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Haydn, Franz Joseph
1732-1809
(b Rohrau, Lower Austria, 31 March 1732; d Vienna, 31 May 1809). Austrian
Die Schöpfung (The Creation) <1798>
chorus solos SSTBB (or STB)
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Fl 3 plays only in the first 32 bars of Part III. Probably in the 18th century one of the oboists (both of whom are tacet in this passage) switched to flute to cover the 3rd part.
Carus ed. Wolfgang Gersthofer; Bärenreiter ed. Annette Oppermann; Novello ed. Michael Pilkington; Peters ed. Nicholas Temperley.
Source of text: Adapted from Milton by Lindley; then translated into German by van Swieten for Haydn's use. Then van Swieten set the English original to Haydn's music; this version was approved by Haydn. Later attempts to "improve" the text have been undertaken by Vincent Novello (1847), Robert Shaw (1957), and Nicholas Temperley (1988) among others. Language: German
Carus ed. Wolfgang Gersthofer; Bärenreiter ed. Annette Oppermann; Novello ed. Michael Pilkington; Peters ed. Nicholas Temperley.
Source of text: Adapted from Milton by Lindley; then translated into German by van Swieten for Haydn's use. Then van Swieten set the English original to Haydn's music; this version was approved by Haydn. Later attempts to "improve" the text have been undertaken by Vincent Novello (1847), Robert Shaw (1957), and Nicholas Temperley (1988) among others. Language: German
Part I
Part II
Part III
Part II
Part III