 "Sancta Civitas" is scored for a full orchestra, with optional organ, as well as a mixed chorus, a semi-chorus, a "distant chorus" of boys (accompanied by an offstage trumpet), a baritone solo, and a tenor solo.The work lasts approximately 30 to 35 minutes.Although "Sancta Civitas" is presented in the score as a single continuous piece, recordings typically divide it into 10 sections as follows