The Seasons

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The Seasons is a large-scale oratorio by Joseph Haydn that vividly depicts the progression of the four seasons through choral and orchestral music.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf choral work
oratorio
oratorio
basedOn The Seasons by James Thomson
catalogueNumber Hob. XXI:3
character Hanne
Lukas
Simon
commissionedBy Gottfried van Swieten
completionYear 1801
composer Joseph Haydn
composerNationality Austrian
compositionEndYear 1801
compositionStartYear 1799
depicts autumn
spring
summer
winter
follows The Creation
genre programmatic oratorio
sacred oratorio
historicalSignificance one of Haydn's last large-scale vocal works
keyCharacteristic alternation of recitatives, arias, ensembles, and choruses
librettist Gottfried van Swieten
notableFeature depicts rural life and nature through music
includes musical tone-painting of weather and seasonal activities
numberOfParts 4
orchestration classical orchestra with winds, brass, timpani, and strings
originalLanguage German
originalTitle Die Jahreszeiten
period Classical era
premiereCity Vienna
premiereCountry Austria
premiereDate 1801-04-24
premiereVenue Palais Schwarzenberg, Vienna
publisher Breitkopf & Härtel
relatedWork The Creation
scoring soloists, chorus, and orchestra
setting rural countryside
structure oratorio in four parts
subjectMatter cycle of the agricultural year
relationship between humans and nature
titleLanguage English
vocalForces bass solo
mixed chorus
soprano solo
tenor solo

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