List of Compositions By George Frideric Handel - Latin Church Music

Latin Church Music

Handel wrote the following Latin church music (including motets, Psalm settings, and antiphons):

HWV Type Title Voice Key Composed Premiere Venue Notes Text
231 Motet Coelestis dum spirat aura Soprano D major/G major 1707-00-00?Rome, 1707 1707-06-1313 June 1707 Vignanello Motet for the Feast of St. Anthony of Padua
232 Psalm setting Dixit Dominus Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass Chorus G minor 1707-04-00Rome, 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)
235 Antiphon Haec est Regina virginum Soprano G major 1707-00-00?Rome, 1707 1707-07-16?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 1706-00-00?Hamburg, circa 1706 0000-00-00 Laudate pueri dominum in F major is Handel's earliest surviving autograph. Might have been composed in Halle, 1701-2. Psalm 113
(Vulgate 112)
237 Psalm setting Laudate pueri dominum Soprano, Chorus D major 1707-07-08Rome, 8 July 1707 0000-00-00 Psalm 113
(Vulgate 112)
238 Psalm setting Nisi Dominus Alto, Tenor, Bass, Chorus G major 1707-07-13Rome, 13 July 1707 1707-07-16?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 1707-06-00?Rome, May – June 1707 1707-06-1212 June 1707 Vignanello For Pentecost
240 Motet Saeviat tellus inter rigores Soprano D major 1707-00-00?Rome, 1707 1707-07-16?16 July 1707 Rome Motet for the Feast of Madonna del Carmine
241 Antiphon Salve Regina Soprano G minor 1707-00-00?Rome, 1707 1707-06-19?19 June 1707 Vignanello Probably first performed on Trinity Sunday at Francesco Ruspoli's private chapel.
242 Motet Silete venti Soprano B-flat major 1724-00-00London, circa 1723-25 0000-00-00
243 Antiphon Te decus virgineum Alto G minor 1707-00-00Rome, 1707 1707-07-16?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 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 Misattributed to Handel; by A. Lotti ("Missa Sapientiae"), but copied by Handel circa 1749.
245 Cantata Gloria in excelsis deo Chorus 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 Misattributed to Handel; by A. Lotti ("Missa Sapientiae"), but copied by Handel circa 1749.
269 Amen...alleluja Soprano, Bass D minor 1746-00-001735-46 0000-00-00 Probably intended as a vocal study.
270 Amen Soprano, Bass F major 1746-00-001735-46 0000-00-00 Probably intended as a vocal study.
271 Amen...alleluja Soprano, Bass G minor 1746-00-001735-46 0000-00-00 Probably intended as a vocal study.
272 Alleluja...amen Soprano, Bass D minor 1746-00-001735-46 0000-00-00 Probably intended as a vocal study.
273 Alleluja...amen Soprano, Bass G major 1746-00-001735-46 0000-00-00 Probably intended as a vocal study.
274 Alleluja...amen Soprano, Bass A minor 1746-00-001735-46 0000-00-00 Probably intended as a vocal study.
276 Amen...hallelujah Soprano, Bass F major 1747-00-001744-47 0000-00-00 Probably intended as a vocal study.
277 Hallelujah...amen Soprano, Bass F major 1747-00-001744-47 0000-00-00 Probably intended as a vocal study.

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