Die Schöpfung / The creation / La création
(1797)
1.-4. Tag - 5.-6. Tag - Adam und Eva
Hob.XXI:2
( Im Anfange schuf Gott Himmel und Erde ; In the beginning God created the heav'n and the earth ; Avent les âges, Dieu fit ciel et terre )
Edition
Ref. :
ChB 109
; EB 118
; PB/OB 4381
; TB 34
(220 p.)
Type of material:
Orchestral parts ; Piano-vocal score ; Choral score ; section with text only ; Full score
ISMN/ISBN :
M-004-16008-4
Description
Text in:
German
+ adapted in
English
; French
Epoque:
18th century
(1750-1799)
Genre-Style-Form:
Oratorio ; Sacred
Type of Choir:
SATB (4 mixed voices )
Soloist(s):
Sopran (1) / Tenor (1) / Bass (1) (3 soloist(s))
Instrumentation:
Symphony orchestra
(23 instrumental part(s))
Instruments:
Transverse Flute (2) ; Oboe (2) ; Clarinet (2) ; Bassoon (2) ; Contrabassoon (1) ; Horn (2) ; Trumpet (2) ; Trombone (3) ; Timpani ; Harpsichord (1) ; Violin I ; Violin II ; Viola (1) ; Cello (1) ; Double bass (1)
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5):
3
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E):
D
Tonality:
C minor
Duration:
120.0 min.
Source of text:
Paradise lost / John Milton / 1650-1660