The Seasons (ballet)

The Seasons (Russian: Времена года, Vremena goda; also French: Les Saisons) is an allegorical ballet in one act, four scenes, by the choreographer Marius Petipa, with music by Alexander Glazunov, his Op.

Les Saisons lived on in an abridged edition in the repertory of Anna Pavlova's touring company.

St. Petersburg premiere (World Premiere) Other notable productions Woodwinds: 1 piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes (2nd doubling english horn in F), 2 clarinets in B-flat and A, 2 bassoons Brass: 4 french horns in F, 2 trumpets in B-flat, 3 trombones, tuba Percussion: timpani, triangle, tambourine, military drum, cymbal, bass drum, glockenspiel Keyboard: celesta, pianino (upright piano) Strings: harp, 1st and 2nd violins, violas, cellos, contrabass Tableau 1 — A winter landscape Winter is surrounded by his companions: Hoar-frost, Ice, Hail and Snow, who amuse themselves with a band of snowflakes.

Tableau 3 — A landscape of flowing fields of wheat Cornflowers and poppies revel in the light and warmth of the sun.

Satyrs and fauns enter playing their pipes, and attempt to carry off the Spirit of the Corn, but she is rescued by the wind of Zephyr.