<P> Music Theatre International offers two orchestrations for Beauty and the Beast . </P> <P> The principal, larger orchestration is based on the original Broadway orchestration . It is scored for three synthesizers, a drum kit, a percussion section, double bass, three woodwind players, three French horns in F, two trumpets in B - flat, trombone, divided violins, cellos, and harp . The first woodwind player doubles on flute and piccolo, the second on English horn and oboe, and the third on clarinet, bass clarinet, and flute . The trombonist doubles on bass trombone and tuba . </P> <P> The original Broadway orchestration featured two additional woodwind players . The first played flute and piccolo, the second oboe and English horn, the third piccolo, flute and clarinet in B - flat, the fourth piccolo, flute, clarinet in B - flat and bass clarinet in B - flat, and the fifth on bassoon and contrabassoon . The excised reed parts were used for the synthesizer parts upon their removal for the licensed orchestration . </P> <P> The optional reduced orchestration is scored for two synthesizers, a percussion section, double bass, three woodwind players, a trumpet, a French horn, and solo violin and cello . </P>

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