The first work in the genre is generally held to be André Campra's L'Europe galante ("Europe in Love") of 1697, but Les Saisons of 1695 is so typical of the genre that it is mentioned as the most distinctive prototype of this sort of composition, although the latter has a mythological plot.
The first piece within this style is generally considered to be André Campra's L'Europe galante ("Europe in Love") from 1697, but Les Saisons of 1695 is so characteristic of the genre that it is often mentioned as the most representative model of this type of composition, although it tells a mythological story.