George Frideric Handel Masterpieces
German, later British Baroque composer
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- harpsichord, oboe, pipe organ
- anthem, classical music, concerto, coronation anthem, opera, oratorio
- Brandenburg-Prussia, Great Britain, Holy Roman Empire
- composer, harpsichordist, impresario, musician, opera composer, organist, violinist
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Essential works
Creative activity
based on dated works only
Duration of the works
(average or estimed)
Number of works
1604
154 years
1757
Number of works
Duration of the works (average or estimed)
Work for choir (202)
Song, lied (83)
Opera (46)
Work for soloist (105)
Work for chamber orchestra (81)
Work for orchestra (38)
Work for orchestra with soloist (27)
not qualified (2)
Theatrical music (1)
Other renowned works
1749 - Solomon
1747 - Judas Maccabaeus
1738 - Serse
1734 - Ariodante
1725 - Rodelinda
This selection of works is not the result of personal preferences or artistic opinion. Selected works come from an exclusive data analysis method developed by soclassiq.
The dating of the works can be precise or sometimes approximate. It may correspond to the premiere date or publication year or completion of the composition (that can be several years after its first public execution).
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1685-1750 Johann Sebastian Bach °
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1685-1759 George Frideric Handel °
1714-1787 Christoph Willibald von Gluck
1714-1788 Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
1685-1757 Domenico Scarlatti
1681-1767 Georg Philipp Telemann
1653-1713 Arcangelo Corelli °
1750-1825 Antonio Salieri
1743-1805 Luigi Boccherini
° : Masterpieces listed
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