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 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larghetto | — | — | — | Piano, Organ, Cello, Flute, violin, Voice | Classical | 8 |
| And their cry came up (Handel-Israel in Egypt) | 1738IMSLP | — | — | Choir | — | 10 |
| The Lord is a man of war (Handel-Israel in Egypt) | — | — | — | Choir | — | 10 |
| Thou didst blow (Handel-Israel in Egypt) | — | — | — | Piano, Voice, Choir | — | 10 |
| To song and dance (Handel-Sampson) | — | — | — | Choir | — | 9 |
| Great Dragon (Handel-Sampson) | — | — | — | Choir | — | 10 |
| Mourn, ye afflicted (Handel-Judas Maccabaeus) | 1746 (8/9 July to 11 August)IMSLP | — | — | Choir | — | 9 |
| I Know That My Redeemer Liveth - From Messiah | — | — | — | Piano, Oboe, violin, Recorder, Piccolo | Classical | 7 |
| Suite 4, Movement 4 (Original Version, Measures 41-48) | — | — | — | Piano | — | 8 |
| Gavotte In B Flat | — | — | — | Piano, Organ | Classical | 7 |
| The Holly and the Ivy | — | — | — | Piano | — | 8 |
| Sonatina | — | — | — | Piano, harpsichord, violin, Trombone, Cornet | — | 7 |
| Fantasia | — | — | — | Piano, Organ, harpsichord | — | 9 |
| Interlude (Christian Georg Hopner) | — | — | — | Organ | — | 7 |
| 1. Concerto for Organ (No. 10), Op. 7/4 in D minor, HWV 309 | — | Op. 7/4; HWV 309 | D minor | Organ | — | 9 |
| 10a. Chorus Wretched lovers (gekurzte Fassung von 1739) | 1718, revised 1732, 1739IMSLP | — | — | Flute, Oboe, Choir, Piccolo | — | 9 |
| Balli From Alceste | — | — | — | Cello, violin | — | 7 |
| March In D (Joshua) | — | — | — | Organ | Classical | 10 |
| Nichts lindert meinen Schmerz | — | — | — | Piano, Voice | — | 10 |
| My father! ah! me thinks I see | — | — | — | Piano | — | 7 |
| Ruhe und Frieden | — | — | — | Piano, Organ | — | 10 |
| Sonata No. 4 - 4th Movement | — | — | — | violin | — | 8 |
| Sonata In F, Op.1, No.11 | — | Op.1, No.11 | — | Flute | — | 10 |
| The Lily Of The Valley | — | — | — | Guitar | — | 8 |
| Sarabande in E minor | — | — | E minor | Piano, Guitar, Voice | — | 10 |
| Entrance of the Queen of Sheba | — | — | — | Organ, Cello, violin, Viola | Classical | 15 |
| Un Bel Di Vedremo | — | — | — | — | — | 7 |
| Processional - Chorus from the oratorio "Judas Maccabeus" | 1746 (8/9 July to 11 August)IMSLP | — | — | violin | — | 7 |
| Bouree & Air | — | — | — | Piano | pop | 8 |
| Arioso - Dank sei dir, Herr | — | — | — | Piano, Cello, Flute, violin, Voice | — | 9 |
| Bouree In G Major | — | — | G major | — | — | 5 |
| Processional Prelude, Full Score | — | — | — | Orchestra | — | 9 |
| Arioso | 1739-10-20IMSLP | — | — | Piano, Organ, Cello, violin, Voice, Horn, Trombone, Tuba | Classical | 11 |
| Larghetto for cello and piano | — | — | — | Guitar | — | 8 |
| Water Music: Suite No.2: Alla Hornpipe: Clarine | — | — | — | — | — | 7 |
| He Was Despised | — | — | — | Piano, Cello, Flute, Voice, Choir, Clarinet, percussion, Viola | Classical | 20 |
| Behold the Lamb of God | — | — | — | Piano, Voice, Choir | — | 13 |
| Your Voices Tune, And Raise Them High (Alexander's Feast) | — | — | — | Tenor, Choir, Alto | — | 8 |
| Care selve | — | — | — | Voice | Classical | 7 |
| Amor commanda (Floridante) | — | — | — | — | — | 7 |
| V'adoro pupille (Cesare) | — | — | — | — | Classical | 7 |
| Return, O God of Hosts (Alexander's Feast) | — | — | — | Choir, Voice | — | 9 |
| Sonata I in E Minor | — | — | E minor | Piano, Flute | — | 8 |
| I will sing (Handel-Israel in Egypt) | — | — | — | Choir | — | 8 |
| The earth swallow'd (Handel-Israel in Egypt) | 1738IMSLP | — | — | Choir | — | 9 |
| Then shall they know (Handel-Sampson) | — | — | — | Choir | — | 9 |
| Hear us, O Lord (Handel-Judas Maccabaeus) | 1717-18IMSLP | — | — | Choir | — | 9 |
| Sion now her head (Handel-Judas Maccabaeus) | 1746 (8/9 July to 11 August)IMSLP | — | — | Choir | — | 7 |
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.