 40 (not faster) in the score and is mainly made up of close-knit clusters in the strings and brass, whereas important ideas come out of the rest of the texture.These ideas are presented by the amplified soprano saxophone, with a recurring three note motif (E-flat, G, D), which is repeated up to seven times, and a cor anglais melody which occurs three times.The work is scored for three flutes (third flute also a piccolo flute), two oboes (second oboe also a second cor anglais), one cor anglais, three clarinets in B-flat (first clarinet also piccolo clarinet in E-flat, second clarinet also second bass clarinet in B-flat, third clarinet also first bass clarinet in B-flat), one soprano saxophone in B-flat with amplification, two bassoons (second bassoon also second contrabassoon), one contrabassoon, four horns in F, four trumpets in C, four trombones, two tubas, a piano, two harps, five percussionists, and a large string section made up of, at least, twenty violins, nine violas, nine cellos, and nine double basses.