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Orchestra[more...]: 3 flutes (1 takes piccolo), 2 oboes, english horn, 2 clarinets in B♭, bass clarinet in B♭ (its solos may be taken by a cello), 2 bassoons, contrabassoon (one can make do without, playing the part on 2 bassoons), 4 horns(? cors à pistons) in F, 3 trumpets in F, 3 trombones, tuba, 3 timpani, tambourine, bass drum, cymbals, 2 harps, strings including contrabassi with 4 and with 5 strings (if available - if not, half the contrabassi go scordatura, that is, lower their E strings to C). The 2 harps alternate in passages requiring rapid modulation. (These details from the Nota on page 7.)
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