The Heavens are Telling
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"The Heavens are Telling" is the famous final chorus of the first part of Joseph Haydn’s oratorio *The Creation*, celebrating the glory of God as revealed in nature.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
choral composition
ⓘ
chorus ⓘ sacred music ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Book of Psalms
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Psalm 19 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cataloguedIn | Hoboken catalogue (as part of The Creation) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commonPerformanceLanguage | English ⓘ |
| composer | Joseph Haydn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Austria ⓘ |
| eraOfComposition | late 18th century ⓘ |
| firstPerformance | 19 March 1799 ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceLocation | Vienna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | oratorio chorus ⓘ |
| hasMusicalForm | chorus with solo passages ⓘ |
| hasMusicalTexture | homophonic and polyphonic sections ⓘ |
| hasReputation | one of the most famous choruses from The Creation ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
cosmic order
ⓘ
nature as revelation of God ⓘ |
| hasTopic |
creation
ⓘ
divine majesty ⓘ |
| isFrequentlyExcerptedFrom | The Creation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| key | C major ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
German ⓘ |
| liturgicalUse | non-liturgical sacred concert use ⓘ |
| movementNumberInPart | 13 ⓘ |
| notableLine | “The heavens are telling the glory of God” ⓘ |
| originalLanguageOfWork | German ⓘ |
| partOf | The Creation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfLargerForm | three-part oratorio structure of The Creation ⓘ |
| period | Classical era ⓘ |
| positionInWork | final chorus of Part I ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| scoring |
mixed choir
ⓘ
orchestra ⓘ three vocal soloists ⓘ |
| subject |
glory of God in nature
ⓘ
praise of God ⓘ |
| tempoMarking | Allegro ⓘ |
| textAuthor | Gottfried van Swieten NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typicalPerformanceContext |
church service
ⓘ
concert performance ⓘ |
| workNumberInCatalogue | Hob. XXI:2 (within The Creation) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
The Creation