Creux’s scoring reflects the standard organico della banda (Italian band instrumentation), which differs from the British/American concert band:
Cunico composed the march to be performed during the annual Festa del Santo (Feast of St. Anthony) on June 13th. It was designed to accompany the procession of the statue of the Saint through the streets of Padua, blending the sacred atmosphere of the liturgy with the celebratory, almost military precision of a symphonic band. marcia sinfonica antoniana