It was introduced in Milan under Arturo Toscanini's baton in the spring of that year.
Based on the comedy Le baruffe chiozzotte by Carlo Goldoni, it is a spirited work that opens with brilliant subject for full orchestra.
The second main subject of the work is a folk song, first heard in the oboe; it is soon taken up by the first violins.
With the quickening of tempo the music becomes more vivacious, with a chattering figure in the woodwinds and violins.
The folk song returns, as does the initial theme, leading to a brief coda which concludes the work.