After his oratorio "Esther" hit big in concert instead of drama form, he wrote others like it, including "Messiah"
Piano music, including over 40 piano rags (Maple Leaf 
Rag, 1899; The Entertainer, 1901), and other dances; Stage works, including A 
Guest of... [DOC] [TLE] Press | American Handel Festival [PAR] Mar 23, 2011 ... For a complete list of the concerts and other events associated with the three-
week ... Ross Hauck, tenor: The Man in the Mirror, and the oratorio Esther ... to 
Handel's appeal is his melodies; in other words, what he wrote was catchy.