Instrumentation
Soprano, baritone and a large orchestra consisting of: 4 flutes (3rd and 4th doubling piccolos), 2 oboes, cor anglais (doubling oboe 3), 3 clarinets in A (third doubling E-flat clarinet), bass clarinet, 2 bassoons, contrabassoon (doubling bassoon 3), 4 horns in F, 3 trumpets in C, 3 trombones, bass tuba, timpani, percussion (bass drum, side drum, tamtam, cymbals, tambourine, triangle and xylophone), harmonium, celesta, harp and strings. The work makes notable use of the glissando effect in both strings and trombones.
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