general information

composition date

1946

duration

17h

publisher

Boosey & Hawkes

Dedicatee

'This work is affectionately dedicated to the children of John and Jean Maud : Humphrey, Pamea, Caroline and Virginia, for their edification and entertainment'

Libretto (details, author)

Texte optionnel d'Eric Crozier

type

detailed formation

Soloist

narrator [optionnel]

3 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, 3 percussionists, timpani, harp, strings

information about the creation

observations

similar works

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