Scored for soli, mixed choir and orchestra.

The work is based on poems written by the composer and was completed in 1880. It consisted of three movements which bore the following titles:
Waldmärchen (A Tale from the Woods)
Der Spielmann (The Minstrel)
Hochzeitsstück (Wedding Piece)

Original Language: Deutsch

Choir: SATB

Solo instruments/Soloists: soprano, alto, tenor, baritone, boy soprano, boy alto

Instrumentation: 3 3 3 3 - 4 4 3 2 - timp, perc(4), hp(6), str - fernorchester: 3 0 4 3 - 0 0 0 0 - timp, perc, flhn(4), cornet(2)

Instrumentation details: 1st flute; 2nd flute (+picc); 3rd flute (+picc); 1st oboe; 2nd oboe; cor anglais; 1st clarinet in Bb (+cl(A)); 2nd clarinet in Bb (+cl(A)); bass clarinet in Bb; 1st bassoon; 2nd bassoon; 3rd bassoon; 1st horn in F (+natural horn); 2nd horn in F (+natural

Duration (min): 60