Principles of Orchestration, with Musical Examples Drawn from His Own Works - Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov

Shéhérazade, 3rd movement H—Violas + Ob. + Eng. horn.

Parts doubled in octaves.

Examples of strings in octaves doubled by wood-wind also in octaves are numerous, and do not require special description; they are used according to the rules already laid down. The following are examples of melody distributed over 1, 2, 3 and 4 octaves:

Examples:

[No. 85.] Ivan the Terrible, beginning of Overture—

Vns I + II + 2 Cl.
Violas + 'Cellos + 2 Fag.

[No. 86.] Sadko 3—

'Cellos + Bass cl.
D. basses + C-fag.

Sadko 166—

'Cellos + Fag.
D. basses + C-fag.