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 23 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5. Suite e-moll HWV 438 | — | HWV 438 | — | Piano, Organ, harpsichord | — | 4 |
| 7. Suite B-dur HWV 440 | — | HWV 440 | — | Piano, Organ, harpsichord | — | 4 |
| "Suite in D minor, HWV 447" | — | HWV 447 | D minor | Piano, Organ | — | 4 |
| Suite g-moll HWV 452 | — | HWV 452 | — | Piano, Organ, harpsichord | — | 4 |
| Allemande F-dur HWV 476 | — | HWV 476 | — | Piano, Organ, harpsichord | — | 4 |
| Prelude d-moll HWV 562 | — | HWV 562 | — | Piano, Organ, harpsichord | — | 4 |
| Sonatina B-dur HWV 585 | — | HWV 585 | — | Piano, Organ, harpsichord | — | 4 |
| Havah Nagilah | — | — | — | Piano | — | 3 |
| Allegro (Fugue) (G 178) | — | — | — | Piano | — | 3 |
| Fugue (Allegro) (G 194) | — | — | — | Piano | — | 3 |
| Fugue In G Major (G 231) (HG II/iv/2) | — | — | G major | Piano | — | 2 |
| O Death, Where Is Thy Sting?/But Thanks Be to God | — | — | — | Piano, Flute, Horn, Clarinet, Trombone | — | 6 |
| Sonata in F major for Flute (or recorder) and piano, op. 1, no. 11, HWV369 | — | op. 1, no. 11; HWV369 | F major | Piano | — | 3 |
| Sonata in D Minor | — | — | D minor | Piano, Organ, Oboe, violin | Classical | 5 |
| Allegro C-dur HWV 472 | — | HWV 472 | — | Piano, Organ, harpsichord | Rock | 4 |
| Vain, fluctuating state | — | — | — | Piano, Voice | — | 4 |
| What passion cannot Music raise | — | — | — | Piano, Voice | — | 4 |
| Che colpa | — | — | — | Piano, Voice | — | 3 |
| Oh dolce mia speranza | — | — | — | Piano, Voice | — | 4 |
| Ritorna, o dolce amore | — | — | — | Piano, Voice | — | 4 |
| Con rauco mormorio | — | — | — | Piano, Low Voice | — | 2 |
| Ganz noch zusammengezogen | — | — | — | Piano | — | 4 |
| Par che mi nasca in seno | — | — | — | Piano | — | 1 |
| Suite No.7 (Allegro) | — | — | — | Piano | — | 2 |
| He Shall Fee His Flock Like A Shepherd | — | — | — | Piano, Flute, Horn, Clarinet, Trombone | — | 7 |
| Adeste Fideles (O Come All Ye Faithful) | — | — | — | Piano, Horn, Clarinet, percussion, Saxophone | — | 3 |
| As Lately We Watched | — | — | — | Piano, Horn, Clarinet, percussion, Saxophone | — | 3 |
| O Little Town of Bethlehem | — | — | — | Piano, Horn, Clarinet, percussion, Saxophone | — | 3 |
| Sonata Ii In E Minor | — | — | E minor | Piano, Oboe | Classical | 4 |
| Sonata Iii In G | — | — | — | Piano, Oboe | Classical | 3 |
| I Saw Three Ships | — | — | — | Piano, Guitar | — | 3 |
| Menuet in G Major | — | — | G major | Piano | — | 3 |
| Fuga | — | — | — | Piano | Classical | 4 |
| "Sonata in G minor, HWV 580" | — | HWV 580 | G minor | Piano, Organ | — | 4 |
| "Air in Bb, HWV 471" | — | HWV 471 | — | Piano, Organ | — | 5 |
| "Sonatina in Bb, HWV 585" | — | HWV 585 | — | Piano, Organ | — | 6 |
| Riguadon | — | — | — | Piano | — | 4 |
| Canzone | — | — | — | Piano | — | 3 |
| Gavotte in G, HWV 491 | — | HWV 491 | — | Piano | — | 4 |
| Sonatina in Bb Major | — | — | B-flat major | Piano | — | 3 |
| Handel: Six Fugues HWV 605-610 and Fugues 611, 612 | — | HWV 605 | — | Piano | — | 3 |
| How Beautiful Are the Feet of Them | — | — | — | Organ | — | 4 |
| 2. Concerto for Organ (No. 2), Op. 4/2 in B-flat, HWV 290 | — | Op. 4/2; HWV 290 | — | Organ | — | 3 |
| 3. Concerto for Organ (No. 9), Op. 7/3 in B-flat , HWV 308 | — | Op. 7/3; HWV 308 | — | Organ | — | 3 |
| Festal March | — | — | — | Organ | — | 4 |
| 2. Concerto for Organ (No. 11), Op. 7/5 in G minor, HWV 310 | — | Op. 7/5; HWV 310 | G minor | Organ | — | 3 |
| 8. Deborah | — | — | — | harpsichord | — | 3 |
| Sonata In G Major, Op. 1, No. 5 - HWV 363b | — | Op. 1, No. 5; HWV 363b | G major | Flute | — | 4 |
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.