▁performances ▁was ▁broadcast ). ▁ ▁R oles ▁ ▁Inst rument ation ▁Source : ▁T cha ik ov sky ▁Research Strings : ▁Vi ol ins ▁I , ▁Vi ol ins ▁II , ▁Vi olas , ▁Cell os , ▁Double ▁Bass es W ood w inds : ▁Pic colo , ▁ 2 ▁Fl utes , ▁ 2 ▁O bo es , ▁ 2 ▁Clar in ets ▁( B - flat ▁and ▁A ), ▁ 2 ▁B asso ons Br ass : ▁ 4 ▁Horn s ▁( all ▁F ), ▁ 2 ▁Trump ets ▁( F ▁and ▁E ), ▁ 3 ▁T rom b ones , ▁T uba Per cussion : ▁T imp ani , ▁Tri angle , ▁Tamb our ine , ▁C ym b als , ▁Bass ▁Dr um , Other : ▁Har p On / Off stage : ▁Wind ▁Band ▁( off ) ▁ ▁Some ▁numbers ▁were ▁also ▁arranged ▁for ▁voices ▁with ▁piano ▁or ▁for ▁piano ▁du et ▁( 4 ▁hands ) ▁by ▁T cha ik ov sky ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 5 . ▁ ▁Syn opsis Time : ▁The ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁century Place : ▁In ▁the ▁village ▁of ▁D ik anka , ▁Ukraine ; ▁St . ▁Petersburg ▁ ▁Act ▁ 1 ▁The ▁wid ow ▁Sol ok ha ▁agre es ▁to ▁help ▁the ▁Dev il ▁ste al ▁the ▁moon . ▁The ▁Dev il ▁is ▁anno yed ▁with ▁Sol ok ha ' s ▁son ▁V ak ula ▁who ▁painted ▁an ▁icon ▁mock ing ▁him . ▁The ▁Dev il ▁dec