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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 16 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
Their land brought forth (Handel-Israel in Egypt) — —— Choir— 5
He gave them hailstones (Handel-Israel in Egypt) — —— Choir— 5
But for his people (Handel-Israel in Egypt) — —— Choir— 5
The Lord is my strength (Handel-Israel in Egypt) — —— Choir— 5
Thy right hand, O Lord (Handel-Israel in Egypt) — —— Choir— 5
And with the blast (Handel-Israel in Egypt) — —— Choir— 4
Sing Joyfully — —— Choir— 5
O first-created (Handel-Sampson) — —— Choir— 5
Hear, Jacob's God (Handel-Sampson) — —— Choir— 5
Fix'd in His everlasting (Handel-Sampson) — —— Choir— 5
How willing my paternal (Handel-Sampson) — —— Choir— 5
Let their celestial (Handel-Sampson) — —— Choir— 3
My Heart Is Inditing — —— Cello, violin, Bassoon, bass, Double Bass, Tenor, Choir, Viola— 11
Come, ever-smiling (Handel-Judas Maccabaeus) — —— Choir— 5
Disdainful of danger (Handel-Judas Maccabaeus) — —— Choir— 5
Ah! wretched (Handel-Judas Maccabaeus) — —— Choir— 5
We never will bow (Handel-Judas Maccabaeus) — —— Choir— 5
Oh lovely peace (Handel-Judas Maccabaeus) 1746 (8/9 July to 11 August)IMSLP —— Choir— 5
Overture & Comfort Ye My People — —— Piano, Organ, Tenor, Choir, Alto— 11
Then shall the eyes of the blind be opened — —— Voice, Choir— 6
And Lo! the Angel of the Lord Came — —— Choir— 4
Then Shall the Eyes of the Blind Be — —— Choir— 4
13. Worthy Is the Lamb That Was — —— Choir— 4
How Beautiful Are the Feet — —— —— 2
Anhang 4: Aria "Minacciami" — —— Oboe, Mezzo Soprano VoiceRock 3
O be Joyful in the Lord - Jubilate for the peace of Utrecht — —— Piano, Organ, Trumpet— 4
10. Alla Hornpipe — —— Piano— 5
Concerto In G Minor (Handel) — —G minor Piano— 4
Suite No. 4 in E Minor, HWV 429 - Second Movement: Allemande — HWV 429E minor Piano— 4
Menuet I — —— Piano, TromboneClassical 4
Triads, Triads of the C Major Scale — —— Piano— 4
Suite, D minor, HWV 437 (Piano solo) — HWV 437— Piano— 4
Suite, G major, HWV 441 (Piano solo) — HWV 441— Piano— 4
Handel: Suite d minor HWV 437 — HWV 437— Piano— 4
Handel: Suite G major HWV 441 — HWV 441— Piano— 4
Sweetheart Of Sigma Chi — —— Piano— 4
Fugue In B Minor (G 27) (HG II/iv/4) — —B minor Piano— 5
Sonata (Allegro) (G 35) — —— Piano— 4
Fugue In Bb Major (G 37) (HG II/iv/3) — —B-flat major Piano— 4
Sonatina In Bb Major (G 40) (HG II/iii/10) — —B-flat major Piano— 4
Trio (G 57) — —— Piano— 5
Fugue In C Minor (G 83) (HG II/iv/6) — —C minor Piano— 3
Ouverture (G 250) — —— Piano, Flute, Oboe, Bassoon, Choir, Horn, Piccolo, percussionClassical 4
Sonata In D Major — —D major Piano, Organ, Cello, violin— 5
Sonata In E Major — —E major Piano, Organ, Cello, violin— 5
Allegro In C Minor — —C minor Piano, Organ, violin— 6
Fugue No. 6 in C minor, HWV 610 — HWV 610C minor Piano, Organ— 5
Sonatina In G Major — —G major PianoClassical 5

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.