This short (4 min.) orchestra piece was written in 1922, and dedicated to Mindinha in 1936. However, it had to wait until 1974 for its first performance, by the Orquestra Sinfonica Nacional da Radio MEC, under the direction of Mario Tavares. - Appleby (1988), p. 49
pic, 2fl, 2ob, c ing, 2cl(Bb), cl baixo, 2fg, cfg, 4cor, 4trp, 4trb, tuba, tímp, tam-tam, prato, chocalho de metal, pandeiro, matraca, cel, vibe, hp, pf e cordas