Oratorio “The Seasonings”, S. ½ tsp. (with Fugue for Orchestra excluded)

~ Recording by Lorna Haywood, Marlene Kleinman, John Ferrante, William Woolf, The Okay Chorale, John Nelson, Royal P.D.Q. Bach Festival Orchestra, Jorge Mester

Appears on releases

#	Title	Length	Track artist	Release title	Release artist	Release group type	Country/Date	Label	Catalog#
Official
2.4	Oratorio “The Seasonings”, S. ½ tsp.	22:15	P.D.Q. Bach, Professor Peter Schickele	The Wurst of P.D.Q. Bach	P.D.Q. Bach, Professor Peter Schickele	Album + Compilation	US1971	Vanguard (imprint of Vanguard Records)	VSD-719, VSD-720
2.4	Oratorio “The Seasonings”, S. ½ tsp.	22:16	P.D.Q. Bach, Professor Peter Schickele	The Wurst of P.D.Q. Bach	P.D.Q. Bach, Professor Peter Schickele	Album + Compilation	US1986	Vanguard (imprint of Vanguard Records)	CVSD2 719/20
2.4	Oratorio “The Seasonings”, S. ½ tsp.	22:16	P.D.Q. Bach, Professor Peter Schickele	The Wurst of P.D.Q. Bach	P.D.Q. Bach, Professor Peter Schickele	Album + Compilation	US1986	Vanguard (imprint of Vanguard Records)	VCD2-719/20
2.4	Oratorio “The Seasonings”, S. ½ tsp.	22:16	P.D.Q. Bach, Professor Peter Schickele	The Wurst of P.D.Q. Bach	P.D.Q. Bach, Professor Peter Schickele	Album + Compilation	US1993	Vanguard (imprint of Vanguard Records)	70720

Relationships

choir vocals:	The Okay Chorale (probably fictitious, associated with P.D.Q. Bach/Peter Schickele recordings) (in 1966-12)
solo alto vocals:	Marlena Kleinman (aka Marlena Kleinman Malas) (in 1966-12)
solo bass vocals:	William Woolf (in 1966-12)
solo soprano vocals:	Lorna Haywood (soprano) (in 1966-12)
solo tenor vocals:	John Ferrante (tenor) (in 1966-12)
orchestra:	The Royal P.D.Q. Bach Festival Orchestra (in 1966-12)
conductor:	Jorge Mester (conductor) (in 1966-12)
chorus master:	John Nelson (American conductor) (in 1966-12)

recorded at:	Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (in 1966-12)

compilation of:

1. Introduction by Peter Schickele (American composer)
2. Oratorio: “The Seasonings”, S. ½ tsp.: Chorus: “Tarragon of virtue is full” by The Okay Chorale (probably fictitious, associated with P.D.Q. Bach/Peter Schickele recordings), John Nelson (American conductor), The Royal P.D.Q. Bach Festival Orchestra, Jorge Mester (conductor)
3. Oratorio: “The Seasonings”, S. ½ tsp.: Recitative: “And there were in the same country” by John Ferrante (tenor), William Woolf, The Royal P.D.Q. Bach Festival Orchestra, Jorge Mester (conductor)
4. Oratorio: “The Seasonings”, S. ½ tsp.: Duet: “Bide thy thyme” by Lorna Haywood (soprano), Marlena Kleinman (aka Marlena Kleinman Malas), John Ferrante (tenor), The Royal P.D.Q. Bach Festival Orchestra, Jorge Mester (conductor)
5. Oratorio: “The Seasonings”, S. ½ tsp.: Recitative: “Then asked he” by Lorna Haywood (soprano), Marlena Kleinman (aka Marlena Kleinman Malas), John Ferrante (tenor), William Woolf, The Royal P.D.Q. Bach Festival Orchestra, Jorge Mester (conductor)
6. Oratorio: “The Seasonings”, S. ½ tsp.: Chorale: “By the leeks of Babylon / There we sat down, yea, we wept” by The Okay Chorale (probably fictitious, associated with P.D.Q. Bach/Peter Schickele recordings), John Nelson (American conductor), The Royal P.D.Q. Bach Festival Orchestra, Jorge Mester (conductor)
7. Oratorio: “The Seasonings”, S. ½ tsp.: Recitative: “Then she gave in” by John Ferrante (tenor), The Royal P.D.Q. Bach Festival Orchestra, Jorge Mester (conductor)
8. Oratorio: “The Seasonings”, S. ½ tsp.: Aria: “Open sesame seeds” by William Woolf, The Royal P.D.Q. Bach Festival Orchestra, Jorge Mester (conductor)
9. Oratorio: “The Seasonings”, S. ½ tsp.: Recitative: “So saying” by Lorna Haywood (soprano), Marlena Kleinman (aka Marlena Kleinman Malas), John Ferrante (tenor), William Woolf, The Royal P.D.Q. Bach Festival Orchestra, Jorge Mester (conductor)
10. Oratorio: “The Seasonings”, S. ½ tsp.: Duet: “Summer is a cumin seed” by Lorna Haywood (soprano), Marlena Kleinman (aka Marlena Kleinman Malas), The Royal P.D.Q. Bach Festival Orchestra, Jorge Mester (conductor)
11. Oratorio: “The Seasonings”, S. ½ tsp.: Chorus with Soloists: “To curry favor, favor curry” by The Okay Chorale (probably fictitious, associated with P.D.Q. Bach/Peter Schickele recordings), John Nelson (American conductor), The Royal P.D.Q. Bach Festival Orchestra, Jorge Mester (conductor)

edit of:

Oratorio: The Seasonings (S. ½ tsp.) by Lorna Haywood (soprano), Marlena Kleinman (aka Marlena Kleinman Malas), John Ferrante (tenor), William Woolf, The Okay Chorale (probably fictitious, associated with P.D.Q. Bach/Peter Schickele recordings), John Nelson (American conductor), The Royal P.D.Q. Bach Festival Orchestra, Jorge Mester (conductor)

recording of:	Oratorio: “The Seasonings” (in 1966-12: live, partial)

Oratorio: “The Seasonings”

lyricist and composer:	P.D.Q. Bach (fictional composer created by musical satirist Peter Schickele)

publisher:	Theodore Presser Co.

parts:

1. Oratorio: “The Seasonings”: Chorus: “Tarragon of virtue is full”
2. Oratorio: “The Seasonings”: Recitative: “And there were in the same country”
3. Oratorio: “The Seasonings”: Duet: “Bide thy thyme”
4. Oratorio: “The Seasonings”: Fugue for Orchestra
5. Oratorio: “The Seasonings”: Recitative: “Then asked he”
6. Oratorio: “The Seasonings”: Chorale: “By the leeks of Babylon / There we sat down, yea, we wept”
7. Oratorio: “The Seasonings”: Recitative: “Then she gave in”
8. Oratorio: “The Seasonings”: Aria: “Open sesame seeds”
9. Oratorio: “The Seasonings”: Recitative: “So saying”
10. Oratorio: “The Seasonings”: Duet: “Summer is a cumin seed”
11. Oratorio: “The Seasonings”: Chorus with Soloists: “To curry favor, favor curry”