{"product_id":"18499-haydn-joseph-a-grand-selection-first-act-of-the-creation-original-1817-broadside","title":"[Haydn, Joseph. (1732–1809)] \"A Grand Selection...First Act of The Creation\" - Original 1817 Broadside","description":"Original broadside for a Friday, March 14, 1817 concert at Theatre Royal, Covent Garden featuring the \"First Act of The Creation, Composed by Dr. Haydn,\" \"Two Grand Miscellaneous Acts,\" a rendition of \"God Save the King,\" and a performance of Concerto on Violin by one Miss Tremean\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e.  \u003c\/span\u003eCreases and rough edges, uneven trim and tear in lower right corner, but overall in fine condition.  \u003cspan style=\"\"\u003eApproximately 8.25 x 12.25 inches (21.3 x 42.5 cm).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003eMiss Tremean, first name unknown, was a violin prodigy from Bath in England. She was discovered by George Smart, and made her London debut in 1817.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003eThe Mr. Drouet who played variations on \"God Save the King\" was Louis Drouet (1792–1873), a French flautist and composer who was close friends with Felix Mendelssohn. In his teenage years, Drouet was the teacher of Louis Bonaparte, Napoléon's brother.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\"There is hardly any doubt in the mind of the average music-lover that Haydn's Oratorio\u003ci style=\"\"\u003e The Creation\u003c\/i\u003e is, tutto sommato, his greatest single accomplishment, and certainly ranks as one of the greatest products of any eighteenth-century mind. It occupies a central position in choral literature and its composition and first performances were the dominant features of Haydn's life in the late 1790s.\" (Robbins Landon: Haydn Chronicle and Works Vol. IV: Haydn The Years of 'The Creation' 1796-1800, p. 12)\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46093684768927,"sku":"18499","price":300.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0512\/4826\/7423\/files\/Haydn_Broadside_18499.jpg?v=1722189681","url":"https:\/\/www.schubertiademusic.com\/products\/18499-haydn-joseph-a-grand-selection-first-act-of-the-creation-original-1817-broadside","provider":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}