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.

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The Heavens are Telling canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf choral composition
chorus
sacred music
basedOn Book of Psalms
linked to: Psalms

Psalm 19
cataloguedIn Hoboken catalogue (as part of The Creation)
linked to: Hoboken catalogue
commonPerformanceLanguage English
composer Joseph Haydn
countryOfOrigin Austria
eraOfComposition late 18th century
firstPerformance 19 March 1799
firstPerformanceLocation Vienna
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
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
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
typicalPerformanceContext church service
concert performance
workNumberInCatalogue Hob. XXI:2 (within The Creation)
linked to: Hob. XXI:2

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The Creation notableChorus The Heavens are Telling
subject linked to: Haydn The Creation
The Creation notableChorus The Heavens are Telling
Hob. XXI:2 notableChorus The Heavens are Telling