Combining the traditions of a Handel oratorio and the Viennese mass with Haydn's own symphonic style, this choral masterwork of seamless perfection joyfully celebrates the wonders described in the book of Genesis. The easily affordable edition includes a text underlay in both German and English.
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Combining the traditions of a Handel oratorio and the Viennese mass with Haydn's own symphonic style, this choral masterwork of seamless perfection joyfully celebrates the wonders described in the book of Genesis. The easily affordable edition includes a text underlay in both German and English.
Reprint of Die Schöpfung, C. F. Peters, Leipzig, n.d.
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