The piece is scored for 13 players: - large Chinese cymbal, very deep bass drum, cowbell - gong, high and low tam-tams, cowbell - bongos, tenor drum, medium and deep bass drums (laid flat) - field drum, tenor drum - high siren, lion's roar - low siren, whip, güiro - 3 Chinese blocks, claves, triangle - snare drum without snares, high and low maracas - tarole (a kind of piccolo snare drum), snare drum, suspended cymbal - clash cymbals, sleigh bells, chimes - güiro, castanets, glocken...