Famous for oratorios
Seems to have originated English oratorio (choruses)
Judas Maccabeus
Israel in Egypt
Saul
Samson
Oratorio: Messiah
Orchestral suites: Water Music
Royal Fireworks Music
Composed over 100 cantatas
Instrumental music: organ concertos, one of earliest concertos that highlighted keyboard as solo instrument
Late Baroque Opera Seria:
Radamisto, Giulio Cesare, Rodelinda
Operas: From customary schemes to handling aria, chorus, arioso, and recitative in a more dramatic, flexible way.
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