Instrumentation
It is scored for three flutes (the third doubling piccolo), two oboes, cor anglais, two clarinets in B-flat, three bassoons, four horns in F, three trumpets in F, three trombones, tuba, timpani, cymbals, snare drum, two harps, wordless female chorus, and strings.
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