Commissioned by the Dutch 'Hoofdstad Operette Vereniging'
First performance: 1 September 1982. Municipal Theatre, Amsterdam. Hoofstad Operette Orkest conducted by Melvin Margolis
Dedicated to Melvin Margolis
Also versions for piano solo, for two pianos eight hands and for salon ensemble (two violins, viola, cello, double bass and piano).
The arrangement for salon ensemble was later incorporated in Juke-Box, Op. 35.
A light and humorous piece, based on the Dutch folk song 'De boer had maar ene schoen' (The farmer had only one shoe). Comitas' 'Concertino on a Dutch Folk Tune' for cello and orchestra, Op. 7 no. 2 has been based on the same folk song.
