It was first published in Sirene's piano collection Treize Danses (published in 1929), to which 13 composers each contributed one piece. In France, from before World War I to the interwar period, so-called 'project works' such as collaborations by multiple composers, anthologies, and homages flourished. Treize Danses, conceived by Michel Dillard, the owner of Sirene, was one such project, and is particularly known for its cover and spine illustrations by the Russian avant-garde painter Mikhail Larionov. The participating composers included, besides Tansman, Beck, Delannoy, Ferroud, Harsányi, Larmandjat, Lopatnikoff, Martinu, Migot, Mihalovici, Rosenthal, Schulhoff, and Viéney. This work, composed by Tansman, employs typical neoclassical techniques. In 2/2 time, fast (Vif), with the main key of G major (no key signature). A crisp melody is set against a lively beat. As the title suggests, it also possesses a modern, burlesque humor. Dedicated to Arthur Hoérée. The premiere of the complete Treize Danses took place on February 28, 1931, at a concert of the Société Musicale Indépendante (S.M.I.) in the auditorium of the École Normale de Musique, performed by Lucette Descaves. In the same year, this work was combined with Lullaby (Berceuse), which Tansman had contributed to another collection, Hommage à Albert Roussel, and re-published by Max Eschig as Deux pièces (I. Berceuse - II. Burlesque).