Pierre Degeyter. “The Internationale”. Instrumentation for Symphony Orchestra
Orchestration commissioned in 1937 for full symphony orchestra, augmented by cornet and 8 saxophones, of Pierre Degeyter’s song adopted as the Soviet National Anthem between 1917 and 1944.
Text by Eugène Pottier in Russian translation of Arkadi Kots.
The Russian lyric was revised by A. Gapov in 1932.
Orchestra:3 Flauti, 3 Oboi, 4 Clarinetti in B, 3 Fagotti
4 Corni, 3 Trombe, 3 Tromboni, Tuba
Banda: Cornetto in Es, 2 Soprano Sass., 2 Tenori Sass, 2 Baritoni Sass, 2 Bassi Sass.
Timpani, Triangolo, Tambourino, Tamburo, Piatti, Cassa
Campanelli
Archi