1. Praeludium: Maestoso
2. Sarabande: Grazioso
3. Gavotte
4. Musette: Rustico
5. Sicilienne: Andantino grazioso
6. Gigue: Molto vivace

• Year of composition: 1930
• Work category: Orchestral works in several movements
• First performed: 17 April 1931, at the Konserthuset Stockholm (the Stockholm Concert Hall). Konsertföreningens orkester [now the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra] conducted by Nils Grevillius
• Duration: 15 min

Instrumentation

2.2.2.2 / 2.1.0.0 / str

Examples of printed editions

Edition Suecia, Stockholm, 1931

Description of work

1. Praeludium: Maestoso (no fixed time signature, Dorian on D) varying time signatures (7/4, 4/4, 6/4, 5/4), 32 bars
2. Sarabande: Gracioso [sic!] (no fixed time signature, but leaning towards A minor/A major) 3/4, 25 bars (/:8://:15:/)
3. Gavotte D minor alla breve, 52 bars
4. Musette: Rustico (no fixed time signature, but comes out as G major) 4/4 (C), 24 bars (8/:16:/), also: Gavotte da capo al fine
5. Sicilienne: Andantino grazioso (no fixed time signature, but comes out as E minor) 6/8, 18 bars (8/:10:/)
6. Gigue: Molto vivace D minor 6/8, 55 bars (/:20://:35:/)

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