Editing Symphony No. 9 (Beethoven) (section)

==Instrumentation==
The symphony is scored for the following orchestra. These are by far the largest forces needed for any Beethoven symphony; at the premiere, Beethoven augmented them further by assigning two players to each wind part.<ref>[[Alexander Wheelock Thayer|Thayer, Alexander Wheelock]]. ''Thayer's Life of Beethoven.'' Revised and edited by Elliott Forbes. (Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press, 1973), p. 905.</ref>

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'''[[Woodwind section|Woodwind]]s'''
:{{Hanging indent |[[Piccolo]] (fourth movement only)}}
:2 [[Western concert flute|Flutes]]
:2 [[Oboe]]s
:2 [[Clarinet]]s in A, [[soprano clarinet|B{{music|flat}}]] and C
:2 [[Bassoon]]s
:{{Hanging indent |[[Contrabassoon]] (fourth movement only)}}
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'''[[Brass section|Brass]]'''
:4 [[French horn|Horns]] in D, B{{music|flat}} and E{{music|flat}}
:2 [[Trumpet]]s in D and B{{music|flat}}
:{{Hanging indent |3 [[Trombone]]s ([[alto trombone|alto]], [[tenor trombone|tenor]], and [[bass trombone|bass]]; second and fourth movements only)}}
'''[[Percussion section|Percussion]]'''

:[[Timpani]]
:[[Bass drum]] (fourth movement only)
:[[triangle (musical instrument)|Triangle]] (fourth movement only)
:[[Cymbal]]s (fourth movement only)

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{{Hanging indent |'''[[Vocal music|Voices]]''' (fourth movement only)}}
:[[Soprano]] solo
:[[Alto]] solo
:[[Tenor]] solo
:{{Hanging indent |[[Baritone]] (or [[bass (voice type)|bass]]) solo{{refn|group=n|The score specifies baritone,<ref>Score, [[Dover Publications]] 1997, [http://www.dlib.indiana.edu/variations/scores/cab4188/sco40113.gif p. 113]</ref> performance practice often uses a bass.}}}}
:{{Hanging indent |[[SATB]] [[choir]] (tenor briefly [[divisi|divides]])}}

'''[[String section|Strings]]'''
:[[Violin]]s I, II
:[[Viola]]s
:[[Cello]]s
:[[Double bass]]es
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