Instrumentation
Bennett arranged Porgy and Bess: A Symphonic Picture for the following orchestra:
- Woodwinds: piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, English horn, 2 clarinets in B-Flat, bass clarinet in B-Flat, 2 alto saxophones in E-Flat, tenor saxophone in B-Flat, 2 bassoons
- Brass: 4 horns in F, 3 trumpets in B-Flat, 3 trombones (2 tenor, 1 bass), tuba
- Percussion: Timpani, xylophone, triangle, steel bells, cymbals, chimes, glockenspiel, snare drum, bass drum, woodblock
- Strings: banjo, 2 harps, first and second violins, violas, violoncellos, double basses
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