Violin — —— —Classical 1
Music for the Royal Fireworks - La Paix — —— —— 1
Christmas Carol Joy to the World, for string quartet, CH902 — —— Cello, violin, String Quartet, ViolaChristmas 1
I Will Extol Thee — —— —— 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.