| 作曲者 | P.D.Q. Bach (1807-1742) |
| タイトル | The Seasonings (S. 1 1/2 Tsp.) |
| サブタイトル | Oratorio for Soprano, Alto, Tenor and Bass Soloists. Mixed Chorus (Satb) and Orchestra |
| 出版社 | Theodore Presser・プレッサー |
| 楽器編成（詳細） | Tenor, Tenor, Soprano, Soprano, Keyboard, Alto, Alto, Bass, Bass |
| 品番 | HL9781491109434 |
| 校訂者 | Prof. Peter Schickele |
| 形状 | 44 ページ・15.2 x 22.9 cm |
| 演奏時間 | 20:00 |
| 出版年 | 1973年 |
| 出版番号 | 411-41054 |
| ISBN | 9781491109434 |
The Seasonings is, as far as is known, the only oratorio written by P.D.Q. Bach, and we must thank God for small favors. The oratorio was written during the last of the composer’s three creative periods—Contrition—when he gave up many, though not all, of the extravagance of the Soused Period, and the characteristically incompetent characteristics of the Initial Plunge. The work was first published in Liverpool by Jonathan “Boozy” Hawkes, who has been of one P.D.Q.’s many drinking companions. Since the original manuscript has never been found, and since the first published edition was already in English, with no credit given for the liberetto, we can only speculate about the authorship of the text; or, of course, we can simply not think about it at all.
No. 1 "Tarragon of virtue is full"
No. 2 "And there were in the same country"
No. 3 "Bide thy ryhme"
No. 4 Fugue
No. 5 Recit. "Then asked he"
No. 6 "By the leeks of Babylon"
No. 7 Recit. "Then she gave in"
No. 8 Aria "Open sesame seeds"
No. 9 Recit. "So saying"
No. 10 "Summer is a cumin seed"
No. 11 "To curry favor, favor curry"