<P> Each character of this tale is represented by a corresponding instrument in the orchestra: the bird by a flute, the duck by an oboe, the cat by a clarinet playing staccato in a low register, the grandfather by a bassoon, the wolf by three horns, Peter by the string quartet, the shooting of the hunters by the kettle drums and bass drum . Before an orchestral performance it is desirable to show these instruments to the children and to play on them the corresponding leitmotivs . Thereby, the children learn to distinguish the sonorities of the instruments during the performance of this tale . </P> <P> Peter and the Wolf is scored for the following orchestra: </P> <Ul> <Li> Brass: 3 horns in F, a trumpet in B ♭ and a trombone </Li> <Li> Percussion: timpani, a triangle, a tambourine, cymbals, castanets, a snare drum, and a bass drum </Li> <Li> Strings: first and second violins, violas, violoncellos, and double basses </Li> <Li> Woodwinds: a flute, an oboe, a clarinet in A, and a bassoon </Li> </Ul> <Li> Brass: 3 horns in F, a trumpet in B ♭ and a trombone </Li>

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