Milhaud, who was originally commissioned to write this work for American concert bands in war-torn 1945, employed folk tunes from the French provinces, in hopes of sharing some of the rich culture with the Americans, who so valiantly defended his native land from the Nazis. This edition for young bands includes three of the original five movements: Normandie, Alsace-Lorraine, and Provence.

FULL SCORE
PICCOLO
FLUTE
OBOE
BASSOON
BB CLARINET 1
BB CLARINET 2
BB CLARINET 3
EB ALTO CLARINET
BB BASS CLARINET
EB ALTO SAXOPHONE 1
EB ALTO SAXOPHONE 2
BB TENOR SAXOPHONE
EB BARITONE SAXOPHONE
BB TRUMPET 1
BB TRUMPET 2
BB TRUMPET 3
F HORN 1
F HORN 2
TROMBONE 1
TROMBONE 2
BARITONE B.C.
BARITONE T.C.
TUBA
STRING BASS
PERCUSSION 1
PERCUSSION 2
MALLET PERCUSSION
TIMPANI