Major structure is shown with some comments about the musical instrumentation:

The work is in three sections: In Spring, In the Tavern, and The Court of Love with an opening prologue and finale.

Overall Structure

• Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi (Fortune, Empress of the World)
• I. Primo vere (In Springtime)
• Uf dem anger (On the Lawn)
• II. In Taberna (In the Tavern)
• III. Cour d'amours (The Court of Love)
• Blanziflor et Helena (Blanziflor and Helena)
• Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi (Fortune, Empress of the World)

Detailed Structure

• Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi (Fortune, Empress of the World)
  • 1. O Fortuna
  • 2. Fortune plango vulnera
• I. Primo vere (In Springtime)
  • 3. Veris leta facies (No strings and only a small chorus)
  • 4. Omnia sol temperat
  • 5. Ecce gratum
• Uf dem anger (On the Lawn)
  • 6. Tanz
  • 7. Floret silva nobilis (Small and large choruses)
  • 8. Chramer, gip die varwe mir (Small and large choruses) [German]
  • 9. Reie [German]
  • 10. Were diu werlt alle min [German]
• II. In Taberna (In the Tavern)
  • 11. Estuans interius
  • 12. Olim lacus colueram (No violins used)
  • 13. Ego sum abbas (Only percussion and brass with chorus)
  • 14. In taberna quando sumus
• III. Cour d'amours (The Court of Love)
  • 15. Amor volat undique (Boys chorus with soprano)
  • 16. Dies, nox et omnia
  • 17. Stetit puella
  • 18. Circa mea pectora
  • 19. Si puer cum puellula
  • 20. Veni, veni, venias (Double chorus with two pianos and six percussionists)
  • 21. In truitina
  • 22. Tempus est iocundum (Two pianos, percussion and all vocalists except tenor)
  • 23. Dulcissime
• Blanziflor et Helena (Blanziflor and Helena)
  • 24. Ave formosissima (Three glockenspiels with independent parts)
• Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi (Fortune, Empress of the World)
  • 25. O Fortuna (Fortune, Empress of the World)

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