The Creation Hob XXI:2 Oratorio by Franz Joseph Haydn STB - Sheet Music
By Franz Joseph Haydn
6329998
The Creation Hob XXI:2
6329998
6329998
6329998
Details
Continuo realization (solos: STB – choir: SATB – 3.2.2.2.dble bsn – 2.2.3.0. – timp – str – bc)
SKU: BR.OB-4381-12
Oratorio. Composed by Franz Joseph Haydn. Edited by Walter H. Bernstein. Arranged by Walter H. (Bc) Bernstein. Stapled. Orchester-Bibliothek (Orchestral Library).In the late 18th century, Joseph Haydn composed a choral work - The Creation - which set the standard for the sacred oratorio genre that stood long after the Viennese classical era and far beyond the boundaries of the German linguistic spher. Oratorio/passion; Classical. Part. 80 pages. Duration 120'. Breitkopf and Haertel #OB 4381-12. Published by Breitkopf and Haertel (BR.OB-4381-12).
ISBN 9790004332016. 10 x 12.5 inches.
Following sensationally acclaimed premiere performances in Vienna, The Creation was published in several languages and by various publishing houses, including Breitkopf & Hartel 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.
In the late 18th century, Joseph Haydn composed a choral work - The Creation - which set the standard for the sacred oratorio genre that stood long after the Viennese classical era and far beyond the boundaries of the German linguistic sphere.
