List of Compositions By George Frideric Handel - Keyboard Works

Keyboard Works

HWV Type Key Composed Published Notes
305b Arrangement F minor 1747-00-00circa 1747 Used as an overture. Solo keyboard arrangement of the Organ Concerto in F major (HWV 305)
425 Air (Saraband) E major 0000-00-00 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 1720-00-00prior to 1720 1720
427 Suite de pièce Vol. 1 No. 2 F major 1720-00-00prior to 1720 1720
428 Suite de pièce Vol. 1 No. 3 D minor 1720-00-00prior to 1720 1720
429 Suite de pièce Vol. 1 No. 4 E minor 1720-00-00prior to 1720 1720
430 Suite de pièce Vol. 1 No. 5 E major 1720-00-00prior 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 1720-00-00prior to 1720 1720
432 Suite de pièce Vol. 1 No. 7 G minor 1720-00-00prior to 1720 1720
433 Suite de pièce Vol. 1 No. 8 F minor 1720-00-00prior to 1720 1720
434 Suite de pièce Vol. 2 No. 1 B-flat major 1717-00-00?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 1717-00-00?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 1726-00-00Nowrap|circa 1721–1726 1733
437 Suite de pièce Vol. 2 No. 4 D minor 1706-00-00circa 1703–1706 1733
438 Suite de pièce Vol. 2 No. 5 E minor 1717-00-00circa 1710–1717 1733
439 Suite de pièce Vol. 2 No. 6 G minor 1706-00-00circa 1703–1706 1733
440 Suite de pièce Vol. 2 No. 7 B-flat major 1706-00-00circa 1703–1706 1733 revised 1717-18
441 Suite de pièce Vol. 2 No. 8 G major 1706-00-00circa 1703–1706 1733
442 Suite de piece Vol. 2 No. 9 G major 1706-00-00circa 1703–1706 1733 62 variations. Prelude and Chaconne. Two different preludes noted in sources (HWV 442/1b in Walsh)
443 Suite C major 1703-00-001700–1703 Includes Chaconne (of which there are 26 variations)
444 Partita C minor 1706-00-00circa 1705–1706
445 Suite C minor 1706-00-001705–1706
446 Suite C minor 1706-00-00circa 1703–1706 Composed for two harpsichords, but the music for only one harpsichord survives
447 Suite D minor 1739-00-00circa 1738–1739 Written for Princess Louisa. Companion piece to the Suite in G minor (HWV 452)
448 Suite D minor 1706-00-00circa 1705–1706
449 Suite D minor 1705-00-00circa 1705
450 Partita G major 1705-00-00circa 1700–1705
451 Suite G minor 1706-00-00circa 1703–1706 Allemande and Courante only
452 Suite G minor 1739-00-00circa 1738–1739 Written for Princess Louisa. Companion piece to the Suite in G minor (HWV 447)
453 Suite G minor 1706-00-00circa 1705–1706
454 Partita A major 1706-00-00circa 1703–1706
455 Suite B-flat major 1705-00-00circa 1705 Keyboard version of the overture in B-flat major (HWV 336) and the suite in B-flat major (HWV 354)
456-1 Arrangement 1727-00-00circa 1720–1727 Arrangement of the overture to the Italian opera “Il pastor fido"
456-2 Arrangement 1727-00-00circa 1720–1727 Arrangement of the overture to the Italian opera "Amadigi"
456-3 Arrangement 1727-00-00circa 1720–1727 Arrangement of the overture to the Italian opera "Flavio"
456-4 Arrangement 1727-00-00circa 1720–1727 Arrangement of the overture to the Italian opera "Rodelinda"
456-5 Arrangement 1727-00-00circa 1720–1727 Arrangement of the overture to the Italian opera "Riccardo Primo"
457 Air C major 1721-00-00circa 1720–1721
458 Air C minor 1720-00-00?circa 1710–1720 Authenticity uncertain
459 Air C minor 1720-00-00?circa 1710–1720 Authenticity uncertain
460 Air (March) D major 1721-00-00circa 1720–1721
461 Air (Hornpipe) D minor 1718-00-00circa 1717–1718
462 Air and minuet D minor 1726-00-00circa 1724–1726
463 Air F major 1709-00-00circa 1707–1709
464 Air F major 1726-00-00circa 1724–1726 A version of the air from the "Water Music" (HWV 348–350)
465 Air and two Doubles F major 1720-00-00circa 1710–1720
466 Air G minor 1720-00-00circa 1710–1720 For two-manual harpsichord (or possibly organ)
467 Air Lentement G minor 1720-00-00circa 1710–1720
468 Air A major 1728-00-00circa 1727–1728
469 Air B-flat major 1739-00-00circa 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 1720-00-00circa 1710–1720 For two-manual harpsichord (or possibly organ)
471 Air B-flat major 1720-00-00circa 1710–1720
472 Allegro C major 1705-00-00circa 1705
473 Allegro C major 1738-08-2525 August 1738 Clock-Organ
474 Air G major 1738-00-00circa 1736–1738 Based on the first chorus of "Acis and Galatea" (HWV 49a). Possibly for organ
475 Allegro D minor 1720-00-00circa 1710–1720
476 Allemande F major 1735-00-00circa 1730–1735
477 Allemande A major 1726-00-00circa 1724–1726
478 Allemande A minor 1705-00-00circa 1705
479 Allemande B minor 1722-00-00circa 1721–1722
480 Chorale G minor 1740-00-00circa 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 1706-00-00circa 1703–1706
482-1 Arrangement 1725-00-00circa 1720–1725 Arrangement of the overture to the Italian opera 'Rinaldo'
482-2 Arrangement 1725-00-00circa 1720–1725 Arrangement of the overture to the Italian opera 'Floridante'
482-3 Arrangement 1725-00-00circa 1720–1725 Arrangement of the overture to the Italian opera 'Radamisto'
482-4 Arrangement 1725-00-00circa 1720–1725 Arrangement of the overture to the Italian opera 'Muzio Scevola'
483 Capriccio G minor 1721-00-00circa 1720–1721
484 Chaconne with 49 variations C major 1705-00-00circa 1700–1705 Version of the Chaconne in Suite HWV 443
485 Chaconne F major 1705-00-00circa 1705 For a two-manual harpsichord
486 Chaconne G minor 1705-00-00circa 1705
487 Concerto G major 1720-00-00circa 1710–1720 Two movements
488 Allegro (Courante) F major 1718-00-00circa 1717–1718 In G major for the Suite de piece in G major, Vol. 2 No. 9 (HWV 442)
489 Courante B minor 1722-00-00circa 1722
490 Fantasie pour le clavecin, C major 1706-00-00circa 1703–1706
491 Gavotte G major 1705-00-00circa 1705
492 Gigue F major 1727-00-00circa 1726–1727
493 Gigue G minor 1705-00-00circa 1704–1705 Two versions
494 Impertinence (Bourée) G minor 1705-00-00circa 1705
495 Lesson D minor 1710-00-00circa 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 1720-00-00circa 1715–1720
497 to 558 62 Minuets Various 0000-00-00 Two-stave pieces, probably for keyboard. Some related to minuets in other works
559 Passepied C major 1722-00-00circa 1721–1722
560 Passepied A major 1705-00-00circa 1705
561 Prelude D minor 1706-00-00circa 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 1712-00-00circa 1711–1712
563 Prelude D minor 1703-00-00circa 1700–1703
564 Prelude D minor 1705-00-00circa 1705
565 Prelude D minor 1720-00-00circa 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 1720-00-00circa 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 1720-00-00circa 1710–1720
568 Preludium F minor 1720-00-00circa 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 1720-00-00?circa 1710–1720 Arpeggio del Cook. Authorship uncertain
570 Prelude (Harpeggio) F-sharp minor 1718-00-00circa 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 1706-00-00circa 1703–1706 Two movements
572 Prelude G minor 1717-00-00circa 1710–1717 Originally associated with the Suite de pièce in G minor, Vol. 1 No. 7 (HWV 432)
573 Prelude (Harpeggio) G minor 1705-00-00circa 1705
574 Prelude and Allegro (Sonata) G minor 1705-00-00circa 1705 Two movements
575 Prelude (Harpeggio) A minor 1718-00-00circa 1717–1718 Coupled with the "Lesson in A minor"; HWV 496
576 Prelude and Allegro A minor 1706-00-00circa 1705–1706 Two movements
577 Sonata (Fantasia) pour le clavecin, C major 1705-00-00circa 1703–1705
578 Sonata C major 1750-00-00circa 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 1710-00-00?circa 1707–1710 For a two-manual harpsichord (or possibly organ)
580 Sonata (Larghetto) G minor 1710-00-00?circa 1707–1710 One movement
581 Sonatina D minor 1705-00-00circa 1705 One movement
582 Sonatina (Fugue) G major 1722-00-00circa 1721–1722 One movement
583 Sonatina G minor 1722-00-00?circa 1721–1722 One movement
584 Sonatina A minor 1708-00-00circa 1706–1708 One movement. Authenticity uncertain
585 Sonatina B-flat major 1720-00-00circa 1721–1722 One movement
586 Toccata G minor 1720-00-00circa 1710–1720
587 to 597 Eleven pieces C, F, and G 1740-00-00circa 1735–1740 "10 Tunes for Clay's Musical Clock" (Clock-Organ). Includes arrangements of opera arias
598 to 604 Seven pieces C major 1740-00-00circa 1730–1740 Clock-Organ. HWV 600 (a version of HWV 588) named "A Voluntary for a Flight of Angels."
605 Fugue G minor 1718-00-00circa 1711–1718 1735 No 1 of "Six Fugues or Voluntarys for the Organ or Harpsichord" published by Walsh in 1735
606 Fugue G major 1718-00-00circa 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 1718-00-00circa 1711–1718 1735 No 3 of "Six Fugues or Voluntarys for the Organ or Harpsichord" published by Walsh in 1735
608 Fugue B minor 1718-00-00circa 1711–1718 1735 No 4 of "Six Fugues or Voluntarys for the Organ or Harpsichord" published by Walsh in 1735
609 Fugue A minor 1718-00-00circa 1711–1718 1735 No 5 of "Six Fugues or Voluntarys for the Organ or Harpsichord" published by Walsh in 1735
610 Fugue C minor 1718-00-00circa 1711–1718 1735 No 6 of "Six Fugues or Voluntarys for the Organ or Harpsichord" published by Walsh in 1735
611 Fugue F major 1705-00-00circa 1705 No autograph
612 Fugue E major 0000-00-00 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
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Minuets Various 0000-00-00 Arranged from music of opera arias

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