Paris: The Song of a Great City

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Paris: The Song of a Great City (full title: Paris, A Night Piece - The Song of a Great City) is a nocturne for orchestra composed by Frederick Delius in 1899; its world premiere, in Germany in 1900, was conducted by Hans Haym. Rather than a literal depiction of the city, the piece is meant as a depiction of the composer's own impressions. A slow oboe melody opens and closes the work, which is punctuated in between by several street cries.

[edit] Reference

  • David Ewen, Encyclopedia of Concert Music. New York; Hill and Wang, 1959.
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