Die Jahreszeiten

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Die Jahreszeiten is the German title of Joseph Haydn’s oratorio "The Seasons," a large-scale choral and orchestral work depicting the progression of the four seasons in rural life.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf oratorio
basedOn The Seasons (poem) NERFINISHED
basedOnWorkBy James Thomson NERFINISHED
catalogueNumber Hob. XXI:3 NERFINISHED
character Hanne NERFINISHED
Lukas NERFINISHED
Simon NERFINISHED
commissionedBy Gottfried van Swieten NERFINISHED
completionYear 1801
composer Joseph Haydn NERFINISHED
composerNationality Austrian
compositionEndYear 1801
compositionStartYear 1799
depicts agricultural work
autumn
harvest celebrations
hunting
spring
summer
weather and nature
winter
followsWork Die Schöpfung NERFINISHED
genre oratorio
programmatic vocal music
hasMovement Frühling
Herbst
Sommer
Winter
language German
librettist Gottfried van Swieten NERFINISHED
numberOfParts 4
period Classical era
premiereCity Vienna NERFINISHED
premiereCountry Austria NERFINISHED
premiereDate 1801-04-24
scoring mixed chorus
orchestra
soloists
setting countryside
structure three main vocal characters
subject rural life
title Die Jahreszeiten NERFINISHED
translatedTitle The Seasons NERFINISHED
vocalForces bass solo
soprano solo
tenor solo

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Haydn The Seasons title Die Jahreszeiten
The Seasons originalTitle Die Jahreszeiten