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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 64 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
"Allemande in D minor, from Suite No. 3 in D minor (1720 coll.), HWV 428" — HWV 428D minor Piano— 0
Hallelujah Amen — —— —— 0
"Air and Variations in Bb, from Suite No. 1 in Bb (1727 coll.), HWV 434" — HWV 434— Piano— 2
"Air in A, HWV 468" — HWV 468— Piano, Organ— 1
"Allegro in A minor, HWV 576/2" — HWV 576/2A minor Piano, Organ— 1
"Allegro in D minor, HWV 475" — HWV 475D minor Piano, Organ— 2
"Allemande in F, HWV 476" — HWV 476— Piano, Organ— 1
"Capriccio in F, HWV 481" — HWV 481— Piano, Organ— 1
"Fugue in F, HWV 611" — HWV 611— Piano, Organ— 2
"Sonatina in D minor, HWV 581" — HWV 581D minor Piano, Organ— 1
"Air and Doubles in E 'The Harmonious Blacksmith', from Suite No. 5 in E (1720 coll.), HWV 430" — HWV 430— —— 0
"Allemande in G, from Suite No. 8 in G (1727 coll.), HWV 441" — HWV 441— Piano— 0
"Gigue in C, from Suite in C, HWV 443" — HWV 443— Piano, Organ— 1
"Gigue in G, from Partita in G, HWV 450" — HWV 450— Piano, Organ— 1
"Minuet in D minor, from Suite in D minor, HWV 449" — HWV 449D minor —— 0
"Minuet in G minor, from Suite No. 1 in Bb (1727 coll.), HWV 434" — HWV 434G minor —— 0
"Sarabandes I and II in D minor, from Suite in D minor, HWV 448" — HWV 448D minor Piano, Organ— 1
"Sonatina in G, HWV 582" — HWV 582— Piano, Organ— 1
Hallelujah Chorus - Messiah — —— —— 0
Air With Five Variations In E Major (The Harmonious Blacksmith) From Suite In E Major, Hwv 430/Iv — Hwv 430E major —— 0
Minuet in F, HWV 516a — HWV 516a— —— 0
Sonata in G, HWV 363b, IV: Bourree — HWV 363b— —— 0
Allegro in F, HWV 427 — HWV 427— Piano— 1
Suite in G Minor, HWV 453, II: Entree — HWV 453G minor Piano— 1
Prelude and Allegro in A Minor, HWV 576 — HWV 576A minor Piano— 1
Suite in E, HWV 430 - IV. Air with Variations (The Harmonious Blacksmith) — HWV 430— —— 0
Suite in F sharp Minor, HWV 431 - II. Largo — HWV 431F-sharp minor —— 0
Suite in F sharp Minor, HWV 431 - IV. Gigue — HWV 431F-sharp minor Piano— 1
Theme (From "Water Music") — —— —— 0
Minuets #1 and #2 in F Major — —F major —— 0
Minuet in D minor — —D minor —— 0
Saraband in D Minor — —D minor Piano— 1
Minuet in G minor — —G minor —— 0
Gigue in G Minor — —G minor Piano— 0
Air with 5 Variations (The Harmonious Blacksmith) — —— —— 0
Fireworks Music (Bourree - La Rejouissance - Minuet) — —— —— 0
Hallelujah Chorus from The Messiah — —— —— 0
"Fugues (6), HWV 605-610: G minor, G, Bb, B minor, A minor, C minor" — HWV 605— Piano— 0
Largo: Ombra Mai Fu (Xerxes) — —— —— 0
Arrival of the Queen of Sheba from the Oratorio "Solomon" — —— —— 0
The Water Music — —— —— 0
"Courante in Bb, from Suite No. 7 in Bb (1727 coll.), HWV 440" — HWV 440— Piano— 0
Allegro (Fughette) D-Dur -fur Klavier- — —— Piano— 0
Bourree from the Sonata in G major, op. 1, no. 5 — op. 1, no. 5G major —— 0
Hornpipe in D minor — —D minor Piano— 0
Lamento (Justin Heinrich Knecht) — —— Organ— 0
March From Idomenco (Mozart) — —— Organ— 0
Allegro Vivace from Water Music — —— —— 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.