[No. 76.] The May Night, beginning of Act III—1, 2, 3, 4 Horns.
Legend of Kitesh, end of Act I—4 Horns (cf. [Ex. 70]).
[No. 77.] Shéhérazade, 4th movement p. 204—3 Trombones.
Mlada; Lithuanian dance—6 Horns (cf. [Ex. 61]).
Owing to the resonant power of the entire group, the equality and even gradation of tone between the dark colour of the deep compass and the bright quality of the upper register, the use of brass instruments of the same kind in octaves, thirds or sixths invariably leads to satisfactory results. For the same reason the employment of brass instruments of different kinds, arranged according to normal order of register:
| Trumpet 2 Horns | Trumpet Trombone | Trombone Tuba | 2 Trombones Trombone + Tuba | 2 Trumpets 2 Trombones | 2 Horns Tuba |
is likewise successful whether the instruments are doubled or not. Another possible method, though not so reliable, is to combine horns (above) with trombones, exclusively in octaves:
| 2 Horns 1 Trombone | >[ | 8 | or | 4 Horns 2 Trombones | >[ | 8. |
Examples:
Sadko, before 120—