THE LETTERS OF RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS

From R. Vaughan Williams,
10 Hanover Terrace,
Regents Park
London, N.W.1.

October 18th 1956.

Dear Frank,
Here is the “School” orchestration for Sons of Light.
2 flutes, end piccolo ad lib.
2 oboes. oboe 2 ad lib.
3 clarinets. clarinet 3 ad lib.
2 bassoons. one of them ad lib. in which case the one bassoon shd. play second.
2 horns. not necessarily ad lib, but cued in
3 trumpets. third ad lib.
2 tenor trombones.
bass trombone ad lib.
tuba or euphonium.
3 saxophones. all ad lib.
timpani.
percussion to taste. maximum 5 players.
pianoforte
strings.
Yrs
RVW