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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 67 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
Deutsche Ubersetzung des Librettos von 1739 — —— Oboe, Bassoon, Choir, Trombone, percussion— 0
Anhang I: Anderungen und Erganzungen fur die zweite Auffuhrung am 11. April 1739 — —— Oboe, Bassoon, Choir, Trombone, percussion— 0
Anhang II Anderungen und Erganzungen fur die Fassungen von 1756 und 1757 — —— Oboe, Bassoon, Choir, Trombone, percussion— 0
Anhang: Libretto in englischer und italienischer Sprache (Libretto-Druck: Thomas Wood, London 1734) mit deutscher Ubersetzung Zur Edition — —— Oboe, Choir, HornRock 0
Zum vorliegenden Band — —— Bassoon, Choir, percussionRock, Classical 0
Auffuhrungspraktische Hinweise — —— Bassoon, Choir, percussion— 0
Teil 1-3 — —— Bassoon, Choir, percussion— 0
All Hornpipe (From Water Music) — —— —— 0
II. Andante — —— —— 0
Sonata No. 3 - 3rd Movement (Largo) — —— —— 0
Sonata No. 4 - 2nd Movement (Allegro) — —— violin— 0
26. Hornpipe, from Water Music — —— —— 0
27. Hungarian folk dance — —— violin— 0
28. Wild West — —— violin— 0
30. Wade in the water — —— violin— 0
31. Dominant gene (duet) — —— violin— 0
Air, From The Water Music — —— —— 0
Pastoral Symphony, From The Messiah — —— —— 0
Gavotte In D From Sonata No. 2 For Two Violins Opu — —— violin— 2
March From Sonata No. 2 For Two Violins Opus 5 — Opus 5— violin— 1
Menuet From The Royal Fireworks — —— —— 0
Menuett From Sonata No. 4 For Two Violins Opus 5 — Opus 5— violin— 1
Bourree From The Water Music Suite Ii In D — —— —— 0
Water Music - Hornpipe #6 — —— —— 1
Andante larghetto — —— —— 0
Water music. Hornpipe — —— —— 0
"Rigaudon and Trio: Water Music, Suite. No 3 in G, HWV 350" — HWV 350— —— 0
"Rigaudon (from 'Almira'). No. 3 from The Young Violinist's Repertoire, Book 3" — —— violin— 0
III. Hallelujah — —— —— 0
Quell' Amor — —— Piano, violin— 1
Bench — —— Piano, violin— 0
Overture to Messiah [Arranged by Roy Phillippe] — —— CelloClassical 1
Let The Bright Seraphim — —— —— 0
Finale From `Music For The Royal Fireworks' — —— —— 0
Fanfare from "Water Music" — —— —— 0
Allegro Maestoso from "The Water Music Stuite" — —— —— 0
And the Glory of the Lord from "The Messiah" — —— Horn, Trombone, Trumpet— 0
La Paiz from "The Royal Fireworks" — —— —— 0
La Rejouissance "The Royal Fireworks" — —— —— 0
The Fireworks Music (Bourree - Menuet - La Rejouissance) — —— —— 0
Allegro Gia mi sembra from the opera Lotario (Easy) — —— Trumpet— 1
Aria and Bourree from the Passion Oratorio and Solo Sonata in G (Easy) — —— —— 0
Largo and Allegro from 6th Flute Sonata (Intermediate) — —— —— 0
"Let the Bright Seraphim" from the oratorio Samson (Intermediate) — —— —— 0
Processional From The Opera Ricaardo Primo — —— Trumpet— 1
Aria — —— Trombone— 0
La Paix: Largo alla siciliana — —— —— 0
Whn His Salvation Bringing(Tours — —— percussion, Handbell— 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.