How did Handel use organ concertos during his oratorio performances?

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Oil portrait of composer Georg Frideric Handel by Thomas Hudson, showing Handel in a red coat with gold trim, white wig, and holding a sheet of music. — George Frideric Handel George Frideric Handel, oil on canvas by Thomas Hudson, c. 1736; in the Foundling Museum, London.

George Frideric Handel, who was a notable organist, composed more than 20 organ concertos during his career. He primarily utilized these works as intermission features, serving as introductions and entr'actes during performances of his oratorios.12