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 21 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.
| Work | Year composed | Catalogue / opus | Key in title | Listed instruments | Genre | Editions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Beholdnd see | — | — | — | Voice, Choir | — | 3 |
| But Thou didst not leave | — | — | — | Cello, Flute, Voice, Choir, Clarinet, percussion, Viola | — | 11 |
| Lift up your heads | — | — | — | Piano, Cello, Flute, Voice, Choir, Clarinet, percussion, Viola | — | 15 |
| Let all the angels | — | — | — | Cello, Flute, Voice, Choir, Clarinet, percussion, Viola | — | 13 |
| Their sound is gone | — | — | — | Cello, Flute, Voice, Choir, Clarinet, percussion, Viola | — | 13 |
| How Beautiful Are Feet | — | — | — | Piano, Cello, Flute, Voice, Choir, Clarinet, percussion, Viola | — | 12 |
| O Thou That Tellest Good Tidings | — | — | — | Piano, Cello, Flute, Voice, Choir, Clarinet, Alto, percussion, Viola | — | 16 |
| Part One | — | — | — | Voice, Choir | — | 5 |
| Comfort Ye My People | — | — | — | Piano, Organ, Voice, Choir, Alto | Classical | 12 |
| Thy rebuke hath broken his heart | — | — | — | Voice, Choir, Low Voice | — | 5 |
| He was cut off out of the land of the living | — | — | — | Voice, Choir | — | 7 |
| Unto which of the angelsl said he at any time | — | — | — | Voice, Choir | — | 4 |
| Thou shalt break them | — | — | — | Choir | Classical | 7 |
| Israel in Egypt | — | — | — | Piano, Harp, Organ, Cello, Flute, Oboe, violin, Bassoon, Double Bass, Choir, Horn, Clarinet, Timpani, percussion | — | 3 |
| Comfort ye my people - Recitative | — | — | — | Voice, Choir | — | 4 |
| Thus saith the Lord - Recitative | — | — | — | Voice, Choir | — | 4 |
| The people that walked in darkness - Air | — | — | — | Voice, Choir | — | 4 |
| For unto us a child is born - Chorus | — | — | — | Voice, Choir | — | 3 |
| There were shepherds abiding in the field - Recitative | — | — | — | Voice, Choir | — | 4 |
| Glory to God - Chorus | — | — | — | Voice, Choir | — | 4 |
| Behold the Lamb of God - Chorus | — | — | — | Voice, Choir | — | 4 |
| He was despised - Air | — | — | — | Voice, Choir | — | 4 |
| Thy rebuke hath broken his heart - Recitative | — | — | — | Voice, Choir | — | 4 |
| How beautiful are the feet (Version I) - Air | — | — | — | Choir | — | 4 |
| O death, where is thy sting? - Duet, Alto and Tenor | — | — | — | Choir | — | 4 |
| Their sound is gone out (Version II) - Air | — | — | — | Choir | — | 4 |
| Ode On St Cecilia's Day | — | — | — | Choir | — | 3 |
| 4. Timotheus plac'd on high - Recit. | — | — | — | Choir | — | 4 |
| 13. He sung Darius great and good - Air | — | — | — | Voice, Choir | — | 4 |
| 16. The mighty master smil'd - Recit. | — | — | — | Choir | — | 4 |
| 18. War, he sung, is toil and trouble - Air | — | — | — | Voice, Choir | — | 4 |
| 24. The princes applaud with a furious joy - Air | — | — | — | Voice, Choir | — | 4 |
| 28. Your voices tune - Recit. | — | — | — | Voice, Choir | — | 4 |
| Bel Piacere | — | — | — | — | Classical | 6 |
| Cara Sposa | — | — | — | Low Voice | — | 5 |
| Ch'io mai vi possa | — | — | — | Voice, Low Voice | Classical | 5 |
| Chi sprezzando | — | — | — | Low Voice | — | 3 |
| Come And Trip It | — | — | — | Voice, Low Voice | Classical | 5 |
| Mirth admit me | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| O Sleep | — | — | — | Voice | — | 4 |
| So shall the Lute and Harp | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
| Alma mia (Floridante) | — | — | — | Voice | — | 4 |
| Endless Pleasure (Semele) | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| Vo' far guerra (Rinaldo) | — | — | — | Piano | — | 3 |
| 8. Cangio d'Aspetto (Admeto) (Dettinger Te Deum) | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Son Confusa Pastorella | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Let Me Wander,Not Unseen | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Bacchus ever Fair (Alexander's Feast) | — | — | — | Voice | — | 3 |
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.