提要 Overview
韩德尔作品目录(德语:Händel-Werke-Verzeichnis,简称HWV)是德国哈雷-维滕贝格大学的音乐教授巴塞特(Bernd Baselt,1934-1993)于1978年至1986年期间,为韩德尔的音乐作品所编成的目录集,共分为三册。
HWV是以韩德尔的音乐作品类型来分类,而并非如克歇尔目录般,把作品按年份而编号。HWV编号由1至612,另外以“A”字代表他的改编作品。HWV包含大量资料性的内容,包括有乐句索引、手稿及初版发行资料、相片以及一些伪作资料。然而HWV却并不包括乐谱部份。
要注意的是作品编号虽然排到612,并不代表612就是韩德尔一生的创作数量。当中HWV有预留空档位,同时亦有一些未编号、伪作、一号多作品等情况出现
HWV 编号 | 类别 |
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1–42 | 歌剧 |
43–45, 218 | 剧乐 |
46–48, 50–71 | 神剧 |
49, 72–76 | 颂歌及歌舞剧 |
77–177 | 清唱剧 |
178–199 | 二重奏 |
200, 201 | 三重奏 |
202–210, 269–277, 284–286 | 圣诗 |
211–217, 219–227 | 咏叹调 |
226, 228 | 英国歌曲 |
229 | 德国教会清唱剧 |
230, 233, 234 | 意大利教会清唱剧 |
231, 232, 235–245, 269–274, 276, 277 | 罗马教会音乐 |
246–268 | 短诗 |
278–283 | 雅歌 |
287–311, 343 | 协奏曲 |
312–335 | 大协奏曲 |
336–345, 347–356, 413 | 管弦乐作品 |
357–379, 406–409, 412, 419–421 | 独奏奏呜曲 |
380–405 | 三重奏呜曲 |
346, 410, 411, 414–418, 422–424 | 管乐作品 |
425–612 | 键盘作品 |
A1, A3, A4, A6–A9, A10, A12 | 由其他作曲家改编的作品 |
除了巴塞特外,还有其他学者亦曾出版过相关的资料,当中包括有曼瓦林(en:John Mainwaring,1760年,伦敦)、密迪逊(en:Johann Mattheson,1761年,汉堡)、 般尼(en:Charles Burney,1785年,伦敦)、艾信伯格(en:Johann Joachim Eschenburg,1785年,柏林/兹杰辛)、罗克斯托(William Smyth Rockstro,1883年,伦敦)、史密斯(en:William Charles Smith,1956年,伦敦)等。
Operas
All works are opera seria in three acts, unless otherwise stated.
HWV | Title | Premiere | Venue | Libretto | Notes |
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1 | Almira | 8 January 1705 | Theater am Gänsemarkt, Hamburg | Friedrich Christian Feustking, after G. Pancieri | Singspiel |
2 | Nero | 25 February 1705 | Theater am Gänsemarkt, Hamburg | Friedrich Christian Feustking | Music lost |
3 | Florindo | 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 | 1707 | Florence | after F. Salvani | |
6 | Agrippina | Late 1709 / Early 1710 | Teatro San Giovanni Grisostomo, Venice | Vincenzo Grimani | |
7a/b | Rinaldo 里纳尔多 | 24 February 1711 | Queen's Theatre, London | Giacomo Rossi/Aaron Hill, after Torquato Tasso, La Gerusalemme liberata | |
8a/b/c | Il pastor fido | 22 November 1712 | Queen's Theatre, London | Giacomo Rossi, after Guarini | The 1712 version is 8a. The 1734 revised versions are designated 8c. The prologue Terpsicore added to the final version is 8b. |
9 | Teseo | 10 January 1713 | Queen's Theatre, London | Nicola Francesco Haym, after Philippe Quinault | 5 acts |
10 | Silla | June 1713? | London? | Giacomo Rossi, after Plutarch | Music reused in Amadigi |
11 | Amadigi di Gaula | 25 May 1715 | King's Theatre, London | Rossi or Haym (?), after A.H. de la Motte, 1699 | |
12a/b | Radamisto | 27 April 1720 | King’s Theatre, London | Haym (?), after D. Lalli | |
13 | Muzio Scevola | 15 April 1721 | King’s Theatre, London | Paolo Antonio Rolli, after Silvio Stampiglia | only Act 3 by Handel |
14 | Floridante | 9 December 1721 | King’s Theatre, London | Rolli, after Francesco Silvani La costanza in trionfo | |
15 | Ottone | 12 January 1723 | King’s Theatre, London | Haym, after S B Pallavicino | |
16 | Flavio | 14 May 1723 | King’s Theatre, London | Haym, after M Norris | |
17 | Giulio Cesare《朱利亚斯·凯撒》 | 20 February 1724 | King’s Theatre, London | Haym | |
18 | Tamerlano | 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 | |
20 | Scipione | 12 March 1726 | King’s Theatre, London | Rolli | |
21 | Alessandro 亚历山大 | 5 May 1726 | King’s Theatre, London | O Mauro | |
22 | Admeto | 31 January 1727 | King’s Theatre, London | Haym | |
23 | Riccardo Primo | 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 | 17 February 1728 | King’s Theatre, London | Haym, after Metastasio | |
25 | Tolomeo | 30 April 1728 | King’s Theatre, London | Haym, adapted from Carlo Sigismondo Capece | |
26 | Lotario | 2 December 1729 | King’s Theatre, London | After Antonio Salvi | |
27 | Partenope | 24 February 1730 | King’s Theatre, London | After Silvio Stampiglia | |
28 | Poro | 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 | 15 February 1732 | King’s Theatre, London | After Salvi | |
31 | Orlando | 27 January 1733 | King’s Theatre, London | After Capece, after Ludovico Ariosto's Orlando furioso | |
32 | Arianna in Creta | 26 January 1734 | King’s Theatre, London | After Pietro Pariati | |
A11 | Oreste | 18 December 1734 | Covent Garden Theatre, London | Adapted from G.G. Barlocci | Pasticcio, composed in 1734. Music entirely by Handel. Overture published in HG volume 48 (p. 102). |
33 | Ariodante | 8 January 1735 | Covent Garden Theatre, London | After Salvi, after Ariosto's Orlando Furioso | |
34 | Alcina 阿尔辛娜 | 16 April 1735 | Covent Garden Theatre, London | After Ariosto's Orlando Furioso | |
35 | Atalanta | 12 May 1736 | Covent Garden Theatre, London | After Belisario Valeriani | |
36 | Arminio | 12 January 1737 | Covent Garden Theatre, London | After Salvi | |
37 | Giustino | 16 February 1737 | Covent Garden Theatre, London | Adapted from Pariati's Giustino, after Nicolo Beregan's Il Giustino | |
38 | Berenice | 18 May 1737 | Covent Garden Theatre, London | After Salvi | |
39 | Faramondo 法拉蒙多 | 3 January 1738 | King’s Theatre, London | Adapted from Apostolo Zeno's Faramondo | |
A13 | Alessandro Severo | 25 February 1738 | King’s Theatre, London | Adapted from Zeno | Pasticcio, composed in 1738. Music entirely by Handel. Overture published in HG volume 48 (page 104). |
40 | 歌剧《薛西斯》Serse (Xerxes) | 15 April 1738 | King’s Theatre, London | After Stampiglia | |
A14 | Giove in Argo | 1 May 1739 | King’s Theatre, London | Adapted from A.M. Lucchini | Pasticcio, composed in April 1739. Music entirely by Handel. Semi-staged. |
41 | Imeneo | 22 November 1740 | Theatre in Lincoln's Inn Fields, London | After Stampiglia's Imeneo | |
42 | Deidamia | 10 January 1741 | Theatre in Lincoln's Inn Fields, London | Rolli |
Incidental music
HWV | Title | Premiere | Venue | Notes |
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43 | The Alchemist | 14 January 1710 | Queen's Theatre, London | Instrumental music for the revival of Ben Jonson's play The Alchemist. An arrangement, by an anonymous composer, of music from Handel's opera Rodrigo. |
44 | Comus | June 1745 | Ludlow Castle, Shropshire | Three songs and a trio written as part of a private arrangement of John Milton's masque Comus.[2] |
45 | Alceste | Not performed | A masque which was written for an unproduced play by Tobias Smollett. Music composed between December 1749 and January 1750. | |
218 | Love's but the frailty of the mind | 17 March 1740 | Drury Lane Theatre, London | Sung by Mrs. Kitty Clive at her benefit performance of William Congreve's The Way of the World (Act III). Music composed in London, 1740 |
Oratorios
HWV | Title | Premiere | Venue | Libretto | Text | Notes |
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46a | Il trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno | June 1707 | Rome | Benedetto Pamphili | ||
46b | Il trionfo del Tempo e della Verità | 17 March 1737 | London | Benedetto Pamphili | ||
47 | La resurrezione | 8 April 1708 | Rome | Carlo Sigismondo Capece | ||
48 | Brockes Passion | 23 March 1719 | Hamburg Cathedral (possibly) | Barthold Heinrich Brockes | ||
50a | Esther | ?1718 | probably Cannons | John Arbuthnot | IMSLP. Based on Alexander Pope's work. | Originally a masque. |
50b | Esther | 1 May 1732 | King's Theatre, London | John Arbuthnot | IMSLP. Based on Alexander Pope's work. | Contains additions by S. Humphreys |
51 | Deborah | 21 February 1733 | King's Theatre, London | Samuel Humphreys | Stanford | |
52 | Athalia | 10 July 1733 | Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford | Jean Racine? | Stanford | |
53 | Saul | 16 January 1739 | King's Theatre, London | Charles Jennens | Stanford | |
54 | Israel in Egypt | 4 April 1739 | King's Theatre, London | Charles Jennens? | Stanford | |
55 | L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato | 27 February 1740 | Theatre in Lincoln's Inn Fields, London | Charles Jennens | Stanford. Based on John Milton's work. | |
56 | Messiah 弥赛亚 | 13 April 1742 | New Music Hall, Dublin | Charles Jennens | Stanford | |
57 | Samson | 18 February 1743 | Covent Garden Theatre, London | Newburgh Hamilton | Stanford | |
58 | Semele | 10 February 1744 | Covent Garden Theatre, London | William Congreve | Stanford | An opera catalogued as an oratorio |
59 | Joseph and his Brethren | 2 March 1744 | Covent Garden Theatre, London | James Miller | Stanford | |
60 | Hercules | 5 January 1745 | King's Theatre, London | Thomas Broughton | Stanford | |
61 | Belshazzar | 27 March 1745 | King's Theatre, London | Charles Jennens | Stanford | |
62 | Occasional Oratorio | 14 February 1746 | Covent Garden Theatre, London | Newburgh Hamilton | Stanford | |
63 | Judas Maccabaeus | 1 April 1747 | Covent Garden Theatre, London | Thomas Morell | Stanford | |
64 | Joshua | 9 March 1748 | Covent Garden Theatre, London | Thomas Morell | Stanford | |
65 | Alexander Balus | 23 March 1748 | Covent Garden Theatre, London | Thomas Morell | Stanford | |
66 | Susanna | 10 February 1749 | Covent Garden Theatre, London | Newburgh Hamilton? | Stanford | |
67 | Solomon | 17 March 1749 | Covent Garden Theatre, London | Newburgh Hamilton? | Stanford | |
68 | Theodora | 16 March 1750 | Covent Garden Theatre, London | Thomas Morell | Stanford | |
69 | The Choice of Hercules | 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 | 11 March 1757 | Covent Garden Theatre, London | Thomas Morell? | Stanford |
Odes and masques
HWV | Title | Premiere | Venue | Text |
---|---|---|---|---|
72 | Aci, Galatea e Polifemo | 19 July 1708 | Naples | |
49a | Acis and Galatea (masque) | probably 1718 | Cannons, near London | |
49b | Acis and Galatea (serenata) | 10 June 1732 | King's Theatre, London | Stanford |
73 | Parnasso in Festa | 13 March 1734 | King's Theatre, London | |
74 | Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne | 6 February 1713 | Royal Palace in London | |
75 | Alexander's Feast | 19 February 1736 | King's Theatre, London | Stanford |
76 | Ode for St. Cecilia's Day | 22 November 1739 | Theatre in Lincoln's Inn Fields, London | Stanford |
Cantatas
HWV | Title | Composed | Premiere | Venue | Notes | Text |
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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, 1707 | |
80 | Allor ch'io dissi addio | Rome, 1707–08 | ||||
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 | 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 | |
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 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 | Italy, 1708–09 | Version for bass. Copied for Ruspoli, 1709 | |||
102b | Dalla guerra amorosa | 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 | 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 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[3] | 1st version; no autographs or Italian-period copies; one version copied for Francesco Ruspoli, 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 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) | 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 | 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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 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; sung in Gay's "The Beggar's Opera" - Lucy's song XXVIII "How Cruel are the Traytors," 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 |
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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 |
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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 (1710–91). |
Latin church music
Handel wrote the following Latin church music (including motets, Psalm settings, and antiphons):[4]
HWV | Type | Title | Voice | Key | Composed | Premiere | Venue | Notes | Text |
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231 | Motet | Coelestis dum spirat aura | Soprano | D major/G major | ?Rome, 1707 | 13 June 1707 | Vignanello | Motet for the Feast of St. Anthony of Padua | |
232 | Psalm setting | 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) |
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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 | 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) |
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237 | Psalm setting | Laudate pueri dominum | Soprano, Chorus | D major | Rome, 8 July 1707 | Psalm 113 (Vulgate 112) |
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238 | Psalm setting | Nisi Dominus | 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 | Soprano | G minor | ?Rome, 1707 | ?19 June 1707 | Vignanello | Probably first performed on Trinity Sunday at Francesco Ruspoli'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 |
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246 | O be joyful in the Lord | Cannons, 1717–18 | St. Lawrence, Whitchurch, London | Chandos Anthem No. 1 or Jubilate ('Cannons') in D major. Also considered a Canticle. | Psalm 100 (the Jubilate). | |
247 | In the Lord put I my trust | Cannons, 1717–18 | St. Lawrence, Whitchurch, London | Chandos Anthem No. 2. Transcribed for orchestra by Edward Elgar in 1923 as the Overture in D minor, and by Stokowski in 1924 | Psalm 9, 11, 12, & 13 from Tate and Brady's New Version of the Psalms of David. | |
248 | Have mercy upon me | Cannons, 1717–18 | St. Lawrence, Whitchurch, London | Chandos Anthem No. 3. | Psalm 51 (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 | Cannons, 1717–18 | St. Lawrence, Whitchurch, London | Chandos Anthem No. 4. 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. | "Prayer Book" version of Psalms 93 & 96. | |
250a | I will magnify thee | Cannons, 1717–18 | St. Lawrence, Whitchurch, London | Chandos Anthem No. 5. Two movements added later. The overture was later reused in Handel's oboe concerto No. 2. | 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, 1717–18 | 1718 | St. Lawrence, Whitchurch, London | Chandos Anthem No. 6 (although believed to be one of the first Chandos Anthems composed). Orchestrated version of HWV 251a. | 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. There is no evidence that the work was performed during Handel's lifetime. | Psalm 42 | ||
251e | As pants the hart | 1738 | 28 March 1738[5] | King’s Theatre, Haymarket | Written for a benefit evening | Psalm 42 |
252 | My song shall be alway | Cannons, 1717–18 | St. Lawrence, Whitchurch, London | Chandos Anthem No. 7. 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 or Nicola Francesco Haym instead. | Psalm 89 | |
253 | O come, let us sing unto the Lord | Cannons, 1717–18 | St. Lawrence, Whitchurch, London | Chandos Anthem No. 8. | "Prayer Book" psalms 95 (the venite), 96, 97, 99, 103 | |
254 | O praise the Lord with one consent | Cannons, 1717–18 | St. Lawrence, Whitchurch, London | Chandos Anthem No. 9. | 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 | Cannons, 1717–18 | St. Lawrence, Whitchurch, London | Chandos Anthem No. 10. | Psalms 18, 20, 27–30, 34, 45 | |
256a | Let God arise | Cannons, 1717–18 | St. Lawrence, Whitchurch, London | Chandos Anthem No. 11. 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 | ?9 September 1727 – 11 October 1727 | 11 October 1727 | Westminster Abbey | Coronation Anthem No. 1. 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 | ?9 September 1727 – 11 October 1727 | 11 October 1727 | Westminster Abbey | Coronation Anthem No. 2. 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 | ?9 September 1727 – October 1727 | 11 October 1727 | Westminster Abbey | Coronation Anthem No. 3. 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 | ?9 September 1727 – 11 October 1727 | 11 October 1727 | Westminster Abbey | Coronation Anthem No. 4. 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 | 5(?) – 12 December 1737 | 17 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 ("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. Entirely different setting of the text than "The King Shall Rejoice" from the Coronation Anthems of 1727. | 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 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 |
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278 | Utrecht Te Deum | D major | 14 January 1713 | 7 July 1713 | St Paul's Cathedral, London | "We praise thee, O God" (Ambrosian hymn) | |
279 | Utrecht Jubilate | D major | ?January – February 1713. | 7 July 1713 | St Paul's Cathedral, 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, London | Composed by Handel during his stay with the Duke of Chandos 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") | 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
HWV | Instrument | Key | Composed | Premiere | Venue | Published | Opus | Notes |
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287 | 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 |
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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 | B-flat major | 1740 | "Oboe concerto No. 1" | ||||
302a | 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 |
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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. 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 水上音乐 | 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 水上音乐 | 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 水上音乐 | 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 皇家焰火 | 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
The following table details the sonatas for various solo instruments (with keyboard accompaniment):
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 | Unspecified | G major | circa 1707–10 | A "Fitzwilliam" sonata. The autographed manuscript, located in the Fitzwilliam Museum, does not mention instrumentation, nor are there tempo markings for the movements. It is tentatively assigned to the violin in the HHA, however the recorder is also a possibility. | ||
359a | 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) | ||
359b | 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 | G minor | circa 1712 | 1732 | Opus 1 No. 2 | |
361 | 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 | A minor | circa 1712 | 1732 | Opus 1 No. 4 | |
363a | Oboe | F major | circa 1711–16 | |||
363b | Flute | G major | circa 1711–16 | 1732 | Opus 1 No. 5 | |
364a | Violin | G minor | circa 1722–24 | 1732 | Opus 1 No. 6 | Both Walsh and Chrysander published the work as an oboe sonata. |
364b | Viola da gamba | G minor | circa 1724 | A transcription of HWV 364a—as suggested by Handel on the manuscript. | ||
365 | Recorder | C major | circa 1712 | Opus 1 No. 7 | ||
366 | Oboe | C minor | circa 1711–12 | 1732 | Opus 1 No. 8 | |
367a | Recorder | D minor | circa 1712 | Opus 1 No. 9a | Movements 1–5 constitute the "Fitzwilliam Sonata III" in Thurston Dart's arrangement. 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 | 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 | G minor | 1732 | Opus 1 No. 10 | Probably spurious | |
369 | Recorder | F major | circa 1712 | 1732 | Opus 1 No. 11 | |
370 | Violin | F major | 1732 | Opus 1 No. 12 | Probably spurious | |
371 | 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 | 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 | 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 | A minor | 1730 | "Halle sonata No. 1". Authenticity uncertain | ||
375 | 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 | B minor | 1730 | "Halle sonata No. 3". Authenticity uncertain | ||
377 | Recorder | B-flat major | circa 1712 | All three movements appear as parts of other works | ||
378 | 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 | 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). | ||
409 | Recorder | D minor | circa 1712 | 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 |
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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 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 (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 | Suite de pièce Vol. 1 No. 2 | 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” 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). Not part of the Suite de piece in B-flat major. 434-3 has the theme used by Johannes Brahms for his Handel Variations. |
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 | 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 D 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 | ?circa 1710–1720 | 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/of other composers
Handel's music was arranged by other composers. The arrangements included pasticcio, adaptations, and the inclusion of the work of other composers.[2]
HWV | Genre | Name | Composed | Premiere | Venue | Libretto | Notes |
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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 Metastasio, 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 Metastasio, 1730 | |
A12 | Opera (pasticcio) | Didone | 1737 | 13 April 1737 | London, Covent Garden Theatre | After Metastasio, 1726 | Pasticcio by Händel using Leonardo Vinci's Didone abbandonata[6] |
HWV missing
Handel's compositions that are not included in the HWV Catalogue include:
Genre | Name | Composed | Premiere | Venue | Notes |
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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 | ?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's library (London). The manuscript is not in Handel's hand. |
Italian Aria | Lusinga questo cor | circa 1712–1717 | 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 | 16 March 1764 | Covent Garden Theatre, London | ||
Oratorio (pasticcio) | Rebecca | ||||
Oratorio (pasticcio) | Gideon | 10 February 1769 | 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 |