Franz Joseph Haydn: Achieved Is The Glorious Work From The Creation: SATB: Vocal

No composer has ever achieved the amazing artistic progression that Haydn has. He invented the string quartet as we know it became known as 'the Father of the Symphony' and mentored the great Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. His creative life was one of ceaseless experimentation and invention. Author David Hurwitz shows readers how to more fully enjoy Haydn's music acquainting them with the master's innovative melodic creativity revolutionary use of musical form and important characteristics of his personal style such as his genius for writing in minor keys and creating comedy in his music. Hurwitz explores Haydn's vocal music and instrumental masterpieces that fall outsidethe mainstream as well as his principle instrumental works. A special chapter of letters and quotations by the composer himself introduces the reader to Haydn the man. Four appendices list all of his symphonies string quartets Piano sonatas and Piano trios and specify their distinguishing characteristics. Two accompanying Naxos CDs provide more than two and a half hours of beautiful music keyed to pieces described in the book.

Pauken-Messe. Par HAYDN FRANZ JOSEF. The Missa in tempore belli by Joseph Haydn is an interesting work in several respecst. Firstly this setting of the Mass provides pointers to the situation of Austrian church music as it had been affected by imperial decrees. Secondly the political situation, with the imminent invasion of Austria by Napoleon's troops, had reached a crisis point which is reflected in the description of this composition as a 'Mass in time of war'. Last but not least, this work is the first of the group of six settings of the Latin Mass which, together with the oratorios 'The Creation' and 'The Seasons', form the body of Haydn's last period vocal works, and which unquestionably belong among hissupreme creative achievements. / Messe / Répertoire / Solistes SATB, Choeur SATB, Flûte Traversière, 2 H

Pauken-Messe. Par HAYDN FRANZ JOSEF. The Missa in tempore belli by Joseph Haydn is an interesting work in several respecst. Firstly this setting of the Mass provides pointers to the situation of Austrian church music as it had been affected by imperial decrees. Secondly the political situation, with the imminent invasion of Austria by Napoleon's troops, had reached a crisis point which is reflected in the description of this composition as a 'Mass in time of war'. Last but not least, this work is the first of the group of six settings of the Latin Mass which, together with the oratorios 'The Creation' and 'The Seasons', form the body of Haydn's last period vocal works, and which unquestionably belong among hissupreme creative achievements. / Messe / Répertoire / Solistes SATB, Choeur SATB, Flûte Traversière, 2 H

Pauken-Messe. Par HAYDN FRANZ JOSEF. The Missa in tempore belli by Joseph Haydn is an interesting work in several respecst. Firstly this setting of the Mass provides pointers to the situation of Austrian church music as it had been affected by imperial decrees. Secondly the political situation, with the imminent invasion of Austria by Napoleon's troops, had reached a crisis point which is reflected in the description of this composition as a 'Mass in time of war'. Last but not least, this work is the first of the group of six settings of the Latin Mass which, together with the oratorios 'The Creation' and 'The Seasons', form the body of Haydn's last period vocal works, and which unquestionably belong among hissupreme creative achievements. / Messe / Répertoire / Solistes SATB, Choeur SATB, Flûte Traversière, 2 H

Pauken-Messe. Par HAYDN FRANZ JOSEF. The Missa in tempore belli by Joseph Haydn is an interesting work in several respecst. Firstly this setting of the Mass provides pointers to the situation of Austrian church music as it had been affected by imperial decrees. Secondly the political situation, with the imminent invasion of Austria by Napoleon's troops, had reached a crisis point which is reflected in the description of this composition as a 'Mass in time of war'. Last but not least, this work is the first of the group of six settings of the Latin Mass which, together with the oratorios 'The Creation' and 'The Seasons', form the body of Haydn's last period vocal works, and which unquestionably belong among hissupreme creative achievements. / Messe / Répertoire / Solistes SATB, Choeur SATB, Flûte Traversière, 2 H

Pauken-Messe. Par HAYDN FRANZ JOSEF. The Missa in tempore belli by Joseph Haydn is an interesting work in several respecst. Firstly this setting of the Mass provides pointers to the situation of Austrian church music as it had been affected by imperial decrees. Secondly the political situation, with the imminent invasion of Austria by Napoleon's troops, had reached a crisis point which is reflected in the description of this composition as a 'Mass in time of war'. Last but not least, this work is the first of the group of six settings of the Latin Mass which, together with the oratorios 'The Creation' and 'The Seasons', form the body of Haydn's last period vocal works, and which unquestionably belong among hissupreme creative achievements. / Messe / Répertoire / Solistes SATB, Choeur SATB, Flûte Traversière, 2 H