All motifs in the piece are derived from these two melodies: To a Wild Rose , the first piece of the suite Woodland Sketches by Edward MacDowell and Es ist ein Ros’ entsprungen, a Protestant chorale arranged by Johannes Brahms in his 11 Chorale Preludes.
Instrumentation
1st Flute
2nd Flute
3rd Flute
1st Oboe
2nd Oboe (doub. English Horn in F)
1st Bassoon
2nd Bassoon
1st Clarinet in Bb (div.)
2nd Clarinet in Bb (div.)
3rd Clarinet in Bb (div.)
Alto Clarinet in Eb
Bass Clarinet in Bb
Contrabass Clarinet in Bb
1st Alto Saxophone in Eb
2nd Alto Saxophone in Eb
Tenor Saxophone in Bb
Baritone Saxophone in Eb | 1st Trumpet in Bb
2nd Trumpet in Bb
3rd Trumpet in Bb
1st & 2nd Horn in F
3rd & 4th Horn in F
1st Trombone
2nd Trombone
3rd Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass | Timpani
1st Percussion
Suspended Cymbal
2nd Percussion
Bass Drum
3rd Percussion
Crotales
4 Tom-toms
4th Percussion
Vibraphone
Glockenspiel
Crash Cymbals
5th Percussion
Marimba
Chimes |
