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Additional authors

1. Swieten, Gottfried van, 1733-1803
2. Bishop, John, 1817-1890
3. Milton, John, 1608-1674
4. Drexel Collection

Description

1. 1 vocal score (180 p.); 38 cm.

Uniform title

1. Schöpfung. Vocal score. English

Alternative title

1. Schöpfung.

Subject

1. Oratorios -- Vocal scores with piano
2. Creation -- Songs and music

Call number

1. Drexel 4773

Language

1. English

Note

1. For solo voices (SSTBB), chorus (SATB), and orchestra; acc. arr. for piano.
2. Libretto by Gottfried van Swieten, based on portions of: Paradise lost / John Milton.
3. "The version used in this edition, by the kind permission of Messrs. Cramer, Addison, and Beale, corresponds (except in a few instances) with that published by them, which is the same that was employed at the Royal Festival held in Westminster Abbey, as well as at the Norwich, Gloucester, and other musical festivals" -- from Preface by John Bishop, dated Nov. 1842, p. [6].

Author

1. Haydn, Joseph, 1732-1809.

Title

1. The Creation : an oratorio / composed by Joseph Haydn and first performed in the year 1798 ; in this edition the vocal parts are given complete, and the most important of the instrumental parts, contained in an accompaniment newly arranged for the piano forte, by John Bishop of Cheltenham ; from the latest London edition.

Imprint

1. Boston : Elias Howe, 1849.

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Added author

1. Swieten, Gottfried van, 1733-1803. Librettist
2. Bishop, John, 1817-1890. Arranger
3. Milton, John, 1608-1674. Paradise lost.
4. Drexel Collection.

Research call number

1. Drexel 4773