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The masque Comus, or There in the Blissful Shades (HWV * 44) is a short version of John Milton's Comus, based on a libretto earlier made by John Dalton
Comus_(Handel)
1637 masque by John Milton
edition of Comus at Internet Archive Comus with illustrations by Arthur Rackham at Internet Archive Comus at Project Gutenberg Text of Comus at the Milton
Comus_(Milton)
German-British composer (1685–1759)
George Frideric (or Frederick) Handel (/ˈhændəl/ HAN-dəl; baptised Georg Fried[e]rich Händel, German: [ˈɡeːɔʁk ˈfʁiːdʁɪç ˈhɛndl̩] ; 5 March [O.S. 23 February] 1685
George_Frideric_Handel
Topics referred to by the same term
Shors' name for Topshur Comus (John Milton), a 1634 masque by John Milton Comus (Arne), a 1738 masque by Thomas Arne Comus (Handel), a 1745 short version
Comus_(disambiguation)
1741 sacred oratorio by Handel
56) is an English-language oratorio composed in 1741 by George Frideric Handel. The text was compiled from the King James Bible and the Coverdale Psalter
Messiah_(Handel)
Collected editions of Handel's works include the Händel-Gesellschaft (HG) and the Hallische Händel-Ausgabe (HHA), but the more recent Händel-Werke-Verzeichnis
List of compositions by George Frideric Handel
List_of_compositions_by_George_Frideric_Handel
Three suites by Handel
movements, often published as three suites, composed by George Frideric Handel. It premiered on 17 July 1717, in response to King George I's request for
Water_Music
Chronological list of George Frideric Handel's musical dramas
July 2009 Handel's lost Hamburg operas List of compositions by George Frideric Handel Handel Reference Database Hicks, Anthony (1992), 'Handel, George Frideric'
List of operas by George Frideric Handel
List_of_operas_by_George_Frideric_Handel
British ballet dancer and choreographer
included verse, delivered by an actor rather than a dancer. The Masque of Comus was both ambitious and courageous and required much historical research
Mona_Inglesby
Operas of 1703–1706 that have been lost
In 1703, the 18-year-old composer George Frideric Handel took up residence in Hamburg, Germany, where he remained until 1706. During this period he composed
Handel's_lost_Hamburg_operas
Opening aria from George Frideric Handel's Serse
known as "Largo from Xerxes" or "Handel's Largo", is the opening aria from the opera Serse (1738) by George Frideric Handel. The opera was a commercial failure
Ombra_mai_fu
Oratorio by George Handel and Charles Jennens
(HWV 53) is a dramatic oratorio in three acts written by George Frideric Handel with a libretto by Charles Jennens. Taken from the First Book of Samuel
Saul_(Handel)
1707 cantata by G. F. Handel
for soprano and instruments written by George Frideric Handel in 1707. Other catalogues of Handel's music have referred to the work as HG liiB,92; and HHA
Un'alma_innamorata
British coronation anthem
Priest (HWV 258) is a British anthem that was composed by George Frideric Handel for the coronation of George II in 1727. Alongside The King Shall Rejoice
Zadok_the_Priest
Act of the Parliament of Great Britain
Sechehaye, George Frideric Handel, Anthony Furstenau and Michael Schlegel (13 Geo. 1. c. 2 Pr.), later given the short title of Handel's Naturalisation Act 1727
Handel's Naturalisation Act 1727
Handel's_Naturalisation_Act_1727
war, to enable the mounting of the very large productions The Masque of Comus, Sleeping Princess and Swan Lake. The end of the war meant that male dancers
International_Ballet
1769 oratorio pastiche
is derived from the works of Handel ("75:17 for the Handel elements and 76:36 for those by Smith" in Georg Friedrich Händel and John Christopher Smith –
Gideon_(Handel)
Soprano aria by composer George Frideric Handel
by composer George Frideric Handel that has become a popular concert piece. Its melody is first found in act 3 of Handel's 1705 opera Almira as a sarabande;
Lascia_ch'io_pianga
1744 opera-oratorio by Handel
presented "after the manner of an oratorio", in three parts by George Frideric Handel. Based on an existing opera libretto by William Congreve, the work is an
Semele_(Handel)
German barber-surgeon
sister: Valentin Händel (1609–1633), Christoph Händel (1612–1678), Barbara Händel (b. 1613), Samuel Händel (b. 1617) and Gottfried Händel (1619–1619). Valentin
Georg_Händel
Messiah (HWV 56), the English-language oratorio composed by George Frideric Handel in 1741, is structured in three parts, listed here in tables for their musical
Structure_of_Handel's_Messiah
1739 oratorio by George Frideric Handel
George Frideric Handel. Most scholars believe the libretto was prepared by Charles Jennens, who also compiled the biblical texts for Handel's Messiah. It
Israel_in_Egypt
Piece by George Frideric Handel
The Keyboard suite in D minor (HWV 437) was composed by George Frideric Handel, for solo keyboard (harpsichord), between 1703 and 1706. It is also referred
Keyboard suite in D minor (HWV 437)
Keyboard_suite_in_D_minor_(HWV_437)
1746 oratorio by George Frideric Handel
(HWV 63) is an oratorio in three acts composed in 1746 by George Frideric Handel based on a libretto written by Thomas Morell. The oratorio was devised as
Judas_Maccabaeus_(Handel)
1724 opera by George Frideric Handel
dramma per musica (opera seria) in three acts composed by George Frideric Handel for the Royal Academy of Music in 1724. The libretto was written by Nicola
Giulio_Cesare
Music museum in London
Handel Hendrix House (previously Handel & Hendrix in London and the Handel House Museum) is a museum in Mayfair, London, dedicated to the lives and works
Handel_Hendrix_House
First part of Handel's English-language oratorio Messiah
Messiah (HWV 56), the English-language oratorio composed by George Frideric Handel in 1741, is structured in three parts. The wordbook (also called libretto
Messiah_Part_I
Compositions by George Frideric Handel
The Twelve Grand Concertos, Op. 6, HWV 319–330, by George Frideric Handel are concerti grossi for a concertino violin duet and a ripieno four-part string
Concerti grossi, Op. 6 (Handel)
Concerti_grossi,_Op._6_(Handel)
1718 masque by Handel
Acis and Galatea (HWV 49) is a musical work by George Frideric Handel with an English text by John Gay. The work has been variously described as a serenata
Acis_and_Galatea_(Handel)
1709 opera seria by G. F. Handel
Agrippina (HWV 6) is an opera seria in three acts by George Frideric Handel with a libretto by Cardinal Vincenzo Grimani. Composed for the 1709–10 Venice
Agrippina_(opera)
1707 psalm setting by George Frideric Handel
Dixit Dominus is a psalm setting by George Frideric Handel (catalogued as HWV 232). It uses the Latin text of Psalm 110 (Vulgate 109), which begins with
Dixit_Dominus_(Handel)
Compositions by George Frideric Handel
The Handel organ concertos, Op. 4, HWV 289–294, are six organ concertos for chamber organ and orchestra composed by George Frideric Handel in London between
Organ concertos, Op. 4 (Handel)
Organ_concertos,_Op._4_(Handel)
1732 opera by Handel
Media ("Sosarmes, King of Media", HWV 30) is an opera by George Frideric Handel written in 1732 for the King's Theatre in the Haymarket, London, where it
Sosarme
Oratorio by Georg Friedrich Händel
Deborah (HWV 51) is an oratorio by George Frideric Handel. It was one of Handel's early oratorios in English and was based on a libretto by Samuel Humphreys
Deborah_(Handel)
1744 oratorio by George Frideric Handel
Belshazzar (HWV 61) is an oratorio by George Frideric Handel. The libretto was by Charles Jennens, and Handel abridged it considerably. Jennens' libretto was
Belshazzar_(Handel)
Oratorio by Georg Friedrich Händel
Jephtha (HWV 70) is an oratorio (1751) by George Frideric Handel with an English language libretto by the Rev. Thomas Morell, based on the story of Jephtha
Jephtha_(Handel)
Annual music festival
The London Handel Festival is an annual music festival centred on the compositions of George Frideric Handel which was founded in 1978. The festival also
London_Handel_Festival
Anthem by George Frideric Handel
Augusta of Saxe-Gotha) (HWV 263), is an anthem composed by George Frideric Handel. It was performed for the royal wedding on 27 April 1736 at the Chapel Royal
Sing_Unto_God_(Handel)
Catalogue of George Friederic Handel's Works
The Händel-Werke-Verzeichnis (abbreviated as HWV) is the Catalogue of Handel's Works. It was published in three volumes (in German) by Bernd Baselt between
Händel-Werke-Verzeichnis
1750 oratorio/opera by Handel
Theodora (HWV 68) is a dramatic oratorio in three acts by George Frideric Handel, set to an English libretto by Thomas Morell. The oratorio concerns the
Theodora_(Handel)
Opera by Georg Friedrich Händel
Orlando (HWV 31) is an opera seria in three acts by George Frideric Handel written for the King's Theatre in London in 1733. The Italian libretto was adapted
Orlando_(opera)
1711 opera by George Frideric Handel
Rinaldo (HWV 7) is an opera by George Frideric Handel, composed in 1711, and was the first Italian-language opera written specifically for the London stage
Rinaldo_(opera)
Musical ode by George Frideric Handel
Alexander's Feast (HWV 75) is an ode with music by George Frideric Handel set to a libretto by Newburgh Hamilton. Hamilton adapted his libretto from John
Alexander's_Feast_(Handel)
HWV number) is an oratorio pastiche. It was compiled from the works of Handel in 1764 by John Christopher Smith. It was first performed on 16 March 1764
Nabal_(Handel)
1725 opera by Handel
Handel. The libretto is by Nicola Francesco Haym, based on an earlier libretto by Antonio Salvi. Rodelinda has long been regarded as one of Handel's greatest
Rodelinda_(opera)
Opera by Georg Friedrich Händel
Verwandelte Daphne (Daphne Metamorphosed), HWV 4, is an opera composed by Handel for the Oper am Gänsemarkt in Hamburg in 1706, to a libretto by Hinrich
Daphne_(Handel)
Opera by George Frideric Handel
Radamisto (HWV 12) is an opera seria in three acts by George Frideric Handel to an Italian libretto by Nicola Francesco Haym, based on L'amor tirannico
Radamisto_(Handel)
Oratorio by George Frideric Handel
Handel. It was composed in a month, from 19 July 1747 to 19 August 1747, six months before the beginning of the oratorio season. Joshua is Handel's fourth
Joshua_(Handel)
Oratorio by George Frideric Handel
Solomon, HWV 67, is an oratorio by George Frideric Handel. The anonymous libretto – currently thought to have been penned by the English Jewish poet/playwright
Solomon_(Handel)
Oratorio by Georg Friedrich Händel
oratorio by George Frideric Handel produced in three different versions across fifty years of the composer’s career: Handel’s very first oratorio, composed
The_Triumph_of_Time_and_Truth
German music festival
The Göttingen International Handel Festival (German, Internationale Händel-Festspiele Göttingen) is a German festival of baroque music, based in Göttingen
Göttingen International Handel Festival
Göttingen_International_Handel_Festival
Oratorio by George Frideric Handel
Samson (HWV 57) is a three-act oratorio from 1743 by George Frideric Handel, considered to be one of his finest dramatic works. It is usually performed
Samson_(Handel)
1738 opera seria by Handel
title: Xerxes; HWV 40) is an opera seria in three acts by George Frideric Handel. It was first performed in London on 15 April 1738. The Italian libretto
Serse
English operatic soprano (1928–2024)
1958, in the presence of Francis Poulenc. World premiere of Scenes from Comus, Op 6, Hugh Wood, BBC Promenade Concert, 2 August 1965. BBC Promenade Concerts
Jeannette_Sinclair
1735 opera by George Frideric Handel
Ariodante (HWV 33) is an opera seria in three acts by George Frideric Handel. The anonymous Italian libretto was based on a work by Antonio Salvi, which
Ariodante
Set of sonatas published in 1732
Mr. Handel was published by John Walsh in 1732. It contains a set of twelve sonatas, for various instruments, composed by George Frideric Handel. The
Handel_solo_sonatas_(Walsh)
1712 sacred oratorio by Handel
most famous musical setting of Brockes' text is that by George Frideric Handel, HWV 48. The text was also set by Reinhard Keiser (1712), Georg Philipp
Brockes_Passion_(Handel)
1749 sinfonia from Handel's oratorio Solomon
Queen of Sheba", is the sinfonia that opens Act III of George Frideric Handel's 1749 oratorio Solomon. It is marked allegro and scored for two oboes and
The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba
The_Arrival_of_the_Queen_of_Sheba
Oratorio by Handel
Athalia (HWV 52) is an English-language oratorio composed by George Frideric Handel to a libretto by Samuel Humphreys based on the play Athalie by Jean Racine
Athalia_(Handel)
American opera tenor (1922–2015)
in Thomas Arne's rarely heard opera Comus with The Little Orchestra Society. In 1959 McCollum performed Handel's Ode for St. Cecilia's Day with the New
John_McCollum
1726 opera by Handel
Alessandro (HWV 21) is an opera composed by George Frideric Handel in 1726 for the Royal Academy of Music. Paolo Rolli's libretto is based on the story
Alessandro_(opera)
Musical Drama by George Frideric Handel
Hercules (HWV 60) is a Musical Drama in three acts by George Frideric Handel, composed in July and August 1744. The English language libretto was by the
Hercules_(Handel)
Musical composition by George Frideric Handel
(HWV 69) is an oratorio in one act (three scenes) by George Frideric Handel. Handel produced the score between 28 June and 5 July 1750. The first performance
The Choice of Hercules (Handel)
The_Choice_of_Hercules_(Handel)
Opera seria by George Frideric Handel
Faithful Shepherd") (HWV 8) is an opera seria in three acts by George Frideric Handel. It was set to a libretto by Giacomo Rossi based on the famed and widely
Il_pastor_fido_(Handel)
English-language oratorio
Susanna (HWV 66) is an oratorio by George Frideric Handel, in English. The libretto had been questionably attributed to Newburgh Hamilton but is now thought
Susanna_(Handel)
1735 opera seria by German-British Baroque composer George Frideric Handel
Alcina (HWV 34) is a 1735 opera by George Frideric Handel. He used the libretto of L'isola di Alcina, a work set to music in 1728 in Rome by Riccardo Broschi
Alcina
Set of organ concertos by George Frideric Handel
The Handel organ concertos, Op. 7, HWV 306–311, refer to the six organ concertos for organ and orchestra composed by George Frideric Handel in London
Organ concertos, Op. 7 (Handel)
Organ_concertos,_Op._7_(Handel)
Psalm setting by George Frideric Handel
setting of the Latin text of Psalm 127 (Vulgate 126) by George Friederic Handel. The name of the piece comes from the first two words (the incipit) of the
Nisi_Dominus_(Handel)
Incidental music by G. F. Händel
music written by George Frideric Handel. All but one of the movements were taken from the extended overture to Handel's first Italian opera Rodrigo. The
The_Alchemist_(Handel)
Compositions by George Frideric Handel
grossi by George Frideric Handel compiled into a set and published by John Walsh in 1734. Musicologists now agree that Handel had no initial knowledge
Concerti grossi, Op. 3 (Handel)
Concerti_grossi,_Op._3_(Handel)
Ancient Greek hetaira
musicians were present at the banquet, so the king led them all out for the comus to the sound of voices and flutes and pipes, Thaïs the courtesan leading
Thaïs
Opera seria in three acts by Handel
("Lothair", HWV 26) is an opera seria in three acts by George Frideric Handel. The Italian-language libretto was adapted from Antonio Salvi's Adelaide
Lotario_(Handel)
Cantata by George Frideric Handel
oh Dio (HWV 150), is a 1707 Italian-language cantata by George Frideric Handel, composed during his stay in Rome to a libretto believed to be written by
Ero_e_Leandro
1708 dramatic cantata by Handel
Galatea e Polifemo (HWV 72) is a serenata for three voices by George Frideric Handel. It was first performed at Naples on 19 July 1708; the completed score is
Aci,_Galatea_e_Polifemo
Suite for wind instruments by Handel
is a suite in D major for wind instruments composed by George Frideric Handel in 1749 under contract of George II of Great Britain for the fireworks in
Music_for_the_Royal_Fireworks
Opera by Georg Friedrich Händel
seria (referred to as a dramma per musica) in three acts by George Frideric Handel. The Italian-language libretto was by Giacomo Rossi. The story concerns
Silla_(Handel)
Opera by George Frideric Handel
Catone (Cato, HWV A7) is an Italian opera by George Frideric Handel. It is one of Handel's nine pasticcio works made up of music and arias by other composers
Catone_(Handel)
Sonata by George Frideric Handel
sonata in A major (HWV 361) was composed (c. 1725–26) by George Frideric Handel for violin and basso continuo. The work is also referred to as Opus 1 No
Violin sonata in A major (HWV 361)
Violin_sonata_in_A_major_(HWV_361)
Oratorio by George Frideric Händel
50) is an oratorio by George Frideric Handel. It is generally acknowledged to be the first English oratorio. Handel set a libretto after the Old Testament
Esther_(Handel)
1726 opera by George Frideric Handel
composed by George Frideric Handel for the Royal Academy of Music in 1726. The librettist was Paolo Antonio Rolli. Handel composed Scipione whilst in
Scipione
British actor and director (born 1970)
Comus for the London Handel Festival, significant work at the Rose Theatre, London, the Casa Da Música in Porto, Ambronay Festival in France, Handel House
Martin_Parr_(actor)
1744 oratorio by George Frideric Handel
Joseph (HWV 59) is an oratorio by George Frideric Handel completed in the summer of 1743. Joseph is composed to an English language libretto by the Reverend
Joseph_and_his_Brethren
1732 opera seria by George Frideric Handel
Ezio ("Aetius", HWV 29) is an opera seria by George Frideric Handel to a libretto by Metastasio. Metastasio's libretto was partly inspired by Jean Racine's
Ezio_(Handel)
Composition for harpsichord by George Frideric Handel
Frideric Handel's Suite No. 5 in E major, HWV 430, for harpsichord. This instrumental air was one of the first works for harpsichord published by Handel and
The_Harmonious_Blacksmith
Organ concerto
Nightingale, HWV 295, is an organ concerto in four movements by George Frideric Handel. The second movement uses bird song motifs corresponding to the birds of
The Cuckoo and the Nightingale (concerto)
The_Cuckoo_and_the_Nightingale_(concerto)
Anthem by George Frideric Handel
is an anthem for vocal soloists, chorus and orchestra by George Frideric Handel. It was written for the wedding of Anne, Princess Royal and Prince William
Wedding anthem for Princess Anne
Wedding_anthem_for_Princess_Anne
Opera by Georg Friedrich Händel
Frideric Handel to an Italian text by Nicola Francesco Haym, adapted from Carlo Sigismondo Capece's Tolomeo et Alessandro. It was Handel's 13th (or 14th
Tolomeo
English singer and actress (1714–1766)
original production of Handel's oratorio Saul and she appeared in the world premiere of her brother's immensely popular masque Comus. Cibber's marriage was
Susannah_Maria_Cibber
Composition by George Frideric Handel
Frideric Handel's Gloria is a sacred solo cantata, a setting of the Gloria, the liturgical part of the Mass, for soprano and strings. Handel may have
Gloria_(Handel)
Opera seria by Handel
pronunciation: [teˈzɛo]) is an opera seria with music by George Frideric Handel, the only Handel opera that is in five acts. The Italian-language libretto was by
Teseo
The Handel Reference Database (HRD) is the largest documentary collection on George Frideric Handel (1685–1759) and his times. It was launched in January
Handel_Reference_Database
1734 opera by Handel
Oreste ("Orestes", HWV A11, HG 48/102) is an opera by George Frideric Handel in three acts. The libretto was anonymously adapted from Giangualberto Barlocci's
Oreste
1710 secular cantata by Handel
Daphne, HWV 122) is a secular cantata composed by George Frideric Handel in 1709–10. Handel began composing the work in Venice in 1709 and completed it in
Apollo_e_Dafne_(Handel)
Cantata by George Frideric Handel
Handel in 1707 while he was serving as Kapellmeister to the Ruspoli family in Rome. The author of the text is unknown. Other catalogues of Handel's music
Aure_soavi_e_lieti_(Handel)
1740 composition by George Frideric Handel
Oboe Concerto No. 2 in B♭ major (HWV 302a) was composed by George Frideric Handel for oboe, orchestra and basso continuo. It was first published in the fourth
Oboe_Concerto_No._2_(Handel)
Aria by George Frideric Handel
of the Italian language opera seria, Giulio Cesare, by George Frideric Handel. The aria is written for the role of Sesto, a soprano in trouser role, including
Svegliatevi_nel_core
Arrangement by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
of Messiah, George Frideric Handel's 1741 oratorio. On the initiative of Gottfried van Swieten, Mozart adapted Handel's work for performances in Vienna
Der_Messias
Set of anthems by George Frideric Handel
246–256, is the common name of a set of anthems written by George Frideric Handel. These sacred choral compositions number eleven; a twelfth of disputed authorship
Chandos_Anthems
1740 composition by George Frideric Handel
Oboe Concerto No. 1 in B♭ major (HWV 301) was composed by George Frideric Handel for oboe, orchestra and basso continuo. It was first published in the fourth
Oboe_Concerto_No._1_(Handel)
1713 secular cantata composed by George Frideric Handel
of Queen Anne (HWV 74) is a secular cantata composed by George Frideric Handel to a libretto by Ambrose Philips, of which the first line, "Eternal source
Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne
Ode_for_the_Birthday_of_Queen_Anne
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