Theme: Tutti - Woodwinds - Brass - Strings - Percussion - Tutti

Variations: Flutes - Oboes - Clarinets - Bassoons
     Violins - Violas - Cellos - Basses, then Harp
     Horns

The horns build an aural pyramid. With clever orchestration, Britten seamlessly changes from horns to solo violas and cellos and hence gives the horns a chance to breathe.