Burlesque
(from Symphony No. 1)
Instrumentation: *3,.*3,*3,*3/4,3,3,1/T,3P,Hp,Pf,Cel/Stgs
Duration: 5 mins.

This jaunty, irreverent work can stand alone and makes for an effective piece to show humor in music. Fun-loving outer sections are contrasted by a more serious middle section—serious, that is, until the burlesque theme returns to puncture a hole in that balloon.