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Question: What instruments are played in Swan Lake!?
Im looking for the specific instruments played in Swan Lake!.!.!. =]Www@QuestionHome@Com


Best Answer - Chosen by Asker:
It's a full symphony orchestra, so:
Violin 1 (many)
Violin 2 (many)
Viola (many)
Cello (many)
Double Bass (several)
1 piccolo
2 flutes
2 clarinets
2 oboes
2 bassoons
4 horns
2 cornets (not usually part of a symphony orchestra)
2 trumpets
2 tenor trombones
1 bass trombone
Tuba
Harp
Timpani
Percussion including triangle, tambourine, castanets, snare (military drum), cymbals, bass drum, tam-tam (gong), glockenspiel

The oboe is very much a featured instrument, playing a solo in the most widely recognised theme from the ballet!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

1!. Oboe-A woodwind instrument with a conical bore and a double reed!.
2!. Bassoon-A woodwind, double reed instrument!.
3!. Theme-A musical entity which is the chief idea in a composition!.
4!. Trumpet-A treble brass instrument with a cyndrical tube widening into a bell and played with a cupshaped mouthpiece!.
5!. Fanfare-A musical flourish, often used as a processional!.
6!. Violin - bowed string instrument with four strings!.

And all kinds of instruments that orchestra used!.Www@QuestionHome@Com