Instrumentation:

• Piccolo ( = Flute III), 2 Flutes, 3 Oboes, 3 Clarinets (B flat and A), 3 Bassoons (III = Contrabassoon)
• 4 Horns, 3 Trumpets, 3 Trombones, Tuba
• Timpani, Triangle, Side drum, Cymbals, Bass drum, Gong
• 1st Violins (16–20), 2nd Violins (14–18), Violas (12–16), Cellos (12–16), Double-basses (10–14)

Duration:

Approx. 40 min.

Composed:

Most likely composed from June 1960, completed on 22 August 1961, at Moscow, for the twenty-second Soviet Communist Party Mosco...