Ralph Vaughan Williams - Sinfonia Antartica (Symphony No. 7)
Forces or Category: Soprano solo, SSA chorus, & full orchestra Orchestration: 3 fl (III doubling picc.), 3 ob (III doubling cor anglais), 3 cl (III doubling bass cl.), 3 bsn (III doubling contra), 4 hn, 3 tpt, 3 tbn, tba, timp, perc, celesta, hp, pno, org, soprano solo, women's voices, str
Forces or Category: Soprano solo, SSA chorus, & full orchestra
Orchestration: 3 fl (III doubling picc.), 3 ob (III doubling cor anglais), 3 cl (III doubling bass cl.), 3 bsn (III doubling contra), 4 hn, 3 tpt, 3 tbn, tba, timp, perc, celesta, hp, pno, org, soprano solo, women's voices, str
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(Bb)<br />
B. Cl.<br />
(Bb)<br />
Bsn.<br />
1<br />
2<br />
C. Bsn.<br />
Hrn.<br />
(F)<br />
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1<br />
2<br />
1<br />
2<br />
3<br />
4<br />
1<br />
2<br />
Tpt.<br />
(Bb)<br />
3<br />
1<br />
2<br />
Tbn.<br />
Tba.<br />
Timp.<br />
Perc.<br />
Hp.<br />
Pfte.<br />
Vln. I<br />
Vln. II<br />
Vla.<br />
Vcl.<br />
Db.<br />
3<br />
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div.<br />
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