Vns + Fl. (Bass fl., picc.), Vns + Ob., Vns + Cl. (small Cl.);
Violas + Ob. (Eng. horn), Violas + Cl., Violas + Fag.
'Cellos + Cl. (Bass cl.), 'Cellos + Fag.;
D. basses + Bass cl., D. basses + Fag.; D. basses + C-fag.
The object of these combinations is: a) to obtain a new timbre of definite colour; b) to strengthen the resonance of the strings; c) to soften the quality of the wood-wind.
Examples:
Snegourotchka 5—'Cellos + Violas + Eng. horn (cf. [Ex. 15]).
" 28—Violas + Ob. + Eng. horn.
" 116—Vns I + II + Ob. + Cl.
" 288—Vns I + II + 'Cellos + Eng. horn (cf. [Ex. 17]).