Modern music and musicians : [Encyclopedic] . ed confidence. Hehad found in religion solid foundations uponwhich he rested without wishing to leavethis assured shelter. It was for him, as forthe faithful, an asylum of complete repose,far away from all tempests, and he neverdreamed of raising the romantic cry: Levezvous orages desires. That which dominates in The in which lie its value and special char-acteristic, is its descriptive quality; there isalso a touching optimism which recalls ourBernardin de Saint-Pierre in those joyouseffusions, the hymns of gratitude of the Etudes de
Modern music and musicians : [Encyclopedic] . ed confidence. Hehad found in religion solid foundations uponwhich he rested without wishing to leavethis assured shelter. It was for him, as forthe faithful, an asylum of complete repose,far away from all tempests, and he neverdreamed of raising the romantic cry: Levezvous orages desires. That which dominates in The in which lie its value and special char-acteristic, is its descriptive quality; there isalso a touching optimism which recalls ourBernardin de Saint-Pierre in those joyouseffusions, the hymns of gratitude of the Etudes de la Nature. Haydn did not tryto discover anything disquieting in the workof the Creator; lie admired it in perfectserenity; he adored; he was thankful; hisfervor and ecstasy were translated into alle-luias. He had retained an extraordinaryyouthfulness of heart and spirit when hewrote the oratorio, at the age of trace of bitterness was left from thedistant years of trial; in him, as aroundhim, everything was calm and clear. JOSEPH an original miniature-portrait. moreover, he believed he was paying a debtof gratitude in writing this delightful work,so full of charm and ingenuous grace, ofwhich we can say, as Robert Franz said ofBachs cantatas : Read them without mental reservation, and Ido not doubt that the inspiration with which theyoverflow will come to animate you. Approachthe great master in simplicity of spirit, and thecharm pervading his work will find its way toyour heart. When you are wrapped in his styleas in a garment he will captivate your soul. Ideal purity of thought, simplicity ofmeans, simple and wise orchestration, allcontribute to the freshness and ingenuous-ness of effect. Certainly modern criticism is 98 JOSEPH HAYDN correct in saying that the painting of Chaosin the introduction is wanting in localcolor—that is to say, in extremes — and alsoin the picturesque. The Chaos of Haydn ap-pears to modern composers well ordered andq
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