 Delius's first orchestral compositions were, in Christopher Palmer's words, the work of "an insipid if charming water-colourist".The "Florida Suite" (1887, revised 1889) is "an expertly crafted synthesis of Grieg and Negroid Americana", while Delius's first opera "Irmelin" (1890–92) lacks any identifiably Delian passages.Its harmony and modulation are conventional, and the work bears the clear fingerprints of Wagner and Grieg.