InstrumentationVersion for large orchestra: 3 flutes (III doubling piccolo), 2 oboes, cor anglais, 3 B-flat clarinets, 2 bassoons, contrabassoon; 4 horns in F, 2 trumpets in C, 3 trombones, tuba; timpani (also cymbal on timpani); percussion (wood block, bass drum, xylophone, singing tube/PVC); harp; strings.
Version for small orchestra: 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 B-flat clarinets, 2 bassoons; 4 horns in F, 2 trumpets in C, 3 trombones; percussion (2 players: timpani/cymbal on timpani/wood block; bass drum/xylophone/singing tube); strings.