The Prayer of Elijah

Orchestral Instrumentation

Euphonium (or horn or trombone) soloist
      (featured soloist, standing front of stage)

2 Flutes
2 Bassoons
    Flutes and Bassoons may be omitted if necessary
    Their parts are crossed-cued in the strings.

2 or 4 Horns
2 Trombones
     The trombones echo the soloist from behind the audience.

Remaining brass blow air through horn for "wind" effect

Piano

(no timpani)
3 Percussionists

4-8 extras who twirl "whirlies"
         click to see photo

Strings

This page last updated on 03/20/08