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Instrumentation
 
Piccolo
Flute 1, 2
Oboe 1, 2
English Horn
Bassoon 1, 2
Eb Clarinet
Clarinet in Bb 1
Solo Clarinet in Bb 1, 2, 3
Alto Clarinet
Bass Clarinet
Contrabass Clarinet (in Bb)
Alto Saxophone 1, 2
Tenor Saxophone
Baritone Saxophone
Cornet in Bb 1, 2, 3
Trumpet in Bb 1, 2
Horns in F 1, 2, 3, 4
Trombone 1, 2, 3
Bass Trombone
Euphoniums 1, 2
Bass Tuba I
Bass Tuba II
String
Double Bass
Timpani + Bongos (4 different heights or Toms) Glockenspiel
Percussion 1:
- Snare Drum;
- Woodblocks*: L.W.: Low Woodblock, H.W.: High Woodblock Percussion 2:
- Basque Tambourine (Tambourine); - Vibra Slap;
- Triangle;
- Whip;
- (also Woodblocks)*;
- High-Mid Tom; Low-Mid Tom Percussion 3:
- Crash Cymbals (Hand Cymbals); - Suspended Cymbal (large);
- Tam-Tam;
- Large Gong;
- Suspended China Cymbal Bass Drum
 
Program Notes
 
I. Ouverture de la Suite
II. Lyrique
III. Valse ?
IV. Final: Introduction, Fugato et Marche
 
The composition is inspired by the instrumental suites. Within the four movements a modern-style dance choreography can be included. The presence of a mime could also be foreseen, who will have to be masked (made up) by Pierrot, who will observe in an artistic way the performance of the dancers (by a minimum of one man and one woman, or more dancers) musical material used:
 
The musical style is atonal, with tonal incursions but with evident use of multiple polytonality. In addition to original themes, here we will also find some "echoes" of later movements (Ouverture).
Subsequently we are plunged into a monochromatic and significantly darker atmosphere, conveyed by the use of the octotonic scale (whole and half steps) (Lyrique).
 
A new atmosphere comes through the use of a new scale that mixes with the previous sounds. The scale is nicknamed "ThreeSemiTonic Scale" (composed of three semitones, three whole tones and three semitones), all this breaks into a very sonorous and succulent verticality. (Valse ?).
 
Taking advantage of the scales and the previous vision, after an introduction and a fugato (based again on the octophonic scale), the final material that turns into a big march arrives. Here we have a new scale too (three whole tones - two semitones and two whole tones) (Final)