- 16 first violins
- 14 second violins
- 12 violas
- 10 cellos
- 8 double basses
- 1 harp
- Total = 61
Woodwind Section:
- 3 flutes (sometimes with a piccolo)
- 3 oboes (sometimes with an English horn)
- 3 clarinets (sometimes with an E flat clarinet or a bass clarinet)
- 2 bassoons (sometimes with a contrabassoon)
- Total = 11
Brass Section:
- 4 French horns
- 3 trumpets
- 3 trombones
- 1 tuba
- Total = 11
Percussion Section:
- Timpani (tuned drums)
- Snare drum
- Bass drum
- Cymbals
- Triangle
- Tam-tam
- Woodblock
- Temple blocks
- Xylophone
- Glockenspiel
- Celeste
- Total = 11
Total number of musicians in a standard Classical orchestra:
61 + 11 + 11 + 11 = 94