Composition: Overtures (Handel, George Frideric)
| Title | Overtures |
| Alternative title | Opera and Oratorio Overtures |
| Creators | George Frideric Handel (composer) |
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| Instrumentation | orchestra strings and continuo |
| Number of movements | — |
| Keys | — |
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| Dedication | — |
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| Metronome markings | — |
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| Average duration (sec) | — |
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| Composition types | Overtures |
| Period | Baroque |
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Sections
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Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | 65 Overtures | harpsichord organ |
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| view | 64 Overtures | 2 violins, viola and continuo | — |
| view | 41 Overtures | piano flute and piano violin and piano |
Joseph Mazzinghi |
| view | 6 Overtures, 5th Collection | harpsichord | — |
| view | Selections | harpsichord organ |
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| view | Selections | organ | — |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | 34 Overtures | — | John Walsh | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | 24 Overtures | — | John Walsh | — | Complete Parts · view |
| view | 6 Overtures, 5th Collection | — | John Walsh | — | Complete Parts · view |
| view | 6 Overtures, 6th Collection | — | John Walsh | — | Complete Parts · view |
| view | 6 Overtures, 7th Collection | — | John Walsh | — | Parts [incomplete] · view Parts [incomplete] · view |
| view | 6 Overtures, 8th Collection | — | John Walsh | — | Complete Parts · view |
| view | 6 Overtures, 9th Collection | — | John Walsh | — | Complete Parts · view Parts [incomplete] · view |
| view | 6 Overtures, 10th Collection | — | John Walsh | — | Complete Parts · view |
| view | 65 Overtures | Arrangement for harpsichord organ |
John Walsh | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | 64 Overtures | Arrangement for 2 violins, viola and continuo | John Walsh | — | Violin 1 · view Violin 2 · view Viola · view Continuo · view |
| view | 41 Overtures | Arrangement for piano flute and piano violin and piano |
Goulding & Co. | — | 1. Overture in Solomon · view 2. Overture to the Ode on Cecilia's Day · view 3. Overture in Athalia · view 4. Overture in Xerxes · view 5. Overture in Rodelinda · view 6. Overture in Ezio · view 7. Overture in Giulio Cesare · view 8. Overture in Tamerlano · view 9. Overture in Acis & Galatea · view 10. Overture in Rinaldo · view 11. Overture in Alcina · view 12. Overture in Berenice · view 13. Overture in Alexander's Feast · view 14. Overture in Esther · view 15. Overture in Sosarme · view 16. Overture in Ottone · view 17. Overture in Atalanta · view 18. Overture in Arianna in Creta · view 19. Overture, Anthem 10 · view 20. Occasional Overture · view 21. Overture, Anthem 1 · view 22. Overture, Anthem 7 · view 23. Overture in Samson · view 24. Overture, Anthem 5 · view 25. Overture, Anthem 12 · view 26. Overture in Giustino · view 27. Overture, Anthem 9 · view 28. Overture in Saul · view 29. Overture, Anthem 6 · view 30. Overture in Alexander Balus · view 31. Overture in Messiah · view 32. Overture, Anthem 4 · view 33. Overture, Anthem 8 · view 34. Overture, Jubilate · view 35. Overture, Coronation Anthem · view 36. Overture in Theodora · view 37. Overture No.2 in Semele · view 38. Overture in Water Music · view 39. Overture in Semele · view 40. Overture in Fireworks Music · view 41. Overture in Amadis · view |
| view | 6 Overtures, 5th Collection | Arrangement for harpsichord | John Walsh | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for harpsichord organ; selections |
Montréal: Les Éditions Outremontaises | 2007 | 11. Overture in Tamerlane · view 13. Overture in Julius Cæsar · view 24. The Overture of Rinaldo · view 26. Overture in Orlando · view 34. Overture in Alcina · view 38. Overture in Alexander's Feast · view 42. Overture in Athalia · view 43. Overture in Messiah · view 44. Overture in Samson · view 60. 2nd Overture in Solomon, Sinfonia "The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba" · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for organ; selections | — | — | I. Ouverture in Parthenope · view II. Ouverture in Lotharius · view III. Ouverture in Ptolomy · view IV. Ouverture in Siroe · view V. Ouverture in Richard the 1st · view VI. Ouverture in Admetus · view |
Recordings/Performances
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