Haydn's The Creation

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gptkbp:instanceOf oratorio
gptkbp:adaptation various arrangements
gptkbp:basedOn gptkb:Book_of_Genesis
gptkbp:composer gptkb:Joseph_Haydn
gptkbp:criticalReception widely acclaimed
gptkbp:culturalImpact influenced later composers
gptkbp:dedicatedTo Prince Nikolaus Esterházy
gptkbp:duration approximately 2 hours
gptkbp:hasPerformance gptkb:Vienna
gptkbp:historicalSignificance important work in choral repertoire
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Haydn's The Creation
gptkbp:influenced choral music
sacred music
symphonic music
gptkbp:influencedBy Baroque music
gptkbp:inspiration other oratorios
gptkbp:instrument orchestra
soprano
bass
tenor
alto
gptkbp:language German
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Herbert_von_Karajan
gptkb:Leonard_Bernstein
gptkb:Simon_Rattle
gptkb:Sony_Classical
gptkb:EMI_Classics
gptkb:Nikolaus_Harnoncourt
gptkb:John_Eliot_Gardiner
Deutsche Grammophon
Naxos
for wind ensemble
for piano
performed at major festivals
Philips Classics
The Heavens Are Telling
In the Beginning God
for brass ensemble
for string quartet
for chamber ensemble
gptkbp:numberOfStudents 3
gptkbp:performedBy churches
concert halls
orchestras
theaters
soloists
choirs
symphony orchestras
chamber orchestras
gptkbp:premieredOn 1798
gptkbp:publishedBy various editions
gptkbp:recordings numerous
gptkbp:style Classical
gptkbp:thematicElement Creation of the World
gptkbp:theme nature
humanity's place in the universe
divine creation