The Magic Flute (Die Zauberflöte)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Reduced Orchestration: 1(picc)111 1000 11111 glock
Flute/Piccolo, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, Horn, Violin I, Violin II, Viola, Cello, Double Bass, Timpani (optional), Bass Drum (on-stage), Keyboard Glockenspiel (on-stage)
This orchestral reduction of Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro is aimed for performance using ten players. In addition it requires an eleventh player to play keyboard glockenspiel.
This arrangement also works with multiple strings. The timpani part is optional.