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Few of the letters and writings of George Frideric Handel remain today—certainly far fewer than remain for other major composers. Handel wrote relatively
Letters and writings of George Frideric Handel
Letters_and_writings_of_George_Frideric_Handel
Will and testament of Baroque composer
George Frideric Handel (23 February 1685 – 14 April 1759) wrote his will over a number of years and with a number of codicils. Handel created the first
Will of George Frideric Handel
Will_of_George_Frideric_Handel
German-British composer (1685–1759)
George Frideric (or Frederick) Handel (/ˈhændəl/ HAN-dəl; baptised Georg Fried[e]rich Händel, German: [ˈɡeːɔʁk ˈfʁiːdʁɪç ˈhɛndl̩] ; 5 March [O.S. 23 February] 1685
George_Frideric_Handel
George Frideric Handel (23 February 1685 – 14 April 1759) composed works including 42 operas; 24 oratorios; more than 120 cantatas, trios and duets; numerous
List of compositions by George Frideric Handel
List_of_compositions_by_George_Frideric_Handel
1741 sacred oratorio by Handel
English-language oratorio composed in 1741 by George Frideric Handel. The text was compiled from the King James Bible and the Coverdale Psalter by Charles Jennens
Messiah_(Handel)
1707 psalm setting by George Frideric Handel
Dixit Dominus is a psalm setting by George Frideric Handel (catalogued as HWV 232). It uses the Latin text of Psalm 110 (Vulgate 109), which begins with
Dixit_Dominus_(Handel)
Catalogue of George Friederic Handel's Works
1978 and 1986, and lists every piece of music known to have been written by George Frideric Handel. The catalogue also includes the first few bars of each
Händel-Werke-Verzeichnis
Chronological list of George Frideric Handel's musical dramas
George Frideric Handel's operas comprise 42 musical dramas that were written between 1705 and 1741 in various genres. Though his large scale English-language
List of operas by George Frideric Handel
List_of_operas_by_George_Frideric_Handel
Musical ode by George Frideric Handel
Alexander's Feast (HWV 75) is an ode with music by George Frideric Handel set to a libretto by Newburgh Hamilton. Hamilton adapted his libretto from John
Alexander's_Feast_(Handel)
Compositions by George Frideric Handel
The Handel organ concertos, Op. 4, HWV 289–294, are six organ concertos for chamber organ and orchestra composed by George Frideric Handel in London between
Organ concertos, Op. 4 (Handel)
Organ_concertos,_Op._4_(Handel)
Act of the Parliament of Great Britain
Sechehaye, George Frideric Handel, Anthony Furstenau and Michael Schlegel (13 Geo. 1. c. 2 Pr.), later given the short title of Handel's Naturalisation
Handel's Naturalisation Act 1727
Handel's_Naturalisation_Act_1727
1744 opera-oratorio by Handel
drama", originally presented "after the manner of an oratorio", in three parts by George Frideric Handel. Based on an existing opera libretto by William
Semele_(Handel)
1746 oratorio by George Frideric Handel
Maccabaeus (HWV 63) is an oratorio in three acts composed in 1746 by George Frideric Handel based on a libretto written by Thomas Morell. The oratorio was devised
Judas_Maccabaeus_(Handel)
Compositions by George Frideric Handel
Grand Concertos, Op. 6, HWV 319–330, by George Frideric Handel are concerti grossi for a concertino violin duet and a ripieno four-part string orchestra
Concerti grossi, Op. 6 (Handel)
Concerti_grossi,_Op._6_(Handel)
1739 cantata composed by George Frideric Handel
is a cantata composed by George Frideric Handel in 1739. The title of the cantata refers to Saint Cecilia, the patron saint of musicians. The premiere
Ode for St. Cecilia's Day (Handel)
Ode_for_St._Cecilia's_Day_(Handel)
German composer, critic and lexicographer (1681–1764)
Der liebreiche und geduldige David Doctrine of the affections Letters and writings of George Frideric Handel Musica poetica – music as rhetorical-poetic
Johann_Mattheson
Oratorio by George Handel and Charles Jennens
by George Frideric Handel with a libretto by Charles Jennens. Taken from the First Book of Samuel, the story of Saul focuses on the first king of Israel's
Saul_(Handel)
Oratorio by George Frideric Handel
oratorio by George Frideric Handel. It was composed in a month, from 19 July 1747 to 19 August 1747, six months before the beginning of the oratorio
Joshua_(Handel)
Operas of 1703–1706 that have been lost
In 1703, the 18-year-old composer George Frideric Handel took up residence in Hamburg, Germany, where he remained until 1706. During this period he composed
Handel's_lost_Hamburg_operas
Compositions by George Frideric Handel
by George Frideric Handel compiled into a set and published by John Walsh in 1734. Musicologists now agree that Handel had no initial knowledge of the
Concerti grossi, Op. 3 (Handel)
Concerti_grossi,_Op._3_(Handel)
Music museum in London
works of the German-born British Baroque composer George Frideric Handel and the American rock singer-guitarist Jimi Hendrix, who lived at 25 and 23 Brook
Handel_Hendrix_House
the works of George Frideric Handel by John Christopher Smith. It was first performed on 10 February 1769 at Covent Garden, London. Half of this oratorio
Gideon_(Handel)
1750 oratorio/opera by Handel
acts by George Frideric Handel, set to an English libretto by Thomas Morell. The oratorio concerns the Christian virgin martyr Theodora and Didymus,
Theodora_(Handel)
1740 composition by George Frideric Handel
301) was composed by George Frideric Handel for oboe, orchestra and basso continuo. It was first published in the fourth volume of Select Harmony by Walsh
Oboe_Concerto_No._1_(Handel)
Oratorio by George Frideric Handel
Samson (HWV 57) is a three-act oratorio from 1743 by George Frideric Handel, considered to be one of his finest dramatic works. It is usually performed
Samson_(Handel)
Set of sonatas published in 1732
Mr. Handel was published by John Walsh in 1732. It contains a set of twelve sonatas, for various instruments, composed by George Frideric Handel. The
Handel_solo_sonatas_(Walsh)
1740 composition by George Frideric Handel
302a) was composed by George Frideric Handel for oboe, orchestra and basso continuo. It was first published in the fourth volume of Select Harmony by Walsh
Oboe_Concerto_No._2_(Handel)
English landowner and art patron (1700–1773)
Viscount Curzon. Letters and writings of George Frideric Handel "Mr. Charles Jennens: The Compiler of Handel's 'Messiah'". The Musical Times and Singing Class
Charles_Jennens
Oratorio by George Frideric Händel
(HWV 50) is an oratorio by George Frideric Handel. It is generally acknowledged to be the first English oratorio. Handel set a libretto after the Old
Esther_(Handel)
1744 oratorio by George Frideric Handel
Belshazzar (HWV 61) is an oratorio by George Frideric Handel. The libretto was by Charles Jennens, and Handel abridged it considerably. Jennens' libretto
Belshazzar_(Handel)
Oratorio by Georg Friedrich Händel
(1751) by George Frideric Handel with an English language libretto by the Rev. Thomas Morell, based on the story of Jephtha in Judges (Chapter 11) and Jephthes
Jephtha_(Handel)
Oratorio by George Frideric Handel
Solomon, HWV 67, is an oratorio by George Frideric Handel. The anonymous libretto – currently thought to have been penned by the English Jewish poet/playwright
Solomon_(Handel)
Opera by George Frideric Handel
three acts by George Frideric Handel to an Italian libretto by Nicola Francesco Haym, based on L'amor tirannico, o Zenobia by Domenico Lalli and Zenobia by
Radamisto_(Handel)
1709 opera seria by G. F. Handel
George Frideric Handel with a libretto by Cardinal Vincenzo Grimani. Composed for the 1709–10 Venice Carnevale season, the opera tells the story of Agrippina
Agrippina_(opera)
Music festival in Halle, Germany
music of George Frideric Handel in the composer's birthplace. It was founded on May 25, 1922 and it grew into a center of Handel studies and performance
Handel_Festival,_Halle
English-language oratorio
Susanna (HWV 66) is an oratorio by George Frideric Handel, in English. The libretto had been questionably attributed to Newburgh Hamilton but is now thought
Susanna_(Handel)
1718 masque by Handel
Acis and Galatea (HWV 49) is a musical work by George Frideric Handel with an English text by John Gay. The work has been variously described as a serenata
Acis_and_Galatea_(Handel)
Opening aria from George Frideric Handel's Serse
known as "Largo from Xerxes" or "Handel's Largo", is the opening aria from the opera Serse (1738) by George Frideric Handel. The opera was a commercial failure
Ombra_mai_fu
Set of organ concertos by George Frideric Handel
The Handel organ concertos, Op. 7, HWV 306–311, refer to the six organ concertos for organ and orchestra composed by George Frideric Handel in London
Organ concertos, Op. 7 (Handel)
Organ_concertos,_Op._7_(Handel)
Opera by George Frideric Handel
HWV A7) is an Italian opera by George Frideric Handel. It is one of Handel's nine pasticcio works made up of music and arias by other composers than him
Catone_(Handel)
Music museum in Halle (Saale), Germany, at the birthplace of George Frederic Handel
Handel House (German: Händel-Haus) is a cultural site in Halle in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. The composer George Frideric Handel was born here in 1685; it
Handel_House
1749 sinfonia from Handel's oratorio Solomon
sinfonia that opens Act III of George Frideric Handel's 1749 oratorio Solomon. It is marked allegro and scored for two oboes and strings. It is now usually
The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba
The_Arrival_of_the_Queen_of_Sheba
King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1727 to 1760
George II hid the will to avoid paying out his father's legacies. George II was crowned at Westminster Abbey on 11/22 October 1727. George Frideric Handel
George_II_of_Great_Britain
Musical Drama by George Frideric Handel
Hercules (HWV 60) is a Musical Drama in three acts by George Frideric Handel, composed in July and August 1744. The English language libretto was by the
Hercules_(Handel)
Opera seria by George Frideric Handel
three acts by George Frideric Handel. It was set to a libretto by Giacomo Rossi based on the famed and widely familiar pastoral poem of the Il pastor
Il_pastor_fido_(Handel)
Composition by George Frideric Handel
George Frideric Handel's Gloria is a sacred solo cantata, a setting of the Gloria, the liturgical part of the Mass, for soprano and strings. Handel may
Gloria_(Handel)
1725 opera by Handel
seria in three acts composed for the first Royal Academy of Music by George Frideric Handel. The libretto is by Nicola Francesco Haym, based on an earlier
Rodelinda_(opera)
Opera by Georg Friedrich Händel
Orlando (HWV 31) is an opera seria in three acts by George Frideric Handel written for the King's Theatre in London in 1733. The Italian libretto was adapted
Orlando_(opera)
1704-1705 composition by George Frideric Handel
Concerto No. 3 in G minor (HWV 287) was composed by George Frideric Handel for oboe, orchestra and basso continuo, possibly in 1704–05, when he was still
Oboe_Concerto_No._3_(Handel)
Oratorio by Handel
Athalia (HWV 52) is an English-language oratorio composed by George Frideric Handel to a libretto by Samuel Humphreys based on the play Athalie by Jean
Athalia_(Handel)
Anthem by George Frideric Handel
by George Frideric Handel for the Chapel Royal of Queen Anne and subsequently revised. There are five versions of the work (indicated by the letters a
As_Pants_the_Hart_(Handel)
Opera by Georg Friedrich Händel
HWV 352 (Handel, George Frideric): Scores at the International Music Score Library Project Suite in G major, HWV 353 (Handel, George Frideric): Scores
Daphne_(Handel)
Cantata by George Frideric Handel
(HWV 84) ("Soft and Delightful Breezes") is a Baroque dramatic secular cantata in the key of E-flat major composed by George Frideric Handel in 1707 while
Aure_soavi_e_lieti_(Handel)
King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1714 to 1727
Leibniz and the composers George Frideric Händel and Agostino Steffani. Shortly after George's accession to his paternal duchy, Prince William, Duke of Gloucester
George_I_of_Great_Britain
Organ concerto
The Cuckoo and the Nightingale, HWV 295, is an organ concerto in four movements by George Frideric Handel. The second movement uses bird song motifs corresponding
The Cuckoo and the Nightingale (concerto)
The_Cuckoo_and_the_Nightingale_(concerto)
Collection of works by George Frideric Handel
The Hallische Händel-Ausgabe ("Halle Handel Edition") is a multi-volume collection of the works of George Frideric Handel. It was first published in the
Hallische_Händel-Ausgabe
composed by George Frideric Handel, but the correct number is somewhere between none and eight. There are many reasons for the confusion: some of the sonatas
Handel_flute_sonatas
Oratorio by Georg Friedrich Händel
Deborah (HWV 51) is an oratorio by George Frideric Handel. It was one of Handel's early oratorios in English and was based on a libretto by Samuel Humphreys
Deborah_(Handel)
Three suites by Handel
Wassermusik) is a collection of orchestral movements, often published as three suites, composed by George Frideric Handel. It premiered on 17 July 1717
Water_Music
German barber-surgeon
11 February 1697) was a barber-surgeon and the father of Georg Frideric Handel. Händel's father, Valentin Händel (1582–1636), was a coppersmith from Breslau
Georg_Händel
Suite for wind instruments by Handel
in D major for wind instruments composed by George Frideric Handel in 1749 under contract of George II of Great Britain for the fireworks in London's
Music_for_the_Royal_Fireworks
1710 secular cantata by Handel
(Apollo and Daphne, HWV 122) is a secular cantata composed by George Frideric Handel in 1709–10. Handel began composing the work in Venice in 1709 and completed
Apollo_e_Dafne_(Handel)
1737 opera by Handel
Giustino ("Justin", HWV 37) is an opera seria in three acts by George Frideric Handel. The opera was first given at the Covent Garden Theatre in London
Giustino_(Handel)
Collected edition of the works of Handel
1858 and 1902, the Händel-Gesellschaft ("German Handel Society") produced a collected 105-volume edition of the works of George Frideric Handel. Even
Händel-Gesellschaft
Piece by George Frideric Handel
D minor (HWV 437) was composed by George Frideric Handel, for solo keyboard (harpsichord), between 1703 and 1706. It is also referred to as Suite de pièces
Keyboard suite in D minor (HWV 437)
Keyboard_suite_in_D_minor_(HWV_437)
1739 oratorio by George Frideric Handel
composer George Frideric Handel. Most scholars believe the libretto was prepared by Charles Jennens, who also compiled the biblical texts for Handel's Messiah
Israel_in_Egypt
2017) Marian Van Til George Frideric Handel: A Music Lover's Guide to His Life Page 209 2007 -"... turned The piece that Handel composed for their entertainment
Comus_(Handel)
Oratorio by Georg Friedrich Händel
Triumph of Time and Truth is the final name of an oratorio by George Frideric Handel produced in three different versions across fifty years of the composer’s
The_Triumph_of_Time_and_Truth
Opera by Georg Friedrich Händel
("Richard the First, King of England", HWV 23) is an opera seria in three acts written by George Frideric Handel for the Royal Academy of Music (1719) . The
Riccardo_Primo
Opera by Georg Friedrich Händel
Atalanta (HWV 35) is a pastoral opera in three acts by George Frideric Handel composed in 1736. It is based upon the mythological female athlete, Atalanta
Atalanta_(opera)
Frideric Handel Hicks, Anthony (2001). "Handel, George Frideric". In Sadie, Stanley; Tyrrell, John (eds.). The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians
Salve_Regina_(Handel)
oratorio composed by George Frideric Handel in 1741, is structured in three parts, listed here in tables for their musical setting and biblical sources.
Structure_of_Handel's_Messiah
Opera by Georg Friedrich Händel
opera seria (referred to as a dramma per musica) in three acts by George Frideric Handel. The Italian-language libretto was by Giacomo Rossi. The story concerns
Silla_(Handel)
Opera in three acts by Handel
re de' Longobardi ("Flavio, King of the Lombards", HWV 16) is an opera seria in three acts by George Frideric Handel. The Italian-language libretto was
Flavio
composer, of music written by George Frideric Handel. All but one of the movements were taken from the extended overture to Handel's first Italian opera Rodrigo
The_Alchemist_(Handel)
1730 opera by George Frideric Handel
opera by George Frideric Handel, first performed at the King's Theatre in London on 24 February 1730. Although following the structure and forms of opera
Partenope
1711 opera by George Frideric Handel
Rinaldo (HWV 7) is an opera by George Frideric Handel, composed in 1711, and was the first Italian-language opera written specifically for the London
Rinaldo_(opera)
1734 opera by Handel
Oreste ("Orestes", HWV A11, HG 48/102) is an opera by George Frideric Handel in three acts. The libretto was anonymously adapted from Giangualberto Barlocci's
Oreste
Soprano aria by composer George Frideric Handel
soprano aria by composer George Frideric Handel that has become a popular concert piece. Its melody is first found in act 3 of Handel's 1705 opera Almira as
Lascia_ch'io_pianga
1724 opera by George Frideric Handel
per musica (opera seria) in three acts composed by George Frideric Handel for the Royal Academy of Music in 1724. The libretto was written by Nicola Francesco
Giulio_Cesare
1713 secular cantata composed by George Frideric Handel
for the Birthday of Queen Anne (HWV 74) is a secular cantata composed by George Frideric Handel to a libretto by Ambrose Philips, of which the first line
Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne
Ode_for_the_Birthday_of_Queen_Anne
1712 sacred oratorio by Handel
following 15 years. The most famous musical setting of Brockes' text is that by George Frideric Handel, HWV 48. The text was also set by Reinhard Keiser
Brockes_Passion_(Handel)
British coronation anthem
composed by George Frideric Handel for the coronation of George II in 1727. Alongside The King Shall Rejoice, My Heart is Inditing, and Let Thy Hand
Zadok_the_Priest
Opera by Georg Friedrich Händel
Tolomeo, re d'Egitto ("Ptolemy, King of Egypt", HWV 25) is an opera seria in three acts by George Frideric Handel to an Italian text by Nicola Francesco
Tolomeo
1705 opera by George Frideric Handel
Orchestra, Paul O'Dette and Stephen Stubbs – 4 CDs (CPO) List of compositions by George Frideric Handel List of operas by Handel Handel's lost Hamburg operas
Almira
American painter (born 1957)
the cover of his first album ARC, released in 2018 by DeccaGold and featuring recordings of works by Philip Glass and George Frideric Handel. In 2020,
George_Condo
1737 anthem by George Frideric Handel
George Frideric Handel. It was composed and first performed for the funeral of Caroline of Ansbach at Westminster Abbey on 17 December 1737. Handel slightly
Funeral Anthem for Queen Caroline
Funeral_Anthem_for_Queen_Caroline
Oratorio by Georg Friedrich Händel
oratorio by George Frideric Handel, set to a libretto by Carlo Sigismondo Capece (1652–1728). Capece was court poet to Queen Marie Casimire of Poland, who
La_resurrezione
Opera seria in three acts by Handel
Lotario ("Lothair", HWV 26) is an opera seria in three acts by George Frideric Handel. The Italian-language libretto was adapted from Antonio Salvi's Adelaide
Lotario_(Handel)
Anthem by George Frideric Handel
the Wedding of Frederick, Prince of Wales and Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha) (HWV 263), is an anthem composed by George Frideric Handel. It was performed
Sing_Unto_God_(Handel)
Set of anthems by George Frideric Handel
the common name of a set of anthems written by George Frideric Handel. These sacred choral compositions number eleven; a twelfth of disputed authorship
Chandos_Anthems
1715 opera by Handel
three acts, with music by George Frideric Handel. It was the fifth Italian opera that Handel wrote for an English theatre and the second he wrote for Richard
Amadigi_di_Gaula
(HWV 372) is a work for violin and basso continuo that was originally thought to have been composed by George Frideric Handel. Modern scholars however believe
Violin sonata in A major (HWV 372)
Violin_sonata_in_A_major_(HWV_372)
Opera seria by Handel
pronunciation: [teˈzɛo]) is an opera seria with music by George Frideric Handel, the only Handel opera that is in five acts. The Italian-language libretto
Teseo
1708 cantata by Georg Frideric Handel
at page 8, of the Händel-Gesellschaft edition.) List of cantatas by George Frideric Handel Vitale, Marco (2009). "Handel's Cantatas". Handel Complete Cantatas
Allor_ch'io_dissi_addio
1735 opera seria by German-British Baroque composer George Frideric Handel
Alcina (HWV 34) is a 1735 opera by George Frideric Handel. He used the libretto of L'isola di Alcina, a work set to music in 1728 in Rome by Riccardo
Alcina
First part of Handel's English-language oratorio Messiah
Messiah (HWV 56), the English-language oratorio composed by George Frideric Handel in 1741, is structured in three parts. The wordbook (also called libretto
Messiah_Part_I
Sonata by George Frideric Handel
composed (c. 1725–26) by George Frideric Handel for violin and basso continuo. The work is also referred to as Opus 1 No. 3, and was first published in
Violin sonata in A major (HWV 361)
Violin_sonata_in_A_major_(HWV_361)
sonata in F major (HWV 363a) was composed (c. 1711–1716) by George Frideric Handel, for oboe and basso continuo. The work is also referred to as HHA iv/18
Oboe sonata in F major (HWV 363a)
Oboe_sonata_in_F_major_(HWV_363a)
Opera by George Frideric Handel
Tamerlano (Tamerlane, HWV 18) is an opera seria in three acts by George Frideric Handel. The Italian libretto was by Nicola Francesco Haym, adapted from
Tamerlano
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