Contredanse

4 vln.2 vla.2 vlc
Commissioned by the Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields with funds provided by the Arts Council of Great Britain
The instrumentation for each work is given in the form of figures and abbreviations in the usual orchestral ordering of woodwind - brass - timpani - percussion - harp - other keyboard/plucked string instruments - strings.
Brackets within the listings indicate alternatives in number or instrument. Brackets with an equals sign indicate that the preceding instrument(s) doubles, eg. fl(=picc) means that the flute also doubles piccolo. Brackets with a Roman numeral and an equals sign specify exactly which player doubles, eg. 2 fl(II=picc) means that the second player only is doubling piccolo.
Numerals listed after strings specify a preferred, but not usually obligatory, string strength (indicated as players, not desks). A numeral in brackets listed after perc indicates the number of percussion players required.
The following information:
3(II+III=picc).2.ca.3(II=Ebcl.III=Ebcl+bcl) .2(II=cbsn).cbsn
means:
3 flutes (2nd & 3rd doubling piccolo).2 oboes.cor anglais.3 clarinets (2nd doubling Eb clarinet, 3rd doubling Eb clarinet and bass clarinet), 2 bassoons (2nd doubling contra bassoon) and a contra bassoon.
WOODWIND
picc : piccolo
fl : flute
afl : alto flute
bfl : bass flute
ob : oboe
bob : bass oboe
ca : cor anglais
acl : alto clarinet
Ebcl : clarinet (Eb)
cl : clarinet
bcl : bass clarinet
cbcl : contra bass clarinet
bsn : bassoon
cbsn : contra bassoon
ssax : soprano saxophone
asax : alto saxophone
tsax : tenor saxophone
bsax : baritone saxophone
BRASS
hn : horn
fl.hn : flugel horn
ptpt : piccolo trumpet (Bb)
tpt : trumpet
trbn : trombone
btrbn : bass trombone
scrt : soprano cornet
crts : cornets
rcrt : repiano cornet
btuba : bass tuba
euph : euphonium
bar : baritone
PERCUSSION
ant.cym : antique cymbals
BD : bass drum
c.bell : cow bell
cast : castanets
ch.bl : chinese block
chic.cym : chic cymbal
ch.dr : chinese drum
chtpl.bl : chinese temple block
chimes : wooden chimes
chi.ba : chime bars
crot : crotales
cyms : pair of cymbals
glsp : glockenspiel
mcas : maracas
mar : marimba
met.bl : metal block
mil.glsp : military glockenspiel
riv.cym : rivet cymbal
SD : side drum
siz.cym : sizzle cymbal
susp.cym : suspended cymbal
t.bells : tubular bells
t.mil : tambour militaire
tab : tabor
tam-t : tam-tam
tamb : tambourine
TD tenor : drum
tgl : triangle
timb : timbales
tpl.bl : temple blocks
vib : vibraphone
wdbl : wood block
xyl : xylophone
xylrim : xylorimba
STRINGS
vln : violin
vla : viola
vlc : cello
db : bass
KEYBOARDS
pno : piano
cel : celesta
synth : synthesizer
OTHERS
gtr : guitar
bgtr : bass guitar
All other instrument names are given in full.
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