Bibliograph

Suite from the river ;, The plough that broke the plains (suite for orchestra), Virgil Thomson

Type

Label

Suite from the river ;, The plough that broke the plains (suite for orchestra), Virgil Thomson

Form of composition

suites

Format of music

not applicable

Main title

Suite from the river ;

Music parts

not applicable

Oclc number

17997902

Responsibility statement

Virgil Thomson

Series statement

Vanguard everyman classics

Sub title

The plough that broke the plains (suite for orchestra)

Table Of Contents

Suite from "The river". The Old South (9:16) ; Industrial expansion in the Mississippi Valley (4:11) ; Soil Erosion and Floods (6:15) ; Finale (4:02) -- The plow that broke the plains (orchestral suite). Prelude (1:24) ; Pastorale (Grass) (1:09) ; Cattle (2:52) ; Blues (Speculation) (2:33) ; Drought (:54) ; Devastation (4:49)

Transposition and arrangement

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Contributor

Creator