Scored for high voice, 2 flutes, oboe d'amore (or oboe), English horn, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, harp, and strings.

"Cloudscapes" was commissioned by the Indiana State University flute ensemble. A piece was requested that would challenge all the players, with especial attention to the alto and bass flutes.

Scriabin's romantic and lugubrious piano miniature arranged for viola quartet. The first viola ascends to a high E (eighth position); the other four parts do not go above fourth position.

This arrangement of Rimsky-Korsakov's popular piece demands four very advanced players.