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TitlecodeA286002
Title NameDie Schoepfung, Hob.XXI: 2 (The Creation): Part I (No. 13); Chorus: Die Himmel Erzahlen die Ehre Gottes (The Heavens are telling)
Marketing CopyAttending performances of Handel’s choral works while in England, Franz Josef Haydn (1732-1809) decided to write his own large-scale oratorio. He began to work on DIE SCHÖPFUNG (THE CREATION), Hob.XXI: 2 in 1796, aided by a libretto by Gottfried van Swieten that incorporates various texts from Milton’s Paradise Lost, Genesis, and the Psalms. Throughout the work, Haydn depicts the events of creation with Handelian choruses and colorful word-painting. The first public performance took place at the old Burgtheater in Vienna on March 19, 1799. The Part I (No. 13) chorus, DIE HIMMEL ERZAHLEN DIE EHRE GOTTES (THE HEAVENS ARE TELLING), is one of the most recognizable and often-performed excerpts from the work. Instrumentation: 2.2.2.2+CBsn: 2.2.3.0: Timp: Str (4.4.3.3.3 in set): Mx Chor.
Instrumentation2.2.2.2+CBsn: 2.2.3.0: Timp: Str (4.4.3.3.3 in set): Soli STB: Mx Chor
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Year Composed1798
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Duration4
Ensemble Size13
Date Created2024-11-21 20:12:49.000000
Date Updated2025-09-30 20:12:49
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Bsc CodeMUS037030
Text AuthorLibretto by Gottfried van Swieten, based on Genesis, the book of Psalms, and John Milton's Paradise Lost
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Set Series IDD466D7EB-39B5-4447-492B-08DB00B0FAFD
Title Instrument Category TextCantata/ Oratorio
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