general information

composition date
1907-1916
duration
9 min
editor
Merion Music

type

Instrumental ensemble music (Single wind orchestra)

detailed formation

flute (also piccolo), oboe (also English horn), 2 clarinets (also basset horn), 2 bassoons, horn, trumpet, trombone, percussionist, 2 pianos [8 mains], 4 violins, 4 second violins, 2 violas, 3 cellos, double bass, baritone saxophone, cornet

information about the creation

date
February 22, 1956

(mouvement V), États-Unis, Connecticut, New Haven, Sprague Memorial Hall, Yale University

interpreters

un ensemble instrumental d'étudiants, direction : Keith Wilson ; pièce entière, New York, Carnegie Hall, 11 septembre 1968, par l'Orchestre philharmonique de Buffalo, direction : Lukas Foss.

Part titles

  • I. Scherzo: The See'r (Allegro, 1 min) ;
  • II. A Lecture (Allegro, 1 min) ;
  • III. The Ruined River (Allegro, 1 min) ;
  • IV. Like a Sick Eagle (Largo, 1,30 min) ;
  • V. Calcium Light Night (Slow March time) ;
  • VI. Allegretto sombreoso (Leggiero, 2 min).

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