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Die Schöpfung (Hob. XXI:2)
by Franz Joseph Haydn
Orchestration
3223-2230-timp-str-chorus(SSATTBB)
Duration
1 hour 38 minutes
Year Composed
1798
Notes
Also known as "The Creation"
Part I (1-14)
- Prelude: Die Vorstellung des Chaos
- Recitative and Chorus: Im Anfange schuf Gott Himmel und Erde
- Aria and Chorus: Nun schwanden vor dem heiligen Strahle
- Recitative: Und Gott machte das Firmament
- Solo and Chorus: Mit Staunen sieht das Wunderwerk
- Recitative: Und Gott sprach: Es sammle sich das Wasser
- Aria: Rollend in schäumenden Wellen
- Recitative: Und Gott sprach: Es bringe die Erde Gras hervor
- Aria: Nun beut die Flur das frische Grün
- Recitative: Und die himmlischen Heerscharen verkündigten
- Chorus: Stimmt an die Saiten
- Recitative: Und Gott sprach: Es sei'n Lichter an der Feste des Himmels
- Accompanied recitative: In vollem Glanze steiget jetzt die Sonne
- Trio and Chorus: Die Himmel erzählen die Ehre Gottes
Part II (15-26)
- Recitative: Und Gott sprach: Es bringe das Wasser in der Fülle hervor
- Aria: Auf starkem Fittiche schwinget sich der Adler stolz
- Recitative and Aria: Und Gott schuf große Walfisch
- Recitative: Und die Engel rührten ihr' unsterblichen Harfen
- Trio: In holder Anmut stehn. Trio and Chorus: Der Herr ist groß in seiner Macht
- Recitative: Und Gott sprach: Es bringe die Erde hervor lebende Geschöpfe
- Recitative: Gleich öffnet sich der Erde Schoß
- Aria: Nun scheint in vollem Glanze der Himmel
- Recitative: Und Gott schuf den Menschen
- Aria: Mit Würd' und Hoheit angetan
- Recitative: Und Gott sah jedes Ding
- Chorus: Vollendet ist das große Werk. Trio: Zu dir, o Herr, blickt alles auf
- Chorus: Vollendet ist das große Werk
Part III (28-32)
- Accompanied recitative: Aus Rosenwolken bricht
- Duet and Chorus: Von deiner Güt', o Herr und Gott
- Recitative: Nun ist die erste Pflicht erfüllt
- Duet: Holde Gattin, dir zur Seite
- Recitative: O glücklich Paar, und glücklich immerfort
- Trio and Chorus: Singt dem Herren alle Stimmen!
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Movements & Players Table
Part Name | Movements | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | |
Prelude: Die Vorstellung des Chaos | Recitative and Chorus: Im Anfange schuf Gott Himmel und Erde | Aria and Chorus: Nun schwanden vor dem heiligen Strahle | Recitative: Und Gott machte das Firmament | Solo and Chorus: Mit Staunen sieht das Wunderwerk | Recitative: Und Gott sprach: Es sammle sich das Wasser | Aria: Rollend in schäumenden Wellen | Recitative: Und Gott sprach: Es bringe die Erde Gras hervor | Aria: Nun beut die Flur das frische Grün | Recitative: Und die himmlischen Heerscharen verkündigten | Chorus: Stimmt an die Saiten | Recitative: Und Gott sprach: Es sei'n Lichter an der Feste des Himmels | Accompanied recitative: In vollem Glanze steiget jetzt die Sonne | Trio and Chorus: Die Himmel erzählen die Ehre Gottes | Recitative: Und Gott sprach: Es bringe das Wasser in der Fülle hervor | Aria: Auf starkem Fittiche schwinget sich der Adler stolz | Recitative and Aria: Und Gott schuf große Walfisch | Recitative: Und die Engel rührten ihr' unsterblichen Harfen | Trio: In holder Anmut stehn. Trio and Chorus: Der Herr ist groß in seiner Macht | Recitative: Und Gott sprach: Es bringe die Erde hervor lebende Geschöpfe | Recitative: Gleich öffnet sich der Erde Schoß | Aria: Nun scheint in vollem Glanze der Himmel | Recitative: Und Gott schuf den Menschen | Aria: Mit Würd' und Hoheit angetan | Recitative: Und Gott sah jedes Ding | Chorus: Vollendet ist das große Werk. Trio: Zu dir, o Herr, blickt alles auf | Recitative: Aus Rosenwolken bricht | Duet and Chorus: Von deiner Güt', o Herr und Gott | Recitative: Nun ist die erste Pflicht erfüllt | Duet: Holde Gattin, dir zur Seite | Recitative: O glücklich Paar, und glücklich immerfort | Trio and Chorus: Singt dem Herren alle Stimmen! | |
| 10' 00'' | 2' 00'' | 3' 45'' | 2' 00'' | 2' 00'' | 45'' | 4' 00'' | 30'' | 5' 30'' | 15'' | 2' 15'' | 45'' | 3' 15'' | 4' 00'' | 30'' | 7' 15'' | 2' 00'' | 30'' | 4' 30'' | 2' 15'' | 30'' | 3' 30'' | 3' 30'' | 45'' | 3' 45'' | 30'' | 2' 45'' | 4' 30'' | 9' 15'' | 2' 30'' | 8' 00'' | 30'' | |
Flute 1 | C Flute | Tacet | C Flute | Tacet | C Flute | Tacet | C Flute | Tacet | C Flute | Tacet | C Flute | Tacet | C Flute | Tacet | C Flute | Tacet | C Flute | Tacet | C Flute | Tacet | C Flute | Tacet | C Flute | |||||||||
Flute 2 | C Flute | Tacet | C Flute | Tacet | C Flute | Tacet | C Flute | Tacet | C Flute | Tacet | C Flute | Tacet | C Flute | Tacet | C Flute | Tacet | C Flute | Tacet | C Flute | Tacet | C Flute | Tacet | C Flute | |||||||||
Flute 3 | Tacet | C Flute | Tacet | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oboe 1 | Oboe | Tacet | Oboe | Tacet | Oboe | Tacet | Oboe | Tacet | Oboe | Tacet | Oboe | Tacet | Oboe | Tacet | Oboe | Tacet | Oboe | Tacet | Oboe | |||||||||||||
Oboe 2 | Oboe | Tacet | Oboe | Tacet | Oboe | Tacet | Oboe | Tacet | Oboe | Tacet | Oboe | Tacet | Oboe | Tacet | Oboe | Tacet | Oboe | Tacet | Oboe | |||||||||||||
Clarinet 1 | Bb Clarinet | Tacet | C Clarinet | Tacet | Bb Clarinet | Tacet | C Clarinet | Tacet | Bb Clarinet | Tacet | Bb Clarinet | Tacet | Bb Clarinet | Tacet | Bb Clarinet | |||||||||||||||||
Clarinet 2 | Bb Clarinet | Tacet | C Clarinet | Tacet | Bb Clarinet | Tacet | C Clarinet | Tacet | Bb Clarinet | Tacet | Bb Clarinet | Tacet | Bb Clarinet | Tacet | Bb Clarinet | |||||||||||||||||
Bassoon 1 | Bassoon | Tacet | Bassoon | Tacet | Bassoon | Tacet | Bassoon | Tacet | Bassoon | Tacet | Bassoon | Tacet | Bassoon | Tacet | Bassoon | Tacet | Bassoon | Tacet | Bassoon | Tacet | Bassoon | Tacet | Bassoon | |||||||||
Bassoon 2 | Bassoon | Tacet | Bassoon | Tacet | Bassoon | Tacet | Bassoon | Tacet | Bassoon | Tacet | Bassoon | Tacet | Bassoon | Tacet | Bassoon | Tacet | Bassoon | Tacet | Bassoon | Tacet | Bassoon | |||||||||||
Contrabassoon | Contrabassoon | Tacet | Contrabassoon | Tacet | Contrabassoon | Tacet | Contrabassoon | Tacet | Contrabassoon | Tacet | Contrabassoon | Tacet | Contrabassoon | Tacet | Contrabassoon | Tacet | Contrabassoon | Tacet | Contrabassoon | |||||||||||||
Horn 1 | Horn in Eb | Horn in A | Tacet | Horn in C | Tacet | Horn in D | Tacet | Horn in Bb | Tacet | Horn in D | Tacet | Horn in D | Horn in C | Tacet | Horn in F | Tacet | Horn in A | Tacet | Horn in D | Tacet | Horn in C | Tacet | Horn in Bb | Horn in E | Horn in C | Tacet | Horn in Eb | Tacet | Horn in Bb | |||
Horn 2 | Horn in Eb | Horn in A | Tacet | Horn in C | Tacet | Horn in D | Tacet | Horn in Bb | Tacet | Horn in D | Tacet | Horn in D | Horn in C | Tacet | Horn in F | Tacet | Horn in A | Tacet | Horn in D | Tacet | Horn in C | Tacet | Horn in Bb | Horn in E | Horn in C | Tacet | Horn in Eb | Tacet | Horn in Bb | |||
Trumpet 1 | Trumpet in C | Tacet | Trumpet in C | Tacet | Trumpet in D | Tacet | Trumpet in D | Trumpet in C | Tacet | Trumpet in D | Tacet | Trumpet in D | Tacet | Trumpet in C | Tacet | Trumpet in Bb | Tacet | Trumpet in C | Tacet | Trumpet in Bb | ||||||||||||
Trumpet 2 | Trumpet in C | Tacet | Trumpet in C | Tacet | Trumpet in D | Tacet | Trumpet in D | Trumpet in C | Tacet | Trumpet in D | Tacet | Trumpet in D | Tacet | Trumpet in C | Tacet | Trumpet in Bb | Tacet | Trumpet in C | Tacet | Trumpet in Bb | ||||||||||||
Trombone 1 | Trombone | Tacet | Trombone | Tacet | Trombone | Tacet | Trombone | Tacet | Trombone | Tacet | Trombone | Tacet | Trombone | Tacet | Trombone | Tacet | Trombone | |||||||||||||||
Trombone 2 | Trombone | Tacet | Trombone | Tacet | Trombone | Tacet | Trombone | Tacet | Trombone | Tacet | Trombone | Tacet | Trombone | Tacet | Trombone | Tacet | Trombone | |||||||||||||||
Trombone 3 | Bass Trombone | Tacet | Bass Trombone | Tacet | Bass Trombone | Tacet | Bass Trombone | Tacet | Bass Trombone | Tacet | Bass Trombone | Tacet | Bass Trombone | Tacet | Bass Trombone | |||||||||||||||||
Timpani | Timpani | Tacet | Timpani | Tacet | Timpani | Tacet | Timpani | Tacet | Timpani | Tacet | Timpani | Tacet | Timpani | Tacet | Timpani | Tacet | Timpani | Tacet | Timpani | |||||||||||||
Cembalo | Tacet | Cembalo | Tacet | Cembalo | Tacet | Cembalo | Tacet | Cembalo | Tacet | Cembalo | Tacet | Cembalo | Tacet | Cembalo | Tacet | Cembalo | Tacet | Cembalo | Tacet | Cembalo | Tacet | |||||||||||
Violin 1 | Violin Section | Tacet | Violin Section | Tacet | Violin Section | Tacet | Violin Section | Tacet | Violin Section | Tacet | Violin Section | Tacet | Violin Section | Tacet | Violin Section | Tacet | Violin Section | Tacet | Violin Section | Tacet | Violin Section | |||||||||||
Violin 2 | Violin Section | Tacet | Violin Section | Tacet | Violin Section | Tacet | Violin Section | Tacet | Violin Section | Tacet | Violin Section | Tacet | Violin Section | Tacet | Violin Section | Tacet | Violin Section | Tacet | Violin Section | Tacet | Violin Section | |||||||||||
Viola | Viola Section | Tacet | Viola Section | Tacet | Viola Section | Tacet | Viola Section | Tacet | Viola Section | Tacet | Viola Section | Tacet | Viola Section | Tacet | Viola Section | Tacet | Viola Section | Tacet | Viola Section | Tacet | Viola Section | |||||||||||
Cello | Cello Section | Tacet | Cello Section | Tacet | Cello Section | Tacet | Cello Section | Tacet | Cello Section | Tacet | Cello Section | Tacet | Cello Section | Tacet | Cello Section | Tacet | Cello Section | Tacet | Cello Section | Tacet | Cello Section | |||||||||||
Double Bass | Bass Section | Tacet | Bass Section | Tacet | Bass Section | Tacet | Bass Section | Tacet | Bass Section | Tacet | Bass Section | Tacet | Bass Section | Tacet | Bass Section | Tacet | Bass Section | Tacet | Bass Section | Tacet | Bass Section | |||||||||||
Gabriel/Eve | Tacet | Soprano (Voice) | Tacet | Soprano (Voice) | Tacet | Soprano (Voice) | Tacet | Soprano (Voice) | Tacet | Soprano (Voice) | Tacet | Soprano (Voice) | Tacet | Soprano (Voice) | Tacet | |||||||||||||||||
Uriel | Tacet | Tenor (Voice) | Tacet | Tenor (Voice) | Tacet | Tenor (Voice) | Tacet | Tenor (Voice) | Tacet | Tenor (Voice) | Tacet | Tenor (Voice) | Tacet | Tenor (Voice) | Tacet | |||||||||||||||||
Raphael/Adam | Bass (Voice) | Tacet | Bass (Voice) | Tacet | Bass (Voice) | Tacet | Bass (Voice) | Tacet | Bass (Voice) | Tacet | Bass (Voice) | Tacet | Bass (Voice) | Tacet | ||||||||||||||||||
Soprano (Chorus) | Soprano (Voice) | Tacet | Soprano (Voice) | Tacet | Soprano (Voice) | Tacet | Soprano (Voice) | Tacet | Soprano (Voice) | Tacet | Soprano (Voice) | Tacet | Soprano (Voice) | Tacet | ||||||||||||||||||
Alto (Chorus) | Alto (Voice) | Tacet | Alto (Voice) | Tacet | Alto (Voice) | Tacet | Alto (Voice) | Tacet | Alto (Voice) | Tacet | Alto (Voice) | Tacet | Alto (Voice) | Tacet | ||||||||||||||||||
Tenor (Chorus) | Tenor (Voice) | Tacet | Tenor (Voice) | Tacet | Tenor (Voice) | Tacet | Tenor (Voice) | Tacet | Tenor (Voice) | Tacet | Tenor (Voice) | Tacet | Tenor (Voice) | Tacet | ||||||||||||||||||
Bass (Chorus) | Bass (Voice) | Tacet | Bass (Voice) | Tacet | Bass (Voice) | Tacet | Bass (Voice) | Tacet | Bass (Voice) | Tacet | Bass (Voice) | Tacet | Bass (Voice) | Tacet | ||||||||||||||||||
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