egg containing Koschei's soul is hidden. Ivan destroys the egg, and with the spell broken and Koschei dead, the magical creatures that Koschei held captive are freed and the palace disappears. All of the "real" beings, including the princesses, awaken and with one final hint of the Firebird's music (though in Fokine's choreography she makes no appearance in that final scene on-stage), celebrate their victory. Music Structure The Firebird is dedicated to Andrey Rimsky-Korsakov, son of Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov. Instrumentation The work is scored for a large orchestra with the following instrumentation: Woodwinds 2 piccolos (2nd doubles 3rd flute) 2 flutes 3 oboes English horn 3 clarinets in A (3rd doubles clarinet in D) bass clarinet in B 3 bassoons (3rd doubles 2nd contrabassoon) contrabassoon Brass 4 horns in F 3 trumpets in A 3 trombones tuba 3 onstage trumpets 2 onstage tenor Wagner tubas 2 onstage bass Wagner tubas Percussion bass drum cymbals triangle tambourine tamtam glockenspiel xylophone piano celesta 3 harps timpani Strings first violins second violins violas cellos double basses Suites and other derivative compositions Shortly after the completion of The Firebird, Stravinsky wrote a piano solo reduction of the whole ballet. Furthermore, besides the complete 50-minute ballet score of 1909–10, Stravinsky arranged three suites for concert performance which date from 1911, 1919, and 1945. The following is a description of most other derivative compositions from The Firebird: 1911 suite Introduction – Kashchei's Enchanted Garden – Dance of the Firebird Supplication of the Firebird The Princesses' Game with Apples The Princesses' Khorovod (Rondo, round dance) Infernal Dance of all Kashchei's Subjects Instrumentation: essentially as per the original ballet. The score was printed from the same plates, with only the new endings for the movements being newly engraved. 1919 suite Introduction – The Firebird and its dance – The Firebird's variation The Princesses' Khorovod (Rondo, round dance) Infernal dance of King Kashchei Berceuse (Lullaby) Finale Instrumentation: 2 flutes (2nd also piccolo); 2 oboes (2nd also English horn for one measure); 2 clarinets; 2 bassoons; 4 horns; 2 trumpets; 3 trombones; tuba; timpani; bass drum; cymbals; triangle; xylophone; harp; piano (also opt. celesta); strings. This suite was created in Switzerland for conductor Ernest Ansermet. When it was originally published, the score contained many mistakes, which were only fixed in 1985. 1945 suite Introduction – The Firebird and its dance – The Firebird's variation Pantomime I Pas de deux: Firebird and