4 Trumpets; F/Eb Horn ; 4 Trombones (BC/TC); Tuba (C BC/Eb TC). The title is a terrible pun! And it is not sweet: in fact it's quite noisy! Originally written as a 'hurry-up' (tout de suite = at once) fanfare for the Isle of Man Arts Centre, to get the audience out of the bar after the interval and back into the theatre.