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
Machiavelli and the Four Seasons "Machiavelli and the Four Seasons", two track lists occur in the same vein as the original release. Machiavelli and the Four Seasons Machiavelli and the Four Seasons is a 1995 album by the Australian rock group TISM (This Is Serious Mum). It is TISM's most famous release and the one with which they received the most critical success and fame. The album was certified Gold by the ARIA Awards and won the ARIA Award for Best Independent Release. The award was accepted in person by Les Murray, the subject of the song "What Nationality is Les Murray?"', who read a