Editing George Frideric Handel (section)

===Overview===
Handel's compositions include 42 operas, 24 oratorios, more than 120 cantatas, trios and duets, numerous arias, odes and serenatas, solo and trio sonatas, 18 concerti grossi, and 12 organ concertos. His most famous work, the oratorio ''[[Messiah (Handel)|Messiah]]'' with its "Hallelujah" chorus, is among the most popular works in choral music. The [[Lobkowicz Palace]] in Prague holds [[Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart|Mozart's]] copy of ''Messiah'', complete with handwritten annotations. Among the works with opus numbers published and popularised in his lifetime are the [[Organ concertos, Op. 4 (Handel)|Organ concertos Op. 4]] and [[Organ concertos, Op. 7 (Handel)|Op. 7]], together with the [[Concerti Grossi, Op. 3 (Handel)|Opus 3]] and [[Concerti grossi, Op. 6 (Handel)|Opus 6 Concerti grossi]]; the latter incorporates an earlier organ concerto, ''[[The Cuckoo and the Nightingale (concerto)|The Cuckoo and the Nightingale]]'', in which birdsong is imitated in the upper registers of the organ. Also notable are his 16 keyboard suites, especially ''[[The Harmonious Blacksmith]]''.
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