The Butterfly's Ball (Cowen, Frederic Hymen)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's	1
Composition Year	1901
Genre Categories	Overtures; For orchestra; Scores featuring the orchestra

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Publisher. Info.	London: Novello, 1901. Plate 11248.
Copyright	Public Domain [tag/del/mrg]
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Work Title	The Butterfly's Ball
Alternative. Title
Composer	Cowen, Frederic Hymen
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.	IFC 4
Key	F major
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's	1
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.	1901
First Performance.	2 March 1901, the composer conducting, Queen's Hall, London. US Premiere: 28 November 1902, Theodore Thomas Orchestra (now the Chicago Symphony Orchestra), Theodore Thomas conducting
First Publication.	1901
Dedication	Dedicated to Robert Newman's Queen's Hall Orchestra.
Average DurationAvg. Duration	8 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period	Romantic
Piece Style	Romantic
Instrumentation	3 Flutes, Piccolo, Oboes, Clarinets in B♭, Bassoons, 4 Horns in F, Trumpets in F, 3 Trombones, Tuba, Timpani, Triangle, Glockenspiel, Celesta ad lib., Harp, Strings

MusicWeb review of Marco Polo recording gives 1901 date for composition, the same year as the copyright/publication date.

US premiere from a cso.org PDF.