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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 30 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
Prelude (G 18) And Lesson (G 19) In A Minor (HG II/iii/6) — —A minor Piano— 2
Capriccio In F Major (G 183) (HG II/iii/8) — —F major Piano— 2
Chaccone (With 62 Variations) In G Major (G 228) (HG II/ii/9) — —G major Piano— 2
Prelude (G 265) And Sonata (Allegro) (G 266) In G Minor (HG II/iii/9) — —G minor Piano— 2
Capriccio In G Minor (G 270) (HG II/ii/3) — —G minor Piano— 2
Duet Sonata No. 1 in D major — —D major Piano— 2
Solemn March (Joshua) — —— PianoClassical 2
Partita G-dur HWV 450 — HWV 450— Piano, Organ, harpsichordRock 2
Ouverture (Ouverture, Entree, Chaconne) g-moll HWV 453 — HWV 453— Piano, Organ, harpsichordRock 1
No, di voi non vo'fidarmi — —— Piano, Voice— 3
Rejoice, rejoice greatly — —— Piano, Voice— 3
Ich bin es m?de — —— Piano— 2
Meine Kraft — —— Piano— 3
Ja, ich liebe dich — —— Piano— 3
Sweet rose and lily — —— Piano— 3
Comfort Ye — —— Piano, Flute, Horn, Clarinet, Trombone— 2
I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day — —— Piano, Horn, Clarinet, percussion, Saxophone— 2
In dulci jubilo — —— Piano— 2
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear — —— Piano— 2
Capriccio — —— Piano, Clarinet, Saxophone— 2
"Gigue in E minor, from Suite No. 4 in E minor (1720 coll.), HWV 429" — HWV 429E minor Piano, harpsichord— 1
Air and Variations — —— PianoClassical 1
Invention — —— Piano, FluteClassical 2
3. Menuetto II — —— Piano, harpsichord— 2
5. Sarabanda — —— Piano, harpsichord— 3
Suite in G, HWV 441, III. Courante — HWV 441— Piano— 3
Suite in G, HWV 441, IV. Aria — HWV 441— Piano— 3
Suite in D Minor, HWV 437, II. Allemande — HWV 437D minor Piano— 3
Suite in D Minor, HWV 437, V. Gigue — HWV 437D minor Piano— 3
Suite in G Minor, HWV 432 - VI. Passacaglia — HWV 432G minor Piano— 2
Suite in F sharp Minor, HWV 431 - I. Prelude — HWV 431F-sharp minor Piano— 3
Suite in F sharp Minor, HWV 431 - III. Fugue — HWV 431F-sharp minor Piano— 3
Air in D minor — —D minor PianoClassical 2
Gigue in G Major — —G major Piano— 4
Prelude — —— Piano— 2
1. Concerto for Organ (No. 1), Op. 4/1 in G minor, HWV 289 — Op. 4/1; HWV 289G minor Organ— 2
1. Concerto for Organ (No. 4), Op. 4/4 in F, HWV 292 — Op. 4/4; HWV 292— Organ— 1
2. Concerto for Organ (No. 5), Op. 4/5 in F, HWV 293 — Op. 4/5; HWV 293— Organ— 2
3. Concerto for Organ (No. 6) or Harp, Op. 4/6 in B-flat, HWV 294 — Op. 4/6; HWV 294— Organ— 2
March From Die Zauberflote (Mozart) — —— Organ— 0
1. Concerto for Organ (No. 7), Op. 7/1 in B-flat, HWV 306 — Op. 7/1; HWV 306— Organ— 2
2. Concerto for Organ (No. 8), Op. 7/2 in A, HWV 307 — Op. 7/2; HWV 307— Organ— 2
3. Concerto for Organ (No. 12), Op. 7/6 in B-flat, HWV 311 — Op. 7/6; HWV 311— Organ— 2
Zur Edition — —— Piano, Organ, harpsichord, Flute, Oboe, violin, Voice, Bassoon, Choir, Horn, Piccolo, percussionRock, Classical 2
2. Faramondo — —— harpsichord— 2
6. Jephta (I) — —— harpsichord— 2
9. Brockes Passion — —— harpsichord— 2
12. Arminio — —— harpsichord— 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.