This was the first major orchestral composition to use trombones, and Beethoven also employs a high-pitched piccolo and a low-pitched contrabassoon to give the orchestra a wider range than most classical compositions.

这是第一个号的主要管弦乐作品，贝芬还高短笛和提琴，管弦乐队的域比大数古典乐曲更广泛。