Haydn: The Creation, Hob. XXI:2

Composer: Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) Instrumentation (this edition): Piano Reduction, SATB Choir Originally for: SATB Choir, Orchestra Work: The Creation, Hob. XXI:2 Binding: Work Languages: English, French, German ISMN: 9790004160084 Size: 7.5 x 10.6 inches Pages: 220 Look Inside! PDF Preview Description Following sensationally acclaimed premiere performances in Vienna, The Creation was published in several languages and by various publishing houses, including Breitkopf & Härtel in Leipzig. We now know that a continuo instrument was used for Haydn's oratorio as premiered in Vienna. The supplementary continuo part enables an historically accurate reproduction for the first time: the harpsichord (and, increasingly, the pianoforte) fulfilled the important continuo function in the orchestras of the time.