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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 19 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
Sonata in A Minor — —A minor Piano, Organ, Cello, Flute, violin, Viola da gamba, ViolaClassical 4
Simple Gifts — —— Guitar, Choir— 4
RUSSIAN FOLKSONG TCHAIKOVSKY, PYOTR ILYICH 1868IMSLP —— Choir— 3
WIND UP KRAEMER, TIMOTHY — —— Choir— 3
Suite e-Moll HWV 438 -fur Klavier- — HWV 438— Piano, harpsichord— 5
Verdi prati e selve amene — —— Piano, Voice— 5
Gib Rach, gib Rach — —— —— 4
Sonate fur Flote und Klavier h-Moll HWV 367b — HWV 367b— Piano, Organ, FluteClassical 5
Sonate fur Flote und Klavier F-Dur HWV 369 — HWV 369— Piano, Organ, FluteClassical 5
Sonata in E Major HWV 373 — HWV 373E major Piano, Organ, Cello, violinClassical 5
Aure, deh, per piet? — —— Low Voice— 4
Suite in g minor HWV 432 1720 or before*IMSLP HWV 432G minor Piano, Organ— 4
Passapied — —— Piano, violinClassical 5
Sonata No. 4 — —— violin— 4
Allegro from Sonata No. 3 in G Major for Flute and Basso Continuo, ChA 27, Op. 1, No. 5, HHA IV/3 No. 5-EZ — Op. 1, No. 5G major Flute— 4
Ode For Guitar 1713, rev.1714IMSLP —— Guitar— 4
Concerto IV HWV 322 1739-40IMSLP HWV 322— —Rock 4
Concerto VI HWV 324 — HWV 324— —Rock 4
Anhange: Ursprunglicher 2. Satz Concerto 2 — —— —Rock 4
O sing unto the Lord a new song / O singet unserm Herrn ein neues Lied HWV 249a — HWV 249a— ChoirClassical 4
Let God arise / Lasst Gott erstehen HWV 256b — HWV 256b— ChoirClassical 4
Siciliana and Giga from Sonata V — —— FluteClassical 5
Two Menuettos Bach — —— Piano, Oboe— 4
Ballo — —— Flute, Oboe, ClarinetClassical 5
Chi Sprezzando Il Sommo — —— Piano, Voice— 3
IV. Giga — —— Flute— 5
Menuet in A Minor — —A minor Piano— 5
Aria from Xerxes — —— Cello, violin, Viola— 5
Larghetto from Sonata in F Major I — —F major —— 4
Presto from Sonata in G Minor IV — —G minor —— 4
Semele, HWV58 - II: 29. 'Where'er you walk, cool gales shall fan the glade' Performed by George Frideric Handel — HWV58— Low Voice— 4
Voli colla sua tromba from ARIODANTE — —— —— 4
Sonata for Violin and Piano in A major, op. 1, no. 14, HWV372 — op. 1, no. 14; HWV372A major Flute, violinClassical 6
Sonata in D major : Menuet Performed by George Frideric Handel — —D major —— 5
Chorus — —— —— 4
"Allegro in G minor, from Suite No. 7 in G minor , HWV 432" Performed by George Frideric Handel — HWV 432G minor Piano, Organ— 4
"Allegro from Sonata in A, Op.1 No.3" — Op.1 No.3— Piano, violin— 4
Sarabande from Alcina — —— Piano— 5
8. Cangio d'Aspetto — —— Voice— 4
Scorta Rea — —— Piano, violinClassical 4
Prelude In C For A Musical Clock — —— —— 3
The Dead March — —— Piano— 3
Messiah , Part 1 — —— Piano, Orchestra— 2
Messiah , Part 2 — —— Piano, Orchestra— 2
Sonata in G Minor and Presto - Violin or Flute — —G minor —— 1
Sonata F Major — —— Piano, violin, Continuo— 2
Overture from "Messiah" - Score and Parts — —— —— 3
Messiah , Part 3 — —— Piano, Orchestra— 2

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.