The Seasons Haydn - Forces - Article Index

Encyclopedia - The Seasons Haydn: Encyclopedia Ii - The Seasons Haydn - Forces
The Seasons is written for a fairly large late-Classical orchestra, a chorus singing mostly in four parts, and three vocal soloists, repr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Seasons Haydn: Encyclopedia Ii - The Seasons Haydn - Composition Premiere And Reception
Haydn was led to write The Seasons by the great success of his previous oratorio The Creation (1798), which had become very popular and w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Seasons Haydn: Encyclopedia Ii - The Seasons Haydn - Musical Content
The oratorio is divided into four parts, corresponding to Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter, with the usual recitatives, arias, choruses, ...   » Read the article