general information

composition date
1929
duration
18 min
editor
Boosey & Hawkes
Opus
46a

type

Instrumental ensemble music (Orchestral music)

detailed formation

2 flutes, piccolo, 2 oboes, English horn, 2 clarinets, bass clarinet, 2 bassoons, contrabassoon, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, percussionist, strings

information about the creation

date
March 7, 1931

France, Paris. 

Part titles

  • 1. The departure 
  • 2. Meeting with friends 
  • 3. The beautiful woman 
  • 4. Men's dance 
  • 5. The prodigal son and the beautiful woman 
  • 6. The drinking scene 
  • 7. The robbery 
  • 8. The awakening and repentance 
  • 9. Division of Spoils 
  • 10. The return 

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