Instrumentation
- woodwinds: 2 flutes, 1 piccolo, oboe, English horn, 2 clarinets, bassoon
- Brass: 2 horns, trumpet in D, trombone
- percussion (2 players): timpani, triangle, cymbals, tambourine, gong, 2 wood blocks, vibraphone, glockenspiel, xylophone, tamburo, snare drum, tenor drum, bass drum, 2 bells
- Other: 2 harps, harpsichord (celesta), strings (minimum: 4.2.2.2.2)
- Stage band: sopranino recorders, cymbals, 2 wood blocks
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