ACHIEVED IS THE GLORIOUS WORK (from The Creation)

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'THE CREATION' IS AN ORATORIO WRITTEN IN 3 PARTS BY JOSEPH HAYDEN BETWEEN 1796 AND 1798. THE SONG DEPICTS AND CELEBRATES THE CREATION OF THE WORLD AS DESCRIBED IN THE BIBLICAL BOOK OF GENESIS. PERFORMED BY THE 1976 WHEATON COLLEGE TROMBONE QUARTET.

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Symphonic Band Performances

Contemporary band compositions, classical music arrangements, marches, jazz, symphonies, overtures. A collection from bands that I have played in throughout hi

Hello and welcome! "Symphonic Band Performances" is a compilation of recordings from several high school and college bands that I played in including the TMEA (Texas) All State Band, the TMEA Region X All Region Band, the Interlochen Arts Academy National Music Camp, the Cal Poly Tech Band, San Luis Obispo, the USAF Golden West Band, and recordings from my h.s. band, Beaumont H.S. and a few band recordings that were passed down to me. Also included are various All State groups and college and university bands. I participated and played in the large majority of these recordings. There are no professional recordings here and every recording is Public Domain. Most are available for free download. Each song has been converted from the original analog or digital source and edited with Audacity or Dak software. In the majority of these recordings, I play the tenor sax or alto sax, b flat or e flat clarinet, or directing. I was drum major for 2 years in high school, I have a BA from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, where I studied music ed, composition and theory. I had about 500 more recordings I was planning to digitize and upload, but this past Nov. 20th, my home was completely destroyed by fire, and all the contents, including all my music and instruments. So, this is it. Please feel free to post a comment here or on my member page. If you like, please become a fan by clicking "I'm a fan" below.

Song Info

Genre

Classical • Chamber Music

Charts

Peak #56

Peak in subgenre #7

Uploaded

August 12, 2009

Track Files

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MP3 3.7 MB • 192 kbps • 2:40

Story behind the song

About The Creation: 
born in Rohrau, Austria. Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn(1732-1809), an Austrian composer 
Form: Three Parts, a total of 34 musical numbers. 
Date of Writing: 1796-1798. 
First Performance: Vienna, in the palace of Prince Schwarzenberg, April 29 and 30, 1798.
The oratorio has three parts; first, devoted to the elements; second, to animals and man; and third, to an earthly paradise. An oratorio is a large musical composition including an orchestra, a choir, and soloists.
Haydn was inspired to write a large oratorio during his visits to England in 1791–1792 and 1794–1795, when he heard oratorios of Handel performed by large forces. Israel in Egypt is believed to have been one of these. It is likely that Haydn wanted to try to achieve results of comparable weight, using the musical language of the mature classical style.
The work on the oratorio lasted from October 1796 to April 1798. It was also a profound act of faith for this deeply religious man, who appended the words "Praise to God" at the end of every completed composition. He later remarked, "I was never so devout as when I was at work on The Creation; I fell on my knees each day and begged God to give me the strength to finish the work." Haydn composed much of the work while at his residence in the Mariahilf suburb of Vienna, which is now the Haydnhaus. It was the longest time he had ever spent on a single composition. Explaining this, he wrote, "I spent much time over it because I expect it to last for a long time." In fact, he worked on the project to the point of exhaustion, and collapsed into a period of illness after conducting its premiere performance.
In the next century, Haydn reused some ideas from this oratorio for the Schöpfungsmesse.
Haydn's original autograph score has been lost since 1803. A Viennese published score dated 1800 forms the basis of most performances today. The 'most authentic' Tonkünstler-Societat score of 1799, with notes in the composer's hand, can be found at the Vienna State Library. There are various other copyist scores such as the Estate, as well as hybrid editions prepared by scholars during the last two centuries.

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