Extremities Instrumentation
Piccolo
3 Flutes (3rd doubling Alto Flute)
2 Oboes
English Horn
3 Clarinets in Bb (1st doubling Eb soprano clarinet)
Bass Clarinet
3 Bassoons
Contrabassoon
4 Horns
3 Trumpets in Bb
4 Trombones (4th on Bass Trombone)
Tuba
Timpani and Percussion
Harp
Piano
Violin 1a, b, c, d
Violin 2a, b, c, d
Viola 1,2
Cello 1,2,3,4
Double Bass 1,2
Percussion Details
Timpani Ranges
Roto Toms Ranges
Keyboard Glockenspiel Range
Xylophone Range
Percussion 1
Splash Cymbal (snare stick), Snare Drum (standard sticks),
Triangle (standard beater), Medium Suspended Cymbal (soft mallet), Crash Cymbal,
Roto Toms (snare sticks), Keyboard Glockenspiel (standard mallet)
Percussion 2
Roto Toms (snare sticks), Keyboard Glockenspiel, Xylophone (medium mallets), medium suspended cymbal (snare sticks)
Percussion 3
Gong (standard beater), Bass Drum (standard
beater), Splash Cymbal (snare stick), Xylophone (as above), Keyboard
Glockenspiel (soft mallet)