There are 2 versions of the orchestration to Puts Silent Night
FULL VERSION (the original version)
3 flutes (2, 3 doubling piccolo)
2 oboes
English horn in F
3 clarinets in B-flat (all doubling clarinet in A; 2. doubling E-flat clarinet, 3. doubling bass clarinet in B-flat)
2 bassoons
contrabassoon
4 horns in F
3 trumpets in C
2 trombones,
bass trombone
tuba
timpani
3 percussion
piano doubling celesta (may be performed on a single keyboard)
harp
harmonica
bagpipes
onstage string quartet
strings
REDUCED VERSION
2 flutes (both doubling piccolo)
2 oboes (2nd doubling english horn)
2 clarinets in B-flat (both doubling clarinet in A; 2nd doubling E-flat clarinet, and bass clarinet)
2 bassoons (2nd doubling contrabassoon)
4 horns in F
3 trumpets in C
2 trombones,
bass trombone
timpani
3 percussion
piano doubling celesta (may be performed on a single keyboard)
harp
harmonica
bagpipes
onstage string quartet
strings
