Duck; Oboe

Instrumentation

Peter and the Wolf is scored for the following orchestra:

Brass: 3 horns in F, a trumpet in B♭ and a trombone
Percussion: timpani, a triangle, a tambourine, cymbals, castanets, a snare drum, and a bass drum
Strings: first and second violins, violas, violoncellos, and double basses
Woodwinds: a flute, an oboe, a clarinet in A, and a bassoon

Each character in the story has a particular instrument and a musical theme:

Bird: flute
Cat: clarinet
Duck: oboe
Grandfather: bassoon
Hunters: woodwind theme, with gunshots on timpani and bass drum
Peter: string instruments (including violin, viola, cello, and bass)
Wolf: French horns

The duration of the work is approximately 25 minutes.

(Source: Wikipedia—Peter and the Wolf, Op. 67)