Instrumentation
- The revised version is scored for
- speaker
- soprano solo
- mixed choir (SATB)
- boys' choir
- 4 flutes (3rd doubling alto flute, 4th doubling piccolo), 2 oboes, cor anglais, alto saxophone, clarinet in E-flat, 2 clarinets in B-flat and A, bass clarinet in B-flat, 2 bassoons, contrabassoon, 4 horns, trumpet in D, 3 trumpets in C, 3 trombones, tuba, harp, piano, celesta, a large percussion section consisting of: 5 timpani, vibraphone, xylophone, glockenspiel, 3 side drums (snare drum, field drum, tenor drums), bass drum, hand drum (Israeli), 2 suspended cymbals, 1 pair crash cymbals, finger cymbals, antique cymbals (E, G, B, C), tamtam, 3 bongos, 3 temple blocks, wood block, sandpaper blocks, rasp, whip, ratchet, triangle, maracas, claves, tambourine, chimes, and standard strings consisting of first and second violins, violas, cellos, and double basses.
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