Instrumentation
The Tony Award-winning orchestration of Ragtime, by William David Brohn is for twenty-six musicians. 4 Woodwinds, 2 Trumpets (doubling on flugelhorns), 2 Trombones, Tuba, 2 Percussionists, Harp, Banjo (doubling Mandolin and Guitar), 2 Keyboards, and Strings. The first woodwind player doubles on flute and piccolo, second woodwind player doubles English horn and oboe, third on B-flat and E-flat clarinet, and fourth on bass clarinet, clarinet, flute, and soprano sax. The first trumpet part also doubles on flugelhorn and piccolo trumpet. In the original West End production, the fourth woodwind part and bass trombone parts were removed. The 2009 revival switched the doublings for the second and fourth woodwind parts. The fourth woodwind part in the original Broadway production had doublings for flute, bass clarinet, soprano sax, and alto sax.
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