George Frideric Handel
Aliases: Born Georg Friedrich Händel (Haendel on typewriters without ä), he adopted the phonetic spelling Hendel in Italy around 1707. In 1727 he petitioned for British citizenship under the name George Frideric Handel and this has been recently adopted by major reference works like Baker's and New Grove. He nevertheless usually signed his name and published as George Frederick Handel and that is what is inscribed on his funeral monument in Westminster Abbey's Poets Corner.
Life
Born: 23 February 1685 Halle
Died: 14 April 1759, London
Biography:
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List of choral works
- For works at CPDL sorted alphabetically by title, see George Frideric Handel compositions
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Anthems
Oratorios
- Israel in Egypt, HWV 54 ( ) 1, ( ) 2, ( ) 3, ( ) 4, ( ) 1, ( ) 2, ( ) 3, ( ) 4, large work, 4 separate PDF files
- Joshua, HWV 64
- Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63 (multiple editions available)
- Hallelujah, Amen ( Finale 2001 )
- See the conquering hero comes (Seht, er kommt mit Preis gekrönt) ( Finale 1998 )
- Sing unto God ( )
- Throughout the Land (No. 8 from 'Solomon') ( Sibelius 2 )
- Thine be the glory (descant only) 2 editions available
- Tochter Zion, freue dich (2 editions available)
- Messiah, HWV 56 separate page for links to Messiah sheet music
- For unto us a child is born (from 'Messiah') ( Sibelius 5 )
- Hallelujah Chorus (from Messiah) several versions available, keyboard, organ, full orchestra, and Latin choral version.
- But Thanks Be To God (from 'Messiah') ( )
- Samson, HWV 57
- Awake the trumpet's lofty sound ( Capella )
- Awake the trumpet's lofty sound II ( Capella )
- Fix'd in His everlasting seat ( Capella )
- Glorious hero ( [ ] [ ] [ Capella] )
- Great Dagon has subdued our foe ( Capella )
- Let their celestial concerts all unite ( Capella )
- O first-created beam ( Capella )
- Then round about the starry throne ( [ Capella] )
- Then shall they know ( Capella )
- To dust his glory they would tread ( Capella )
- To fame immortal go ( Capella )
- To man God's universal law ( Capella )
- To song and dance ( Capella )
- With thunder armed ( Capella )
- Solomon, HWV 67
- Theodora, HWV 68
- O love divine ( Harmony Assistant )
- How strange their ends ( Harmony Assistant )
- Angels ever bright and fair ( )
Operas
- Alcina, HWV 34 ( Capella )
- Atalanta, HWV 35
- Giulio Cesare, HWV 17 ( )
- Ottone, re di Germania, HWV 15
Arias
- Affanni del pensier ( )
- Ah! mio cor ( )
- Alla caccia, HWV 79 ( )
- Als du auf dich genommen ( Sibelius 4 )
- Bacchus's Speech in Praise of Wine ( )
- Care Selve ( )
- Cara sposa, amante cara (from Rinaldo) (2 editions available)
- E partirai, mia vita?, HWV 111 ( )
- Empio, diro, tu sei ( )
- Lascia ch'io pianga (3 editions available)
- Ombra mai fu (from Serse) (4 editions available)
- O ruddier than the cherry ( )
- The Rapture ( )
- Sailors's Complaint, The ( )
- Satyrs's Advice to a Stock-Jobber, The ( )
- Strephon's Complaint of Love ( )
- Tu mia speranza ( )
- Turn not, O Queen, thy face away ( )
Cantatas
- Allor ch'io dissi addio, HWV 80 ( )
- Cecilia, volgi un sguardo, HWV 89 ( Sibelius 6 )
- Nell'africane selve, HWV 136 ( )
- Spande ancor a mio dispetto ( Sibelius 6 )
Hymn tunes
Vocal arrangements based on Handel's works
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Publications
External links
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