A Little Nightmare Music and released on CD by Vanguard Records in 1983. The album also includes two other works by P. D. Q. Bach: an octet (Octoot for wind instruments) and a parody of Handel's "Water Music" and "Music for the Royal Fireworks", Royal Firewater Musick. A recording of the original cast of the opera was made. Since the opera is short, the recording also includes two other works by P.D.Q. Bach, "Octoot" for wind instruments, S. 8 and "Royal Firewater Musick", for bottles and orchestra (original version), S. 1/5. The track listing is as follows: A Little Nightmare Music Octoot Royal Firewater
Music for the Royal Fireworks were set on alight by a stray rocket and other fireworks burned two soldiers and blinded a third. Yet another soldier had blown his hand off during an earlier rehearsal for the 101 cannons which were used during the event. "Music for the Royal Fireworks" opens with a French overture and includes a bourrée and two minuets. The work is in five movements: A siciliana movement was popular in baroque music. It was scored for a large wind band ensemble consisting of 24 oboes, 12 bassoons and a contrabassoon, nine natural trumpets, nine natural horns, three pairs of kettledrums, and