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Thanks for the reply. If I may follow up on #2 (and show my lack of knowledge!), for the horns in Eb, how do those sound in terms of higher/lower than written?

Hi everybody. I am trying to make a recording of L.v.B.'s 5th sym using my electric piano, sound module, and 16-track recorder. I am an intermediate pianist, and can read music, but I am stumped on a few things with the score. After reading many posts, many of you seem friendly and experienced enough to help me out so here goes: 1. I have a line for "Corni in Es." Is this a cornet in E flat? That is what wikipedia suggests. Symphony No. 5 (Beethoven) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 2. The key signature for the Corni has no sharps or flats, as compared to the regular 3 flats for C minor, but the G-clef is in the normal position. Is this saying to play E flat where a G is usually written? Same issue for "Clarinetti in B" and "Trombe in C". 3. Is a cornet the typical instrument used today? The closest my sound module gets to my recording of the LA Phil is with the French Horn. 4. The string section on the first page has 5 lines: 2 violins, viola, cello, and bass. Then on page 2, there are only 4 lines written (one of the bass clef lines disappeared). Does this mean that cello and bass are playing the same line, or that one has dropped out? This is the score I am using: http://www.sheetmusicfox.com/Beethoven/besym51.pdf Thanks for the information that anyone can provide.:) Patrick