Haydn: The Creation, Hob. XXI:2
Composer: Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) Editor: Annette Oppermann Instrumentation (this edition): Piano Reduction, SATB Choir Originally for: SATB Choir, Orchestra Work: The Creation, Hob. XXI:2 Binding: Work Languages: English, German ISMN: 9790006523528 Size: 7.5 x 10.6 inches Pages: 201 Urtext / Critical Edition Description The oratorio "The Creation" represents not only a crucial point in Joseph Haydn‘s compositional output, but at the same time, marks the beginning of a new chapter in the history of the oratorio. At the turn of the 19th century, Haydn broke with the traditional dominance of the arias, giving the chorus a distinctly greater significance. This opened the way for a new kind of choral oratorio which became one of the standard features of developing bourgeois concert life. The plot is divided into three parts; Part One portrays the first four days of creation with the genesis of the world, the plants and the firmament, and in Part Two the animals are