Work The Slaughter of the Innocents for school choir and variable instruments Year: 1977 · Duration: 22m Instrumentation: violins, melodicas, recorders, 4 trumpets, trombone, euphonium, 2 flutes, clarinet, piano, classroom percussion Year: 1977 Duration: 22m Instrumentation violins, melodicas, recorde... Lyell Cresswell Composer Composer: Lyell Cresswell About Work About A cantata for large school choir and variable instruments. Commissioned note Commissioned by: St Columbas High School, Glasgow. Related works Das Lied von dem Fisch for soprano and piano Of Smoke and Bickering Flame concerto for chamber orchestra The Heavenly Aeroplane for soprano, clarinet, violin, viola and violoncello The Magical Wooden Head for orchestra Throat Musik graphic score Triple Concerto for violin, cello, piano and orchestra