Paul Griffiths says 'The piece is full of clever and beautiful things; the early scenes proceed almost in convulsions of orchestral brilliance within a marvellously clear and animated world whose chief references, sometimes explicit, are to Ravel and Stravinsky. The scene with the pig is deliciously rich in bass gruntings; that with the milkman cat mixes Marx brohters dialogue with a sophisticated recreation of low musical gags'.The Times, 6 August 1985
| Arrangement | Libretto |
| Media | Sheet Music |
| Publisher | Faber Music |
| Language | English |
| ISBN | 9780571519330 |