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Let Us Be Joyful
Franz Joseph Haydn, ed. Moody
A wonderful way to introduce young musicians to the classical era of choral composition.
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Let Us Be Joyful
SATB, string quintet
Let Us Be Joyful from Haydn’s The Creation is a piece that has been performed as a separate octavo throughout the last century. It is a wonderful way to introduce young musicians to the classical era of choral composition. Although the original movement was written with full orchestral accompaniment, this has been transcribed for string quintet. This edition also includes a new English translation, which was written to better match the beauty of Haydn’s compositional writing.
Composer’s Notes
This new English translation is part of a full edition of Haydn’s The Creation that was the culmination of research for my doctoral document at the University of Arizona. This English translation is based on current research into The Creation, as well as review of original text sources: the original English text of Baron van Swieten; the German translation, provided by van Swieten, that Haydn used to compose the oratorio; original source material including the King James Bible and Milton’s Paradise Lost. Finally, these text sources were combined with modern language and syntax in order to more accurately represent the original English text. A companion document detailing this research is available.
– Philip Moody
Text
Recitative: And the heavenly host proclaimed the third day, praising God and saying:
Chorus: Let us be joyful in songs of glory!
Praise God with harp, and lyre, and voices;
with jubilant song, sing praise to the Lord!
Truly the heavens and earth have been given all splendor by God.
-Philip Moody
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