Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-05-26

IN" tonight at the armory
Build seem to symbolic the ire
jendous work of the creation al
.e Bible story is told in the frs
1apter of Genesis. The work 1.
Ang with feeling and power ant
Mere is quality about 1t thai
Mroduces an exultant feeling anc
bmost seems to swell the vaulted
bof.
nm fhis oratorio. written by Haydn
Wine of the greatest and the best
Ybved of old composers, is a won
derful production. The music is
big and crashing in places and
sweet and appealing in others.
The work is divided into three
parts. The first part gives a rep
resentation of chaos, the entrance
of the light and the process of Gre
alton down to the fourth day.
The second part opens with the
fifth day and the appearance of
life, as told in the first chapter of
Genesis, the creation of living
things and of man in Gods i'm
age. The third part is almost en-
tirely concerned with the love of
Adam and Eve.
AS preparation for hearing
the oratorio, it would be helpful
to read the words of the recita-
tive, the air and the choruses.
II1ct a hrinf J.
here.
The work opens with a recita-
tive by Raphael, I'm the begin
ming God created the heaven and
the earth; and the earth was with
out form and void; and darkness
was upon the face of the Deep"
The chorus sing "And the Spirit
Of God moved upon the face of
the waters; and God said, Let
there be light and there was
light" Uriel sings, "And God saw
the light that it was good; and
God divided the light from the
darkness"
Much of the beauty of the mu-
|sic comes in with the air which |
Iis an elaboration of the Bible |
|text and in most cases very har-
|monious. The work proceeds with |
the recitative of Raphael, And
God made the armament, and di- |
Eided the waters which were un-
der the armament from the wa
ters which were above the firma-
ment and it was So And God said,
Let the waters under the heav-
ems be gathered together in one
place and let the dry land appear,
and it was SO. And God called the
FRY land earth, and the gathering
pf waters called He seas and God
paw that it was good"
The air for this Is:
SRolling in foaming billow
pplifted, roars the boisterous sea.
fountains and rocks now emerge,
Their tops into the clouds ascend.
Through the open plains out
stretched wide,
Ln serpent error rivers flow.
rSASiJ POAiAA6 6AluSo On
Through silent wales the limpid
brook
Gabriel sings: "And God said,
let the earth bring forth grass,
etc.," and the air is:
with verdure clad the fields
appear,
Delightful to the ravish'd sense; :
BY flowers sweet and gay
Enhanced is the charming sight {
Here fragrant herbs their odours
shed;
Here shoots the healing plant
With copious fruit the expanded ]
boughs are hung;
b leafy arches twine the shady
groves .
Yer lofty hills majestic forests
wave"
Part two is opened with the \
ecitative by Gabriel "And God I
Aid, Let the waters bring forth
|pundantly the moving creature
Pat hath life. and fowl that may =
" above the earth in the open
irmament of heaven. The mu-
ic here is grand and one of the Il
lost beautiful bits In the entire :
fatorio is the trio and chorus;
How many are Thy work, o God
Fho May their numbers tell! g
he Lord is great, and great His >
might, D
iis Glory lasts forever and for I
evermore
Uriel tells of the creation of
IAN: "And God created man in
Is own image, in the image of
|od created He him. Male and
emale created He them. He
reathed into his nostrils the
reath of live and man became a
wing soul" and then follows the
lr I'm native worth and honour
|ad." This part closes with the
'onderful chorus:
achieved is the glorious work;
nr song let be the praise of God
Tory to his name for ever.
Ie, sole, on high, exalted reigns.
Hallelujah."
The duets of Adam and Eve in
le third part are lovely. The
Iusic is blissful. Adams sings the
Aorus Our duty we have now
srformed."
Uriel sings the recitative:
2 happy pair, and happy still s
might be \