George Frideric Handel

George Frideric Handel

George Frideric Handel was a German-British Baroque composer, famous for his operas, oratorios, anthems and organ concertos. Handel was born in 1685, in a family indifferent to music...

 (23 February 1685 – 14 April 1759) was a German–English Baroque

Baroque music

Baroque music describes a style of Western Classical music approximately extending from 1600 to 1760. This era follows the Renaissance and was followed in turn by the Classical era...

 composer who is famous for his opera

Opera

Opera is an art form in which singers and musicians perform a dramatic work combining text and musical score, usually in a theatrical setting. Opera incorporates many of the elements of spoken theatre, such as acting, scenery, and costumes and sometimes includes dance...

s, oratorio

Oratorio

An oratorio is a large musical composition including an orchestra, a choir, and soloists. Like an opera, an oratorio includes the use of a choir, soloists, an ensemble, various distinguishable characters, and arias...

s and concerti grossi

Concerto grosso

The concerto grosso is a form of baroque music in which the musical material is passed between a small group of soloists and full orchestra...

. Handel's compositions include 42 operas; 29 oratorios; more than 120 cantata

Cantata

A cantata is a vocal composition with an instrumental accompaniment, typically in several movements, often involving a choir....

s, trio

Trio (music)

Trio is generally used in any of the following ways:* A group of three musicians playing the same or different musical instrument.* The performance of a piece of music by three people.* The contrasting section of a piece in ternary form...

s and duet

Duet (music)

A duet is a musical composition for two performers. In classical music, the term is most often used for a composition for two singers or pianists; with other instruments, the word duo is also often used. A piece performed by two pianists performing together on the same piano is referred to as...

s; numerous aria

Aria

An aria in music was originally any expressive melody, usually, but not always, performed by a singer. The term is now used almost exclusively to describe a self-contained piece for one voice usually with orchestral accompaniment...

s; chamber music

Chamber music

Chamber music is a form of classical music, written for a small group of instruments which traditionally could be accommodated in a palace chamber. Most broadly, it includes any art music that is performed by a small number of performers with one performer to a part...

; a large number of ecumenical pieces; ode

Ode

Ode is a type of lyrical verse. A classic ode is structured in three major parts: the strophe, the antistrophe, and the epode. Different forms such as the homostrophic ode and the irregular ode also exist...

s and serenata

Serenade

In music, a serenade is a musical composition, and/or performance, in someone's honor. Serenades are typically calm, light music.The word Serenade is derived from the Italian word sereno, which means calm....

s; and 16 organ concerti

Concerto

A concerto is a musical work usually composed in three parts or movements, in which one solo instrument is accompanied by an orchestra.The etymology is uncertain, but the word seems to have originated from the conjunction of the two Latin words...

. His oratoria Messiah

Messiah (Handel)

Messiah is an English-language oratorio composed in 1741 by George Frideric Handel, with a scriptural text compiled by Charles Jennens from the King James Bible and the Book of Common Prayer. It was first performed in Dublin on 13 April 1742, and received its London premiere nearly a year later...

, with its "Hallelujah" chorus, is among the most famous works of classical music and is a popular choice for performances in the Christmas season. Among Handel's best-known instrumental works are the Concerti Grossi

Concerto grosso

The concerto grosso is a form of baroque music in which the musical material is passed between a small group of soloists and full orchestra...

 Opus 3 and 6; "The Cuckoo and the Nightingale", in which birds are heard calling during passages played in different keys representing the vocal ranges of two birds; and his 16 keyboard suites, especially The Harmonious Blacksmith

The Harmonious Blacksmith

The Harmonious Blacksmith is the popular name of the final movement, Air and variations, of George Frideric Handel's Suite No. 5 in E major, HWV 430, for harpsichord...

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Collected editions of Handel's works include the Händel-Gesellschaft

Händel-Gesellschaft

Between 1858 and 1902, the Händel-Gesellschaft, or "German Handel Society," produced a collected 105-volume edition of the works of Georg Frideric Handel. Even though the collection was initiated by the society, many of the volumes were published by Friedrich Chrysander working alone...

 (HG) and the Hallische Händel-Ausgabe

Hallische Händel-Ausgabe

The Hallische Händel-Ausgabe is a multi-volume collection of the works of George Frideric Handel. It was first published in the 1950s: initially as an adjunct to the HG edition, but by 1958 as a collected edition in its own right...

 (HHA), however the more recent Händel-Werke-Verzeichnis

Händel-Werke-Verzeichnis

The Händel-Werke-Verzeichnis is the Catalogue of Handel's Works. It was published in three volumes by Bernd Baselt between 1978 and 1986, and lists every piece of music known to have been written by George Frideric Handel...

 (HWV) publication is now commonly used to number his works. For example, Handel's Messiah can be referred to as: HG xlv, HHA i/17, or HWV 56. Some of Handel's music is also numbered based on initial publications, for example a 1741 publication by Walsh

John Walsh (printer)

John Walsh was an English music publisher of Irish descent, established off the Strand, London, by c. 1690. He was appointed musical instrument-maker-in-ordinary to the king in 1692....

 labelled twelve of Handel's concerti grossi as Opus 6

Handel concerti grossi Op.6

The Handel concerti grossi Op.6 or Twelve Grand Concertos, HWV 319-330, are 12 concerti grossi by George Frideric Handel for a concertino trio of two violins and violoncello and a ripieno four-part string orchestra with harpsichord continuo. First published by subscription in London by John Walsh...

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Operas

All works are opera seria

Opera seria

Opera seria is an Italian musical term which refers to the noble and "serious" style of Italian opera that predominated in Europe from the 1710s to c. 1770...

 in three acts, unless otherwise stated.

HWV	Title	Premiere	Venue	Libretto	Notes
1	Almira Almira Almira, Königin von Castilien or Der in Krohnen erlangte Glückswechsel, is George Frideric Handel's first opera.-Background:Handel came to the city of Hamburg in the summer of 1703 and played as a violinist in the theatre at the Gänsemarkt, the local market place...	8 January 1705	Theater am Gänsemarkt Hamburg State Opera The Hamburg State Opera is one of the leading opera companies in Germany.Opera in Hamburg dates back to 2 January 1678 when the "Opern-Theatrum" was inaugurated with a performance of a biblical Singspiel by Johann Theile... , Hamburg	Friedrich Christian Feustking, after G. Pancieri	Singspiel Singspiel A Singspiel is a form of German-language music drama, now regarded as a genre of opera...
2	Nero	25 February 1705	Theater am Gänsemarkt, Hamburg	Friedrich Christian Feustking	Music lost
3	Florindo Florindo Der beglückte Florindo is an opera composed by Handel at the request of Reinhard Keiser, the manager of the Hamburg Opera. It was first performed at the Theater am Gänsemarkt in January 1708...	1708	Theater am Gänsemarkt, Hamburg	Hinrich Hinsch	Only a copy of the libretto and fragments of the music survive
4	Daphne	1708	Theater am Gänsemarkt, Hamburg	Hinrich Hinsch	Music lost
5	Rodrigo Rodrigo (opera) Rodrigo is an opera in three acts composed by George Frideric Handel. Its original title was Vincer se stesso è la maggior vittoria . The opera is based on the historical figure of Rodrigo, the last Visigothic king of Hispania...	1707	Florence Florence Florence is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany and of the province of Florence. It is the most populous city in Tuscany, with approximately 370,000 inhabitants, expanding to over 1.5 million in the metropolitan area....	after F. Salvani
6	Agrippina Agrippina (opera) Agrippina is an opera seria in three acts by George Frideric Handel, from a libretto by Cardinal Vincenzo Grimani. Composed for the Venice Carnevale season, the opera tells the story of Agrippina, the mother of Nero, as she plots the downfall of the Roman Emperor Claudius and the installation of...	Late 1709 / Early 1710	Teatro San Giovanni Grisostomo Teatro San Giovanni Grisostomo The Teatro San Giovanni Grisostomo, now known as the Teatro Malibran, is an opera house in Venice. Founded in 1678 by the Grimani family, it was founded primarily to provide entertainment for the aristocracy and to advance the social position of the Grimani family, and was not expected to be a... , Venice	Vincenzo Grimani
7a/b	Rinaldo Rinaldo (opera) Rinaldo is an opera by George Frideric Handel composed in 1711. It is the first Italian language opera written specifically for the London stage. The libretto was prepared by Giacomo Rossi from a scenario provided by Aaron Hill. The work was first performed at the Queen's Theatre in London's...	24 February 1711	Queen's Theatre Her Majesty's Theatre Her Majesty's Theatre is a West End theatre, in Haymarket, City of Westminster, London. The present building was designed by Charles J. Phipps and was constructed in 1897 for actor-manager Herbert Beerbohm Tree, who established the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art at the theatre... , London	Giacomo Rossi Giacomo Rossi Giacomo Rossi was an Italian 'poet', translator and librettist who settled in London early in the 18th century and wrote librettos for George Frideric Handel, between 1710 and 1729.... /Aaron Hill, after Torquato Tasso Torquato Tasso Torquato Tasso was an Italian poet of the 16th century, best known for his poem La Gerusalemme liberata , in which he depicts a highly imaginative version of the combats between Christians and Muslims at the end of the First Crusade, during the siege of Jerusalem... , La Gerusalemme liberata Jerusalem Delivered Jerusalem Delivered is an epic poem by the Italian poet Torquato Tasso first published in 1581, which tells a largely mythified version of the First Crusade in which Catholic knights, led by Godfrey of Bouillon, battle Muslims in order to take Jerusalem...
8a/b/c	Il pastor fido	22 November 1712	Queen's Theatre, London	Giacomo Rossi, after Guarini Giovanni Battista Guarini Giovanni Battista Guarini was an Italian poet, dramatist, and diplomat.- Life :He was born in Ferrara, and spent his early life both in Padua and Ferrara, entering the service of Alfonso II d'Este, Duke of Ferrara, in 1567...	The 1712 version is 8a. The 8b and 8c revisions were made in 1734.
9	Teseo Teseo Teseo is an opera seria with music by George Frideric Handel, the only Handel opera that is in five acts. The Italian-language libretto was by Nicola Francesco Haym, after Philippe Quinault's Thésée...	10 January 1713	Queen's Theatre, London	Nicola Francesco Haym Nicola Francesco Haym Nicola Francesco Haym was an Italian opera librettist, composer, theatre manager and performer, and numismatist. He is best remembered for adapting texts into libretti for the London operas of George Frideric Handel and Giovanni Bononcini... , after Philippe Quinault Philippe Quinault Philippe Quinault , French dramatist and librettist, was born in Paris.- Biography :Quinault was educated by the liberality of François Tristan l'Hermite, the author of Marianne. Quinault's first play was produced at the Hôtel de Bourgogne in 1653, when he was only eighteen...	5 acts
10	Silla Silla (opera) Silla is an opera seria in three acts by George Frideric Handel. The Italian-language libretto was by Giacomo Rossi. The story concerns the Roman general Lucius Cornelius Sulla as recounted by Plutarch.The opera appears to have been a pièce d'occasion, whicht may have been performed only once...	June 1713?	London?	Giacomo Rossi, after Plutarch Plutarch Plutarch then named, on his becoming a Roman citizen, Lucius Mestrius Plutarchus , c. 46 – 120 AD, was a Greek historian, biographer, essayist, and Middle Platonist known primarily for his Parallel Lives and Moralia...	Music reused in Amadigi
11	Amadigi di Gaula Amadigi di Gaula Amadigi di Gaula is a magical opera in three acts, with music by George Frideric Handel. It was the fifth Italian opera that Handel wrote for London and was composed during his stay at Burlington House in 1715...	25 May 1715	King's Theatre Her Majesty's Theatre Her Majesty's Theatre is a West End theatre, in Haymarket, City of Westminster, London. The present building was designed by Charles J. Phipps and was constructed in 1897 for actor-manager Herbert Beerbohm Tree, who established the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art at the theatre... , London	Rossi or Haym (?), after A.H. de la Motte, 1699
12a/b	Radamisto Radamisto (Handel) Radamisto is an opera in 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 Matteo Noris...	27 April 1720	King’s Theatre, London	Haym (?), after D. Lalli
13	Muzio Scevola Muzio Scevola Muzio Scevola is an opera in three acts about Gaius Mucius Scaevola. The Italian-language libretto was by Paolo Antonio Rolli, adapted from a text by Silvio Stampiglia. The music for the first act was composed by Filippo Amadei , the second act by Giovanni Battista Bononcini, and the third by...	15 April 1721	King’s Theatre, London	Paolo Antonio Rolli, after Silvio Stampiglia	only Act 3 by Handel
14	Floridante Floridante Floridante is an opera seria in three acts by George Frideric Handel. The Italian-language libretto was by Paolo Antonio Rolli after Francesco Silvani's libretto for Marc'Antonio Ziani dramma per musica La costanza in trionfo of 1696....	9 December 1721	King’s Theatre, London	Rolli, after Francesco Silvani La costanza in trionfo
15	Ottone Ottone Ottone, re di Germania is an opera by George Frideric Handel, to an Italian–language libretto adapted by Nicola Francesco Haym from the libretto by Stefano Benedetto Pallavicino for Antonio Lotti's opera Teofane. It was the first new opera written for the Royal Academy of Music 's fourth season...	12 January 1723	King’s Theatre, London	Haym, after S B Pallavicino
16	Flavio Flavio Flavio, re de' Longobardi is an opera in three acts by George Frideric Handel. The Italian-language libretto was by Nicola Francesco Haym, after Matteo Noris's Il Flavio Cuniberto. It was Handel's fourth full-length opera for the Royal Academy of Music...	14 May 1723	King’s Theatre, London	Haym, after M Norris
17	Giulio Cesare Giulio Cesare Giulio Cesare in Egitto , commonly known simply as Giulio Cesare, is an Italian opera in three acts written for the Royal Academy of Music by George Frideric Handel in 1724...	20 February 1724	King’s Theatre, London	Haym
18	Tamerlano Tamerlano Tamerlano is an opera in three acts written for the Royal Academy of Music , with music by George Frideric Handel to an Italian text by Nicola Francesco Haym, adapted from Agostin Piovene's Tamerlano together with another libretto entitled Bajazet after Nicolas Pradon's Tamerlan, ou La Mort de...	31 October 1724	King’s Theatre, London	Haym, after Agostin Piovene and Nicholas Pradon
19	Rodelinda	13 February 1725	King’s Theatre, London	Haym, after Antonio Salvi, after Pierre Corneille Pierre Corneille Pierre Corneille was a French tragedian who was one of the three great seventeenth-century French dramatists, along with Molière and Racine...
20	Scipione Scipione Scipione is an opera in three acts, with music composed by George Frideric Handel for the Royal Academy of Music in 1726. The librettist was Paolo Antonio Rolli. Handel composed Scipione whilst in the middle of writing Alessandro...	12 March 1726	King’s Theatre, London	Rolli
21	Alessandro Alessandro (opera) Alessandro is an opera written for the Royal Academy of Music composed by George Frideric Handel in 1726. Paolo Rolli was the librettist and based the story on Ortensio Mauro's La superbia d'Alessandro...	5 May 1726	King’s Theatre, London	O Mauro
22	Admeto Admeto Admeto, re di Tessaglia is a three-act opera written for the Royal Academy of Music with music composed by George Frideric Handel to an Italian-language libretto prepared by Nicola Haym. The story is partly based on Euripedes' Alcestis. The opera's first performance was at the Haymarket Theatre...	31 January 1727	King’s Theatre, London	Haym
23	Riccardo Primo Riccardo Primo Riccardo primo, re d’Inghilterra is an opera in three acts written for the Royal Academy of Music by George Frideric Handel. The Italian-language libretto was by Paolo Antonio Rolli, after Francesco Briani's Isacio tiranno, set by Antonio Lotti in 1710...	11 November 1727	King’s Theatre, London	Rolli, after Francesco Briani
A2	Genserico (or Olibrio)			After N. Beregan	Drafted early 1728. Only part of Act I. Music mostly used in Siroe and Tolomeo.
24	Siroe Siroe Siroe, re di Persia , HWV 24, is an opera in three acts by George Frideric Handel. It was his 12th opera for the Royal Academy of Music and was written for the sopranos Francesca Cuzzoni and Faustina Bordoni. The opera uses an Italian-language libretto by Nicola Francesco Haym, after Metastasio's...	17 February 1728	King’s Theatre, London	Haym, after Metastasio Metastasio Pietro Antonio Domenico Trapassi, better known by his pseudonym of Metastasio, was an Italian poet and librettist, considered the most important writer of opera seria libretti.-Early life:...
25	Tolomeo Tolomeo Tolomeo, re d'Egitto is an opera in three acts by George Frideric Handel to an Italian text by Nicola Francesco Haym, adapted from Carlo Sigismondo Capece's Tolomeo et Alessandro.-Performance history:...	30 April 1728	King’s Theatre, London	Haym, adapted from Carlo Sigismondo Capece
26	Lotario Lotario Lotario is an opera seria in three acts written for the Royal Academy of Music by George Frideric Handel. The Italian-language libretto was adapted from Antonio Salvi's Adelaide.-Performance history:...	2 December 1729	King’s Theatre, London	After Antonio Salvi
27	Partenope Partenope Partenope is an opera by George Frideric Handel, first performed at the King's Theatre in London on 24 February 1730.-Background:...	24 February 1730	King’s Theatre, London	After Silvio Stampiglia
28	Poro Poro (opera) Poro, re dell'Indie is an opera seria in three acts written for the Royal Academy of Music by George Frideric Handel...	2 February 1731	King’s Theatre, London	After Metastasio
A5	Titus l'Empereur			After J. Racine: Bérénice	Only one act (first three scenes) with some music used in Ezio. Composed late 1731.
29	Ezio	15 January 1732	King’s Theatre, London	Metastasio
30	Sosarme Sosarme Sosarme, re di Media is an opera by George Frideric Handel written for the Royal Academy of Music . The text was based on an earlier libretto by Antonio Salvi, Dionisio, Re di Portogallo , and adapted by an unknown writer. Composed in 1732, the original setting of Portugal was changed to Sardis in...	15 February 1732	King’s Theatre, London	After Salvi
31	Orlando Orlando (opera) Orlando is an opera seria in three acts by George Frideric Handel written for the Royal Academy of Music . The Italian-language libretto was adapted from Carlo Sigismondo Capece's L'Orlando after Ludovico Ariosto's Orlando Furioso, which was also the source of Handel's operas Alcina and...	27 January 1733	King’s Theatre, London	After Capece, after Ludovico Ariosto Ludovico Ariosto Ludovico Ariosto was an Italian poet. He is best known as the author of the romance epic Orlando Furioso . The poem, a continuation of Matteo Maria Boiardo's Orlando Innamorato, describes the adventures of Charlemagne, Orlando, and the Franks as they battle against the Saracens with diversions... 's Orlando furioso Orlando Furioso Orlando Furioso is an Italian epic poem by Ludovico Ariosto which has exerted a wide influence on later culture. The earliest version appeared in 1516, although the poem was not published in its complete form until 1532...
32	Arianna in Creta Arianna in Creta Arianna in Creta is an opera seria in three acts by George Frideric Handel. The Italian-language libretto was adapted by Francis Colman from Pietro Pariati's Arianna e Teseo, a text previously set by Nicola Porpora in 1727 and Leonardo Leo in 1729.-Performance history:The opera was first given at...	26 January 1734	King’s Theatre, London	After Pietro Pariati
A11	Oreste Oreste Oreste is an opera by George Frideric Handel in three acts. The libretto was anonymously adapted from Giangualberto Barlocci’s L’Oreste , which was in turn adapted from Euripides' Iphigeneia in Tauris....	18 December 1734	Covent Garden Theatre Royal Opera House The Royal Opera House is an opera house and major performing arts venue in Covent Garden, central London. The large building is often referred to as simply "Covent Garden", after a previous use of the site of the opera house's original construction in 1732. It is the home of The Royal Opera, The... , London	Adapted from G.G. Barlocci	Pasticcio, composed in 1734. Music entirely be Handel. Overture published in HG Händel-Gesellschaft Between 1858 and 1902, the Händel-Gesellschaft, or "German Handel Society," produced a collected 105-volume edition of the works of Georg Frideric Handel. Even though the collection was initiated by the society, many of the volumes were published by Friedrich Chrysander working alone...  volume 48 (p. 102).
33	Ariodante Ariodante Ariodante is an opera seria in three acts by Handel. The anonymous Italian libretto was based on a work by Antonio Salvi, which in turn was adapted from Canti 5 and 6 of Ludovico Ariosto's Orlando Furioso...	8 January 1735	Covent Garden Theatre, London	After Salvi, after Ariosto's Orlando Furioso
34	Alcina Alcina Alcina is an opera seria by George Frideric Handel. Handel used the libretto of L'isola di Alcina, an opera that was set in 1728 in Rome by Riccardo Broschi, which he acquired the year after, during his travels in Italy...	16 April 1735	Covent Garden Theatre, London	After Ariosto's Orlando Furioso
35	Atalanta Atalanta (opera) Atalanta is an opera in three acts by George Frideric Handel composed in 1736. It is based upon the mythological female athlete, Atalanta, the libretto being derived from the book La Caccia in Etolia by Belisario Valeriani...	12 May 1736	Covent Garden Theatre, London	After Belisario Valeriani
36	Arminio Arminio Arminio is an opera composed by George Frideric Handel.- Performance History :Together with Giustino and Berenice, Arminio is one of three operas Handel wrote within a period of half a year in 1736. He began with the composition of Giustino on 14 August 1736, followed by that of Arminio on 15...	12 January 1737	Covent Garden Theatre, London	After Salvi
37	Giustino Giustino Giustino is an opera in three acts by George Frideric Handel. The Italian-language libretto was adapted from Pietro Pariati's Giustino, after Nicolo Beregan's Il Giustino.-Performance history:...	16 February 1737	Covent Garden Theatre, London	Adapted from Pariati's Giustino, after Nicolo Beregan's Il Giustino
38	Berenice Berenice (opera) Berenice is an opera in three acts by George Frideric Handel to an Italian libretto, written in Italy in 1709 and originally entitled Berenice, regina d'Egitto , by Antonio Salvi....	18 May 1737	Covent Garden Theatre, London	After Salvi
39	Faramondo Faramondo Faramondo is an opera in three acts by George Frideric Handel to an Italian text adapted from Apostolo Zeno's Faramondo.-Performance history:...	3 January 1738	King’s Theatre, London	Adapted from Apostolo Zeno Apostolo Zeno Apostolo Zeno was a Venetian poet, librettist, journalist, and man of letters.-Early life:Apostolo Zeno was born of Cretan Greek descent in Venice in 1669... 's Faramondo
A13	Alessandro Severo Alessandro Severo Alessandro Severo is an opera by George Frideric Handel composed in 1738. It is one of Handel's three pasticcio works, made up of the music and arias of his previous operas Giustino, Berenice and Arminio...	25 February 1738	King’s Theatre, London	Adapted from Zeno	Pasticcio, composed in 1738. Music entirely be Handel. Overture published in HG Händel-Gesellschaft Between 1858 and 1902, the Händel-Gesellschaft, or "German Handel Society," produced a collected 105-volume edition of the works of Georg Frideric Handel. Even though the collection was initiated by the society, many of the volumes were published by Friedrich Chrysander working alone...  volume 48 (page 104).
40	Serse Serse Serse is an opera seria in three acts by George Frideric Handel. It was first performed in London on 15 April 1738. The Italian libretto was adapted by an unknown hand from that by Silvio Stampiglia for an earlier opera of the same name by Giovanni Bononcini in 1694... (Xerxes)	15 April 1738	King’s Theatre, London	After Stampiglia
A14	Giove in Argo Giove in Argo Giove in Argo is an Italian opera by George Frideric Handel. The libretto was written by Antonio Maria Lucchini. It was first performed in King's Theatre, Haymarket, London on 1 May 1739.- History :...	1 May 1739	King’s Theatre, London	Adapted from A.M. Lucchini	Pasticcio, composed in April 1739. Music entirely be Handel. Semi-staged.
41	Imeneo Imeneo Imeneo is an opera seria in three acts by George Frideric Handel. The Italian-language libretto was adapted from Silvio Stampiglia's Imeneo. Handel had begun composition in September 1738, but did not complete the score until 1740...	22 November 1740	Theatre in Lincoln's Inn Fields Lincoln's Inn Fields Lincoln's Inn Fields is the largest public square in London, UK. It was laid out in the 1630s under the initiative of the speculative builder and contractor William Newton, "the first in a long series of entrepreneurs who took a hand in developing London", as Sir Nikolaus Pevsner observes... , London	After Stampiglia's Imeneo
42	Deidamia Deidamia (opera) Deidamia was George Frideric Handel's last Italian opera. The Italian text was by Paolo Antonio Rolli.-Performance history:The opera was first performed on 10 January 1741 at Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre, London. The opera received only three performances, at a time when the public was becoming...	10 January 1741	Theatre in Lincoln's Inn Fields, London	Rolli

Incidental music

HWV	Title	Premiere	Venue	Notes
43	The Alchemist The Alchemist (Handel) The Alchemist, HWV 43, is incidental music used for the revival of Ben Jonson's play The Alchemist at the Queen's Theatre, London on 14 January 1710. The work is an arrangement, by an anonymous composer, of music written by Handel....	14 January 1710	Queen's Theatre Her Majesty's Theatre Her Majesty's Theatre is a West End theatre, in Haymarket, City of Westminster, London. The present building was designed by Charles J. Phipps and was constructed in 1897 for actor-manager Herbert Beerbohm Tree, who established the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art at the theatre... , London London London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...	Instrumental music for the revival of Ben Jonson Ben Jonson Benjamin Jonson was an English Renaissance dramatist, poet and actor. A contemporary of William Shakespeare, he is best known for his satirical plays, particularly Volpone, The Alchemist, and Bartholomew Fair, which are considered his best, and his lyric poems... 's play The Alchemist The Alchemist (play) The Alchemist is a comedy by English playwright Ben Jonson. First performed in 1610 by the King's Men, it is generally considered Jonson's best and most characteristic comedy; Samuel Taylor Coleridge claimed that it had one of the three most perfect plots in literature... . An arrangement, by an anonymous composer, of music from Handel's opera Rodrigo.
44	Music for Comus	circa 9 June 1745	Exton, Rutland	Written for a private performance of the masque Masque The masque was a form of festive courtly entertainment which flourished in 16th and early 17th century Europe, though it was developed earlier in Italy, in forms including the intermedio...  Comus Comus (John Milton) Comus is a masque in honour of chastity, written by John Milton. It was first presented on Michaelmas, 1634, before John Egerton, 1st Earl of Bridgewater at Ludlow Castle in celebration of the Earl's new post as Lord President of Wales.Known colloquially as Comus, the mask's actual full title is A... .
45	Alceste Alceste (Handel) Alceste is a masque or semi-opera by George Frideric Handel.It was written as incidental music to a lost play by Tobias Smollett, which was rehearsed at Covent Garden Theatre but never performed. There was an overture and songs for Acts 1 and 4, 19 movements in total. It was composed from 27... (Masque Masque The masque was a form of festive courtly entertainment which flourished in 16th and early 17th century Europe, though it was developed earlier in Italy, in forms including the intermedio... )	Not performed		Written for a play by Tobias Smollett Tobias Smollett Tobias George Smollett was a Scottish poet and author. He was best known for his picaresque novels, such as The Adventures of Roderick Random and The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle , which influenced later novelists such as Charles Dickens.-Life:Smollett was born at Dalquhurn, now part of Renton,...  which was not produced. Music composed December 1749—January 1750.
218	'Love's but the frailty of the mind'	17 March 1740	Drury Lane Theatre Theatre Royal, Drury Lane The Theatre Royal, Drury Lane is a West End theatre in Covent Garden, in the City of Westminster, a borough of London. The building faces Catherine Street and backs onto Drury Lane. The building standing today is the most recent in a line of four theatres at the same location dating back to 1663,... , London	Sung by Mrs. Kitty Clive Kitty Clive Catherine "Kitty" Clive was a British actress of considerable repute on the stages of London.Most likely born in London, her father William Raftor was an Irishman and former officer in the French army under Louis XIV...  at her benefit performance of William Congreve William Congreve William Congreve was an English playwright and poet.-Early life:Congreve was born in Bardsey, West Yorkshire, England . His parents were William Congreve and his wife, Mary ; a sister was buried in London in 1672... 's The Way of the World The Way of the World The Way of the World is a play written by British playwright William Congreve. It premiered in 1700 in the theatre in Lincoln's Inn Fields in London... (Act III). Music composed in London, 1740

Oratorios

HWV	Title	Premiere	Venue	Libretto	Text	Notes
46a	Il trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno	June 1707	Rome Rome Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...	Benedetto Pamphili Benedetto Pamphili Benedetto Pamphili was an Italian cardinal, patron of the arts, composer and librettist.-Life:...
46b	Il trionfo del Tempo e della Verità	17 March 1737	London London London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...	Benedetto Pamphili
47	La resurrezione La Resurrezione La resurrezione is a sacred oratorio by George Frideric Handel, set to a libretto by Carlo Sigismondo Capece . Capece was court poet to Queen Maria Casimira of Poland, who was living in exile in Rome. It was first performed on the Easter Sunday of 1708 at Rome, with the backing of the Marchese...	8 April 1708	Rome	Carlo Sigismondo Capece
48	Brockes Passion Brockes Passion The Brockes Passion, or Der für die Sünde der Welt gemarterte und sterbende Jesus is a German oratorio libretto by Barthold Heinrich Brockes, first published in 1712 and going through 30 or so editions in the next 15 years....	23 March 1719	Hamburg Cathedral (possibly)	Barthold Heinrich Brockes Barthold Heinrich Brockes Barthold Heinrich Brockes was a German poet.He was born at Hamburg and educated at the Gelehrtenschule des Johanneums. He studied jurisprudence at Halle, and after extensive travels in Italy, France and the Netherlands, settled in Hamburg in 1704...
50a	Esther	?1718	probably Cannons Cannons (house) Cannons was a stately home in Little Stanmore, Middlesex built for James Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos between 1713 and 1724 at a cost of £200,000 but which in 1747 was razed and its contents dispersed....	John Arbuthnot John Arbuthnot John Arbuthnot, often known simply as Dr. Arbuthnot, , was a physician, satirist and polymath in London...	IMSLP. Based on Alexander Pope Alexander Pope Alexander Pope was an 18th-century English poet, best known for his satirical verse and for his translation of Homer. He is the third-most frequently quoted writer in The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations, after Shakespeare and Tennyson... 's work.	Originally a masque.
50b	Esther	1 May 1732	King's Theatre Her Majesty's Theatre Her Majesty's Theatre is a West End theatre, in Haymarket, City of Westminster, London. The present building was designed by Charles J. Phipps and was constructed in 1897 for actor-manager Herbert Beerbohm Tree, who established the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art at the theatre... , London	John Arbuthnot	IMSLP. Based on Alexander Pope's work.	Contains additions by S. Humphreys
51	Deborah Deborah (Handel) Deborah is an oratorio by George Frideric Handel. It was one of Handel's very early oratorios and was based on a libretto by Samuel Humphreys. It received its premiere performance at the King's Theatre in London on 17 March 1733....	21 February 1733	King's Theatre, London	Samuel Humphreys	Stanford
52	Athalia	10 July 1733	Sheldonian Theatre Sheldonian Theatre The Sheldonian Theatre, located in Oxford, England, was built from 1664 to 1668 after a design by Christopher Wren for the University of Oxford. The building is named after Gilbert Sheldon, chancellor of the university at the time and the project's main financial backer... , Oxford Oxford The city of Oxford is the county town of Oxfordshire, England. The city, made prominent by its medieval university, has a population of just under 165,000, with 153,900 living within the district boundary. It lies about 50 miles north-west of London. The rivers Cherwell and Thames run through...	Jean Racine Jean Racine Jean Racine , baptismal name Jean-Baptiste Racine , was a French dramatist, one of the "Big Three" of 17th-century France , and one of the most important literary figures in the Western tradition... ?	Stanford
53	Saul Saul (Handel) Saul is an oratorio in three acts written by George Frideric Handel with a libretto by Charles Jennens. Taken from the 1st Book of Samuel, the story of Saul focuses on the first king of Israel’s relationship with his eventual successor, David; one which turns from admiration to envy and hatred,...	16 January 1739	King's Theatre, London	Charles Jennens Charles Jennens Charles Jennens was an English landowner and patron of the arts, who assembled the text for five of Handel's oratorios: Saul, Israel in Egypt, L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato, Messiah, and Belshazzar...	Stanford
54	Israel in Egypt	4 April 1739	King's Theatre, London	Charles Jennens?	Stanford
55	L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato is a pastoral ode by George Frideric Handel based on the poetry of John Milton.-History:Handel composed the work over the period of 19 January to 4 February 1740, and the work was premiered on 27 February 1740 at the Royal Theatre of Lincoln's Inn Fields...	27 February 1740	Theatre in Lincoln's Inn Fields Lincoln's Inn Fields Lincoln's Inn Fields is the largest public square in London, UK. It was laid out in the 1630s under the initiative of the speculative builder and contractor William Newton, "the first in a long series of entrepreneurs who took a hand in developing London", as Sir Nikolaus Pevsner observes... , London	Charles Jennens	Stanford. Based on John Milton John Milton John Milton was an English poet, polemicist, a scholarly man of letters, and a civil servant for the Commonwealth of England under Oliver Cromwell... 's work.
56	Messiah Messiah (Handel) Messiah is an English-language oratorio composed in 1741 by George Frideric Handel, with a scriptural text compiled by Charles Jennens from the King James Bible and the Book of Common Prayer. It was first performed in Dublin on 13 April 1742, and received its London premiere nearly a year later...	13 April 1742	New Music Hall, Dublin	Charles Jennens	Stanford
57	Samson	18 February 1743	Covent Garden Theatre Royal Opera House The Royal Opera House is an opera house and major performing arts venue in Covent Garden, central London. The large building is often referred to as simply "Covent Garden", after a previous use of the site of the opera house's original construction in 1732. It is the home of The Royal Opera, The... , London	Newburgh Hamilton Newburgh Hamilton Newburgh Hamilton was born in County Tyrone, Ireland and entered Trinity College, Dublin, in 1708, aged sixteen, but he left without obtaining a degree. He is known to have been Handel’s librettist for three works: Alexander’s Feast , Samson and the Occasional Oratorio...	Stanford
58	Semele	10 February 1744	Covent Garden Theatre, London	William Congreve William Congreve William Congreve was an English playwright and poet.-Early life:Congreve was born in Bardsey, West Yorkshire, England . His parents were William Congreve and his wife, Mary ; a sister was buried in London in 1672...	Stanford	An opera catalogued as an oratorio
59	Joseph and his Brethren Joseph and his Brethren Joseph is an oratorio by George Frideric Handel in the summer of 1743. Joseph is composed on a libretto by James Miller. It received its premiere performance that following Lenten season on 2 March 1744 at the Covent Garden Theatre....	2 March 1744	Covent Garden Theatre, London	James Miller James Miller (playwright) James Miller was an English playwright, poet, librettist, and minister.-Biography:Miller was born in Dorset, the son of a clergyman who possessed two considerable livings in the county...	Stanford
60	Hercules Hercules (music drama) Hercules is a Musical Drama in three acts by George Frideric Handel, composed in July and August 1744. The English language libretto was by the Reverend Thomas Broughton, based on Sophocles's Women of Trachis and the ninth book of Ovid's Metamorphoses.-Performance history:Hercules was first given...	5 January 1745	King's Theatre, London	Thomas Broughton	Stanford
61	Belshazzar Belshazzar (Handel) Belshazzar is an oratorio by George Frideric Handel. The libretto was by Charles Jennens, and Handel abridged it considerably. Jennens' libretto was based on the Biblical account of the fall of Babylon at the hands of Cyrus the Great and the subsequent freeing of the Jewish nation, as found in the...	27 March 1745	King's Theatre, London	Charles Jennens	Stanford
62	Occasional Oratorio Occasional Oratorio An Occasional Oratorio is an oratorio by George Frideric Handel, based upon a libretto by Newburgh Hamilton after the poetry of John Milton and Edmund Spenser. Handel composed the Occasional Oratorio hastily in January and February of 1746 and premiered it immediately on 14 February 1746. It...	14 February 1746	Covent Garden Theatre, London	Newburgh Hamilton	Stanford
63	Judas Maccabaeus	1 April 1747	Covent Garden Theatre, London	Thomas Morell Thomas Morell Thomas Morell was a librettist, classical scholar, and printer.Morell is important for having written the longest and most detailed surviving account of collaboration with Handel.-Librettos:...	Stanford
64	Joshua Joshua (Handel) Joshua is an oratorio by George Frideric Handel. It was composed in a month, between 19 July 1747 and 19 August 1747 and is Handel's fourth oratorio based on a libretto by Thomas Morell. The oratorio premiered on the 9th March, 1748 at the Covent Garden Theatre, London...	9 March 1748	Covent Garden Theatre, London	Thomas Morell	Stanford
65	Alexander Balus Alexander Balus Alexander Balus is an oratorio by George Frideric Handel. The libretto is by Thomas Morell after the biblical book of 1 Maccabees...	23 March 1748	Covent Garden Theatre, London	Thomas Morell	Stanford
66	Susanna Susanna (Handel) Susanna is an oratorio by George Frideric Handel. The libretto, questionably attributed to Newburgh Hamilton, is based on the apocryphal 'history of Susanna'...	10 February 1749	Covent Garden Theatre, London	Newburgh Hamilton?	Stanford
67	Solomon Solomon (Handel) Solomon, HWV 67, is an oratorio by George Frideric Handel. Its libretto is based on the biblical stories of wise king Solomon and is attributed to Newburgh Hamilton...	17 March 1749	Covent Garden Theatre, London	Newburgh Hamilton?	Stanford
68	Theodora Theodora (Handel) Theodora is an oratorio in three acts by George Frideric Handel, set to an English libretto by Thomas Morell. The oratorio concerns the Christian martyr Theodora and her Christian-converted Roman lover, Didymus....	16 March 1750	Covent Garden Theatre, London	Thomas Morell	Stanford
69	The Choice of Hercules The Choice of Hercules (Handel) The Choice of Hercules is an oratorio in one act by George Frideric Handel. Handel produced the score between 28 June and 5 July 1750. The first performance was given on 1 March 1751 at the Covent Garden Theatre, London...	1 March 1751	Covent Garden Theatre, London	Thomas Morell?	Stanford
70	Jephtha	26 February 1752	Covent Garden Theatre, London	Thomas Morell	Stanford
71	The Triumph of Time and Truth The Triumph of Time and Truth The Triumph of Time and Truth is an oratorio by George Frideric Handel which saw three iterations across 50 years of Handel's career.HWV 46a is an Italian oratorio from 1707. In 1737 Handel revised and expanded the oratorio to create HWV 46b...	11 March 1757	Covent Garden Theatre, London	Thomas Morell?	Stanford

Odes and masques

HWV	Title	Premiere	Venue	Text
72	Aci, Galatea e Polifemo Aci, Galatea e Polifemo Aci, Galatea e Polifemo is a dramatic cantata—also called a serenata—by George Frederic Handel. It was first performed at Naples on 19 July 1708; the completed score is dated to 16 June 1708...	19 July 1708	Naples Naples Naples is a city in Southern Italy, situated on the country's west coast by the Gulf of Naples. Lying between two notable volcanic regions, Mount Vesuvius and the Phlegraean Fields, it is the capital of the region of Campania and of the province of Naples...
49a	Acis and Galatea (masque)	probably 1718	Cannons Cannons (house) Cannons was a stately home in Little Stanmore, Middlesex built for James Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos between 1713 and 1724 at a cost of £200,000 but which in 1747 was razed and its contents dispersed.... , near London London London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
49b	Acis and Galatea (Serenata)	10 June 1732	King's Theatre Her Majesty's Theatre Her Majesty's Theatre is a West End theatre, in Haymarket, City of Westminster, London. The present building was designed by Charles J. Phipps and was constructed in 1897 for actor-manager Herbert Beerbohm Tree, who established the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art at the theatre... , London	Stanford
73	Parnasso in festa	13 March 1734	King's Theatre, London
74	Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne is a secular cantata composed by George Frideric Handel to a libretto by Ambrose Philips. It was probably composed during January 1713 for a performance on 6 February 1713...	6 February 1713	Royal Palace in London
75	Alexander's Feast Alexander's Feast (Handel) Alexander's Feast is an ode with music by George Frideric Handel set to a libretto by Newburgh Hamilton. Hamilton adapted his libretto from John Dryden's ode Alexander's Feast, or the Power of Music which had been written to celebrate Saint Cecilia's Day...	19 February 1736	King's Theatre, London	Stanford
76	Ode for St. Cecilia's Day Ode for St. Cecilia's Day Ode for St. Cecilia's Day is a cantata composed by George Frideric Handel in 1739, his second setting of the poem by the English poet John Dryden. The title of the oratorio refers to Saint Cecilia, the patron saint of musicians. The main theme of the text is the Pythagorean theory of harmonia...	22 November 1739	Theatre in Lincoln's Inn Fields Lincoln's Inn Fields Lincoln's Inn Fields is the largest public square in London, UK. It was laid out in the 1630s under the initiative of the speculative builder and contractor William Newton, "the first in a long series of entrepreneurs who took a hand in developing London", as Sir Nikolaus Pevsner observes... , London	Stanford

Cantatas

HWV	Title	Composed	Premiere	Venue	Notes	Text
77	Ah che pur troppo è vero	Florence, ca. 1707
78	Ah! crudel, nel pianto mio	Rome, August 1708	2 September 1708	Palazzo Bonelli, Rome
79	Diana cacciatrice or Alla caccia	Rome, May 1707	May – June 1707	Vignanello	Copied for Francesco Ruspoli Francesco Maria Marescotti Ruspoli, 1st Prince of Cerveteri Francesco Maria Marescotti, Principe Ruspoli was the ?th Marchese and 1st Principe di Cerveteri, 1st Marchese di Riano and 6th Conte di Vignanello.... , 1707
80	Allor ch'io dissi: Addio	Rome, 1707–09
81	Alpestre monte	Florence, circa 1707
82	Amarilli vezzosa or Daliso ed Amarilli or Il duello amoroso	Rome, August 1708	Probably 28 October 1708		Copied for Ruspoli, 1708
83	Aminta e Fillide or Arresta il passo	Early 1708	14 July 1708	Rome	Copied for Ruspoli, 1708. The section, "Chi ben ama" printed separately in HG 52b
84	Aure soavi e lieti Aure soavi e lieti (Handel) Aure soavi e liete is a dramatic secular cantata for soprano written by Georg Frideric Handel in 1707. Other catalogues of Handel's music have referred to the work as HG l,12...	Rome, May 1707			Copied for Ruspoli, 1707
85	Venus and Adonis or Behold where weeping Venus stands	London, circa 1711			No autograph, authenticity uncertain
86	Bella ma ritrosetta	London, circa 1717–18
87	Carco sempre di gloria	London, 1737	16 March 1737	London	Variant insertion in "Cecilia, volgi un sguardo" (89), for performances of Alexander's Feast (HWV 75), 1737, including music for the castrato Domenico Annibali Domenico Annibali Domenico Annibali was an Italian castrato who had an active international career from 1725-1764. He began his career in his native country and was then committed to the Grosses Königliches Opernhaus in Dresden from 1729 until his retirement from the stage 35 years later...
88	Care selve, aure grate	Rome, 1707–08
89	Cecilia, volgi un sguardo	London, January 1736	19 or 25 (?) February 1736	Covent Garden Theatre, London	Played between the two parts of Alexander's Feast (HWV 75).
90	Chi rapì la pace al core	Florence, circa 1706–07			Copied for Ruspoli, 1709
91a	Clori, degli occhi miei	Florence, late 1707
91b	Clori, degli occhi miei	London, after 1710
92	Clori, mia bella Clori	Rome, 1707–08
93	Clori, ove sei?	Italy, 1707–08
94	Clori, si, ch'io t'adoro				No autograph, earliest source circa 1738–40
95	Clori, vezzosa Clori	Rome, July/August 1708			Copied for Ruspoli, 1708
96	Clori, Tirsi e Fileno Clori, Tirsi e Fileno Clori, Tirsi, e Fileno, Cantata a tre, HWV 96, subtitled Cor fedele in vano speri , is a 1707 comic cantata by George Frideric Handel. The subject is a pretty shepherdess who loves two young men, but loses both when they discover her fickleness...  or Cor fedele in vano speri	Rome, July/September 1707			Copied for Ruspoli, 14 October 1707.
97	Crudel tiranno Amor	London, June 1721	Probably 5 July 1721	King's Theatre, Haymarket, London	Performed at the benefit concert for Margherita Durastanti.
98	Cuopre tal volta il cielo	Italy, 1708
99	Il delirio amoroso or Da quel giorno fatale	Rome, on or before 14 January 1707.	May 1707	Cardinal Pamphili's palazzo
100	Da sete ardente afflitto	Italy, 1708–09			Copied for Ruspoli, 1709. (HWV 101a & 101b: Dal fatale momento. Spurious, by F. Mancini).
102a	Dalla guerra amorosa Dalla guerra amorosa Dalla guerra amorosa is a dramatic secular cantata for either bass or soprano written by Georg Frideric Handel in Italy during 1708-9. Other catalogues of Handel's music have referred to the work as HG l,34;...	Italy, 1708–09			Version for bass. Copied for Ruspoli, 1709
102b	Dalla guerra amorosa Dalla guerra amorosa Dalla guerra amorosa is a dramatic secular cantata for either bass or soprano written by Georg Frideric Handel in Italy during 1708-9. Other catalogues of Handel's music have referred to the work as HG l,34;...	Italy, 1708–09			Version for soprano. Copied for Ruspoli, 1709
103	Deh! lasciate e vita e volo	London, circa 1722–25				Libretto text by Paolo Antonio Rolli
104	Del bell'idolo mio Del bell'idolo mio (Handel) Del bell'idolo mio is a dramatic secular cantata for soprano written by Georg Frideric Handel in 1707-09. Other catalogues of Handel's music have referred to the work as HG l,48...	Rome, 1707–09			Copied for Ruspoli in 1709, but possibly written as early as 1707.
105	Armida abbandonata or Dietro l'orme fuggaci	Rome, June 1707	Possibly 26 June 1707	Palazzo Bonelli, Rome	Copied for Ruspoli, 1707, 1709.
106	Dimmi, o mio cor	Italy, 1707–09			See note for HWV 132
107	Ditemi, o piante	Rome, July/August 1708			Copied for Ruspoli, 1708
108	Dolce mio ben, s'io taccio				No autograph. No source attributed to Handel.
109a	Dolc' è pur d'amor l'affanno	London, circa 1717–18				Libretto ?Text by Paolo Antonio Rolli
109b	Dolc' è pur d'amor l'affanno	London, ?after 1718				Libretto: ?Text by Paolo Antonio Rolli
110	Agrippina condotta a morire or Dunque sarà pur vero	Italy, 1707–08	Early in 1708		First performed by the castrato soprano, Pasqualino Tiepoli	Libretto: Anonymous
111a	E partirai, mia vita?	Italy, 1707–09
111b	E partirai, mia vita?	London, circa 1725–28
112	Figli del mesto cor	Probably Italy, 1707–09			No autograph or Italian-period copies
113	Figlio d'alte speranze	Florence, 1706–07
114	Filli adorata e cara	Rome, 1707–08			Copied for Ruspoli, 1709
115	Fra pensieri quel pensiero	Italy, 1707–08
116	Fra tante pene	Florence, 1706–07			Copied for Ruspoli, 1709
117	Hendel, non può mia musa	July/August, 1708			Copied for Ruspoli, 1708, 1709	Libretto by Cardinal Benedetto Pamphili
118	Ho fuggito Amore anch'io	London, circa 1722–23			Printed without final aria in HG.	Libretto by Paolo Antonio Rolli
119	Echeggiate, festeggiate, numi eterni or Io languisco fra le gioie	London, circa 1710–12			Partly lost. Fragments printed in wrong order in HG.
120a	Irene, idolo mio	Italy, 1707–09			No autographs or Italian-period copies.
120b	Irene, idolo mio	England, after 1710			No autographs or Italian-period copies.
121a	La Solitudine or L'aure grate, il fresco rio	London, circa 1722–23			fragment
121b	La Solitudine or L'aure grate, il fresco rio	London, before 1718
122	Apollo e Dafne Apollo e Dafne (Handel) Apollo e Dafne is a secular cantata composed by George Frideric Handel in 1709–10. Handel began the work in Venice in 1709, but completed it in Hanover after arriving in 1710 to take up his appointment as Kapellmeister to the Elector, the later King George I of Great Britain...  or La terra è liberata	Hanover, 1710			Probably begun Venice, 1709
123	Languia di bocca lusinghiera	Possibly composed in Hanover, 1710			?fragment
124	Look down, harmonious saint	circa 1736	February 1736	Covent Garden Theatre, London	Recitative and aria; probably a discarded fragment for "Alexander's Feast" (HWV 75), 1736. It appeared in the cantata HWV 89	Libretto by Newburgh Hamilton, from Cecilian Ode 1720.
125a	Lungi da me, pensier tiranno	Italy, July – September 1708			1st version; no autographs or Italian-period copies; one version copied for Francesco Ruspoli Francesco Maria Marescotti Ruspoli, 1st Prince of Cerveteri Francesco Maria Marescotti, Principe Ruspoli was the ?th Marchese and 1st Principe di Cerveteri, 1st Marchese di Riano and 6th Conte di Vignanello.... , 1708.
125b	Lungi da me, pensier tiranno	London, after 1710			Second version; no autographs.
126a	Lungi da voi, che siete poli	Rome, July/August 1708
126b	Lungi da voi, che siete poli	Rome, 1708
126c	Lungi da voi, che siete poli	Probably London, after 1710.
127a	Lungi dal mio bel nume	Rome, 3 March 1708
127b	Lungi dal mio bel nume	?London, after 1710
127c	Lungi dal mio bel nume	London, circa 1725–28
128	Lungi n'andò Fileno	Rome, August 1708			Copied for Ruspoli, 1708
129	Manca pur quanto sai	Rome, July/August 1708			Copied for Ruspoli, 1708
130	Mentre il tutto è in furore	Rome, August 1708			Copied for Ruspoli, 1708
131	Menzognere speranze	Rome, September 1707			Copied for Ruspoli, 1707
132a	Mi palpita il cor	?London, after 1710			Borrowings: Version of "Dimmi, o mio cor" (HWV 106) with new opening.
132b	Mi palpita il cor	?London, after 1718
132c	Mi palpita il cor	?London, after 1710
132d	Mi palpita il cor	?London, circa 1711–12
133	Ne' tuoi lumi, o bella Clori	Rome, September 1707			Copied for Ruspoli, 1707, 1709
134	Pensieri notturni di Filli or Nel dolce dell'oblio	Rome, 1707–08. Completed 1709
135a	Nel dolce tempo	Probably Naples, June/July 1708
135b	Nel dolce tempo	London, after 1710			No autographs, and no early Italian-period copies.
136a	Nell' Africane selve	Naples, June/July 1708
136b	Nell' Africane selve	London, after 1710
137	Nella stagion che di viole e rose	Rome, April/May 1707			Copied for Ruspoli, 1707, 1709. Probably composed for the soprano, Margherita Durastanti.
138	Nice, che fa? che pensa?	?Hanover, 1710
139a	Ninfe e pastori	Rome, 1707–09			Copied for Ruspoli, 1709
139b	Ninfe e pastori	Probably London, after 1710
139c	Ninfe e pastori	London, circa 1725–28
140	Nò se emenderá jamás	Rome, September 1707			Copied for Ruspoli, 1707
141	Non sospirar, non piangere	Florence, Fall 1707
142	Notte placida e cheta	Rome, 1707–08				Libretto anonymous
143	Olinto pastore, Tebro fiume, Gloria or O come chiare e belle	Rome, August/September 1708	9 September 1708	Marquis Ruspoli's Palazzo Bonelli	?Copied for Ruspoli, 1708. First performed by the soprano Anna Marie di Piedz
144	O lucenti, o sereni occhi	Rome, 1707
145	La Lucrezia or Oh numi eterni	August, 1708			Copied for Ruspoli, 1709. Probably composed for the soprano, Margherita Durastanti.	Libretto by Cardinal Benedetto Pamphili
146	Occhi miei che faceste?	Rome, 1707–08			Copied for Ruspoli, 1709
147	Partì, l'idolo mio	London, after 1710			No autograph or eary Italian copies.
148	Poichè giuraro amore	Rome, early 1707			Copied for Ruspoli, 1707, 1709
149	Qual sento io non conosciuto				Only source circa 1738–40
150	Ero e Leandro Ero e Leandro Ero e Leandro, also known after its first line as Qual ti reveggio, oh Dio , is a 1707 Italian-language cantata by George Frideric Handel, composed during his stay in Rome to a libretto believed to be written by Cardinal Pietro Ottoboni. It is a reworking of the Greek myth of Hero and Leander, with...  or Qual ti riveggio, oh Dio	Rome, 1707			Derived from the story of Hero and Leander	Libretto ?Cardinal Pietro Ottoboni.
151	Qualor crudele, sì ma vaga Dori	London, after 1710			No autograph or early Italian-period copies
152	Qualor l'egre pupille	Rome, September 1707			Copied for Ruspoli, 1707
153	Quando sperasti, o core	Probably Naples, June/July 1708			Copied for Ruspoli, 1708
154	Quel fior che all'alba ride	London, circa 1738–40			Published in Handel (ed. Burrows), "Songs and Cantatas for Soprano."
155	Sans y penser	Rome, September 1707			Composed in Italy. Copied for Ruspoli, 1707, 1709.
156	Sarai contenta un di	Florence, 1706–07
157	Sarei troppo felice	Rome, September 1707			Copied for Ruspoli, 1707, 1708 (incomplete)	Libretto by B. Pamphili.
158a	Se pari è la tua fè	Rome, 1708			Copied for Ruspoli, 1708, 1709.
158b	Se pari è la tua fè	Probably London, after 1710
158c	Se pari è la tua fè	London, circa 1725–28
159	Se per fatal destino	Rome, early 1707			Copied for Ruspoli, 1707, 1709
160a	La bianca rosa or Sei pur bella, pur vezzosa	Rome, early 1707			Copied for Ruspoli, 1707, 1709
160b	La bianca rosa or Sei pur bella, pur vezzosa	London, circa 1725–28
160c	La bianca rosa or Sei pur bella, pur vezzosa	London, circa 1738–41
161a	Sento là che ristretto	Rome, 1708–09
161b	Sento là che ristretto
161c	Sento là che ristretto	London, circa 1725–28
162	Siete rose ruggiadose	London, circa 1711–12.			Composed with variant
163	Solitudini care, amata libertà	London, after 1710			No autographs or early Italian-period copies
164a	Il Gelsomino or Son Gelsomino	London, circa 1725–28
164b	Il Gelsomino or Son Gelsomino	London, circa 1717–18
165	Spande ancor a mio dispetto	Italy, 1707–08
166	Splenda l'alba in oriente	London, circa 1711–12			Survives only in fragmentary form.
167a	Stanco di più soffrire	Italy, 1707–08
167b	Stanco di più soffrire	Rome, July/August 1708
168	Partenza di G. B. or Stelle, perfide stelle	Rome, 1707
169	Torna il core al suo diletto	Probably Rome, 1707–08
170	Tra le fiamme (Il consiglio) Tra le fiamme (Il consiglio) (Handel) Tra le fiamme is a dramatic secular cantata for soprano and instruments written by Georg Frideric Handel in 1707. Other catalogues of Handel's music have referred to the work as HG liiB,66; and HHA v/5,55. The title of the cantata translates as "In flames ".-History:The text for the work was...	Rome, 1707				Libretto by Cardinal Benedetto Pamphili
171	Tu fedel? Tu costante?	Florence/Rome, 1706–07			Copied for Ruspoli, 1707, 1708
172	Udite il mio consiglio	Florence, 1706–07			Copied for Ruspoli, 1707
173	Un' alma innamorata Un' alma innamorata (Handel) Un' alma innamorata is a dramatic secular cantata for soprano and instruments written by Georg Frideric Handel in 1707. Other catalogues of Handel's music have referred to the work as HG liiB,92; and HHA v/5,97...	Rome, May 1707	June 1707	Probably Vignanello	Copied for Ruspoli, 1707
174	Un sospir a chi si muore	Florence, Fall 1707
175	Vedendo Amor	Rome, 1707–08
176	Amore uccellatore or Venne voglia ad Amore	Rome, 1707–08
177	Zeffiretto, arresta il volo	Italy, 1707–09			?Copied for Ruspoli, 1709

Italian duets

HWV	Title	Composed	Notes	Text
178	A mirarvi io son intento	?Hanover, circa 1711	First movement reappeared 2 years later in the Utrecht Jubilate (HWV 279) as "Be ye sure that Lord he is God.". Slow middle section formed the basis for the final chorus of "Alcina" (HWV 34) in 1735.
179	Ahi, nelle sorti umane	London, 31 August 1745
180	Amor, gioje mi porge	Italy, circa 1707–09
181	Beato in ver chi pùo	London, 31 October 1742	Italian version of Horace, "Beatus ille"
182a	Caro autor di mia doglia	Probably Italy, circa 1707–09
182b	Caro autor di mia doglia	London, circa 1742
183	Caro autor di mia doglia	Hanover, circa 1710–12	Spurious, by Reinhard Keiser.
184	Che via pensando, folle pensier	Italy, circa 1707–09
185	Conservate, raddoppiate	?Hanover, circa 1711	The 2nd movement, "Nodi voi" can be found later in the Opus 1 sonatas and also in the concerti grossi as well as various operas and oratorios.
186	Fronda leggiera e mobile	London, circa 1745	The opening theme also appears in "Belshazzar" (HWV 61) as well as the Concerto a due cori No. 1 (HWV 332)
187	Giù nei Tartarei regni	Composed: Italy, circa 1707
188	Langue, geme, e sospira	London, circa 1722	Theme of the 2nd movement later appeared as "Thou hast prevented him" in the Coronation Anthem, "The King shall rejoice" (HWV 260)	Libretto by G.D. de Totis (from opera, "La caduta del regno dell' Amazzoni"; 1690)
189	Nò, di voi non vo' fidarmi	London, 3 July 1741	Thematic ideas from 2 movements used in "Messiah" (HWV 56)
190	Nò, di voi non vo' fidarmi	London, 2 November 1742
191	Quando in calma ride il mare	Italy or Hanover, circa 1707–11
192	Quel fior che all'alba ride	London, 1 July 1741	3rd movement uses theme from, "Quel fior che all'alba ride," (HWV 154). Thematic ideas from 2 movements used in "Messiah" (HWV 56)
193	Se tu non lasci amore	London, circa 1722 (?1711)	Thematic idea from 1st movement used in "Messiah" (HWV 56) as the duet, "Oh death, where is thy sting." Sections of the concluding movement use in Esther (HWV 50a), 1718, and there's the hint of the famous Air from the "Water Music."
194	Sono liete, fortunate	?Hanover, circa 1710–11	The final movement was later used in the overture to "Judas Maccabeus" (HWV 63).
195	Spero indarno	London, circa 1730–40	Single movement, known only from copies. Authenticity uncertain.
196	Tacete, ohimè, tacete	Italy, circa 1707–09	Libretto by Francesco de Lemene (1692) which appears under the title "Amor dorme" in his "Poesie Diverse."
197	Tanti strali al sen mi scocchi	?Hanover, circa 1711	Fugal movement later used in "Solomon" (HWV 67) for "Take him all."
198	Troppo cruda, troppo fiera	?Hanover, circa 1711	Autograph lost.
199	Va', speme infida	?Hanover, circa 1711	Autograph lost.

Italian trios

HWV	Title	Composed	Notes	Text
200	Quel fior che all'alba ride	?Italy, circa 1707–09	Two versions, slightly different texts.
201a	Se tu non lasci amore	Naples, 12 July 1708
201b	Se tu non lasci amore	1708	First movement longer in Naples autograph than in most copies.

Hymns

HWV	Title	Voice	Composed	Notes	Text
202	Künft'ger Zeiten eitler Kummer	Soprano	London, circa 1724–26		by B.H. Brockes from "Irdisches Vergnügen in Gott."
203	Das zitternde Glänzen der spielenden Wellen	Soprano	London, circa 1724–26		by B.H. Brockes from "Irdisches Vergnügen in Gott."
204	Süsser Blumen Ambraflocken	Soprano	London, circa 1724–26		by B.H. Brockes from "Irdisches Vergnügen in Gott."
205	Süsse Stille, sanfte Quelle ruhiger Gelassenheit	Soprano	London, circa 1724–26		by B.H. Brockes from "Irdisches Vergnügen in Gott."
206	Singe, Seele, Gott zum Preise	Soprano	London, circa 1724–26		by B.H. Brockes from "Irdisches Vergnügen in Gott."
207	Meine Seele hört im Sehen	Soprano	London, circa 1724–26		by B.H. Brockes from "Irdisches Vergnügen in Gott."
208	Die ihr aus dunkeln Grüften	Soprano	London, circa 1724–26		by B.H. Brockes from "Irdisches Vergnügen in Gott."
209	In den angenehmen Büschen	Soprano	London, circa 1724–26		by B.H. Brockes from "Irdisches Vergnügen in Gott."
210	Flammende Rose, Zierde der Erden	Soprano	London, circa 1724–26		by B.H. Brockes from "Irdisches Vergnügen in Gott."
284	Sinners obey the Gospel word (The Invitation)	Soprano	circa 1747	Probably at the request of Priscilla Rich.	by Charles Wesley.
285	O Love divine, how sweet thou art (Desiring to Love)	Soprano	circa 1747	Probably at the request of Priscilla Rich.	by Charles Wesley.
286	Rejoice, the Lord is King (On the Resurrection)	Soprano	circa 1747	Probably at the request of Priscilla Rich.	by Charles Wesley.

Italian arias

HWV	Title	Voice	Composed	Text
211	Aure dolci, deh, spirate	Alto	London, circa 1722–26
212	Con doppia gloria mia	Soprano	London, circa 1722–26
213	Con lacrime si belle	Alto	London, circa 1717–18
214	Dell'onda instabile	Alto	London, circa 1749
215	Col valor del vostro brando	Soprano	London, circa 1711–13
216	Impari del mio core	Soprano	London, circa 1749
217	L'odio, sì, ma poi ritrovò	Alto	London, circa 1722–26
219	Non so se avrai mai bene	Soprano	London, circa 1710–18
220	Per dar pace al mio tormento	Soprano	London, circa 1749
221	Quant'invidio tua fortuna	Soprano	London, circa 1749
222	Quanto più amara fu sorte crudele	Soprano	London, circa 1721–23
223	S'un di m'appaga, la mia crudele	Soprano	London, circa 1738–41
224	Si, crudel, tornerà	Soprano	London, circa 1738–41
225	Spera chi sa perchè la sorte	Alto	London, circa 1717–18
227	Vo' cercando tra fiori	Soprano	London, circa 1726

English songs

HWV	Title	Voice	Composed	Notes	Text
226	Hunting Song or The morning is charming	Tenor	1743	Voice in treble clef. Autograph, which survives, presented to Legh in 1751	by Charles Legh. Composed in London
228-1	The unhappy Lovers: As Celia's fatal arrows flew	Soprano	circa 1730
228-2	Charming Cloris: Ask not the cause / The poor Shepherd: The Sun was sunk beneath the Hills	Soprano	circa 1730
228-3	As on a Sunshine Summer's Day	Soprano	circa 1729
228-4	Bacchus Speech in Praise of Wine: Bacchus one day gayly striding	Soprano	circa 1730
228-5	The Polish Minuet or Miss Kitty Grevil's Delight: Charming is your shape and air	Soprano	circa 1720
228-6	The Sailor's Complaint: Come and listen to my ditty / Hosier's Ghost: As near Portobello lying	Soprano	circa 1735
228-7	Di godere ha speranza il mio core / Oh my dearest, my lovely creature	Soprano	circa 1719
228-8	The forsaken Maid's Complaint: Faithless ungrateful / The slighted Swain: Cloe proves false	Soprano	circa 1720
228-9	From scourging rebellion or A Song on the Victory obtained over the Rebels by His Royal Highness the Duke of Cumberland	Tenor	1746	First performance: Sung by Thomas Lowe Thomas Lowe (tenor) Thomas Lowe was an English tenor and actor. He began his career at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane in 1740. That same year he portrayed the title role in the world premiere of Thomas Arne's Alfred. He sang principally at Covent Garden until 1760 and became particularly associated with the works of...  at Vauxhall Gardens, 15 May 1746. Composed to celebrate the Duke of Cumberland's defeat of the Jacobite forces at Culloden on 16 April 1746
228-10	The forsaken Nymph: Guardian Angels now protect me	Soprano	circa 1735
228-11	I like the am'rous Youth that's free	Soprano	1737	First performance: 28 February 1737: London, Drury Lane Theatre. Published: 1741. Sung by Catherine ("Kitty") Clive in James Miller's comedy, "The Universal Passions" (Act II)
228-12	Phillis: My fair, ye Swains, is gone astray	Soprano	circa 1725
228-13	Not, Cloe, that I better am	Soprano	circa 1730
228-14	Strephon's Complaint of Love: Oh cruel Tyrant Love	Soprano	circa 1730
228-15	The Satyr's Advice to a Stock-Jobber: On the shore of a low ebbing sea / Ye Swains that are courting a Maid / Molly Mogg: Says my uncle, I pray you discover	Soprano	circa 1730
228-16	Phillis be kind and hear	Soprano	circa 1730
228-17	Phillis advised: Phillis the lovely	Soprano	circa 1739
228-18	Stand round, my brave boys or Song made for the Gentlemen Volunteers of the City of London	Tenor	1745	First performance : Sung by Thomas Lowe in "The Relapse or Virtue in Danger" by John Vanbrugh, at Drury Lane Theatre, London: 14 November 1745. Published: 1745. Published as "A Song made for the Gentlemen Volunteers of the City of London" (1745)
228-19	The faithful Maid / The Melancholy Nymph: 'Twas when the seas were roaring	Soprano	1715	First performance: 23 February 1715: London, Drury Lane Theatre. Incidental music; probably sung in John Gay's "Comic Tragick Pastoral Farce" or "What D'ye Call it," (Act II)
228-20	The Rapture / Matchless Clarinda: When I survey Clarinda's charms / Venus now leaves	Soprano	circa 1725
228-21	The Death of the Stag: When Phoebus the tops of the Hills does adorn	Soprano	circa 1740
228-22	Who to win a Woman's favour	Soprano	circa 1746
228-23	An Answer to Collin's Complaint: Ye winds to whome Collin complains	Soprano	circa 1716
228-24	Yes, I'm in love	Soprano	circa 1740

German church cantatas

HWV	Title	Composed
229-1	Das gantze Haupt ist krank à 8	Halle, circa 1700–03
229-2	Es ist der alte Bund, Mensch à 12	Halle, circa 1700–03
229-3	Führwahr, er trug unsere Krankheit à 15	Halle, circa 1700–03
229-4	Thue Rechnung von deinem Haußhalten à 13	Halle, circa 1700–03
229-5	Victoria. Der Tod ist verschlungen à 14	Halle, circa 1700–03
229-6	Was werden wir essen à 10/12	Halle, circa 1700–03
229-7	Wer ist der, so von Edom kömmt à 12	Halle, circa 1700–03

Italian sacred cantatas

HWV	Title	Voice	Composed	Notes
230	Ah! che troppo ineguali or O del ciel! Maria regina	Soprano	?Rome 1707–08	Recitative and aria.
233	Donna, che in ciel	Soprano		First performance: ?2 February 1708, Rome on the "anniversary of the deliverance of Rome from the earthquake on the feast of the Purification of the Virgin."
234	Il pianto di Maria or Giunta l'ora fatal	Soprano		Spurious. Misattributed to Handel; composed by Giovanni Battista Ferrandini Giovanni Battista Ferrandini Giovanni Battista Ferrandini , an Italian composer of the Baroque and Classical eras, was born in Venice, Italy and died in Munich, at the age of 81....  (1710–91).

Latin church music

Handel wrote the following Latin church music (including motets, Psalm settings, and antiphons)

HWV	Type	Title	Voice	Key	Composed	Premiere	Venue	Notes	Text
231	Motet	Coelestis dum spirat aura	Soprano	D major/G major	?Rome, 1707	13 June 1707	Vignanello Vignanello Vignanello is a comune in the Province of Viterbo in the Italian region Latium, located about 60 km northwest of Rome and about 14 km southeast of Viterbo...	Motet for the Feast of St. Anthony of Padua
232	Psalm setting	Dixit Dominus Dixit Dominus (Handel) Dixit Dominus is a psalm setting by George Friederic Handel . It uses the Latin text of Psalm 110 , which begins with the words Dixit Dominus ....	Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass Chorus	G minor	Rome, April 1707			Dixit Dominus represents Handel's earliest dated autograph, and it is the earliest surviving autograph from his large-scale compositions.	Psalm 110 (Vulgate 109)
235	Antiphon	Haec est Regina virginum	Soprano	G major	?Rome, 1707	?15/16 July 1707	Rome	Probably written for services held at the church of S. Maria di Monte Santo to celebrate the feast day of "Madonna del Carmine".
236	Psalm setting	Laudate pueri dominum in F major	Soprano	F major	?Hamburg, circa 1706			Laudate pueri dominum in F major is Handel's earliest surviving autograph. Might have been composed in Halle, 1701-2.	Psalm 113 (Vulgate 112)
237	Psalm setting	Laudate pueri dominum	Soprano, Chorus	D major	Rome, 8 July 1707				Psalm 113 (Vulgate 112)
238	Psalm setting	Nisi Dominus Nisi Dominus (Handel) Nisi Dominus is a setting of the Latin text of Psalm 127 by George Friederic Handel. The name of the piece comes from the first two words of the psalm, and it is catalogued in the composer's complete works as HWV 238. It was completed by 13 July 1707, and is one of a number of works he composed...	Alto, Tenor, Bass, Chorus	G major	Rome, 13 July 1707	?16 July 1707	Rome	Probably written for a grand Vespers service held at the church of S. Maria di Monte Santo in Rome, the feast day of "Our Lady of Mount Carmel".	Psalm 127 (Vulgate 126)
239	Motet	O qualis de coelo sonus	Soprano	G major	?Rome, May – June 1707	12 June 1707	Vignanello	For Pentecost
240	Motet	Saeviat tellus inter rigores	Soprano	D major	?Rome, 1707	?16 July 1707	Rome	Motet for the Feast of Madonna del Carmine
241	Antiphon	Salve Regina Salve Regina (Handel) The Antiphon Salve Regina, HWV 241, was composed by George Friederic Handel mid-1707. It is most likely that the work was first performed on 16 July 1707 in the Church of Santa Maria in Montesanto, under the patronage of the Colonna family....	Soprano	G minor	?Rome, 1707	?19 June 1707	Vignanello	Probably first performed on Trinity Sunday at Francesco Ruspoli Francesco Maria Marescotti Ruspoli, 1st Prince of Cerveteri Francesco Maria Marescotti, Principe Ruspoli was the ?th Marchese and 1st Principe di Cerveteri, 1st Marchese di Riano and 6th Conte di Vignanello.... 's private chapel.
242	Motet	Silete venti	Soprano	B-flat major	London, circa 1723-25
243	Antiphon	Te decus virgineum	Alto	G minor	Rome, 1707	?15/16 July 1707	Rome	Probably written for services held at the church of S. Maria di Monte Santo to celebrate the feast day of "Our Lady of Mount Carmel".
244	Cantata	Kyrie eleison	Chorus					Misattributed to Handel; by A. Lotti ("Missa Sapientiae"), but copied by Handel circa 1749.
245	Cantata	Gloria in excelsis deo	Chorus					Misattributed to Handel; by A. Lotti ("Missa Sapientiae"), but copied by Handel circa 1749.
269		Amen...alleluja	Soprano, Bass	D minor	1735-46			Probably intended as a vocal study.
270		Amen	Soprano, Bass	F major	1735-46			Probably intended as a vocal study.
271		Amen...alleluja	Soprano, Bass	G minor	1735-46			Probably intended as a vocal study.
272		Alleluja...amen	Soprano, Bass	D minor	1735-46			Probably intended as a vocal study.
273		Alleluja...amen	Soprano, Bass	G major	1735-46			Probably intended as a vocal study.
274		Alleluja...amen	Soprano, Bass	A minor	1735-46			Probably intended as a vocal study.
276		Amen...hallelujah	Soprano, Bass	F major	1744-47			Probably intended as a vocal study.
277		Hallelujah...amen	Soprano, Bass	F major	1744-47			Probably intended as a vocal study.

Anthems

HWV	Title	Composed	Premiere	Venue	Notes	Text
246	O be joyful in the Lord; Chandos Anthem No. 1 or Jubilate ('Cannons') in D major	Cannons Cannons (house) Cannons was a stately home in Little Stanmore, Middlesex built for James Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos between 1713 and 1724 at a cost of £200,000 but which in 1747 was razed and its contents dispersed.... ,		St. Lawrence, Whitchurch Whitchurch, London Little Stanmore is a locality in the London Borough of Harrow in London, England.-Toponymy:Little Stanmore was named to distinguish it from Great Stanmore, which is now known as Stanmore. The parish was also known as Whitchurch. Whitchurch is a common English place-name meaning 'white church', and... , London London London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...	Also considered a Canticle Canticle A canticle is a hymn taken from the Bible. The term is often expanded to include ancient non-biblical hymns such as the Te Deum and certain psalms used liturgically.-Roman Catholic Church:From the Old Testament, the Roman Breviary takes seven canticles for use at Lauds, as follows:*... .	Psalm 100 Psalm 100 Psalm 100 is part of the biblical Book of Psalms. It may be used as a canticle in the Anglican liturgy of Morning Prayer, when it is referred to by its incipit as the Jubilate or Jubilate Deo...  (the Jubilate).
247	In the Lord put I my trust; Chandos Anthem No. 2	Cannons,		St. Lawrence, Whitchurch, London		Psalm 9, 11, 12, & 13 from Tate and Brady Tate and Brady Tate and Brady refers to the collaboration of Nahum Tate and Nicholas Brady, which produced one famous work, New Version of the Psalms of David . This work was a metrical version of the Psalms, and largely ousted the old version of T. Sternhold and J. Hopkins... 's New Version of the Psalms of David.
248	Have mercy upon me; Chandos Anthem No. 3	Cannons,		St. Lawrence, Whitchurch, London		Psalm 51 Psalm 51 Psalm 51 , traditionally referred to as the Miserere, its Latin incipit, is one of the Penitential Psalms. It begins: Have mercy on me, O God....  (the Miserere).
249a	O come, let us sing unto the Lord	1714	?26 September 1714	Chapel Royal, St. James's Palace, London.		Psalm 96
249b	O come, let us sing unto the Lord; Chandos Anthem No. 4	Cannons,		St. Lawrence, Whitchurch, London	Partly based on "O sing unto the Lord a new song" (HWV 249a). The overture was later reused in Handel's oboe concerto No. 2 Oboe concerto No. 2 (Handel) The Oboe Concerto No. 2 in B flat major was composed by George Frideric Handel for oboe, orchestra and basso continuo. The work is also referred to as Concerto grosso no. 9. It was first published in the fourth volume of Select Harmony by Walsh in 1740... .	"Prayer Book" version of Psalms 93 & 96.
250a	I will magnify thee; Chandos Anthem No. 5	Cannons,		St. Lawrence, Whitchurch, London	Two movements added later. The overture was later reused in Handel's oboe concerto No. 2 Oboe concerto No. 2 (Handel) The Oboe Concerto No. 2 in B flat major was composed by George Frideric Handel for oboe, orchestra and basso continuo. The work is also referred to as Concerto grosso no. 9. It was first published in the fourth volume of Select Harmony by Walsh in 1740... .	Psalms 144 & 145
250b	I will magnify thee	1724	?5 January 1724	Chapel Royal, St. James's Palace, London		Psalms 89, 96, 145
251a	As pants the hart	Circa December 1712 to May 1713	1713	King's Chapel Royal	Scored for organ and basso continuo alone	Psalm 42
251b	As pants the hart	Cannons,	1718	St. Lawrence, Whitchurch, London	Orchestrated version of HWV 251a. Chandos Anthem No. 6. The first Chandos Anthem composed(?)	Psalm 42
251c	As pants the hart	circa 1722	?7 October 1722	Chapel Royal, St. James's Palace, London	Orchestrated version of HWV 251d	Psalm 42
251d	As pants the hart	circa 1722			Scored for organ and basso continuo alone	Psalm 42
251e	As pants the hart	1738	1738	King’s Theatre Her Majesty's Theatre Her Majesty's Theatre is a West End theatre, in Haymarket, City of Westminster, London. The present building was designed by Charles J. Phipps and was constructed in 1897 for actor-manager Herbert Beerbohm Tree, who established the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art at the theatre... , Haymarket	Written for a benefit evening	Psalm 42
252	My song shall be alway; Chandos Anthem No. 7	Cannons,		St. Lawrence, Whitchurch, London	Partly derived from the "Te Deum in D" (HWV 280). The trio "Thou rulest the raging sea" performed at Cannons but probably spurious; possibly composed by Johann Christoph Pepusch Johann Christoph Pepusch Johann Christoph Pepusch , also known as John Christopher Pepusch and Dr Pepusch, was a German-born composer who spent most of his working life in England....  or Nicola Francesco Haym Nicola Francesco Haym Nicola Francesco Haym was an Italian opera librettist, composer, theatre manager and performer, and numismatist. He is best remembered for adapting texts into libretti for the London operas of George Frideric Handel and Giovanni Bononcini...  instead.	Psalm 89
253	O come, let us sing unto the Lord; Chandos Anthem No. 8	Cannons,		St. Lawrence, Whitchurch, London		"Prayer Book" psalms 95 (the venite), 96, 97, 99, 103
254	O praise the Lord with one consent; Chandos Anthem No. 9	Cannons,		St. Lawrence, Whitchurch, London		Psalms 117, 135, 148 in metrical versions of Nahum Tate and Nicolas Brady's "New Version of the Psalms" (1696).
255	The Lord is my light; Chandos Anthem No. 10	Cannons,		St. Lawrence, Whitchurch, London		Psalms 18, 20, 27–30, 34, 45
256a	Let God arise; Chandos Anthem No. 11	Cannons,		St. Lawrence, Whitchurch, London	1st movement of 'symphony' added later.	Psalms 68 & 76
256b	Let God arise	1726	?16 January 1726	Chapel Royal, St. James's Palace, London		Psalm 58
257	O praise the Lord, ye angels of his (spurious)				Misattributed to Handel in Arnold's edition and in HG 36. By Maurice Greene, before 1728.
258	Zadok the priest; Coronation Anthem No. 1 Zadok the Priest Zadok the Priest is a coronation anthem composed by George Frideric Handel using texts from the King James Bible. It is one of the four Coronation Anthems that Handel composed for the coronation of George II of Great Britain in 1727,The other Coronation Anthems Handel composed are: The King Shall...	?9 September 1727 – 11 October 1727	11 October 1727	Westminster Abbey	For the Coronation of King George II and Queen Caroline. Performed at the Anointing.	English version of antiphon "Unxerunt Salomonem Sadoc sacerdos," after I Kings 1, 39–48.
259	Let thy hand be strengthened; Coronation Anthem No. 2	?9 September 1727 – 11 October 1727	11 October 1727	Westminster Abbey	For the Coronation of King George II and Queen Caroline. Sung at the Recognition (the King being presented to the people).	Psalm 89: 13–14.
260	The King shall rejoice; Coronation Anthem No. 3	?9 September 1727 – October 1727	11 October 1727	Westminster Abbey	For the Coronation of King George II and Queen Caroline. Should have been sung at the Recognition, but instead it was performed at the Crowning.	Psalm 21: 1,2,3,5
261	My heart is inditing; Coronation Anthem No. 4	?9 September 1727 – 11 October 1727	11 October 1727	Westminster Abbey	For the Coronation of King George II and Queen Caroline. Performed during the coronation of the Queen.	After Psalm 45: 1, 10, 12 and Isaiah 49:23.
262	This is the day which the Lord hath made or Anthem for Wedding of Princess Anne	1734	14 March 1734	French Chapel, St. James's Palace	Performed during the wedding of William, Prince of Orange, and Anne, Princess Royal.	Psalms 45, 118, Proverbs, Ecclesiasticus
263	Sing unto God or Anthem for Wedding of Prince Frederick	1736	27 April 1736	German Chapel, St. James's Palace, London	For the wedding of Frederick, Prince of Wales, and Princess Augusta of Saxe-Coburg. Revised for the wedding of Princess Mary.	Psalms 68, 106, 128
264	The ways of Zion do mourn or Funeral Anthem for Queen Caroline The ways of Zion do mourn / Funeral Anthem for Queen Caroline The ways of Zion do mourn / Funeral Anthem for Queen Caroline, HWV 264, is an anthem composed by George Frideric Handel. The theme of the first chorus was taken by Mozart as the theme for the Requiem aeternam movement of his requiem mass.-Text:...	5(?) – 12 December 1737		King Henry VII's Chapel, Westminster Abbey	Probably first performed fully choral without solo movements. The Sinfonia was not performed at the funeral and was probably added later.	From Lamentations, Samuel, Job, Ecclesiasticus, Philippians, Wisdom, and Psalms 103, 112.
265	Dettingen Anthem or The King shall rejoice	30 July – 3 August 1743	27 November 1743	Chapel Royal, St. James's Palace, London	Performed during a service in King George II's presence to celebrate his safe return to England. Also, to celebrate the combined Austrian and British armies over the French at Dettingen in Lower Franconia on 27 June 1743.	Psalms 20, 21
266	How beautiful are the feet of them or His Anthem on the Peace or Peace Anthem	1749	25 April 1749	Chapel Royal, St. James's Palace, London	To celebrate the peace of Aix-la-Chapelle (Aachen). Performed with the "Queen Caroline" Te Deum (HWV 280).	Isaish, Psalms 29, 96, Revelation
267	(?) First draft of the "Peace Anthem" (See HWV 266)	Probably early 1749.			A 209-measure composition of which the last 19 measures are incomplete.
268	Blessed are they that considereth the poor or Foundling Hospital Anthem	1749	27 May 1749	Foundling Hospital Foundling Hospital The Foundling Hospital in London, England was founded in 1741 by the philanthropic sea captain Thomas Coram. It was a children's home established for the "education and maintenance of exposed and deserted young children." The word "hospital" was used in a more general sense than it is today, simply...  Chapel, London	First performance probably in fully choral version. The solo movements were probably added circa 1751.	Psalms 8, 41, 72, 112, Daniel, Revelation

Canticles

HWV	Title	Key	Composed	Premiere	Venue	Notes	Text
278	Utrecht Te Deum	D major	14 January 1713	7 July 1713	St Paul's Cathedral St Paul's Cathedral St Paul's Cathedral, London, is a Church of England cathedral and seat of the Bishop of London. Its dedication to Paul the Apostle dates back to the original church on this site, founded in AD 604. St Paul's sits at the top of Ludgate Hill, the highest point in the City of London, and is the mother... , London		"We praise thee, O God" (Ambrosian hymn)
279	Utrecht Jubilate	D major	?January – February 1713.	7 July 1713	St Paul's Cathedral St Paul's Cathedral St Paul's Cathedral, London, is a Church of England cathedral and seat of the Bishop of London. Its dedication to Paul the Apostle dates back to the original church on this site, founded in AD 604. St Paul's sits at the top of Ludgate Hill, the highest point in the City of London, and is the mother... , London		"O be joyful in the Lord" (Psalm 100)
280	Te Deum ("Queen Caroline")	D major	1714	?26 September 1714	Chapel Royal, St. James's Palace, London		"We praise thee, O God" (Ambrosian hymn)
281	Te Deum ("Chandos" or "Cannons")	B-flat major	Circa 1717–18	circa 1717–18	St. Lawrence, Whitchurch Whitchurch, London Little Stanmore is a locality in the London Borough of Harrow in London, England.-Toponymy:Little Stanmore was named to distinguish it from Great Stanmore, which is now known as Stanmore. The parish was also known as Whitchurch. Whitchurch is a common English place-name meaning 'white church', and... , London London London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...	Composed by Handel during his stay with the Duke of Chandos James Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos James Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos, MP, PC was the first of fourteen children by Sir James Brydges, 3rd Baronet of Wilton Castle, Sheriff of Herefordshire, 8th Baron Chandos; and Elizabeth Barnard...  at Cannons.	"We praise thee, O God" (Ambrosian hymn)
282	Te Deum	A major	1726	?16 January 1726	Chapel Royal, St. James's Palace, London		"We praise thee, O God" (Ambrosian hymn)
283	Te Deum ("Dettingen") Dettingen Te Deum The Dettingen Te Deum is a canticle in D major composed by George Frideric Handel in 1743.-Background:On 27 June 1743, the British army and its allies, under the command of King George II and Lord Stair, won a victory at the Battle of Dettingen, over the French army, commanded by the Maréchal de...	D major	17 July – circa 29 July 1743	27 November 1743	Chapel Royal, St. James's Palace, London	Performed during a service, in King George II's presence, to celebrate his safe return to England. Also, to celebrate the combined Austrian and British armies over the French at Dettingen in Lower Franconia on 27 June 1743.	"We praise thee, O God" (Ambrosian hymn)

Concertos

Main articles: Handel organ concertos Op.4

Handel organ concertos Op.4

The Handel organ concertos Op 4, HWV 289–294, refer to the six organ concertos for chamber organ and orchestra composed by George Frideric Handel in London between 1735 and 1736 and published in 1738 by the printing company of John Walsh...

 and Handel organ concertos Op.7

Handel organ concertos Op.7

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 between 1740 and 1751, published posthumously in 1761 by the printing company of John Walsh...

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HWV	Instrument	Key	Composed	Premiere	Venue	Published	Opus	Notes
287 Oboe concerto No. 3 (Handel) The Oboe Concerto No. 3 in G minor was composed by George Frideric Handel for oboe, orchestra and basso continuo, possibly in 1704-1705, when he was still in Hamburg. The work is also referred to as Oboe concerto No. 3. It was first published in Leipzig in 1863 in which it was described as a work...	Oboe	G minor	?Hamburg ?c.1704–05			1863		"Oboe concerto No. 3"
288	Violin	B-flat major	Italy, circa 1707					“Sonata a 5”. Possibly for Corelli in Rome
289	Organ	G minor	1735–36	19 February 1736	London, Covent Garden Theatre	1738	Opus 4 No. 1	First performed with "Alexander's Feast" (HWV 75)
290	Organ	B-flat major	1735	5 March 1735	London, Covent Garden Theatre	1738	Opus 4 No. 2	First performed with the oratorio "Esther" (HWV 50b)
291	Organ	G minor	1735	5 March 1735	London, Covent Garden Theatre	1738	Opus 4 No. 3	Variant versions of last movement. First performed with the oratorio "Esther" (HWV 50b)
292	Organ	F major	25 March 1735	1 April 1735	London, Covent Garden Theatre	1738	Opus 4 No. 4	Originally concluded with 'Alleluja' chorus (HG 20, p. 161), short instrumental ending probably written by Handel for Walsh publication. First performed with "Athalia" (HWV 52)
293	Organ	F major		?26 March 1735	London, Covent Garden Theatre	1738	Opus 4 No. 5	Performed with revival of "Deborah" (HWV 51).
294	Organ	B-flat major	1736	19 February 1736	London, Covent Garden Theatre	1738	Opus 4 No. 6	Originally composed for the harp, but later rearranged for the organ
295	Organ	F major	2 April 1739	4 April 1739	London, King's Theatre, Haymarket	1740	"2nd Set" No. 1	Referred to as Organ Concerto "No. 13". The bird-song motives of the 2nd movement earned the concerto the nickname, "The Cuckoo and the Nightingale"
296a	Organ	A major	1739	20 March 1739	London, King's Theatre, Haymarket	1740	"2nd Set" No. 2	Referred to as organ concerto "No. 14"
296b	Organ	A major	circa 1743–46					Pasticcio. Arranged by Handel
297	Organ	D minor				1740	"2nd Set" No. 3	Referred to as organ concerto "No. 15". Arranged from Concerto Grosso Op.6 No.10 (HWV 328).
298	Organ	G major				1740	"2nd Set" No. 4	Referred to as organ concerto "No. 16". Arranged from Concerto Grosso Op.6 No.1 (HWV 319).
299	Organ	D major				1740	"2nd Set" No. 5	Referred to as organ concerto "No. 17". Arranged from Concerto Grosso Op.6 No.5 (HWV 323).
300	Organ	G minor				1740	"2nd Set" No. 6	Referred to as organ concerto "No. 18". Arranged from Concerto Grosso in G minor Op.6 No.6 (HWV 324).
301 Oboe concerto No. 1 (Handel) The Oboe Concerto No. 1 in B flat major 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 in 1740...	Oboe	B-flat major				1740		"Oboe concerto No. 1"
302a Oboe concerto No. 2 (Handel) The Oboe Concerto No. 2 in B flat major was composed by George Frideric Handel for oboe, orchestra and basso continuo. The work is also referred to as Concerto grosso no. 9. It was first published in the fourth volume of Select Harmony by Walsh in 1740...	Oboe	B-flat major				1740		"Oboe concerto No. 2"
303	Organ	D minor	circa 1738					An adagio for two organs. Ending adapted by Handel to lead into another movement. Later published as the first movement of Organ Concerto in D minor, Op 7 No 4 (HWV 309)
304	Organ	D minor	circa 1746	?14 February 1746		1797		Sometimes referred to as organ concerto "No. 15". First performed with the premiere of The Occasional Oratorio (HWV 62).
305	Organ	F major	circa 1747–48					Sometimes referred to as organ concerto "No. 16". Arranged by Handel from the Concerto a due cori in F major (HWV 334) (3 movements) and Marche in F.
306	Organ	B-flat major	17 February 1740	27 February 1740	London, Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre	1761	Opus 7 No. 1	First movement includes an independent pedal part
307	Organ	A major	5 February 1743	18 February 1743	London, Covent Garden Theatre	1761	Opus 7 No. 2	Performed with the oratorio Samson (HWV 57)
308	Organ	B-flat major	1–4 January 1751	1 March 1751	London, Covent Garden Theatre	1761	Opus 7 No. 3	Two variant autographs of 1st movement. Handel's last orchestral work
309	Organ	D minor	?circa 1744	?14 February 1746		1761	Opus 7 No. 4	?Performed with premiere of "The Occasional Oratorio" (HWV 62)
310	Organ	G minor	31 January 1750	16 March 1750	London, Covent Garden Theatre	1761	Opus 7 No. 5	Performed with "Theodora" (HWV 68). Final gavotte in published version probably added later by Smith Jr.
311	Organ	B-flat major	circa 1748–49	1761		1749	Opus 7 No. 6	Assembled by John Christopher Smith junior following Handel's death for John Walsh the younger's publication
343	Organ	G major	circa 1738–39					Ritornello for Chaconne (HWV 435). Part of a fragmentary outline of an organ concerto

Concerti grossi

HWV	Key	Composed	Premiere	Venue	Published	Opus	Notes
312	B-flat major	?Hanover, circa 1710			1734	Opus 3 No. 1	No Handel autograph. Earliest surviving manuscript score from circa 1724. Probably the earliest concerto in the Op. 3 set
313	B-flat major	circa 1715–1718			1734	Opus 3 No. 2
314	G major	circa 1717–1718	circa 1717–1718		1734	Opus 3 No. 3	Arranged (? by Walsh)
315	F major	1716	20 June 1716	London, King's Theatre, Haymarket		Opus 3 No. 4a	Referred to as either "The Orchestra Concerto" or "The Second Overture in Amadigi"
316	D minor	1717–1718			1734	Opus 3 No. 5	In Walsh's 2nd edition of the Op. 3 concertos, the 3rd, 4th, & 5th movements were added
317	D major	(?) 1733–1734			1734	Opus 3 No. 6	Published by Walsh in 1734 as an organ concerto
318	C major	25 January 1736	February 1736		1740		First performance between the acts of the oratorio, Alexander's Feast (HWV 75)
319	G major	29 September 1739			1740	Opus 6 No. 1
320	F major	4 October 1739			1740	Opus 6 No. 2
321	E minor	6 October 1739			1740	Opus 6 No. 3
322	A minor	8 October 1739			1740	Opus 6 No. 4
323	D major	10 October 1739			1740	Opus 6 No. 5	Known as the "St. Cecilia's Concerto," as the first two movements and the last use thematic material from the overture to the Ode for St. Cecilia's Day (HWV 76)
324	G minor	15 October 1739			1740	Opus 6 No. 6
325	B-flat major	12 October 1739			1740	Opus 6 No. 7
326	C minor	18 October 1739			1740	Opus 6 No. 8
327	F major	Probably between 10–11 October 1739			1740	Opus 6 No. 9	The second two movements were borrowed from the Organ Concerto in F major, HWV 295, and the minuet and allegro fugue from the overture to Imeneo Imeneo Imeneo is an opera seria in three acts by George Frideric Handel. The Italian-language libretto was adapted from Silvio Stampiglia's Imeneo. Handel had begun composition in September 1738, but did not complete the score until 1740... . The newly composed Gigue was originally intended for the Concerto Grosso in F major (HWV 320)
328	D minor	22 October 1739			1740	Opus 6 No. 10	The gavotte-like last movement was originally intended by Handel for the Concerto Grosso in B minor (HWV 330)
329	A major	30 October 1739			1740	Opus 6 No. 11	A reworking of the Organ Concerto in A major, HWV 296.
330	B minor	20 October 1739			1740	Opus 6 No. 12
331	F major		20 March 1723	London, Drury Lane Theatre			Two movements, thematically related to the Water Music Suite in F major (HWV 348)
331-1	F major						Water Music, Suite Variant No 1. Two movements, thematically related to the Suite No 1 in F major from The Water Music (HWV 348)
331-2	F major						Water Music, Suite Variant No 2. Two movements, thematically related to the Suite No 1 in F major from The Water Music (HWV 348)
332	B-flat major	1747–1748	(?) 9 March 1748	London, Covent Garden Theatre			Concerto a due cori in B-flat major, No. 1. Composed for performances with oratorios; probably performed during Joshua (HWV 64)
333	F major	1747–1748	(?) 23 March 1748	London, Covent Garden Theatre			Concerto a due cori in F major, No. 2. Composed for performances with oratorios; probably performed during Alexander Balus (HWV 65)
334	F major	1747–1748	(?) 1 April 1748	London, Covent Garden Theatre			Concerto a due cori in F major, No. 3. Composed for performances with oratorios; probably performed during Judas Maccabaeus (HWV 63)
335a	D major	circa 1746					Version of the overture to the Fireworks music.
335b	F major	circa 1746					Version of the overture to the Fireworks music.

Orchestral works

HWV	Type	Key	Composed	Premiere	Published	Notes
302b	Largo	F major	circa 1738			Autograph headed "Suite de pieces" (presumably this was the opening movement)
336	Overture	B-flat major				Autograph lost. Probably completed in Germany or Italy
337	Overture	D major	circa 1722–1725			Probably intended as an introductory movement. Possibly intended to be coupled with the concerto grosso in D major Op. 3 No. 6 (HWV 317) as the adagio movement.
338	Adagio/Allegro	B minor/D major	1722			Originally, with the 1st movement of the Organ Concerto, Allegro in D minor (HWV 317), a 3-movement orchestral concerto. The 1st movement was used as the sinfonia in Ottone (HWV 15); and the theme of the last movement was reworked for the overture of Ottone
339	Sinfonia	B-flat major	circa 1706–1707		1979	No autograph. First published in 1979 in the Halle Edition (IV/15) and is known only from a copy by Christopher Graupner (1683–1760). Probably completed in Hamburg or Italy
340	Allegro	G major	?circa 1710–1715			No autograph
341	Suite	D major			1733	Almost certainly spurious
342	Overture	F major	circa 1736
344	Chorus and Minuet	B-flat major	1708			No autograph. Apparently movements from the Hamburg opera Florindo (HWV 3) (See HWV 354)
345	March	D major	before 1738			No autograph
347	Sinfonia	B-flat major	circa 1747
348	Suite. Water Music suite No. 1	F major	1717	17 July 1717	1788	Autograph lost. Performed for King George I on The Thames from a barge containing about 50 musicians. The King insisted on the performance being repeated more than once
349	Suite. Water Music suite No. 2	D major	1717	17 July 1717	1788	Autograph lost. Performed for King George I on The Thames from a barge containing about 50 musicians. The King insisted on the performance being repeated more than once
350	Suite. Water Music suite No. 3	G major	1717	17 July 1717	1788	Autograph lost. Performed for King George I on The Thames from a barge containing about 50 musicians. The King insisted on the performance being repeated more than once
351	Suite. Music for the Royal Fireworks	D major	1749	27 April 1749		Composed for the celebration of Peace of Aix-la-Chapelle (Aachen) which brought to an end the War of Austrian succession. First performed in Green Park, London
352	Suite	B-flat major	1706			No autograph
353	Suite	G major	1706			No autograph
354	Suite	B-flat major	1708			No autograph
355	Hornpipe aria	C minor	?circa 1710–1715			No autograph
356	Hornpipe	D major	1740			No autograph. Composed for Vauxhall Gardens
413	Gigue	B-flat major	1736

Solo sonatas

Associated articles: Handel flute sonatas

Handel flute sonatas

It is impossible to say precisely how many flute sonatas George Frideric Handel composed, but the correct number is somewhere between zero and eight....

, Handel solo sonatas

Handel solo sonatas (Walsh)

Solos for a German Flute a Hoboy or Violin with a Thorough Bass for the Harpsichord or Bass Violin Compos'd by Mr. Handel was published by John Walsh in 1732. It contains a set of twelve sonatas, for various instruments, composed by George Frideric Handel...

 (published by Walsh), and XV Handel solo sonatas

XV Handel solo sonatas (Chrysander)

XV Solos for a German Flute, Hoboy, or Violin with a Thorough Bass for the Harpsichord or Bass Violin was published by Friedrich Chrysander in 1879. The 72 page volume contains sonatas, for various instruments, composed by George Frideric Handel. The words on the cover of the publication are:...

 (published by Chrysander).

HWV	Instrument	Key	Composed	Published	Opus	Notes
357	Oboe	B-flat major	circa 1707–10			One of Handel's earliest extant compositions. Probably written during his years in Italy
358 Sonata in G major (HWV 358) The Sonata in G major was composed by George Frideric Handel, for an unspecified instrument and keyboard . The work is also referred to as HHA iv/18,3....	Unspecified	G major	circa 1707–10			A "Fitzwilliam Fitzwilliam Sonatas Fitzwilliam Sonatas is the name first given by Thurston Dart to an arrangement he made, based on two recorder sonatas by George Frideric Handel, which he recast as a group of three sonatas... " sonata. The autographed manuscript, located in the Fitzwilliam Museum, does not mention instrumentation, nor are there tempo markings for the movements. It is commonly played by the violin, however the recorder is also a possibility.
359a Violin sonata in D minor (HWV 359a) The Violin sonata in D minor was composed by George Frideric Handel, for violin and keyboard . The work is also referred to as HHA iv/18,10....	Violin	D minor	circa 1724			The D minor sonata, headed "Sonata 2", follows the G major sonata (HWV 358) in the Fitzwilliam Museum autograph. Originally written for violin and published in two different E minor versions for the flute. See flute sonata in E minor (HWV 359b) Flute sonata in E minor (HWV 359b) The Flute sonata in E minor was composed by George Frideric Handel for flute and keyboard . The work is also referred to as Opus 1 No. 1b, and was first published in 1732 by Walsh...
359b Flute sonata in E minor (HWV 359b) The Flute sonata in E minor was composed by George Frideric Handel for flute and keyboard . The work is also referred to as Opus 1 No. 1b, and was first published in 1732 by Walsh...	Flute	E minor	circa 1724	1732	Opus 1 No. 1b	Of the two sonatas published by Chrysander as Opus 1 Sonata I, this one (Sonata Ib) is the one in Walsh's original edition (where it is called Sonata I).
360 Recorder sonata in G minor (HWV 360) The Recorder sonata in G minor was composed by George Frideric Handel for recorder and keyboard . The work is also referred to as Opus 1 No. 2, and was first published in 1732 by Walsh...	Recorder	G minor	circa 1725–26	1732	Opus 1 No. 2
361 Violin sonata in A major (HWV 361) The Violin sonata in A major was composed by George Frideric Handel for violin and keyboard . The work is also referred to as Opus 1 No. 3, and was first published in 1732 by Walsh...	Violin	A major	circa 1725–26	1732	Opus 1 No. 3	The only violin sonata to have been published exactly as written by Handel.
362 Recorder sonata in A minor (HWV 362) The Recorder sonata in A minor was composed by George Frideric Handel for recorder and keyboard . The work is also referred to as Opus 1 No. 4, and was first published in 1732 by Walsh...	Recorder	A minor	circa 1725–26	1732	Opus 1 No. 4
363a Oboe sonata in F major (HWV 363a) The Oboe sonata in F major was composed by George Frideric Handel, for oboe and keyboard . The work is also referred to as HHA iv/18,36...	Oboe	F major	circa 1711–16
363b Flute sonata in G major (HWV 363b) The Flute sonata in G major was composed by George Frideric Handel for flute and keyboard . The work is also referred to as Opus 1 No. 5, and was first published in 1732 by Walsh. Other catalogues of Handel's music have referred to the work as HG xxvii,19; and HHA iv/3,28...	Flute	G major	circa 1711–16	1732	Opus 1 No. 5
364a Violin sonata in G minor (HWV 364a) The Violin sonata in G minor was composed by George Frideric Handel for violin and keyboard . The work is also referred to as Opus 1 No. 6, and was first published in 1732 by Walsh. Other catalogues of Handel's music have referred to the work as HG xxvii,22; and HHA iv/18,6...	Violin	G minor	circa 1722–24	1732	Opus 1 No. 6	Both Walsh and Chrysander published the work as an oboe sonata.
364b Violin sonata in G minor (HWV 364a) The Violin sonata in G minor was composed by George Frideric Handel for violin and keyboard . The work is also referred to as Opus 1 No. 6, and was first published in 1732 by Walsh. Other catalogues of Handel's music have referred to the work as HG xxvii,22; and HHA iv/18,6...	Viola da gamba	G minor	circa 1724			A transcription of HWV 364a—as suggested by Handel on the manuscript.
365 Recorder sonata in C major (HWV 365) The Recorder sonata in C major was composed by George Frideric Handel, for recorder and keyboard . The work is also referred to as Opus 1 No. 7, and was first published in 1732 by Walsh...	Recorder	C major	circa 1725–26		Opus 1 No. 7
366 Oboe sonata in C minor (HWV 366) The Oboe sonata in C minor was composed by George Frideric Handel for oboe and keyboard . The work is also referred to as Opus 1 No. 8, and was first published in 1732 by Walsh...	Oboe	C minor	circa 1711–12	1732	Opus 1 No. 8
367a Recorder sonata in D minor (HWV 367a) The Recorder sonata in D minor was composed by George Frideric Handel for recorder and keyboard . The work is also referred to as Opus 1 No. 9a...	Recorder	D minor	circa 1725–26		Opus 1 No. 9a	Movements 1–5 constitute the "Fitzwilliam Sonata Fitzwilliam Sonatas Fitzwilliam Sonatas is the name first given by Thurston Dart to an arrangement he made, based on two recorder sonatas by George Frideric Handel, which he recast as a group of three sonatas...  III". Originally published Flute Sonata in B minor, Op 1 No 9b (HWV 367b). The contemporary edition of Handel attributes it to the transverse flute, but the autograph manuscript is clearly for the recorder
367b Flute sonata in B minor (HWV 367b) The Flute sonata in B minor is a work for flute and keyboard , however the sonata was originally composed by George Frideric Handel as a Recorder sonata in D minor . Other catalogues of Handel's music have referred to the work as HG xxvii,32; and HHA iv/3,42.The work was first published as "Opus...	Flute	B minor	circa 1725–26	1732	Opus 1 No. 9b	In the 'Aylesford' collection the Alla breve appears with the title of FUGE
368 Violin sonata in G minor (HWV 368) The Violin sonata in G minor is a work for violin and keyboard that was originally thought to have been composed by George Frideric Handel. Modern scholars however believe it doubtful that the work was composed by Handel, and have labelled it as "spurious". The work is also referred to as Opus 1...	Violin	G minor		1732	Opus 1 No. 10	Probably spurious
369 Recorder sonata in F major (HWV 369) The Recorder sonata in F major was composed by George Frideric Handel for recorder and keyboard . The work is also referred to as Opus 1 No. 11, and was first published in 1732 by Walsh...	Recorder	F major	circa 1725-26	1732	Opus 1 No. 11
370 Violin sonata in F major (HWV 370) The Violin sonata in F major is a work for violin and keyboard that was originally thought to have been composed by George Frideric Handel. Modern scholars however believe it doubtful that the work was composed by Handel, and have labelled it as "spurious". The work is also referred to as Opus 1...	Violin	F major		1732	Opus 1 No. 12	Probably spurious
371 Violin sonata in D major (HWV 371) The Violin sonata in D major was composed by George Frideric Handel, for violin and keyboard . Other catalogues of Handel's music have referred to the work as HG xxvii,47; and HHA iv/4,28....	Violin	D major	circa 1749-50		Opus 1 No. 13	This sonata represents Handel's last piece of chamber music. The piece was not published by Walsh; the designation Op 1 No.13 is Chrysander's
372 Violin sonata in A major (HWV 372) The Violin sonata in A major is a work for violin and keyboard that was originally thought to have been composed by George Frideric Handel. Modern scholars however believe it doubtful that the work was composed by Handel, and have labelled it as "spurious". The work was first published in 1730 by...	Violin	A major		1732	Opus 1 No. 14	Probably spurious. The piece was published by Walsh as Op 1 No. 10 in the original edition that had a faked title page naming Roger as the publisher; the designation Op 1 No.14 is Chrysander's
373 Violin sonata in E major (HWV 373) The Violin sonata in E major is a work for violin and keyboard that was originally thought to have been composed by George Frideric Handel. Modern scholars however believe it doubtful that the work was composed by Handel, and have labelled it as "spurious". The work was first published in 1730 by...	Violin	E major		1732	Opus 1 No. 15	Probably spurious. The piece was published by Walsh as Op 1 No. 12 in the original edition that had a faked title page naming Roger as the publisher; the designation Op 1 No.15 is Chrysander's
374 Flute sonata in A minor (HWV 374) The Flute sonata in A minor is thought to have been composed by George Frideric Handel, for flute and keyboard . The date of composition of the work is unknown, but it was first published in 1730...	Flute	A minor		1730		"Halle sonata No. 1". Authenticity uncertain
375 Flute sonata in E minor (HWV 375) The Flute sonata in E minor is thought to have been composed by George Frideric Handel, for flute and keyboard . The date of composition of the work is unknown, but it was first published in 1730...	Flute	E minor		1730		"Halle sonata No. 2". Authenticity uncertain. The first two movements are identical to those of HWV 366, and the last also appears (out of context) at the end of Walsh's printing of HWV 434
376 Flute sonata in B minor (HWV 376) The Flute sonata in B minor is thought to have been composed by George Frideric Handel, for flute and keyboard . The date of composition of the work is unknown, but it was first published in 1730. Other catalogues of Handel's music have referred to the work as HG xlviii,137; and HHA iv/3,68.The...	Flute	B minor		1730		"Halle sonata No. 3". Authenticity uncertain
377	Recorder	B-flat major	circa 1724–25			All three movements appear as parts of other works
378 Flute sonata in D major (HWV 378) The Flute sonata in D major was composed by George Frideric Handel, for flute and keyboard . The work is also referred to as HHA iv/18,41....	Flute	D major	circa 1707?	1979		No autograph, but now considered authentic. It appears in an important manuscript of 18th century solo sonatas in the Brussels Royal Conservatory, and is there attributed to 'Sr Weisse'
379 Flute sonata in E minor (HWV 379) The Flute sonata in E minor was composed by George Frideric Handel for flute and keyboard . The work is also referred to as Opus 1 No. 1a, and was first published in 1879 by Chrysander...	Flute	E minor	circa 1727–28	1879	Opus 1 No. 1a	The work's authenticity is unquestioned, but the sonata is not part of Handel's Opus 1 as published by Walsh—having been added by Chrysander.
406	Violin	A major	circa 1751			Adagio and Allegro. Three–part accompaniment (? orchestral short score)
407	Violin	G major	circa 1738			Allegro
408	Violin	C minor	circa 1725–29			Allegro. It may be the only surviving fragment of a completed sonata in C minor. Used as the finale to the Recorder sonata in A minor (HWV 362) Recorder sonata in A minor (HWV 362) The Recorder sonata in A minor was composed by George Frideric Handel for recorder and keyboard . The work is also referred to as Opus 1 No. 4, and was first published in 1732 by Walsh... .
409	Recorder	D minor	circa 1725–26			Andante. Variant of movement from the Recorder Sonata in D minor (HWV 367a)
412	Violin	A minor	circa 1725–26			Andante
419-1			circa 1710–20			HWV 419 1-6 are six marches. They are known only from printed sources; were published as separate treble and bass parts; with instrumentation unspecified, though title pages mention flute and violin for treble parts. May have originated as a keyboard work.
419-2		G major	circa 1710–20
419-3		G major	circa 1710–20
419-4		F major	circa 1710–20
419-5		C major	circa 1710–20
419-6		C major	circa 1710–20
420		D major	circa 1743–44			Minuet. Two–stave versions in autograph; instrumentation unspecified, upper stave ? violins. May have originated as a keyboard work
421		D major	circa 1743–44			Minuet. Two–stave versions in autograph; instrumentation unspecified, upper stave ? violins. May have originated as a keyboard work

Trio sonatas

HWV	Key	Composed	Published	Opus	Notes
380	B-flat major				Authenticity doubtful
381	D minor				Authenticity doubtful
382	E-flat major				Authenticity doubtful
383	F major				Authenticity doubtful
384	G major				Authenticity doubtful
385	D major				Authenticity doubtful
386a	C minor	circa 1717–1719	1879		In Chrysander's "G. F. Handel's Werke" (1879) this piece was referred to as Op. 2 No. 1a; Variant form of Op. 2 No 1, not published by Walsh, but found in manuscripts
386b	B minor	before 1727	1733	Opus 2 No. 1	In Chrysander's "G. F. Handel's Werke" this piece referred to as Op. 2 No 1b
387	G minor	?1699	1733	Opus 2 No. 2	Handel's earliest datable composition. In Chrysander's "G. F. Handel's Werke" this piece referred to as Op. 2 No 2
388	B-flat major	circa 1717–1718	1733	Opus 2 No. 3	In Chrysander's "G. F. Handel's Werke" this piece referred to as Op. 2 No 4. The finale appears in the overture to Athalia (HWV 52)
389	F major	circa 1718–1722	1733	Opus 2 No. 4	In Chrysander's "G. F. Handel's Werke" this piece referred to as Op. 2 No 5. The Larghetto appears in the overture to Esther (HWV 50a)
390a	G minor	circa 1717–1722	1733	Opus 2 No. 5	In Chrysander's "G. F. Handel's Werke" this piece referred to as Op. 2 No 6
390b	G minor				Published in HG Händel-Gesellschaft Between 1858 and 1902, the Händel-Gesellschaft, or "German Handel Society," produced a collected 105-volume edition of the works of Georg Frideric Handel. Even though the collection was initiated by the society, many of the volumes were published by Friedrich Chrysander working alone...  volume 48. Unlikely to be Handel's work
391	G minor	circa 1707	1733	Opus 2 No. 6	In Chrysander's "G. F. Handel's Werke" this piece referred to as Op. 2 No 7
392	F major	circa 1706–1707			In Chrysander's "G. F. Handel's Werke" (1879) this composition referred to as Op. 2 No 3. One of the "Dresden" sonatas. No autograph
393	G minor	probably circa 1719			Authenticity uncertain. In Chrysander's "G. F. Handel's Werke" this piece referred to as Op. 2 No 8
394	E major				Authenticity uncertain. In Chrysander's "G. F. Handel's Werke" this piece referred to as Op. 2 No 9
395	E minor				Authenticity uncertain. Probably composed by Johann Adolph Hasse Johann Adolph Hasse Johann Adolph Hasse was an 18th-century German composer, singer and teacher of music. Immensely popular in his time, Hasse was best known for his prolific operatic output, though he also composed a considerable quantity of sacred music...  (1699–1783)
396	A major		1739	Opus 5 No. 1
397	D major		1739	Opus 5 No. 2
398	E minor		1739	Opus 5 No. 3
399	G major		1739	Opus 5 No. 4
400	G minor		1739	Opus 5 No. 5
401	F major		1739	Opus 5 No. 6
402	B-flat major		1739	Opus 5 No. 7
403	C major	circa 1738
404	G minor				No autograph
405	F major	circa 1707–1710

Wind ensemble works

HWV	Type	Key	Composed	Notes
346	March	F major	?before 1729
410	Aria	F major	circa 1725
411	Aria	F major	circa 1725
414	March for Fife	C major	circa 1747
415	March for Fife	D major	circa 1747
416	March	D major	circa 1734
417	March	D major	circa 1746–1747	May have originated as a keyboard work as a two-stave version of the march exists
418	March	G major	?circa 1741
422	Minuet	G major	circa 1746–1747
423	Minuet	G major	circa 1746–1747
424	Overture	D major	circa 1741	'Fitzwilliam' Overture

Keyboard works

HWV	Type	Key	Composed	Published	Notes
305b	Arrangement	F minor	circa 1747		Used as an overture. Solo keyboard arrangement of the Organ Concerto in F major (HWV 305)
425	Air (Saraband)	E major			An individual movement. Composed by Handel at St. Giles extempore. Autograph c. 1740–50 includes Handel's transcription of opening melody
426	Suite de pièce Vol. 1 No. 1	A major	prior to 1720	1720
427		F major	prior to 1720	1720
428	Suite de pièce Vol. 1 No. 3	D minor	prior to 1720	1720
429	Suite de pièce Vol. 1 No. 4	E minor	prior to 1720	1720
430	Suite de pièce Vol. 1 No. 5	E major	prior to 1720	1720	“The Harmonious Blacksmith The Harmonious Blacksmith The Harmonious Blacksmith is the popular name of the final movement, Air and variations, of George Frideric Handel's Suite No. 5 in E major, HWV 430, for harpsichord... ” or “Air and Variations in E major”. Also found in early manuscript scores as a "Chaconne" in G major (at least 2 variant forms)
431	Suite de pièce Vol. 1 No. 6	F-sharp minor	prior to 1720	1720
432	Suite de pièce Vol. 1 No. 7	G minor	prior to 1720	1720
433	Suite de pièce Vol. 1 No. 8	F minor	prior to 1720	1720
434	Suite de pièce Vol. 2 No. 1	B-flat major	?1710–1717	1733	434-4: minuet in G minor which is also used in the flute sonata in E minor (HWV 375) Flute sonata in E minor (HWV 375) The Flute sonata in E minor is thought to have been composed by George Frideric Handel, for flute and keyboard . The date of composition of the work is unknown, but it was first published in 1730... . Not part of the Suite de piece in B-flat major. 434-3 has the theme used by Johannes Brahms Johannes Brahms Johannes Brahms was a German composer and pianist, and one of the leading musicians of the Romantic period. Born in Hamburg, Brahms spent much of his professional life in Vienna, Austria, where he was a leader of the musical scene...  for his Handel Variations Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel The Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24, is a work for solo piano written by Johannes Brahms in 1861. It consists of a set of twenty-five variations and a concluding fugue, all based on a theme from George Frideric Handel's Harpsichord Suite No... .
435	Suite de pièce Vol. 2 No. 2	G major	?1705–1717	1733	21 variations. A chaconne. The Ritornello in G major (HWV 343) was added to this composition
436	Suite de pièce Vol. 2 No. 3	D minor	Nowrap|circa 1721–1726	1733
437 Keyboard suite in D minor (HWV 437) The Keyboard suite in D minor was composed by George Frideric Handel, for solo keyboard , between 1703 and 1706. It is also referred to as Suite de pièce Vol. 2 No. 4. It was first published in 1733.-Movements:...	Suite de pièce Vol. 2 No. 4	D minor	circa 1703–1706	1733
438	Suite de pièce Vol. 2 No. 5	E minor	circa 1710–1717	1733
439	Suite de pièce Vol. 2 No. 6	G minor	circa 1703–1706	1733
440	Suite de pièce Vol. 2 No. 7	B-flat major	circa 1703–1706	1733	revised 1717-18
441	Suite de pièce Vol. 2 No. 8	G major	circa 1703–1706	1733
442	Suite de piece Vol. 2 No. 9	G major	circa 1703–1706	1733	62 variations. Prelude and Chaconne. Two different preludes noted in sources (HWV 442/1b in Walsh)
443	Suite	C major	1700–1703		Includes Chaconne (of which there are 26 variations)
444	Partita	C minor	circa 1705–1706
445	Suite	C minor	1705–1706
446	Suite	C minor	circa 1703–1706		Composed for two harpsichords, but the music for only one harpsichord survives
447	Suite	D minor	circa 1738–1739		Written for Princess Louisa. Companion piece to the Suite in G minor (HWV 452)
448	Suite	D minor	circa 1705–1706
449	Suite	D minor	circa 1705
450	Partita	G major	circa 1700–1705
451	Suite	G minor	circa 1703–1706		Allemande and Courante only
452	Suite	G minor	circa 1738–1739		Written for Princess Louisa. Companion piece to the Suite in G minor (HWV 447)
453	Suite	G minor	circa 1705–1706
454	Partita	A major	circa 1703–1706
455	Suite	B-flat major	circa 1705		Keyboard version of the overture in B-flat major (HWV 336) and the suite in B-flat major (HWV 354)
456-1	Arrangement		circa 1720–1727		Arrangement of the overture to the Italian opera “Il pastor fido"
456-2	Arrangement		circa 1720–1727		Arrangement of the overture to the Italian opera "Amadigi"
456-3	Arrangement		circa 1720–1727		Arrangement of the overture to the Italian opera "Flavio"
456-4	Arrangement		circa 1720–1727		Arrangement of the overture to the Italian opera "Rodelinda"
456-5	Arrangement		circa 1720–1727		Arrangement of the overture to the Italian opera "Riccardo Primo"
457	Air	C major	circa 1720–1721
458	Air	C minor			Authenticity uncertain
459	Air	C minor	?circa 1710–1720		Authenticity uncertain
460	Air (March)	D major	circa 1720–1721
461	Air (Hornpipe)	D minor	circa 1717–1718
462	Air and minuet	D minor	circa 1724–1726
463	Air	F major	circa 1707–1709
464	Air	F major	circa 1724–1726		A version of the air from the "Water Music" (HWV 348–350)
465	Air and two Doubles	F major	circa 1710–1720
466	Air	G minor	circa 1710–1720		For two-manual harpsichord (or possibly organ)
467	Air Lentement	G minor	circa 1710–1720
468	Air	A major	circa 1727–1728
469	Air	B-flat major	circa 1738–1739		Re-used in orchestral form in the Sinfonia in B-flat major (HWV 347) and the Organ Concerto in B-flat major (HWV 311)
470	Air	B-flat major	circa 1710–1720		For two-manual harpsichord (or possibly organ)
471	Air	B-flat major	circa 1710–1720
472	Allegro	C major	circa 1705
473	Allegro	C major	25 August 1738		Clock-Organ
474	Air	G major	circa 1736–1738		Based on the first chorus of "Acis and Galatea" (HWV 49a). Possibly for organ
475	Allegro	D minor	circa 1710–1720
476	Allemande	F major	circa 1730–1735
477	Allemande	A major	circa 1724–1726
478	Allemande	A minor	circa 1705
479	Allemande	B minor	circa 1721–1722
480	Chorale	G minor	circa 1736–1740		Chorale melody "Jesu meine Freude" in the middle part. Possibly for organ. A two-bar epilogue may represent a planned variation
481	Capriccio	F major	circa 1703–1706
482-1	Arrangement		circa 1720–1725		Arrangement of the overture to the Italian opera 'Rinaldo'
482-2	Arrangement		circa 1720–1725		Arrangement of the overture to the Italian opera 'Floridante'
482-3	Arrangement		circa 1720–1725		Arrangement of the overture to the Italian opera 'Radamisto'
482-4	Arrangement		circa 1720–1725		Arrangement of the overture to the Italian opera 'Muzio Scevola'
483	Capriccio	G minor	circa 1720–1721
484	Chaconne with 49 variations	C major	circa 1700–1705		Version of the Chaconne in Suite HWV 443
485	Chaconne	F major	circa 1705		For a two-manual harpsichord
486	Chaconne	G minor	circa 1705
487	Concerto	G major	circa 1710–1720		Two movements
488	Allegro (Courante)	F major	circa 1717–1718		In G major for the Suite de piece in G major, Vol. 2 No. 9 (HWV 442)
489	Courante	B minor	circa 1722
490	Fantasie pour le clavecin,	C major	circa 1703–1706
491	Gavotte	G major	circa 1705
492	Gigue	F major	circa 1726–1727
493	Gigue	G minor	circa 1704–1705		Two versions
494	Impertinence (Bourée)	G minor	circa 1705
495	Lesson	D minor	circa 1705–1710		Early form (two variants) of the Suite de pièce in D minor, Vol. 1 No. 3 (HWV 428), movement six
496	Lesson	A minor	circa 1715–1720
497 to 558	62 Minuets	Various			Two-stave pieces, probably for keyboard. Some related to minuets in other works
559	Passepied	C major	circa 1721–1722
560	Passepied	A major	circa 1705
561	Prelude	D minor	circa 1705–1706		Version of the prelude to the Suite de pièce in D minor, Vol. 2 No. 4 (HWV 437)
562	Prelude (Harpeggio)	D minor	circa 1711–1712
563	Prelude	D minor	circa 1700–1703
564	Prelude	D minor	circa 1705
565	Prelude	D minor	circa 1710–1720		An early version of the Prelude to the Suite de pièce in D minor, Vol. 1 No. 3 (HWV 428)
566	Prelude	E major	circa 1710–1720		Associated in some manuscripts with movements in the Suite de pièce in F minor, Vol. 1 No. 8 (HWV 433)
567	Preludium	F major	circa 1710–1720
568	Preludium	F minor	circa 1710–1720		Associated in some manuscripts with movements in the Suite de pièce in F minor, Vol. 1 No. 8 (HWV 433)
569	Preludium	F minor	?circa 1710–1720		Arpeggio del Cook. Authorship uncertain
570	Prelude (Harpeggio)	F-sharp minor	circa 1717–1718		Originally associated with the Suite de pièce in F-sharp minor, Vol. 1 No. 6 (HWV 431)
571	Prelude and Capriccio	G major	circa 1703–1706		Two movements
572	Prelude	G minor	circa 1710–1717		Originally associated with the Suite de pièce in G minor, Vol. 1 No. 7 (HWV 432)
573	Prelude (Harpeggio)	G minor	circa 1705
574	Prelude and Allegro (Sonata)	G minor	circa 1705		Two movements
575	Prelude (Harpeggio)	A minor	circa 1717–1718		Coupled with the "Lesson in A minor"; HWV 496
576	Prelude and Allegro	A minor	circa 1705–1706		Two movements
577	Sonata (Fantasia) pour le clavecin,	C major	circa 1703–1705
578	Sonata	C major	circa 1750		Clock-Organ. Music related to a setting of 'Amen' (HWV 277), the Concerto Grosso in C major for "Alexander's Feast" (HWV 318), and the "Air Lentement in G minor" (HWV 467)
579	Sonata (Fantasia)	G major	?circa 1707–1710		For a two-manual harpsichord (or possibly organ)
580	Sonata (Larghetto)	G minor	?circa 1707–1710		One movement
581	Sonatina	D minor	circa 1705		One movement
582	Sonatina (Fugue)	G major	circa 1721–1722		One movement
583	Sonatina	G minor	?circa 1721–1722		One movement
584	Sonatina	A minor	circa 1706–1708		One movement. Authenticity uncertain
585	Sonatina	B-flat major	circa 1721–1722		One movement
586	Toccata	G minor	circa 1710–1720
587 to 597	Eleven pieces	C, F, and G	circa 1735–1740		"10 [sic] Tunes for Clay's Musical Clock" (Clock-Organ). Includes arrangements of opera arias
598 to 604	Seven pieces	C major	circa 1730–1740		Clock-Organ. HWV 600 (a version of HWV 588) named "A Voluntary for a Flight of Angels."
605	Fugue	G minor	circa 1711–1718	1735	No 1 of "Six Fugues or Voluntarys for the Organ or Harpsichord" published by Walsh in 1735
606	Fugue	G major	circa 1711–1718	1735	No 2 of "Six Fugues or Voluntarys for the Organ or Harpsichord" published by Walsh in 1735
607	Fugue	B-flat major	circa 1711–1718	1735	No 3 of "Six Fugues or Voluntarys for the Organ or Harpsichord" published by Walsh in 1735
608	Fugue	B minor	circa 1711–1718	1735	No 4 of "Six Fugues or Voluntarys for the Organ or Harpsichord" published by Walsh in 1735
609	Fugue	A minor	circa 1711–1718	1735	No 5 of "Six Fugues or Voluntarys for the Organ or Harpsichord" published by Walsh in 1735
610	Fugue	C minor	circa 1711–1718	1735	No 6 of "Six Fugues or Voluntarys for the Organ or Harpsichord" published by Walsh in 1735
611	Fugue	F major	circa 1705		No autograph
612	Fugue	E major			No autograph. Single source is from a manuscript of organ voluntaries; probably authentic, though the text of final bars is defective. The fugue subject is related to the "Water Music" overture
A15 1 – 37	Minuets	Various			Arranged from music of opera arias

Arrangements by other composers

Handel's music was arranged by other composers. The arrangements included pasticcio, adaptations, and the inclusion of the work of other composers.

HWV	Genre	Name	Composed	Premiere	Venue	Libretto	Notes
A1	Opera (pasticcio)	L'Elpidia, overo Li rivali generosi	1725	11 May 1725	London, King's Theatre, Haymarket (10 performances to 19 June)	?Nicola Haym, after A. Zeno, 1697	Revival on 30 November 1725: London, King's Theatre, Haymarket (4 performances to 11 December)
A3	Opera (pasticcio)	Ormisda	1730	4 April 1730	London, King's Theatre, Haymarket (13 performances to 14 May; also 9 June)	?Rossi, after Zeno, 1722	12 songs changed at 21 April 1730 performance, for Strada's benefit. Revival on 28 November 1730: London, King's Theatre, Haymarket (5 performances to 8 December).
A4	Opera (pasticcio)	Venceslao	1731	11 January 1731	London, King's Theatre, Haymarket (4 performances to 23 January)	?Rossi, after Zeno, 1724
A6	Opera (pasticcio)	Lucio Papirio dittatore	1732	23 May 1732	London, King's Theatre, Haymarket (4 performances to 6 June)	After Zeno/C.I. Frugoni, 1729
A7	Opera (pasticcio)	Catone	1732	4 November 1732	London, King's Theatre, Haymarket	After Metastasio, 1728/9
A8	Opera (pasticcio)	Semiramide or Semiramis riconosciuta	1733	30 October 1733	London, King's Theatre, Haymarket	After Metatstasio, 1729
A9	Opera (pasticcio)	Caio Fabricio	1733	4 December 1733	London, King's Theatre, Haymarket	After Zeno, 1732
A10	Opera (pasticcio)	Arbace	1734	5 January 1734	London, King's Theatre, Haymarket	After Metatstasio, 1730
A12	Opera (pasticcio)	Didone abbandonata	1737	13 April 1737	London, Covent Garden Theatre	After Metatstasio, 1726

HWV missing

Handel's compositions that are not included in the HWV Catalogue include:

Genre	Name	Composed	Premiere	Venue	Notes
Aria	The Beauteous Cloe or 'Cloe, you're witty'				A recycling of the aria 'S'io dir potessi' from Ottone (HWV 15), possibly by Handel himself.
Aria	Dicente mis ojos				Reworked version of the final aria of the Spanish cantata Nò se emenderá jamás (HWV 140)
	The Dream or 'Beneath a shady willow'				Based on the middle section of the opening chorus of Acis and Galatea (HWV 49a)
Latin sacred cantata	Gloria Gloria (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 have composed it in Germany before departing for Italy in 1706...	?1703–1709	3 June 2001	The International Händel Göttingen Festival	For soprano, two-part violins, basso continuo. Identified in the year 2001 at the Royal Academy of Music Royal Academy of Music The Royal Academy of Music in London, England, is a conservatoire, Britain's oldest degree-granting music school and a constituent college of the University of London since 1999. The Academy was founded by Lord Burghersh in 1822 with the help and ideas of the French harpist and composer Nicolas... 's library (London). The manuscript is not in Handel's hand.
Italian Aria	Lusinga questo cor				For soprano. Probably completed in London
Orchestral	March in 'Judas Maccabaeus' in F major	circa 1747–1748			As addition to oratorio "Judas Maccabaeus" (HWV 63) or to Concerto a due cori in F major (HWV 334)
Wind ensemble	Marche in G major	circa 1746–1747			Independent wind version of the oratorio, "Judas Maccabeus" march (HWV 63, no. 32a)
Wind ensemble	Marche lentement in C major	circa 1741			Wind version of the oratorio, Samson's (HWV 57) "Dead March"
Italian Aria	No Kossi presto nò				For soprano. Text apparently macaronic Italian-German
Aria	Der Mund spricht zwar				Reworked version of the aria from the opera Almira (HWV 1)
Opera (pasticcio)	Lucio Vero	1745	November 1745	King's Theatre, London	A pasticcio opera containing music by Handel and performed by the "Middlesex" opera company (named after Lord Middlesex)
Oratorio (pasticcio)		1738	28 March 1738	King's Theatre, Haymarket, London	Handel's benefit performance. Bilingual pasticcio, including much music from "Deborah" (HWV 51), "As pants the hart" (Chandos Anthem No. 6; HWV 251b), a Coronation Anthem, and organ concertos
Oratorio (pasticcio)	Nabal Nabal (Handel) Nabal is an oratorio pastiche. It was compiled from the works of Handel in 1764 by John Christopher Smith. It was first performed on 16 March 1764 at Covent Garden, London....		16 March 1764	Covent Garden Theatre, London
Oratorio (pasticcio)	Rebecca
Oratorio (pasticcio)	Gideon Gideon (Handel) Gideon is an oratorio pastiche compiled largely from the works of George Frideric Handel by John Christopher Smith. It was first performed on 10 February 1769 at Covent Garden, London....			Covent Garden Theatre, London
Aria	Quand on suit l'amoureuse loi				A short da capo aria in the style of a gavotte
Opera	Rossane	1743	November 1743	King's Theatre, London	Revived 24 February 1747 and 20 February 1748 at the King’s Theatre, Haymarket, London. Lampugnani arranged music from Handel's "Alessandro" (HWV 21), which was subsequently performed by the "Middlesex" opera company
French song	Sans y penser				Another version of the French song (HWV 155) in a lower key and a simpler bass line
Italian Aria	Sa perchè pena il cor	circa 1712–1717			For alto
Orchestral Suite	Water Music chamber suite				Nine movements. The arrangement is contemporary, but the authenticity is uncertain. Published by Burrows in 1991

Previously attributed

The following works are no longer thought to have been composed by Handel:

• The Passion nach dem Evang. Johannes (the Passion according to the evangelist John). The work was published in volume nine of the Händel-Gesellschaft (1860), but is now thought to have been composed by the German composer Georg Böhm
  Georg Böhm
  Georg Böhm was a German Baroque organist and composer. He is notable for his development of the chorale partita and for his influence on the young J. S. Bach.-Life:Böhm was born in 1661 in Hohenkirchen, near Ohrdruf...
  
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See also

• George Frideric Handel
  George Frideric Handel
  George Frideric Handel was a German-British Baroque composer, famous for his operas, oratorios, anthems and organ concertos. Handel was born in 1685, in a family indifferent to music...
  
  
• Händel-Werke-Verzeichnis
  Händel-Werke-Verzeichnis
  The Händel-Werke-Verzeichnis is the Catalogue of Handel's Works. It was published in three volumes by Bernd Baselt between 1978 and 1986, and lists every piece of music known to have been written by George Frideric Handel...
  
  
• Händel-Gesellschaft
  Händel-Gesellschaft
  Between 1858 and 1902, the Händel-Gesellschaft, or "German Handel Society," produced a collected 105-volume edition of the works of Georg Frideric Handel. Even though the collection was initiated by the society, many of the volumes were published by Friedrich Chrysander working alone...
  
  
• Publications by Friedrich Chrysander
  Publications by Friedrich Chrysander
  Karl Franz Friedrich Chrysander was a German music historian and critic, whose edition of the works of George Frideric Handel and authoritative writings on many other composers established him as a pioneer of 19th-century musicology....
  
  
• Hallische Händel-Ausgabe
  Hallische Händel-Ausgabe
  The Hallische Händel-Ausgabe is a multi-volume collection of the works of George Frideric Handel. It was first published in the 1950s: initially as an adjunct to the HG edition, but by 1958 as a collected edition in its own right...
  
  
• Handel Reference Database
  Handel Reference Database
  Handel Reference Database is the largest documentary collection on George Frideric Handel and his times. It was launched in January 2008 on the server of the Center for Computer Assisted Research in the Humanities at Stanford University...
  
  

External links

• GFHandel.org's list of compositions
• Friedrich Chysander's Complete Edition of Handel's works (E-book)