Haydn: Die Schöpfung Hob XXI: 2 (Vocal Score)

We now know that a continuo instrument was used for Haydn’s oratorio which were premiered in Vienna. The supplementary continuo part thus makes it possible to reproduce the work in a historically accurate manner for the first time: the harpsichord (and, increasingly, the pianoforte) fulfilled a important function in the orchestras of the time as continuo instruments.