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Composer

George Frideric Handel

German-British Baroque composer (1685–1759)

1685–1759

5,055 works in the index

Born
1685
Died
1759
Birthplace
Halle (Saale)
Place of death
Westminster
Citizenship / historical state
Brandenburg-Prussia; Kingdom of Great Britain; Holy Roman Empire
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.

Life and musical career

Occupations
composer; harpsichordist; organist; violinist; opera composer; impresario; university teacher
Education
Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
Teachers
Friedrich Wilhelm Zachow
Instruments played
pipe organ; harpsichord; oboe
Genres
opera; oratorio; concerto; anthem; classical music; coronation anthem
Movements
Baroque music
Notable works
Messiah; Water Music; Music for the Royal Fireworks; Giulio Cesare in Egitto; Alcina; Serse; Concerti grossi, Op. 6
Official website
http://gfhandel.org
Birth name
Georg Friedrich Händel
Native languages
German
Languages used
German; English; Italian
VIAF ID
5126950
ISNI
0000000122759702
GND ID
118544489
Library of Congress ID
n79129204
MusicBrainz ID
27870d47-bb98-42d1-bf2b-c7e972e6befc

Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.

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 35 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
Messiah , no. 52: If God be for us, who can be against us — —— Piano, Orchestra— 2
Messiah , no. 6: But who may abide the day of His coming — —— Piano, Orchestra— 2
Messiah , no. 12: For unto us a Child is born — —— Piano, Orchestra— 2
Messiah , no. 18: Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion — —— Piano, Orchestra— 2
Messiah , no. 24: Surely He hath borne our griefs — —— Piano, Orchestra— 2
Messiah , no. 30: Behold, and see if there be any sorrow — —— Piano, Orchestra— 2
Messiah , no. 36: Thou art gone up on high — —— Piano, Orchestra— 2
Messiah , no. 42: He that dwelleth in heaven — —— Piano, Orchestra— 2
Messiah , no. 48: The trumpet shall sound — —— Piano, Orchestra— 2
Firework Music — —— —— 1
Flute Sonata in E minor, HWV 379 — HWV 379E minor Flute, Continuo— 1
Flute Sonata no. 1 in A minor, HWV 374 — HWV 374A minor Flute, Continuo— 1
Flute Sonata in G major, HWV 363b — HWV 363bG major Flute, Continuo— 1
Allemande, from Suite No. 14 — —— —— 1
Samson: Overture — —— —— 1
Jephtha Oratorio, Act 1, no.5a, b.: In Gentle Murmers — —— Piano, Voice— 1
Jephtha Oratorio, Act 1, no.4: 'Twill Be A Painful Separation, Recit. — —— Piano, Voice— 1
Deborah Oratorio, Act 2: In the Battle Fame Pursuing, Air — —— Piano, Voice— 1
Violin Sonata in E major, Op. 1, No. 15 — Op. 1, No. 15E major violin, Continuo— 1
Violin Sonata in A major, Op. 1, No. 3 — Op. 1, No. 3A major violin, Continuo— 1
Tempo di Gavotta — —— —— 1
I Know That My Redeemer Lives — —— Vocal— 1
Trio Sonata no. 6 in G minor - op. 2, no. 6 — op. 2, no. 6G minor —— 1
Trio Sonata no. 4 in F major - op. 2, no. 4 — op. 2, no. 4F major —— 1
Trio Sonata no. 3 in E minor - op. 5/3 — op. 5/3E minor —— 1
Trio Sonata no. 4 in G major - op. 5/4 — op. 5/4G major —— 1
Harmonious Blacksmith, The, Liebling ed. — —— —— 1
3 Lecons: No. 3, Chaconne con Variazioni in G Major — —G major —— 1
7 Pieces: No. 7, Menuet in F Major — —F major —— 1
6 Grand Fugues: Fugue No. 6 in C Minor — —C minor —— 1
Chandos Te Deum in B-flat Major, HWV281: No. 4, Thou Art the King of Glory, O Christ — HWV281B-flat major Piano— 1
Chandos Te Deum in B-flat Major, HWV281: No. 10, Day by Day We Magnify Thee — HWV281B-flat major Piano— 1
"Chandos" Anthems: No. 2, In the Lord Put I My Trust — —— —— 1
"Chandos" Anthems: No. 6c, As Pants the Hart — —— —— 1
Joshua, Act 1, No. 7a "Awful pleasing being, say" — —— —— 1
Joshua, Act 1, No. 14a "Our limpid streams with freedom flow" — —— —— 1
Joshua, Act 2, No. 23a: "We with redoubled rage return" — —— —— 1
Joshua, Act 3, No. 30a: "Happy, oh, thrice happy we" — —— —— 1
Joshua, Act 3, No. 40: "The great Jehovah is our awful theme, sublime in majesty" — —— —— 1
Coronation Anthems, No. 3: "The King Shell Rejoice" , HWV260 — HWV260— —— 1
Joshua, Act 1, No. 7b "Joshua, I come commission'd" — —— —— 1
Joshua, Act 2, No. 21b: "Whence this dejection?" — —— —— 1
Joshua, Act 3, No. 37b: "Welcome, my son!" — —— —— 1
Joshua, Act 1, Nos. 12 "Hail, lovely virgin of this blissful bow'r" — —— —— 1
Celebration Medley - Trumpet — —— —— 1
La Rejouissance - Trombone — —— Timpani— 2
Where'er You Walk HWV 58 - Harp — HWV 58— —— 1
The Trumpet Shall Sound from Messiah exc. HWV 56 - Trumpet — HWV 56— Trumpet— 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.