Variations on an Original Theme 'Enigma', Op.36 (Elgar, Edward)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's	15 sections
Composition Year	1899
Genre Categories	Variations; For orchestra; Scores featuring the orchestra; For 8 accordions, timpani, bass instrument (arr); Scores featuring the accordion (arr); Scores featuring the timpani (arr); Scores with open instrumentation; For 10 players (arr); for 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns and double bass (arr); for 4 basses (arr); For wind band (arr); For orchestra without strings (arr); Scores featuring wind band (arr); For 2 violins, 2 violas, 2 cellos (arr); Scores featuring the violin (arr); Scores featuring the viola (arr); Scores featuring the cello (arr); For 6 players (arr); For 2 pianos (arr); Scores featuring the piano (arr); For 2 players (arr); For piano 4 hands (arr); Scores featuring the piano 4 hands (arr); For piano (arr); For 1 player (arr); For mixed chorus, strings (arr); Scores featuring mixed chorus (arr); Scores featuring string ensemble (arr); For chorus with strings (arr); For 6 cellos (arr); For 2 violins, viola, cello (arr); For 4 players (arr); For synthesizer, theremin (arr); Scores featuring the synthesizer (arr); Scores featuring the theremin (arr); For organ (arr); Scores featuring the organ (arr); For orchestra (arr); Scores featuring the orchestra (arr)

1 Performances
2 Sheet Music
3 General Information

Performances

Recordings

Theme (Andante)
*#270823 - 1.96MB - 1:25 - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 17521×⇩ - MP3 - Carolus

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Carolus (2013/2/23)

⇒ 14 more: Variation I: "C.A.E." (L'istesso tempo) • Variation II: "H.D.S-P." (Allegro) • Variation III: "R.B.T." (Allegretto) • Variation IV: "W.M.B." (Allegro di molto) • Variation V: "R.P.A." (Moderato) • Variation VI: "Ysobel" (Andantino) • Variation VII: "Troyte" (Presto) • Variation VIII: "W.N." (Allegretto) • Variation IX: "Nimrod" (Adagio) • Variation X: "Dorabella" (Intermezzo: Allegretto) • Variation XI: "G.R.S." (Allegro di molto) • Variation XII: "B.G.N." (Andante) • Variation XIII: "* * *" (Romanza: Moderato) • Variation XIV: "E.D.U." (Finale: Allegro presto)

Variation I: "C.A.E." (L'istesso tempo)
*#270824 - 2.56MB - 1:49 - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 6955×⇩ - MP3 - Carolus

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Carolus (2013/2/23)

Variation II: "H.D.S-P." (Allegro)
*#270825 - 1.28MB - 0:53 - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 5275×⇩ - MP3 - Carolus

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Carolus (2013/2/23)

Variation III: "R.B.T." (Allegretto)
*#270826 - 2.12MB - 1:31 - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 4380×⇩ - MP3 - Carolus

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Carolus (2013/2/23)

Variation IV: "W.M.B." (Allegro di molto)
*#270827 - 0.84MB - 0:31 - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 4499×⇩ - MP3 - Carolus

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Carolus (2013/2/23)

Variation V: "R.P.A." (Moderato)
*#270828 - 2.80MB - 1:58 - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 4219×⇩ - MP3 - Carolus

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Carolus (2013/2/23)

Variation VI: "Ysobel" (Andantino)
*#270829 - 1.80MB - 1:19 - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 4056×⇩ - MP3 - Carolus

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Carolus (2013/2/23)

Variation VII: "Troyte" (Presto)
*#270830 - 1.55MB - 1:01 - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 4599×⇩ - MP3 - Carolus

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Carolus (2013/2/23)

Variation VIII: "W.N." (Allegretto)
*#270831 - 2.69MB - 1:55 - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 4202×⇩ - MP3 - Carolus

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Carolus (2013/2/23)

Variation IX: "Nimrod" (Adagio)
*#270832 - 5.31MB - 3:52 - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 28913×⇩ - MP3 - Carolus

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Carolus (2013/2/23)

Variation X: "Dorabella" (Intermezzo: Allegretto)
*#270833 - 3.23MB - 2:30 - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 4864×⇩ - MP3 - Carolus

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Carolus (2013/2/23)

Variation XI: "G.R.S." (Allegro di molto)
*#270834 - 1.61MB - 1:04 - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 4023×⇩ - MP3 - Carolus

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Carolus (2013/2/23)

Variation XII: "B.G.N." (Andante)
*#270835 - 3.26MB - 2:23 - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 4182×⇩ - MP3 - Carolus

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Carolus (2013/2/23)

Variation XIII: "* * *" (Romanza: Moderato)
*#270836 - 3.47MB - 2:36 - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 3958×⇩ - MP3 - Carolus

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Carolus (2013/2/23)

Variation XIV: "E.D.U." (Finale: Allegro presto)
*#270837 - 8.48MB - 6:07 - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 5310×⇩ - MP3 - Carolus

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Carolus (2013/2/23)

Performer Pages	DuPage Symphony Orchestra (orchestra) Barbara Schubert (conductor)
Publisher Info.	DuPage, IL: DuPage Symphony Orchestra
Copyright	Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 [tag/del]
Misc. Notes	Performed 18 November 2012. From archive.org
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Complete Recording (EU)
*#445539 - 63.35MB - 27:32 - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/67/V - 3625×⇩ - MP3 - Rgagnaux

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Rgagnaux (2016/10/31)

Performer Pages	Orchestre national de France (orchestra) Pierre Monteux (conductor)
Publisher Info.	Paris: Radiodiffusion-télévision française, 1958.
Reissue	Schattdorf: Gagnaux Collection
Copyright	Public Domain - Non-PD US [tag/del]
Misc. Notes	Recorded September 21, 1958, Septembre Musical de Montreux, Salle du Pavillon (picture on the right: Pierre Monteux, Paris, mai 1952, extract of a PARISENIMAGES photo, Numéro d'image: 3150-4, Numéro d'inventaire: LIP-2250-001)
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For Piano

Complete Performance
*#428839 - 33.40MB - 36:29 - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 4323×⇩ - MP3 - Lumineux

MP3 file (audio)
Lumineux (2016/7/1)

Performer Pages	Peter Bradley-Fulgoni (piano)
Publisher Info.	Peter Bradley-Fulgoni
Copyright	Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 [tag/del]
Misc. Notes	Recorded June 2016 in St. Paul's Hall, Huddersfield University (Peter Hill, sound engineer)
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Complete Performance
*#908435 - 60.16MB - 32:51 - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 70×⇩ - MP3 - Luiskaludin

MP3 file (audio)
Luiskaludin (2024/4/10)

Performer Pages	Luis Kolodin (Piano)
Publisher Info.	Luis Kolodin, 2024.
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Var.IX. Adagio "Nimrod"

*For Accordion Orchestra (De Bra)

Complete Performance
*#613810 - 6.73MB - 2:56 - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 1880×⇩ - MP3 - Pauldebra

MP3 file (audio)
Pauldebra (2020/3/17)

Publisher Info.	Paul De Bra, 2020.
Performers	Professor P (Paul De Bra playing all parts on accordions)
Copyright	Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 [tag/del]
Misc. Notes	Timpani played through Musescore. Arrangement available from this page.
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For Theremin and Synthesizer (Kram)

Synthesized Performance
*#345281 - 4.02MB - 4:23 - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 774×⇩ - MP3 - Rkram53

MP3 file (audio)
Rkram53 (2014/9/23)

Publisher Info.	Richard Kram
Performers	Richard Kram
Copyright	Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 [tag/del]
Misc. Notes	Playing Moog Etherwave Plus Theremin (over 8DIO Adagietto string samples). Corrected a number of pitches with Waves Tune so I'm putting it under synthesized performance.
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Naxos

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Synthesized/MIDI

Var.IX. Adagio "Nimrod"

Synthesized Performance
*#919414 - 2.29MB - 2:30 - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 46×⇩ - MP3 - Mnoah

MP3 file (audio)
Mnoah (2024/6/17)

Publisher Info.	Meg Noah, 2024.
Performers	Synthesized with Noteflight
Copyright	Creative Commons Zero 1.0 [tag/del]
Misc. Notes	The XML and Midi files to create this synthesized music are provided in the 'Scores'
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For Organ (Gouin)

Synthesized Performance
*#345481 - 0.01MB - 3:14 - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 1634×⇩ - MID - Keanur

MID file (audio/video)
Keanur (2014/9/24)

Publisher Info.	Montréal: Les Éditions Outremontaises, 2014
Performers	MIDI file by Pierre Gouin
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Sheet Music

Full Scores

Complete Score
*#23792 - 7.88MB, 128 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 53951×⇩ - Daphnis

PDF scanned by Unknown
Daphnis (2008/11/1)

Complete Score
*#23850 - 7.37MB, 146 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 24143×⇩ - Irishmaestro

PDF scanned by Google
Irishmaestro (2008/11/4)

Publisher. Info.	London: Novello & Co., 1899.
Reprinted	Enigma Variations and Pomp and Circumstance Marches in Full Score Mineola: Dover Publications, 1992.
Copyright	Public Domain [tag/del/mrg]
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Var.IX. Adagio "Nimrod"

Complete Score
*#919411 - 0.41MB, 5 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 1994×⇩ - Mnoah

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Mnoah (2024/6/17)

Individual Parts
*#919412 - 0.76MB, 27 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 1274×⇩ - Mnoah

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Mnoah (2024/6/17)

Engraving Files (Noteflight, XML, MIDI)
*#919413 - 0.07MB, ? pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 400×⇩ - Mnoah

ZIP typeset by Meg Noah
Mnoah (2024/6/17)

Editor	Meg Noah
Publisher. Info.	Meg Noah, 2024.
Copyright	Creative Commons Zero 1.0 [tag/del/mrg]
Misc. Notes	Variation IX 'Nimrod' is a popular movement for arranging (e.g, 'The Matrix', 'Lux Aeterna') and the purpose of sharing this digital scan/copy is to provide the community with Engraving Files as a starting point for making arrangements.
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Parts

Flute 1/2 (also Piccolo)
*#45058 - 1.46MB, 16 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 14669×⇩ - Perlnerd666

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Perlnerd666 (2009/11/2)

⇒ 13 more: Oboe 1/2 • Clarinet 1/2 (B♭) • Bassoon 1/2, Contrabassoon • Horn 1/2, 3/4 (F) • Trumpet 1/2, 3 (F) • Trombone 1/2, 3, Tuba • Small Drum/Triangle, Bass Drum/Cymbals, Timpani • Organ (ad libitum) • Violins I • Violins II • Violas • Cellos • Basses

Oboe 1/2
*#45059 - 1.29MB, 16 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 10853×⇩ - Perlnerd666

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Clarinet 1/2 (B♭)
*#45060 - 1.82MB, 19 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 12421×⇩ - Perlnerd666

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Bassoon 1/2, Contrabassoon
*#45061 - 2.05MB, 19, 6 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 12092×⇩ - Perlnerd666

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Horn 1/2, 3/4 (F)
*#45062 - 2.16MB, 14, 12 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 13506×⇩ - Perlnerd666

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Trumpet 1/2, 3 (F)
*#45063 - 1.11MB, 9, 5 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 13456×⇩ - Perlnerd666

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Trombone 1/2, 3, Tuba
*#45064 - 1.61MB, 9, 6, 6 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 15054×⇩ - Perlnerd666

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Small Drum/Triangle, Bass Drum/Cymbals, Timpani
*#20140 - 2.04MB, 3, 3, 8 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 14632×⇩ - Romanov76110

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Organ (ad libitum)
*#45065 - 0.25MB, 3 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 8248×⇩ - Perlnerd666

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Perlnerd666 (2009/11/2)

Violins I
*#45066 - 1.38MB, 14 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 22847×⇩ - Perlnerd666

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Violins II
*#45067 - 1.50MB, 16 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 14495×⇩ - Perlnerd666

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Violas
*#45068 - 1.29MB, 14 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 13675×⇩ - Perlnerd666

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Cellos
*#27946 - 1.33MB, 14 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 15645×⇩ - Generoso

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Generoso (2009/2/6)

Basses
*#45069 - 0.89MB, 11 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 10609×⇩ - Perlnerd666

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Perlnerd666 (2009/11/2)

Editor	First edition (reprint)
Publisher. Info.	London: Novello & Co., 1899.
Reprinted	New York: E.F. Kalmus, n.d.(1956).
Copyright	Public Domain [tag/del/mrg]
Misc. Notes	These files are part of the Orchestra Parts Project.
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Trumpet 1 (C)
*#871274 - 0.55MB, 7 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 581×⇩ - Starkadder

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Starkadder (2023/8/23)

⇒ 5 more: Trumpet 1 (B♭) • Trumpet 2 (C) • Trumpet 2 (B♭) • Trumpet 3 (C) • Trumpet 3 (B♭)

Trumpet 1 (B♭)
*#871275 - 0.56MB, 7 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 814×⇩ - Starkadder

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Trumpet 2 (C)
*#871276 - 0.54MB, 7 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 293×⇩ - Starkadder

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Trumpet 2 (B♭)
*#871277 - 0.54MB, 7 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 566×⇩ - Starkadder

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Trumpet 3 (C)
*#871278 - 0.52MB, 6 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 269×⇩ - Starkadder

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Trumpet 3 (B♭)
*#871279 - 0.53MB, 6 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 497×⇩ - Starkadder

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Starkadder (2023/8/23)

Editor	Starkadder
Publisher. Info.	Starkadder, 2023.
Copyright	Public Domain (dedicated) [tag/del/mrg]
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Violas (with optimized page turning)
*#460995 - 10.65MB, 15 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 363×⇩ - Hsebasti

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Hsebasti (2017/2/28)

Publisher. Info.	London: Novello & Co., 1899.
Reprinted	New York: E.F. Kalmus, n.d.(1956).
Copyright	Public Domain [tag/del]
Misc. Notes	In the original, many page turnings are at "attacca" between two variations or with very little time for turning the page, now all pages are turned at more sensible spots. Additionally optimized for biggest possible printing size (use "fit to printable area" when printing).
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Alto Trombone (Tenor Clef)
*#903636 - 0.51MB, 5 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 282×⇩ - Robin Smith

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Tenor Trombone (Bass Clef)
*#903637 - 0.52MB, 5 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 274×⇩ - Robin Smith

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Bass Trombone/Tuba
*#903638 - 0.64MB, 6 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 292×⇩ - Robin Smith

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Editor	Robin Smith
Publisher. Info.	Robin Smith, 2024.
Copyright	Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 [tag/del/mrg]
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

Complete

For Wind Band (Morrison)

Complete Score
*#627724 - 4.84MB, 159 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 2082×⇩ - P0mbal

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P0mbal (2020/5/22)

⇒ 12 more: Flutes 1, 2, 3/Piccolo, Alto Flute • Oboes 1, 2, English Horn • E♭ Clarinet, Solo Clarinet (B♭), Clarinets 1, 2, 3 (B♭) • Alto Clarinet (E♭), Bass Clarinet (B♭) • Soprano Saxophone (B♭), Alto Saxophones 1, 2 (E♭) / Tenor Saxophone (B♭), Baritone Saxophone (E♭) • Bassoons 1, 2, Contrabassoon • Horns 1/2, 3/4 (F) • Cornets 1, 2, 3 (B♭), Trumpets 1/2 (B♭) • Trombones 1, 2, Bass Trombone • Euphonium (bass clef), Euphonium (B♭ treble clef), Tuba, Double bass • Timpani • Percussion (Side drum/Triangle, Bass Drum/Cymbals)

Flutes 1, 2, 3/Piccolo, Alto Flute
*#627882 - 2.78MB, 51 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 441×⇩ - P0mbal