The combination of horns and 'cellos, frequently employed, produces a beautifully blended, soft quality of tone.
Examples:
Tsar Saltan 29—Vns I + II + Horn.
* [No. 92.] The Golden Cockerel 98—Violas con sord. + Horn.
E. Combination of the three groups.
The combination of members of the three groups in unison is more common, the presence of the wood-wind imparting a fuller and more evenly blended tone. The question as to which group will predominate in timbre depends upon the number of instruments employed. The most natural combinations, and those most generally in use are:
| Vns + Ob. (Fr., Cl.) + Trumpet; | |
| Violas (or 'Cellos) + Cl. (Eng. horn) + Horn; | |
| 'Cellos D. basses | + 2 Fag. + 3 Trombones + Tuba. |
Such groupings are used for preference in loud passages or for a heavy piano effect.
Examples:
No. [93]-[94]. Snegourotchka 218 and 219—Vns I + II + Cl. + Horn and Vns I + II + Cl. + Trumpet.