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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 22 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
Sorge infausta (Orlando) — —— —— 4
Dove sei? (Can You Hear Me?) — —— —— 3
Va tacito e nascosto (from 'Giulo Cesare') [C - D] — —— —— 5
Par che mi nasca in seno (from 'Tamerlano') [E - G] — —— —— 2
Sonata IV in C Major — —C major Piano, Flute— 5
Sicilienne & Gigue — —— Piano, Clarinet— 3
Sonata #3 — —— Piano— 3
"Why Do the Nations So Furiously Rage" from Messiah (Intermediate) — —— Piano— 3
Sarabande I — —— Piano, Organ, Cello, Flute, Oboe, violin, Bassoon, Horn, Clarinet, Trombone, Trumpet, Tuba, Cornet, Euphonium, Sax— 5
No. 10 For Behold, Darkness — —— violin, Choir— 5
No. 12 For Unto Us a Child Is Born — —— violin, Choir— 5
No. 14 There Were Shepherds Abiding in the Field — —— violin, Choir— 5
No. 20 He Shall Feed His Flock Like a Shepherd — —— violin, Choir— 4
No. 23 He was Despised — —— violin, Choir— 5
No. 32 But Thou Didst Not Leave His Soul in Hell — —— violin, Choir— 5
No. 38 How Beautiful Are the Feet — —— violin, Choir— 5
No. 39 Their Sound is Gone Out Into All Lands — —— violin, Choir— 5
No. 47 Behold, I Tell You a Mystery — —— Choir— 5
No. 48 The Trumpet Shall Sound — —— Choir— 5
A Behold and see — —— Cello, Flute, Choir, Clarinet, percussion, Viola— 10
They loathed to drink (Handel-Israel in Egypt) — —— Choir— 4
Egypt was glad (Handel-Israel in Egypt) — —— Choir— 3
But the waters (Handel-Israel in Egypt) — —— Choir— 3
Thou in Thy mercy (Handel-Israel in Egypt) — —— Choir— 4
Then round about (Handel-Sampson) — —— Choir— 4
Go, baffled coward (Handel-Sampson) — —— Choir— 4
Hear us, our God (Handel-Sampson) — —— Choir— 4
Call forth thy pow'rs (Handel-Judas Maccabaeus) — —— Choir— 4
Fall'n is the foe (Handel-Judas Maccabaeus) — —— Choir— 4
No unhallowed desire (Handel-Judas Maccabaeus) — —— Choir— 4
Performance Tracks — —— Choir— 3
Amen — —— Choir— 6
The Lord Whom Ye Seek — —— Choir— 5
And the Angel Said Unto Them — —— Piano, Choir— 6
Glory of God — —— Choir— 4
of the Living — —— Choir— 4
Soul in Hell — —— Choir— 4
Slain — —— Choir— 4
Piangero La Sorte Mia — —— —— 3
Kunft'ger Zeiten Eitler Kummer — —— Piano, Flute, Oboe, violin— 5
Nella stagion, che di viole e rose — —— —— 3
Invention No.4 in D Minor, BWV 775 — BWV 775D minor Piano— 3
Suite, E minor, HWV 429 (Piano solo) — HWV 429— Piano— 3
Allemande (From Suite No.14) — —— Piano— 3
Suite 2, Movement 5 (Original Finale) — —— Piano— 4
Suite 4, Movement 2 (Original Version) — —— Piano— 3
Chaconne, G major, HWV 435 (Piano solo) — HWV 435— Piano— 3
Suite, B flat major, HWV 440 (Piano solo) — HWV 440— Piano— 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.