 He was also an excellent pianist and published arrangements of works by Saint-Saëns under pseudonym A. Benfeld.The work is scored for piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns (2 natural, 2 valved), 2 trumpets (valved), 2 cornets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, snare drum, triangle, tambourine, cymbals, bass drum and strings.The work is written in four movements