Canopus is an ancient city lying on the Mediterranean east of Alexandria famed for its exotic revels. This work is subdivided into the following sections-Dusk: Sunset: Midnight Revels: Depths of Night: Dawn: Sunrise-concluding with brilliant fanfare-like figurations eading to a majestic coda in which all the harmonic elements on which the piece is built are combined.

For college, professional. Medium difficult.