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The Creation (Haydn) facts for kids

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The Creation is an oratorio by Joseph Haydn which some consider his masterpiece. As the name suggests, the work celebrates the creation of the world as described in the Book of Genesis.

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  • Rößler Joseph Haydn

    Portrait of Joseph Haydn by Johann Carl Rößler (1799)

  • SWIETEN

    Portrait of the librettist Gottfried van Swieten, Austrian politician and librarian

  • Haydnhaus Haydngasse 19

    Haydn lived in this large house, then in the suburbs of Vienna, while composing The Creation. It is a Haydn museum today.

  • August Gerasch Vor dem alten Burgtheater

    The old Burgtheater, site of the 1799 public premiere in Vienna

  • 1808PerformanceOfHaydnCreation

    The 1808 performance of "The Creation" in honour of Haydn; reproduction of a stationery box lid painted in watercolours by Balthazar Wigand. Click to enlarge.

  • The Creation in L'Antiquité Judaïque - Google Art Project

    The Creation in L'Antiquité Judaïque (1460/1470)

  • Albert Christoph Dies 001

    A view of plant life that Haydn knew well. Albert Christoph Dies created this painting of the beautiful palace gardens in Eisenstadt, the property of their shared employer Prince Esterházy. Dies also penned a Haydn biography.

  • Sun and Moon creation

    God creates the sun and moon: detail from Michelangelo's Sistine chapel ceiling

  • Nachtigall1

    The nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos) has served as a powerful literary symbol for millennia; for discussion see Nightingale

  • Hands of God and Adam

    Detail from The Creation of Adam by Michelangelo, c.1512

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: La creación (Haydn) para niños

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