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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 33 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
Suite D minor HWV 436 — HWV 436— Piano— 4
Suite B flat major HWV 440 — HWV 440— Piano— 4
Suite D minor HWV 447 — HWV 447— Piano— 3
Wie durch einen der Tod - a-Moll/A minor Performed by George Frideric Handel — —— —— 2
Concerto diorgano Nr. 8 in A, HWV 307 op. 7 no. 2 Performed by George Frideric Handel — HWV 307; op. 7 no. 2— Organ— 2
Sinners obey the gospel Word, HWV 284 - g-Moll/G minor — HWV 284— —— 2
Canon for three Alto Recorders — —— —— 1
Suite G-Dur HWV 441 -fur Klavier- — HWV 441— Piano, harpsichord— 3
Fughette D-Dur -fur Klavier- — —— Piano, harpsichord— 2
Sage, hohes Wesen, an — —— Piano, Voice— 3
Sonate fur Flote und Klavier e-Moll HWV 359b — HWV 359b— Piano, Organ, FluteClassical 3
Sonate fur Flote und Klavier g-Moll HWV 360 — HWV 360— Piano, Organ, FluteClassical 3
Veni, o figlio — —— Piano— 2
Concerto In B Minor - III. Allegro molto — —B minor Viola— 2
Orchesterkonzert Nr.25, Wassermusik — —— Horn— 3
Beispiele zur Fugenlehre — —— —— 2
Sonata g-moll HWV 404: Ob,Str,Bc — HWV 404— —Rock 2
Menuet in G Minor — —G minor Piano— 3
Gigue in D Minor — —D minor Piano, Organ— 2
Jesu, der du meine Seele — —— Cello, Viola— 3
Larghetto from Theodora — —— Cello, violin, Viola— 2
Gigue from Partenope — —— Cello, violin, Viola— 3
Sourante aus: Suite B-dur, HWV 440 — HWV 440— Piano, harpsichord— 2
Sarabande aus: Suite g-moll, HWV 432 — HWV 432— Piano, harpsichord— 2
Messiah, HWV56 - I: 17. 'He shall feed His flock' Performed by George Frideric Handel — HWV56— —— 3
Festal March From Rinaldo — —— Organ— 2
Messiah , no. 3: Every valley shall be exalted — —— Piano, Orchestra— 2
Messiah , no. 9: O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion — —— Piano, Orchestra— 2
Messiah , no. 15: And the angel said unto them — —— Piano, Orchestra— 2
Messiah , no. 21: His yoke is easy, and His burden is light — —— Piano, Orchestra— 2
Messiah , no. 27: All they that see Him, laugh Him to scorn — —— Piano, Orchestra— 2
Messiah , no. 33: Lift up your heads, O ye gates — —— Piano, Orchestra— 2
Messiah , no. 39: Their sound is gone out into all lands — —— Piano, Orchestra— 2
Messiah , no. 45: I know that my Redeemer liveth — —— Piano, Orchestra— 2
Messiah , no. 51: But thanks be to God — —— Piano, Orchestra— 2
Messiah , no. 5: Thus saith the Lord — —— Piano, Orchestra— 2
Messiah , no. 11: The people that walked in darkness — —— Piano, Orchestra— 2
Messiah , no. 17: Glory to God — —— Piano, Orchestra— 2
Messiah , no. 23: He was despised — —— Piano, Orchestra— 2
Messiah , no. 29: Thy rebuke hath broken His heart — —— Piano, Orchestra— 2
Messiah , no. 35: Let all the angels of God worship Him — —— Piano, Orchestra— 2
Messiah , no. 47: Behold, I tell you a mystery — —— Piano, Orchestra— 2
Messiah , no. 53: Worthy is the Lamb — —— Piano, Orchestra— 2
Overture from Oratorio "Solomon" - Full Score — —— —— 1
Hercules, "From celestial seats descending" — —— Piano, Voice— 1
Semele Oratorio, Act 1, no.7: Hymen, Haste! Thy Torch Prepare, Air — —— Piano, Voice— 1
Theodora Oratorio, Act 3, no.31: Lord, To Each Night And Day, Air — —— Piano, Voice— 1
Violin Sonata in G minor, Op. 1, No. 10 — Op. 1, No. 10G minor violin, Continuo— 1

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.