Contributed by Maine Historical Society
Description
This is the cover page of Haydn's oratorio "Creation," performed in Portland on June 7, 1882. "Creation" was composed in 1799, and became an immediate success, rivaled only by Handel's "Messiah."
The concert was held at Union Hall in Portland.
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About This Item
- Title: Haydn's 'Creation' program, Portland, 1882
- Creator: Haydn Association
- Creation Date: 1882-06-07
- Subject Date: 1882-06-07
- Location: Portland, Cumberland County, ME
- Media: Paper
- Dimensions: 16 cm x 14 cm
- Local Code: Coll 4278, B3F15
- Collection: Friends of the Kotzschmar Organ
- Object Type: Text
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- Concert halls
- Concerts--Maine--Portland
- Creation (oratorio)--Choral programs
- Hayden Assoc. (Portland, Me.)--Performances
- Music societies--Maine--Portland
- Oratorios
- Organists
- Organs--Maine--Portland
- Pianists
- Programs
- Union Hall (Portland, Me.)
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- Architecture, buildings & monuments
- Arts, literature & entertainment
- Choral Works
- Concert programs
- Oratorio
- Organizations & movements
- People
- Reed organists
- singing
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Maine Historical Society485 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
(207) 774-1822 x230
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