Violin 2 (solos: STB - choir: SATB - 3.2.2.2.dble bsn - 2.2.3.0. - timp - str - bc) SKU: BR.OB-4381-16
Oratorio. Composed by Franz Joseph Haydn. Stapled. Orchester-Bibliothek (Orchestral Library). In the late 18th century, Joseph Haydn composed a choral work - The Creation - which set the standard for the sacred oratorio genre that stood long after the Viennese classical era and far beyond the boundaries of the German linguistic spher. Oratorio/passion; Classical. Part. 32 pages. Duration 120'. Breitkopf and Haertel #OB 4381-16. Published by Breitkopf and Haertel (BR.OB-4381-16).
ISBN 9790004306819. 10 x 12.5 inches.
Following sensationally acclaimed premiere performances in Vienna, The Creation was published in several languages and by various publishing houses, including Breitkopf & Hartel in Leipzig. We now know that a continuo instrument was used for Haydn's oratorio as premiered in Vienna. The supplementary continuo part enables an historically accurate reproduction for the first time: the harpsichord (and, increasingly, the pianoforte) fulfilled the important continuo function in the orchestras of the time.
In the late 18th century, Joseph Haydn composed a choral work - The Creation - which set the standard for the sacred oratorio genre that stood long after the Viennese classical era and far beyond the boundaries of the German linguistic sphere.
