The Creation: Overture
This guide follows Haydn’s The Creation: Overture “Representation of Chaos” (1798) in one part.
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Follow all 4 sections as they play
Die Vorstellung des Chaos. 0:01–6:38
Follow the harmony more than the tune. The piece opens with a loud C and a fade, and the refuses to settle: phrases stop without a proper . Against that, listen for the flute's bird-like , the soft throbbing of the second violins and the crashing chords that interrupt them. The piece falls into a first section (A), a second (B), a of the opening material (A′) and a short . The music never arrives anywhere firm, and it leads straight into the first .
- A
- B
Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.
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