Orchestra
- 3 flutes (2 piccolos)
- 3 oboes (English horn)
- 3 clarinets (bass clarinet)
- 2 bassoons
- 1 contrabassoon
- 4 horns
- 3 trumpets
- 3 trombones
- 1 tuba
- Percussion section (5 timpanis, 2 snare drums, bass drum, triangle, cymbals, suspended cymbal, antique cymbals, ratchet, castanets, tambourine, sleigh bells, tam-tam, tubular bells, 3 bells, three glockenspiels, gong, xylophone
- 2 pianos
- 1 celesta
- Strings[1]
[1] Liess ,Andreas. Carl Orff. (London: Calder and Boyard, 1966),82
Choral
l 2 SATB mixed choirs (one large and one small, although a subset of the large chorus may be used for the small chorus)
l 1 Boys' choir
l Soprano soloist, tenor soloist, baritone soloist.[2]
[2] William G. Guerri. "The Cleveland Orchestra." Lisette Oropesa.
http://lisetteoropesa.com/career/2010/cleveland-orchestra-carmina-burana (accessed April 10, 2014).
l 2 SATB mixed choirs (one large and one small, although a subset of the large chorus may be used for the small chorus)
l 1 Boys' choir
l Soprano soloist, tenor soloist, baritone soloist.[2]
[2] William G. Guerri. "The Cleveland Orchestra." Lisette Oropesa.
http://lisetteoropesa.com/career/2010/cleveland-orchestra-carmina-burana (accessed April 10, 2014).
Reduced & Re-arrangement
l A reduced version for soloists, SATB mixed choir, children's choir, two pianos and six percussion (5 timpani) was prepared by Orff's disciple Wilhelm Killmayer in 1956 and authorized by Orff himself, to afford smaller ensembles the opportunity of performing the piece.
l An additional arrangement for concert band was prepared by composer John Krance and does not include chorus. Various arrangements of different movements for young bands also exist.
l An arrangement for wind ensemble was prepared by Juan Vicente Mas Quiles (1921), who wanted both to give wind bands a chance to perform the work and to facilitate performances in cities that have a high quality choral union and wind band but lack a symphony orchestra[3]
[3] Simon, Philip G. Carl Orff's "Carmina Burana": A Comparative Study of the Original for orchestra
and chorises with the Juan Vicent Mas Quiles wind band and chorus arrangement. MI: ProQuest LLC,
2009. http://books.google.com/books?id=bY-9rQ8zUb0C&printsec=frontcover
l A reduced version for soloists, SATB mixed choir, children's choir, two pianos and six percussion (5 timpani) was prepared by Orff's disciple Wilhelm Killmayer in 1956 and authorized by Orff himself, to afford smaller ensembles the opportunity of performing the piece.
l An additional arrangement for concert band was prepared by composer John Krance and does not include chorus. Various arrangements of different movements for young bands also exist.
l An arrangement for wind ensemble was prepared by Juan Vicente Mas Quiles (1921), who wanted both to give wind bands a chance to perform the work and to facilitate performances in cities that have a high quality choral union and wind band but lack a symphony orchestra[3]
[3] Simon, Philip G. Carl Orff's "Carmina Burana": A Comparative Study of the Original for orchestra
and chorises with the Juan Vicent Mas Quiles wind band and chorus arrangement. MI: ProQuest LLC,
2009. http://books.google.com/books?id=bY-9rQ8zUb0C&printsec=frontcover
