The Seasons (Haydn) a trick on her rich suitor) to the uplifting (as in several large-scale choruses praising God for the beauty of nature). The composition process was arduous for Haydn, in part because his health was gradually failing and partly because Haydn found van Swieten's libretto to be rather taxing. Haydn took two years to complete the work. Like "The Creation", "The Seasons" had a dual premiere, first for the aristocracy whose members had financed the work (Schwarzenberg palace, Vienna, 24 April 1801), then for the public (Redoutensaal, Vienna, 19 May). The oratorio was considered a clear success, but not a success
The Men Who Make the Music Pilmer, webmaster of the official Devo website, indicated a DVD release by MVD later in the year. The DVD was released the following August, including a bonus feature of Devo's 1996 reunion show at the Sundance Film Festival. A concert film of Devo on their 1979 tour of Japan was also titled "The Men Who Make the Music", and features live performances of "Secret Agent Man", "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction", "Too Much Paranoias", "Uncontrollable Urge", "Mongoloid" and "Jocko Homo", filmed at Nippon Budokan. The performance of "Red Eye" from this show is also on the official "The Men Who