Haydn: The Creation
Oratorio by Joseph Haydn
The Creation is an oratorio written in 1797 and 1798 by Joseph Haydn, and considered by many to be one of his masterpieces. The oratorio depicts and celebrates the creation of the world as narrated in the Book of Genesis.
The libretto was written... Wikipedia
Composer: Joseph Haydn
Genre: oratorio
Based on: Book of Genesis; Psalms; John Milton's Paradise Lost
Language: German
Scoring: soprano; tenor; bass; chorus; orchestra
Text: Gottfried van Swieten
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