The Creation (Haydn) handywork of God".) The unusual intensity of the ending may be the result of Haydn's piling of coda upon coda, each occurring at a point where the music seems about to end. "End of the fourth day." Part II celebrates the creation of sea creatures, birds, animals, and lastly, man. No. 14. Und Gott sprach: Es bringe das Wasser in der Fülle hervor Recitative for soprano (Genesis 1:20), leading into: No. 15. Auf starkem Fittiche schwinget sich der Adler stolz Aria for soprano in F major, celebrating the creation of birds. The species mentioned are the eagle, the lark, the
The Four Seasons (Vivaldi) as follows: There is some debate as to whether the four concertos were written to accompany four sonnets or vice versa. Though it is not known who wrote the accompanying sonnets, the theory that Vivaldi wrote them is supported by the fact that each sonnet is broken into three sections, each neatly corresponding to a movement in the concerto. Regardless of the sonnets' authorship, "The Four Seasons" can be classified as program music, instrumental music intended to evoke something extra-musical, and an art form which Vivaldi was determined to prove sophisticated enough to be taken seriously. In addition to these