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.

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Spring canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf oratorio section ⓘ
associatedWork The Creation (Haydn) ⓘ
linked to: Haydn The Creation
basedOn James Thomson’s poem "The Seasons" ⓘ
composer Joseph Haydn ⓘ
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 ⓘ
musicalStyle Classical ⓘ
partOf The Seasons (Haydn) ⓘ
linked to: Haydn The Seasons
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 ⓘ

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