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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Performances

Complete Score
*#78031 - 11.13MB, 89 pp. - 9/10 2 4 6 8 10 (2) - V/V/V - 880×⇩ - Schissel

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Schissel (2010/9/7)

Color Covers
*#78032 - 2.99MB, 2 pp. - 0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 145×⇩ - Schissel

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Schissel (2010/9/7)

Publisher. Info.	London: Novello, 1901. Plate 11248.
Copyright	Public Domain [tag/del/mrg]
Misc. Notes	This file is part of the Sibley Mirroring Project.
Purchase	Printed copy of this file (UK & EU)

Work Title	The Butterfly's Ball
Alternative. Title
Composer	Cowen, Frederic Hymen
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. 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.