Three New England Sketches

Walter Piston's Three New England Sketches for Symphony Orchestra.

Commissioned by the Worcester County Musical Association. First performed on October 23, 1959, by Detroit Symphony Orchestra atthe Worcester (Mass.) Music Festival, Paul Paray Conducting.

Instrumentation:

Piccolo
2 Flutes
2 Oboes
English Horn
2 Clarinets In Bb
Bass Clarinet
2 Bassoons
Contrabassoon
4 Horns In F
3Trumpets In C (Parts in Bb)
3 Trombones
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion (Snare Drum, Bass Drum, Cymbals, Susp. Cymbal, Triangle, Tam-tam, Glockenspiel, Tambourine, Wood Block)
2 Harps
Strings