Autumn
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"Autumn" is the third section of Joseph Haydn's oratorio "The Seasons," depicting the harvest time and associated rural festivities through vivid choral and orchestral writing.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Autumn (The Seasons) | 0 |
| Autumn (from the Four Seasons) | 1 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
musical work
ⓘ
oratorio section ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Viennese Classicism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Seasons by James Thomson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Joseph Haydn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Austria ⓘ |
| depicts |
changing seasons
ⓘ
harvest time ⓘ hunting scene ⓘ nature ⓘ peasant celebration ⓘ rural festivities ⓘ wine harvest ⓘ |
| dramaticFunction | celebration and thanksgiving ⓘ |
| features |
arias
ⓘ
choral writing ⓘ choruses ⓘ orchestral writing ⓘ programmatic elements ⓘ recitatives ⓘ |
| followedBy | Winter (The Seasons) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Summer (The Seasons) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | oratorio ⓘ |
| hasPart |
drinking chorus
ⓘ
harvest chorus NERFINISHED ⓘ hunting chorus ⓘ solo scenes for peasants ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| librettist | Gottfried van Swieten NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicalStyle | Classical ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | depicts maturity of the year ⓘ |
| orchestration |
chorus
ⓘ
orchestra ⓘ vocal soloists ⓘ |
| partOf | The Seasons (Haydn) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sequenceInWork | third section ⓘ |
| textSourceLanguage | English ⓘ |
| tonalLanguage | tonal ⓘ |
| uses |
contrasting dynamics
ⓘ
orchestral color to depict scenes ⓘ tone painting ⓘ |
| workPeriod | early 19th century ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Autumn (from the Four Seasons)