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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 44 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
Senza procelle ancora — —— Piano, Voice— 1
Noch ohne St?rme — —— Piano, Voice— 0
O change beyond report — —— Piano— 1
Il mio valore — —— Piano— 1
Dove sei? (O, where art thou?), from Rodelinda, HWV 19 — HWV 19— Piano— 1
O saget es nicht an zu Gath — —— Piano— 1
Fort, mich h?lt keine Furcht — —— Piano— 1
Arme Tochter, o weine nicht — —— Piano— 1
Allegro Moderato (Harp Concerto In B Flat) — —— Piano— 0
Beautiful Savior — —— Piano, Horn, Clarinet, percussion, Saxophone— 1
Coventry Carol — —— Piano, Horn, Clarinet, percussion, Saxophone— 1
The First Nowell — —— Piano, Horn, Clarinet, percussion, Saxophone— 0
Good King Wenceslas — —— Piano, Horn, Clarinet, percussion, Saxophone— 0
Silent Night — —— Piano, Horn, Clarinet, percussion, Saxophone— 1
We Three Kings — —— Piano, Horn, Clarinet, percussion, Saxophone— 0
What Child Is This? — —— Piano, Horn, Clarinet, percussion, Saxophone— 1
Let's Call The Whole Thing Off — —— Piano— 0
In the bleak midwinter — —— Piano— 1
Sonata #6 In D Major, HWV 385 — HWV 385D major Piano, Organ, Oboe, violin— 2
Air From The 14th Suite — —— Piano— 1
Passacaglia From The 7th Suite — —— Piano— 1
Chaconne — —— Piano, Organ— 0
Menuet — —— Piano, Cello, Flute, violin, Horn, Clarinet, Trumpet, Saxophone, Flexible Instrument— 1
"Fantasia in C, HWV 490" — HWV 490— Piano, Organ— 1
"Air in G minor, HWV 467" — HWV 467G minor Piano, Organ— 3
"Allemande in A, HWV 477" — HWV 477— Piano, Organ— 1
"Gigue in F, HWV 492" — HWV 492— Piano, Organ— 1
"Sarabande in G minor, from Suite No. 7 in G minor (1720 coll.), HWV 432" — HWV 432G minor Piano— 0
Foreword — —— Piano— 1
8. Gavotta — —— Piano, harpsichord— 0
Air in B flat, HWV 471 — HWV 471— Piano— 1
Suite in G, HWV 441, I. Allemande — HWV 441— Piano— 1
Suite in G, HWV 441, II. Allegro — HWV 441— Piano— 2
Suite in D Minor, HWV 437, III. Courante — HWV 437D minor Piano— 2
Suite in G Minor, HWV 432 - III. Allegro — HWV 432G minor Piano— 2
Prelude in F Major — —F major Piano— 1
Courante in E Minor — —E minor PianoClassical 1
Aria con Variazone — —— Piano— 0
Presto in D Minor — —D minor Piano— 0
Why Do The Nations So Furiously Rage (Air From "The Messiah") [Edited by Gregory Castleton] — —— Piano— 0
Come O Wondrous Child — —— Organ— 1
Meditation (Boellmann) — —— Organ— 1
Holy Art Thou — —— Organ, bass, Tenor, Choir, Alto— 1
5. La Gelosia — —— harpsichord— 0
7. Duette — —— harpsichord— 0
Vorwort / Zum vorliegenden Band — —— Piano, harpsichord— 0
2. (Suite Nr. 2) Chaconne G-dur mit 21 Variationen (Fassung IV) HWV 435 — HWV 435— harpsichord— 0
Erstfassung von Suite Nr. 3, Satz 6 HWV 495a — HWV 495a— Piano, harpsichordRock 0

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.