That oratorio by him, with libretto by Baron von Swieten, opens with "The Representation of Chaos", leading to a gigantic C major cadence when the archangel Raphael and the chorus utter: "And God said let there be light, and there was light!".
One bass aria by this composer uses scalar passages in the strings in D minor to represent the foaming seas and triplets in D major to represent a flowing brook. Four-part harmony for divided violas and cellos accompany a bass recitative by this composer that tells the "dwellers of the tides" to be fruitful and multiply. That oratorio by him, with libretto by Baron von Swieten, opens with "The Representation of Chaos", leading to a gigantic C major cadence when the archangel Raphael and the chorus utter: "And God said let there be light, and there was light!". A symphony by him uses Turkish percussion in its allegretto second movement, granting it its nickname "Military". For 10 points, name this composer of The Creation, who included an unexpected fortissimo chord and timpani thwack in his "Surprise" Symphony.
One bass aria by this composer uses scalar passages in the strings in D minor to represent the foaming seas and triplets in D major to represent a flowing brook.
Franz Joseph Haydn