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| composed = –1798 | movements = 34 (in three parts) | scoring = Soprano, tenor and bass soloists, chorus and orchestra }} ''The Creation'', the oratorio by Joseph Haydn, is structured in three parts. He composed it in 1796–1798 on German text as ''Die Schöpfung''. The work is set for soloists, chorus and orchestra. Its movements are listed in tables for their form, voice, key, tempo marking, time signature and source. == Libretto == The origin of the libretto is not known. Haydn received the booklet in English in London on his second extended stay in 1795 from his impresario Johann Peter Salomon. According to Haydn, it was passed by a certain Lidley, oder perhaps Thomas Linley, and was attributed to him, but may be written by an unknown author. Back in Vienna, Haydn passed it to his friend and sponsor Baron Gottfried van Swieten, who translated and organized it. The sources for the libretto are the two Creation narratives from the Book of Genesis, some Psalms, and John Milton's ''Paradise Lost'', an epic poem in ten volumes, first published in 1667. The libretto is structured in three parts, the first dealing with the Creation of the universe and the plants, the second with the Creation of the animals, and of man and woman, and the third with Adam and Eve in Paradise, showing an idealized love in harmony with the "new world". 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Creation structure」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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