Orchestral instruments: flute oboe bass clarinet bassoon baritone saxophone two horns two trumpets two trombones percussion harp two violins viola cello double bass
Band instruments:
drum kit
two guitars
three synthesisers.
Synthesisers are very important to the musical theatre pit band because … can be stored and triggered at precise points in the score.
patches
For example, the synthesiser in Wicked impersonates strings, tremolo strings, contrabass clarinet, celeste and bass trombone. Synthesisers can also be used for…
sound effects if the music requires it.
The text is disrupted by stab chords played by the full band.
Stab chords area single staccato note played as a chord.
Here the texture is just the voice and homophonic chords held by the band, known as ….
melody-dominated homophony.