ehovah's Praise forever shall endure"), and closing with a Laudamus of
matchless beauty, in which the principal voices in solo parts are set off
against the choral and orchestral masses with powerful effect.

Haydn's last appearance in public was at a performance of the "Creation,"
which took place in 1808, when it was given in Italian under the
direction of Salieri. Dies says of this remarkable scene:--

"On alighting from the Prince's carriage, he was received by
distinguished personages of the nobility and by his scholar, Beethoven.
The crowd was so great that the military had to keep order. He was
carried, sitting in his arm-chair, into the hall, and was greeted upon
his entrance with a flourish of trumpets and joyous shouts of 'Long
live Haydn!' He occupied a seat next his Princess, the Prince being at
court that day; and on the other side sat his favorite scholar,
Fraeulein Kurzbeck. The highest people of rank in Vienna selected seats
in his vicinity. The French ambassador noticed that he wore the medal
of the Paris Concert des Amateurs. 'Not only this, but all the medals
which have been awarded in France, you ought to have received,' said
he. Haydn thought he felt a little draught; the Princess threw her
shawl about him, many ladies following her example, and in a few
moments he was completely wrapped in shawls. Poems by Collin and
Carpani, the adapter of the text, were presented to him. He could no
longer conceal his feelings. His overburdened heart sought and found
relief in tears. When the passage, 'And there was Light,' came, and the
audience broke out into tumultuous applause, he made a motion of his
hands towards heaven, and said, 'It came from thence.' He remained in
such an agitated condition that he was obliged to take his leave at the
close of the first part. As he went out, the audience thronged about
him to take leave of him, and Beethoven kissed his hand and forehead
devoutly. His departure completely overcame him. He could not address
the audience, and could only give expression to his heartfelt gratitude
with broken, feeble utterances and blessings. Upon every countenance
there was deep pity, and tearful eyes followed him as he was taken to
his carriage."

He lived but a short time longer, but long enough to witness the success
of his scholar, Beethoven, in the same year.

The Seasons.

"The Seasons," wr