Aliases: Georg Friedrich Händel; Georg Friedrich Haendel; Georg Hendel; George Frederick Handel
Life
Born: 23 February 1685 Halle
Died: 14 April 1759, London
Biography:
Born Georg Friedrich Händel (Haendel on typewriters without ä), he adopted the phonetic spelling Hendel in Italy around 1707. In 1727 he petitioned for British citizenship under the name George Frideric Handel and this has been recently adopted by major reference works like Baker's and New Grove . He nevertheless usually signed his name and published as George Frederick Handel and that is what is inscribed on his funeral monument in Westminster Abbey's Poets Corner.
View the Wikipedia article on George Frideric Handel .
List of choral works
Anthems
Birthday Ode for Queen Anne
Canticorum jubilo (arr. of "See the conquering hero comes" from Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63
Chandos Anthem No. 1: No. 4 - Be ye sure that the Lord he is God
Chandos Anthem No. 3 Have mercy upon me, HWV 248
Chandos Anthem No. 4: No. 6 - O worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness
Chandos Anthem No. 6: HWV 251b - As pants the hart
Chandos Anthem No. 7, "My Song shall be alway"
Chandos Anthem No. 8: O come, let us sing unto the Lord
O Praise the Lord With One Consent - Chandos Anthem No. 9 (complete)
Chandos Anthem No. 11: Let God Arise
Dixit Dominus, HWV 232
Flammende Rose, Zierde der Erden, HWV 210
Foundling Hospital Anthem, HWV 268
Funeral Anthem for Queen Caroline, HWV 264
Giù nei Tartari Regni, HWV 187
Gloria in excelsis Deo
Joy to the World
The King shall rejoice (Coronation Anthem No. 2)
Kyrie (contrafact of "Surely he hath born" from Messiah)
Lai visās malās (Canticorum jubilo) (arr. of "See the conquering hero comes", Nr. 58 from Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63)
Laudate pueri Dominum in D (full score, parts)
Let thy hand be strengthened (Coronation Anthem No. 3)
Lobet Gott mit Jubelschall
Lord, I Trust Thee
Lucrezia, HWV 145
Meine Seele hört im Sehen, HWV 207
My heart is inditing (Coronation Anthem No. 4) HWV 261
Nisi Dominus, HWV 238
No, di voi non vo' fidarmi, HWV 189
Ode for St. Cecilia's Day, HWV 76
O Praise the Lord With One Consent see - Chandos Anthem No. 9
Par che mi nasce in seno un raggio di speranza (from Tamerlano )
Partì l'idolo mio, HWV 147
Quel fior che all'alba ride, HWV 154
Quel fior che all'alba ride, HWV 192
Salve Regina, HWV 241
The Rising World Jehovah crowned (No. 3 from 'Athalia')
Singt dem Herrn ein neues Lied
Te Deum in A major
Te Deum in D (Dettingen) HWV 283
Their bodies are buried in peace ("Israel in Egypt")
Utrecht Jubilate Deo
Utrecht Te Deum
Vedendo amor, HWV 175
Wash me throughly, HWV 248 See Chandos Anthem No. 3
While shepherds watched their flocks
Zadok the Priest , Coronation Anthem Nº 1
Oratorios
Operas
Arias
Cantatas
Hymn tunes
Vocal arrangements based on Handel's works
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Publications
External links
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