Haydn's Creation Oratorio

The engaging Creation Oratorio is full of richness especially with regard to "tone-painting" (similar or identical to word painting) where the music either complements and describes the text or even imitates it. Haydn also meant much (if not all) of this oratorio to be a proclamation of his optimism and praise to God, which can clearly be deciphered through the joyous music it contains.

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