Hob. XXI:2
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Hob. XXI:2 is Joseph Haydn’s oratorio "The Creation," a monumental late-18th-century choral work depicting the biblical story of the world's creation.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
musical composition
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oratorio ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Book of Genesis
NERFINISHED
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John Milton's Paradise Lost NERFINISHED ⓘ Psalms NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catalogueNumber | Hob. XXI:2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Gottfried van Swieten NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Joseph Haydn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compositionEndYear | 1798 ⓘ |
| compositionStartYear | 1796 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Austria ⓘ |
| firstPublicPerformanceCity | Vienna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicPerformanceDate | 1799-03-19 ⓘ |
| genre | sacred oratorio ⓘ |
| historicalContext | late 18th century ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Handelian oratorio tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| keyFeatures |
depicts creation of the world
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large-scale choral writing ⓘ uses vivid tone painting ⓘ |
| language |
English
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German ⓘ |
| librettist | Gottfried van Swieten NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableChorus | The Heavens are Telling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableMovement | The Representation of Chaos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfParts | 3 ⓘ |
| opusWithoutNumber | yes ⓘ |
| originalLibrettoLanguage | English ⓘ |
| period | Classical period ⓘ |
| placeOfComposition | Vienna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereCity | Vienna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1798-04-29 ⓘ |
| premiereVenue | Palais Schwarzenberg, Vienna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| principalCharacters |
Adam
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Eve NERFINISHED ⓘ Gabriel NERFINISHED ⓘ Raphael NERFINISHED ⓘ Uriel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | Breitkopf & Härtel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scoring |
chorus
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orchestra ⓘ soloists ⓘ |
| structure |
Part I
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Part II ⓘ Part III ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | biblical creation narrative ⓘ |
| title | Die Schöpfung NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| translatedTitle | The Creation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typicalPerformanceDuration | approximately 100 minutes ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
The Creation