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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Die Jahreszeiten canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf oratorio
basedOn The Seasons (poem)
basedOnWorkBy 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 agricultural work
autumn
harvest celebrations
hunting
spring
summer
weather and nature
winter
followsWork Die Schöpfung
linked to: The Creation
genre oratorio
programmatic vocal music
hasMovement Frühling
Herbst
Sommer
Winter
language German
librettist Gottfried van Swieten
numberOfParts 4
period Classical era
premiereCity Vienna
premiereCountry Austria
premiereDate 1801-04-24
scoring mixed chorus
orchestra
soloists
setting countryside
structure three main vocal characters
subject rural life
title Die Jahreszeiten
translatedTitle The Seasons
vocalForces bass solo
soprano solo
tenor solo

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Haydn The Seasons title Die Jahreszeiten
The Seasons originalTitle Die Jahreszeiten
Die Jahreszeiten title Die Jahreszeiten
Hob. XXI:3 refersTo Die Jahreszeiten
Hob. XXI:3 workTitleOriginal Die Jahreszeiten