Mêlée fantasque, F.119 (Bliss, Arthur)

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Publisher. Info. London: J. Curwen & Sons, No. 90733, 1924.
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Work Title Melee Fantasque
Alternative. Title
Composer Bliss, Arthur
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. F.119
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. None [force assignment]
Key A minor
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1921, rev. 1937 and 1965
First Performance. 1921 October, Queen's Hall, conducted by the composer
First Publication. 1924
Dedication Dedicated to the Memory of Claude Lovat Fraser A Great and Lovable Artist
Average DurationAvg. Duration 12 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Early 20th century
Piece Style Early 20th century
Instrumentation orchestra
InstrDetail Piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, English horn, 2 clarinets, bass clarinet, 2 bassoons, contrabassoon, 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, glockenspiel, xylophone, percussion, strings
External Links Wisemusicclassical.com
Extra Information "Virtually my first ballet score", according to the composer (whether this means it is a ballet and he wrote others before, or it's virtually a ballet and the first such work he wrote, is unclear.)