sentences:  It is therefore "a nostalgic piece that expresses Barber’s desire to return to a situation where he could compose without the constant interruption of military requirements", and was the last piece Barber wrote before his discharge from military duty .The work was composed for Daniel Saidenberg but it is not certain whether or not it was also under the aegis of the Office of War Information—the Army unit to which Barber was assigned .It was premiered by the Saidenberg Little Symphony—the resident orchestra at the 92nd Street Y from 1948 to 1957 —at The Town Hall on October 8, 1944.