Flivver Ten Million (Converse, Frederick Shepherd)

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Editor First edition
Publisher. Info. Boston: C.C. Birchard & Co., 1927.
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Work Title Flivver Ten Million
Alternative. Title A Joyous Epic for Orchestra; Flivver Ten Million: A Joyous Epic Inspired by the Familiar Legend "The Ten Millionth Ford is Now Serving Its Owner"
Composer Converse, Frederick Shepherd
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IFC 21
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 1 piece in 8 parts
  1. Dawn in Detroit - Sunrise - The City Stirs
  2. The Call to Labor - March of the Toilers
  3. The Din of the Builders
  4. The Birth of the Hero - The Hero emerges from the welter full-fledged, ready for service. He tries his metal - He wanders forth into the great world, in search of adventure
  5. May Night by the Roadside (America's Romance)
  6. The Joy-Riders (America's Frolic)
  7. The Collision (America's Tragedy)
  8. Phoenix Americans (The hero, righted and shaken, proceeds on his way with redoubled energy, typical of the indomitable American spirit)
First Performance. 1927/4/15 — Boston: Boston Symphony Orchestra, Serge Koussevitzky (conductor)
First Publication. 1927 – Boston: C.C. Birchard & Co.
Average DurationAvg. Duration 12 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Early 20th century
Instrumentation Orchestra
InstrDetail 3 flutes/piccolo, 2 oboes, English horn, 2 clarinets, bass clarinet, 2 bassoons, contra bassoon + 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba + timpani, percussion (bass drum, bell, anvil, cymbals, xylophone, glockenspiel, snare drum, triangle, tambourine, Ford horn, wind machine, tam tam, rattle) + organ (or factory whistle), celesta + 2 harps + strings