The Creation (Haydn) of tone painting, perhaps an inspiration to Haydn's own pervasive use of this device in "The Creation". The text of "The Creation" has a long history. The three sources are Genesis, the Biblical book of Psalms, and John Milton's "Paradise Lost". In 1795, when Haydn was leaving England, the impresario Johann Peter Salomon (1745–1815) who had arranged his concerts there handed him a new poem entitled "The Creation of the World". This original had been offered to Handel, but the old master had not worked on it, as its wordiness meant that it would have been 4 hours in length
Music of the Spheres (Doctor Who) Music of the Spheres (Doctor Who) "Music of the Spheres" is an interactive mini-episode of the British science fiction television series "Doctor Who" that premiered at the Royal Albert Hall in London before the Intermission of the "Doctor Who" Prom on 27 July 2008, for which it was especially made. The "Doctor Who" Prom, including the audio for "Music of the Spheres", was broadcast simultaneously on BBC Radio 3. "Music of the Spheres" was shown on the official BBC "Doctor Who" website during the interval and the concert itself was filmed for later broadcast on BBC One on 1 January