who announces the instruments in tubular bells 2
Tubular Bells II The introduction of the instruments at the end of the first half of the album was done by British actor Alan Rickman, although his role was credited merely to "a strolling player" because the voice had not been picked when the artwork was produced. The Master of Ceremonies at the premiere concert in Edinburgh was John Gordon Sinclair.
The Planets The work is scored for a large orchestra consisting of four flutes (third doubling first piccolo and fourth doubling second piccolo and "bass flute in G", actually an alto flute),[24] three oboes (third doubling bass oboe), one English horn, three clarinets in B♭ and A, one bass clarinet in B♭, three bassoons, one contrabassoon; six horns in F, four trumpets in C, two trombones, one bass trombone, one tenor tuba in B♭ (actually a euphonium scored for treble clef), one bass tuba; a percussion section with six timpani (requiring two players), bass drum, snare drum, cymbals, triangle, tam-tam, tambourine, glockenspiel, xylophone, tubular bells; celesta, pipe organ; 2 harps and strings. In Neptune, two three-part women's choruses (each comprising two sopranos and one alto) located in an adjoining room which is to be screened from the audience are added.