碩士 / 輔仁大學 / 音樂研究所 / 92 / This thesis is to discuss the Oratorio The Creation of Haydn from two aspects, analyzing Libretto as well as the music framework and technique.
The origin of Libretto was from an unknown English author, and Baron Gottfried van Swieten translated it into German. Swieten did not metaphase; instead he almost created a complete new work. The plot is based on The Holy Bible, and the story line draw from parts of Miltan’s poem Paradise Lost. The depiction, which is the process of God’s creation from the first day to the Sixth day, is the main contents of Parts I and II in the oratorio. In Part III, there are more stories about human being living in the new day. Furthermore, the narrator in Parts I and II is the three angles, the narrator in Part III is Man. Therefore, the difference between the narrators are one speaks of God’s Glory and the other about Human emotion.
In Music, Haydn created the dramatic frameworks by functionally dividing orchestra movement, recitative, aria, ensemble and chorus into various roles. The dramatic trend established by tonal framework which moves around C major that symbolizes the Glory of God while B flat Major hints the emotions and sins of human being. The particular dramatic framework applied in Part III is not surrounded by God’s work on the first 6 days as described in Parts I and II. There are two duets in Part III. One serves as a hymn to praise God while another to describe the Love between man and woman. Part III is mainly interpreted by Woodwind and illustrated the peaceful life in Garden of Eden. The introduction of Brass demonstrated the Glory of God and Angles’ praises serves as a motive penetrating through Parts I and II. The motive is another music comparable of Part I, II, and III. Human motive contrasting God’s motive is the important difference in the presentation of God and Man. Furthermore, the motive of Parts I and II are describing God’s creation in contrast to Human’s affection and sinful nature in Part III.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:TW/092FJU00248019 |
| Date | January 2004 |
| Creators | Tai Wen Hsien, 戴文嫺 |
| Contributors | Prof. Lo, Kii-ming, 羅基敏 |
| Source Sets | National Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations in Taiwan |
| Language | zh-TW |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | 學位論文 ; thesis |
| Format | 171 |
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