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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 27 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
Atalanta, HWV 35 1735-4-22 (end date)IMSLP HWV 35— —— 3
Athalia, HWV 52 1733-06-07 (end date)IMSLP HWV 52— —— 2
Belshazzar, HWV 61 1744IMSLP HWV 61— —— 2
Cantate a voce sola e basso : libro secondo. — —— —— 2
Cello Sonata 1705 ca.IMSLP —— —— 2
Chaconne in F — —— Piano, OrganClassical 5
Chaconne in G, HWV 435 — HWV 435— Piano, harpsichord— 2
Deborah, HWV 51 1733-02-21 (end date)IMSLP HWV 51— —— 3
Deidamia, HWV 42 1740IMSLP HWV 42— —— 2
Esther, HWV 50a 1718?IMSLP HWV 50a— —— 2
Ezio, HWV 29 1732IMSLP HWV 29— —— 2
Giulio Cesare in Egitto 1724IMSLP —— —— 2
Imeneo, HWV 41 1738-9-20IMSLP HWV 41— —— 2
Jephtha, HWV 70 1751-08-30 (end date)IMSLP HWV 70— —— 2
Klavierstücke 1720 or earlier (except No.3)IMSLP —— —— 2
Orlando, HWV 31 1732-11-20 (end date)IMSLP HWV 31— —— 3
Ottone, re di Germania, HWV 15 1722/08/10IMSLP HWV 15— —— 2
Parnasso in festa, HWV 73 1734/03/13IMSLP HWV 73— —— 2
Partenope, HWV 27 1730-2-12IMSLP HWV 27— —— 2
Il pastor fido, HWV 8a — HWV 8a— —— 2
Terpsicore 1734IMSLP —— —— 2
Preludes, Air and Lesson — —— Piano— 2
Psalms, 2 — —— —— 2
Psalms, 3 — —— —— 2
Radamisto, HWV 12 1720IMSLP HWV 12— —— 2
La Resurrezione, HWV 47 1708IMSLP HWV 47— —— 2
Rinaldo, HWV 7a 1711, revised 1717, 1731IMSLP HWV 7a— —— 2
Saul, HWV 53 1738IMSLP HWV 53— —— 2
Silla, HWV 10 ca.April-May, 1713IMSLP HWV 10— —— 2
Supplement 3 — —— —— 2
Tamerlano, HWV 18 1724-7-(3-23)IMSLP HWV 18— —— 2
Theodora, HWV 68 1749 (28 June to 31 July)IMSLP HWV 68— —— 2
The ways of Zion do mourn, HWV 264 1737 (5-12 December)IMSLP HWV 264— —— 2
The Triumph of Time and Truth, HWV 71 — HWV 71— —— 2
Violin Sonata, HWV 358 — HWV 358— —— 2
Violin Sonata, HWV 370 — HWV 370— —— 2
Works for Organ & Harpsichord — —— —— 2
Messiah: Hallelujah Chorus: 3 Clarinets, Bass Cla — —— —— 2
Solomon: Arrival of the Queen of Sheba: Clarinet — —— —— 2
Solomon: Arrival of the Queen of Sheba:2Fl, Vn, P — —— —— 1
Fantasia in A minor: String Quarte — —A minor —— 1
Why do the nations so furiously — —— Piano, Cello, Flute, Voice, Choir, Clarinet, percussion, Viola— 12
There were shepherds abiding in the field — —— Voice, Choir— 6
Then shall be brought to pass — —— Choir— 4
Appendix — —— Voice, Choir— 6
How beautiful are the feet...Break forth into joy — —— Choir— 3
Judas Maccabaeus — —— Choir— 2
But who may abide the day of his coming? (Version I) - Air for Alto — —— Voice, Choir— 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.