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Handel was a gifted organist, and his organ concertos were a "draw" to his oratorios. Handel's organ playing supplied an element of virtuosity which was probably missing from the singing because his oratorios were written for less highly trained singers than the operas. We know that he would have
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249:Gramophone
180:References
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1182:Canticles
827:Structure
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416:Radamisto
362:Agrippina
254:2 January
167:with the
157:with the
147:with the
138:with the
51:bird song
1615:Category
1003:Cantatas
940:Theodora
884:Hercules
842:Part III
661:Deidamia
619:Berenice
612:Giustino
598:Atalanta
472:Scipione
334:Florindo
202:AllMusic
79:without
1626:Commons
1279:sonatas
1277:XV solo
1122:Anthems
954:Jephtha
933:Solomon
926:Susanna
837:Part II
821:Messiah
793:Athalia
786:Deborah
732:Alceste
605:Arminio
556:Orlando
542:Sosarme
507:Tolomeo
369:Rinaldo
355:Rodrigo
207:20 July
71:Scoring
1545:London
1475:Gideon
1103:Gloria
912:Joshua
870:Semele
863:Samson
832:Part I
779:Esther
654:Imeneo
591:Alcina
577:Oreste
549:Catone
486:Admeto
444:Flavio
437:Ottone
348:Almira
340:Daphne
322:Operas
161:(1984)
151:(1976)
81:pedals
1636:Audio
1540:Halle
1468:Nabal
1453:Other
1269:Flute
725:Comus
640:Serse
500:Siroe
395:Silla
388:Teseo
1571:Will
1422:Opus
1358:367b
1353:367a
1338:364b
1333:364a
1328:363b
1323:363a
1303:359b
1298:359a
1275:and
1273:solo
800:Saul
535:Ezio
528:Poro
256:2021
209:2020
127:The
65:bars
33:The
25:The
1413:379
1408:378
1403:376
1398:375
1393:374
1388:373
1383:372
1378:371
1373:370
1368:369
1363:368
1348:366
1343:365
1318:362
1313:361
1308:360
1286:358
39:HWV
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1271:,
337:,
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200:.
188:^
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