The standard, accepted order of instrumentation for large ensembles: fl.ob.cl.bsn - hn.tpt.trbn.tba - perc - other - vlnI.vlnII.vla.vlc.db - tape, or electronics. Saxophones appear between clarinet and bassoon.
All other scorings (less than 8 instruments) are listed in full.
When an instrument is listed in parentheses, then this instrument is doubled. "guitar (=electric guitar)" means that the guitarist plays an acoustic, as well as an electric guitar. In an orchestral setting, "1(I=picc).2(II=corA).2(II=bcl).1" would resolve to: 1 flute (also playing piccolo), 2 oboes (second oboe also playing cor anglais), 2 clarinets (second clarinet also playing bass clarinet), 1 bassoon. If there is an extra instrument, which is not doubled, then this is expressly written out, e.g. "1(I=picc).2.corA.2.bcl.1.dbn", which unravels to: 1 flute (also playing piccolo), 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 1 bass clarinet, 1 bassoon, 1 double bassoon.
Solo instruments in a concerto or chamber setting are written out in front of the ensemble instruments: guitar - 1.1.1.1 - 1.0.0.0 - perc - strgs.
Genre
Stage Work with Guitar
Text/Libretto
David Henry Hwang
Dedication
Sue Knussen (In Memoriam) and Anthony Fogg
Commission
Boston Symphony Orchestra, with funds provided by Patricia Plum Wylde, Catherine and Paul Buttenwieser, the Omar del Carlo Tanglewood Fund, and Saville Ryan Marsh
Premiere
Tanglewood, U.S.A., Tanglewood festival of Contemporary Music, 10 August 2003: Dawn Upshaw, soprano / Kelley O'Connor, alto / Amanda Forsythe, soprano / Charles Blandy, tenor / Flamenco Cantaor/Shanon De Vine, baritone / Vocal Fellows from the Tanglewood Music Center / Production directed by Chay Yew
