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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 6 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
I Know Redeemer Liveth — —— Piano, Organ, Cello, Flute, Voice, Choir, Clarinet, percussion, Viola— 16
Since By Man Came Death — —— Piano, Cello, Flute, Voice, Choir, Horn, Clarinet, Trombone, percussion, Viola— 24
Behold, and see if there be any sorrow — —— Piano, Voice, Choir— 11
Worthy is the lamb that was slain — —— Piano, Flute, Choir, Horn, Clarinet, Trombone— 11
Verdi Prati — —— Piano, Voice, Voice HighClassical 7
Mio caro bene (Rodelinda) — —— —— 8
Tutta raccolta (Scipione) — —— —— 6
Sonata VI in B Minor — —B minor Piano, Flute— 11
Sonata VI — —— Piano, violinClassical 7
Sonata VII in A minor — —A minor Piano, Flute— 8
Rejouissance — —— Piano, Flute, violinClassical 9
O Christmas Tree (O Tannenbaum) — —— Piano— 7
O Father, whose almighty (Handel-Judas Maccabaeus) 1746 (8/9 July to 11 August)IMSLP —— Choir— 8
We hear, we hear (Handel-Judas Maccabaeus) — —— Choir— 8
Behold, and see — —— Piano, Choir— 5
Courante — —— Piano— 7
4. Suite d-moll HWV 437 — HWV 437— Piano, Organ, harpsichord— 8
Sonata fur zweimanualiges Cembalo G-dur HWV 579 — HWV 579— Piano, Organ— 8
Allegro (Fugue) (G 113) — —— Piano— 7
Allegro (Fugue) (G 206) — —— Piano— 7
Sonata In G Minor — —G minor Piano, Organ, Cello, violin, Viola— 8
Prelude In G — —— Piano— 7
"Allegro in G, from Suite No. 8 in G (1727 coll.), HWV 441" — HWV 441— Piano— 7
A Happy And Harmonious Blacksmith — —— Piano, Flute— 9
11. Gavotta con Variazioni — —— Piano, harpsichord— 7
Aylesford March — —— Cello, violin— 9
An Easter Medley — —— violin— 7
Gavotte In C (From Opus 5 #2) — Opus 5— Cello— 7
Sing My Tongue Glorious Battle — —— percussion, Handbell— 7
No, No, I'll Take No Less — —— Piano, Voice, Tenor, Alto— 6
Sinners, Lift Your Eyes and Tremble — —— Piano, Voice— 7
Music Spread Voice Around(Handel — —— —— 6
Amarilli vezzosa (Il duello amoroso) HWV 82 — HWV 82— VoiceRock 7
March In B Flat (Parthenope) 1710IMSLP —— Organ, FluteClassical 8
7. He Is Risen! — —— Choir— 8
1. Christ Is Risen Today! — —— Choir— 8
8. Thanks Be to God 1739-10-20IMSLP —— Choir— 8
II. I Know That My Redeemer Lives — —— percussion, Handbell— 6
Aria "Hush, ye Pretty Warbling Choir" — —— Recorder— 7
Pastorello d'un povero armento — —— —— 6
Schon h?re ich rings um — —— Low Voice— 7
Sonata in a minor HWV 362 — HWV 362A minor Piano, Organ, Cello, FluteClassical 7
Suite in F Major HWV 426 — HWV 426F major Piano, Organ— 8
BWV 434 1720 or earlier (except No.3)IMSLP BWV 434— Piano, Organ— 6
BWV 437 — BWV 437— Piano, Organ— 7
Sonata in A — —— Piano, Organ— 7
Motet — —— —— 7
Vol. 2 - Chorus From "Judas Maccabaeus" — —— Cello— 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.