George Frideric Handel (23 February 1685 – 14 April 1759) composed works including 42 operas; 25 oratorios; more than 120 cantatas, trios and duets; numerous arias; odes and serenatas; solo and trio sonatas; 18 concerti grossi; and 12 organ concertos. Collected editions of Handel's works include the Händel-Gesellschaft (HG) and the Hallische Händel-Ausgabe (HHA), but the more recent Händel-Werke-Verzeichnis (HWV) publication is now commonly used to number his works. For example, Handel's Messiah can be referred to as: HG xlv, HHA i/17, or HWV 56. Some of Handel's music is also numbered based on initial publications, for example a 1741 publication by Walsh labelled twelve of Handel's concerti grossi as Opus 6. Operas Incidental music Oratorios Odes and masques Cantatas Italian duets Italian trios Hymns Italian arias English songs German church cantatas Italian sacred cantatas Latin church music Anthems Canticles Concertos Concerti grossi Orchestral works Solo sonatas Trio sonatas Wind ensemble works Keyboard works Arrangements by/of other composers HWV missing Previously attributed The following works are no longer thought to have been composed by Handel: The Passion nach dem Evang. Johannes (the Passion according to the evangelist John). The work was published in volume nine of the Händel-Gesellschaft (1860), but is now thought to have been composed by the German composer Georg Böhm. See also George Frideric Handel Händel-Werke-Verzeichnis Händel-Gesellschaft Publications by Friedrich Chrysander Hallische Händel-Ausgabe Handel Reference Database References External links Category of Handel's works at the International Music Score Library Project List of compositions at GFHandel.org Handel, George Frideric