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Instrumentation:

2 Flutes (1 dbl. picc.)
1 Oboe
2 Clarinets (Bb)
2 Bassoons

2 Horns (F)
2 Trumpets (C)
2 Trombones
1 Bass Trombone
1 Tuba

3 Timpani
Percussion:
Bass Drum
Glockenspiel
Suspended Cymbal
Triangle

Strings

Score in C

Chimera Timing: 2 Min.

Total Suite Timing: 22 Min.

Chimera — a beast with a lion's head, goat's body, and serpent's tail — brays its throaty welcome (the goaty part, of course), and prances blithely about. A few measures of blustery chords characterize the lion's regal head, but the goatiness reasserts itself. Follows a bit of introspection on the chimera's part (is it not, after all, a creature of many parts?). The opening prancing returns, but concludes with the addition of a snaking line of sixteenth notes, played by the flute.

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