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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 7 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
Sarabande in F Major — —F major Piano— 8
Grace Thy Fair Brow 1733-02-21 (end date)IMSLP —— Low VoiceClassical 6
Long Time Gone — —— Guitar— 7
He Shall Feed His Flock, From The Messiah — —— violin— 8
Theme Performed by George Frideric Handel — —— Piano, FluteClassical 7
Concerto F-Dur HWV 333 — HWV 333— —Classical 7
Te Deum, HWV 278 1714IMSLP HWV 278— ChoirClassical 7
Behold, and see if there be any sorrow; But Thou didst leave His soul in hell — —— —Classical 8
Sarabande and Meneutt — —— TromboneClassical 6
With Glad Shouts 1738IMSLP —— Choir— 7
I See A Huntsman — —— HornClassical 8
Ah! Mio Cor — —— Piano, VoiceClassical 6
Fun and Frolic — —— violin— 6
Sonata for Flute and Piano in E minor, op. 1, no. 1b, HWV359b — op. 1, no. 1b; HWV359bE minor Piano, FluteClassical 8
Oboe Concerto in G minor: Sarabande — —G minor Trombone— 8
Menuet in D Minor — —D minor Piano, Organ— 7
Menuet in F Major 1715-36IMSLP —F major Piano— 8
Passepied in A Major — —A major Piano— 8
Awake Thou That Sleepest — —— Piano, Organ— 7
Dance In G Major — —G major —Classical 8
He Was Despised And Rejected — —— Organ— 7
March from Rinaldo 1711, revised 1717, 1731IMSLP —— Cello, violin, Viola— 8
Would You Gain the Tender Creature 1718, revised 1732, 1739IMSLP —— Piano, Voice— 7
19. Praeludium in F-sharp minor — —F-sharp minor Organ— 7
Trumpet Voluntary — —— Organ— 6
Tanto Amore, Segreto — —— —— 7
Rondo in G Major Additional credits Dennis Alexander — —G major Piano— 4
Overture to 'The Occasional Oratorio' 1746 (January-February)IMSLP —— Organ— 7
Nel riposo e nel contento — —— —Classical 9
I. Aria — —— —— 7
Care selve' from Performed by George Frideric Handel 1735-4-22 (end date)IMSLP —— Piano, Low Voice— 8
See, the Conqu'ring Hero Comes from 'judas Maccabaeus' — —— Piano, Horn— 4
Prelude and Allegro in G Minor 1720 or before*IMSLP —G minor Piano— 7
Bellissima Romilda/Di tacere — —— —— 8
Saria lievo/Il core spera — —— —— 8
18. Szonata F-dur: Siciliana, Gigue — —— Organ— 8
Suite III Rodrigo, HWV 5 — HWV 5— Piano, Organ, harpsichord, Cello, Flute— 7
Harp Concerto In Bb — —— Piano— 5
Thine Is the Glory — —— Piano, Vocal— 25
Rejoice Greatly Ye Daughters of Zion — —— Oboe, Tenor Saxophone— 8
Handel's Messiah Selections — —— Piano, Flute, Oboe, Bassoon, ClarinetChristmas 8
Capriccio in F — —— PianoClassical 8
Psalms, 1 — —— —— 5
Sonate da Camera, Op.2 & Op.5 — Op.2; Op.5— —— 6
Sarabande and Variations: Suite No. 4 in Dmi: Win — —— —— 6
Worthy is the Lamb (Handel-Messiah) — —— Cello, Flute, Voice, Choir, Clarinet, percussion, Viola— 20
And He Shall Purify — —— Cello, Flute, Voice, Choir, Clarinet, percussion, Viola— 18
But Who May Abide(Messiah) — —— Piano, Cello, Flute, Voice, Choir, Clarinet, percussion, ViolaClassical 19

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.