Background. General history ; Music of the period ; Aesthetics, art, literature, and sociology ; Music and cultural life in England ; Music and cultural life in Germany ; Music and cultural life in Italy -- Handel's life and his works in general. Eighteenth-century Handel biographies ; Biographies, comprehensive studies, and collections of essays ; Studies of particular biographical issues -- Sources and compositional methods. Catalogues and collections ; General studies on sources ; Special studies of the sources ; Compositional method and borrowings ; Facsimile editions -- Studies of Handel's music. Works-lists, collected editions, and catalogues ; General studies of the music ; Operas ; Oratorios ; Odes and serenatas ; English pastorals, masques, music dramas, and theater music ; Vocal chamber music ; Church music ; Instrumental music and accompanying ensembles -- Performance practices and the Handel tradition. Performance practices ; The Handel tradition: reputation and practice -- Bibliographies and discographies. Bibliographies and bibliographic essays -- Discographies -- Handel societies -- Handel archive -- Newsletters and journals.