The Creation: Part I, Day I - Now Vanish Before the Holy Bea
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HAYDN - CREATION:
Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) composed his oratorio, The Creation, late in his career, between 1796 and 1798. While this piece is generally considered to be an example of Enlightenment music and many Enlightenment writers doubted established religion, Haydn himself was a devoted Christian.
Greatly influenced by Handel’s Messiah and the great reception he saw it receive from the large English middle class audiences, Haydn desired to compose a comparable piece of work. A friend of Haydn picked up the Bible and said, “Take that and begin from the beginning.” Hence, The Creation was born.
HISTORICAL CONTEXT:
1740: Alaska discovered by a Russian employed Dane, Captain Vitus Bering 1781: Uranus discovered by William Herschel, England 1783: Revolutionary War ends with Treaty of Paris 1796: Napoleon Bonaparte, French general, defeats Austrians 1798: Haydn’s The Creation finished
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