Basic instrumentation of each band: 2 1 3 0 – 2 2 3 3 – 2 perc – sop.sax, alto sax, t.sax or bass cl, 6 flhn. This instrumentation has to be multiplied ad lib., possibly with at least 400 players.
Instrumentation: 2 2 3 2 - 2 2 1 0 - mar, hp, cel, str(8 8 4(6) 4(5) 3)
Instrumentation details: flute; piccolo; flute; oboe; cor anglais; clarinet in Eb; clarinet in Bb; bass clarinet in Bb; 1st bassoon; 2nd bassoon; 1st horn in F; 2nd horn in F; 1st trumpet in C; 2nd trumpet in C; trombone; marimba; celesta; harp; violin I (8); violin II (8); viola (4(6)); violoncello (4(5)); contrabass (3)
Prima esecuzione:
Première: 26/03/1984, Lausanne. Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne, Armin Jordan. Première revised version: 13/08/1985, Aspen. Aspen Music Festival Orchestra, Luciano Berio