Orchestration Kindertotenlieder

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Woodwind

  • 1 Bass clarinet A.
  • 4 Bass clarinet Bb. 
  • 2 Bassoon. 
  • 2 Clarinet A.
  • 2 Clarinet Bb. 
  • 1 Contra bassoon. 
  • 1 Cor Anglais (English horn).  
  • 2 Flute. 
  • 2 Oboe. 
  • 1 Piccolo. 

Brass

  • 4 Horn F (French horn). 

String sections

  • Double bass. 
  • Viola. 
  • Violin I.
  • Violin II. 
  • Violoncel. 

Plucked

  • 1 Harp. 

Keyboard

  • 1 Celesta.

Timpani

  • 1 Timpani.

Percussion (1 player)

  • 1 Glockenspiel.
  • 1 Tam tam.

Vocals solo

  • Baritone or mezzo-soprano. 

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