Spring
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"Spring" is the opening section of Joseph Haydn’s oratorio *The Seasons*, depicting the renewal of nature and rural life at the start of the year.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Spring (Haydn) | 0 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | oratorio section ⓘ |
| associatedWork | The Creation (Haydn) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | James Thomson’s poem "The Seasons" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Joseph Haydn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Austria ⓘ |
| depicts |
renewal of nature
ⓘ
rural life ⓘ start of the year ⓘ |
| features |
chorus
ⓘ
orchestra ⓘ soloists ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceWork | The Seasons premiered in 1801 ⓘ |
| genre | oratorio ⓘ |
| hasPart |
arias
ⓘ
choruses ⓘ ensembles ⓘ recitatives ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| librettist | Gottfried van Swieten NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicalStyle | Classical ⓘ |
| partOf | The Seasons (Haydn) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | Classical era ⓘ |
| positionInWork | opening section ⓘ |
| theme |
agricultural labor
ⓘ
human relationship with nature ⓘ joy of spring ⓘ pastoral imagery ⓘ |
| tonalCharacteristics | bright major keys ⓘ |
| uses |
contrasts between solo and chorus
ⓘ
tone painting ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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