Question about instrument names (Beethoven's 5th)

[Rachmaninoff]

On Beethoven's 5th Symphony, 1st movement, the first 7 instruments are written as:

• Flauti
  Oboi
  Clarinetti in B
  Fagotti
  Corni in Es
  Trombe in C
  Timpani in C.G

I interpret them as being:

• Flute
  Oboe
  Clarinet in Bb
  Basson
  Horn in Eb
  Trumpet in C
  Timpani in C.G

Am I correct?

Also, are these names in Italian? And the timpani does need to have the appended "C.G", since it uses a bass clef?

Thanks.

[scottorr]

I believe the timpani needs the appendix "C.G." because that is the required tuning it needs for the piece. One drum is tuned to C and the other to G. But perhaps I'm wrong.

If there are any orchestra or percussion avidists out there let us know.

[daphnis]

Your translation is correct, they are Italian names.
The timpani requires the appendix in order to indicate both how many drums are required, and to which pitches they are tuned.

[carmar1791]

Yes your translation is correct,but obviously I think you know that those italian names are plural...clarinetti is clarinets etc...
Ciao

[Rachmaninoff]

Thanks guys!

Yes your translation is correct,but obviously I think you know that those italian names are plural...clarinetti is clarinets etc...

Yes, thanks for confirming this!

[sbeckmesser]

The present urtext-du-jour of the Beethoven 5 (edited by Jonathan del Mar, Barenreiter) has "clarini in do" instead of "trumpet" or "tromba." This is important in that it refers to valveless "natural" trumpets. These sound quite different from modern valved trumpets playing the same pitches, especially if the modern trumpets are not themselves in C.

--Sixtus