The Grand Concerto Gastronomique was a Hoffnung piece; while the Fantasy was written for the Last Night of the Proms during a previous attempt to make the thing vaguely serious. As a recall, the Song of Accounting Periods was a piece of freelance Arnold perversity, not unlike the popular piece for band & loud, off-key foghorn, The Padstow Lifeboat. My favorite Arnold Hoffnung piece is The United Nations, for symphony orchestra & as many nationalistic brass bands as there are entrances to the hall. Seems appropriate, especially now. Live in peace [log in to unmask] endeavour2 project <http://www.geocities.com/robtclements/endeavour2.html>