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This work’s libretto by Gottfried van Swieten (“SVEE-ten”) includes adaptations of passages from the Book of Psalms and Paradise Lost. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this oratorio that opens with “The Representation of Chaos.”
ANSWER: The Creation [or Die Schöpfung] (by Franz Joseph Haydn)
[10h] The premiere of Haydn’s The Creation was conducted by this Moravian composer with the first name Paul, whose brother Anton was a Haydn pupil. He wrote Grand Characteristic Symphony for the Peace with the French Republic, and the title theme of Beethoven’s 12 Variations on a Russian Dance.
ANSWER: Paul Wranitzky (“vrah-NITZ-kee”) [or Pavel Vranický]
[10e] Wranitzky may have composed “Land der Berge, Land am Strome” (“LAHNT dair BAIR-guh, LAHNT ahm SHTROH-muh”), Austria’s song of this kind. Haydn’s “Emperor’s Hymn” is used as this kind of song, formerly with the lyrics “Deutschland, Deutschland über alles.”
ANSWER: national anthem [prompt on anthem]
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TournamentExact Match?HeardPPBEasy %Medium %Hard %
2025 ACF NationalsYes2019.50100%85%10%