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1. Flute, oboe, violin (treble clef, non-transposing)

2. Bassoon, cello, trombone, tuba (bass clef, non-transposing)

3. Trumpet, clarinet (treble clef, transposing Bb)

The following instruments cannot play from any other instrument's music part:

Timpani (can only play single notes) Viola (the only instrument which uses the alto clef) French horn (the only standard orchestral instrument pitched in F) Double bass (the only standard orchestral instrument which sounds an octave lower than

written)