George Frideric Handel
Downloadable orchestral scores and sheet music in Acrobat format
These are derived from the Deutschen Händelgesellschaft series edited by F.W.
Chrysander, published 1858-1894. I've prepared and posted fifty of the hundred or
so volumes, and will post more as demand warrants and time permits. Please send
comments to eric
grunin.com.
Please note that while the scores here are useful as an introduction to the works, newer and more accurate editions, such as the ongoing Hallische Händel-Ausgabe, should be used when preparing a performance.
The Händelgesellschaft volume numbers (HG) are cross-referenced with Händel Werkverzeichnis numbers (HWV), but the correspondance is not always exact. For more details, as well as generous amounts of well-organized information about Handel, see GFHandel.org.
These files began as scans published by the Bayerischen Staatsbibliothek, which were then uploaded to Rapidshare by Stefan Racic. I have bound them into volumes using Adobe Acrobat, adding bookmarks and removing blank pages. The images are good quality, but as a result the files are large (15-77MB).
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| Oratorio | |||
| Athalia | HG 5 | HWV 52 | |
| Belshazzar | HG 19 | HWV 61 | |
| Brockes Passion | HG 15 | HWV 48 | 'Der für die Sünde der Welt gemarterte und sterbende Jesus' |
| Joshua | HG 17 | HWV 64 | |
| Joshua | HG 17 | HWV 64 | |
| Judas Maccabeus | HG 22 | HWV 63 | |
| La Resurrezione | HG 39 | HWV 47 | |
|
Messiah
|
HG 45 | HWV 56 | |
| Samson | HG 10 | HWV 57 | |
| Saul | HG 13 | HWV 53 | |
| Susanna | HG 1 | HWV 66 | |
| Theodora | HG 8 | HWV 68 | |
| Opera seria | |||
| Admeto, re di Tessaglia | HG 73 | HWV 22 | |
| Agrippina | HG 57 | HWV 6 | |
| Alcina | HG 86 | HWV 34 | |
| Alessandro | HG 72 | HWV 21 | |
| Almira | HG 55 | HWV 1 | |
| Arianna in Creta | HG 83 | HWV 32 | |
| Ariodante | HG 85 | HWV 33 | |
| Arminio | HG 89 | HWV 36 | |
| Atalanta | HG 87 | HWV 35 | |
| Berenice, regina d'Egitto | HG 90 | HWV 38 | |
| Ezio | HG 80 | HWV 29 | |
| Flavio, re de' Langobardi | HG 67 | HWV 16 | |
| Giulio Cesare in Egitto | HG 68 | HWV 17 | |
| Giustino | HG 88 | HWV 37 | |
| Il Pastor Fido (1712) | HG 59 | HWV 8a | |
| Il Pastor Fido (1734) | HG 84 | HWV 8b, 8c | |
| Lotario | HG 77 | HWV 26 | |
| Muzio Scevola (Act 3) | HG 64 | HWV 13 | |
| Poro, re dell'Indie | HG 79 | HWV 28 | |
| Rinaldo | HG 58 | HWV 7a, 7b | includes both 1711 and 1731 versions |
| Rodelinda, regina de' Langobardi | HG 70 | HWV 19 | |
| Rodrigo | HG 56 | HWV 5 | |
| Silla | HG 61 | HWV 10 | |
| Tamerlano | HG 69 | HWV 18 | |
| Teseo | HG 60 | HWV 9 | |
| Tolomeo, re d'Egitto | HG 76 | HWV 25 | |
| Instrumental | |||
|
Keyboard
Works
|
HG 2 |
HWV 426-442 HWV 447 HWV 452 HWV 488 HWV 496 HWV 574-5 HWV 577-8 HWV 585 HWV 606-610 |
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| 12 Concerti Grossi, Op.6 | HG 21 | HWV 319-330 | |
|
Chamber
Music |
HG 27 |
HWV 359-373 HWV 380-394 HWV 396-402 |
including Solo Sonatas, Op.1; Trio Sonatas, Op.2; Trio Sonatas, Op.5 |
| Instrumental Concerti | HG 21 |
HWV 287-288 HWV 301-302 HWV 312-330 |
including Concerti Grossi, Op.3 |
|
Orchestral
Works |
HG 47 |
HWV 331-335 HWV 348-351 |
Includes Water Music; Fireworks Music; Concerti per due cori |
| Ode | |||
| Alexander's Feast | HG 12 | HWG 75 | |
|
Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne full score vocal score |
HG 46a | HWG 74 | Eternal Source of Light Divine |
| Ode for St Cecilia's Day | HG 23 | HWV 76 | |
| Other | |||
|
Acis and Galatea (serenata) full score vocal score |
HG 3 | HWV 49a, 49b | |
| Alceste (incidental music) | HG 46b | HWV 45 | |
| The Choice of Hercules (drama) | HG 18 | HWV 69 | |
|
Funeral Anthem for Queen Caroline full score vocal score |
HG 11 | HWG 264 | The ways of Zion do mourn |
| Italian Cantatas, Part 2 | HG 52b |
HWV 96 HWV 122 HWV 134 HWV 140 HWV 143 HWV 165 HWV 170-171 HWV 173 |
including Apollo e Dafne |
| Hercules (drama) | HG 4 | HWV 60 | |
| Utrecht Te Deum | HG 31 | HWV 279 |