Instrument

Males

Females

Total1

 

n

%

n

%

n

%

Upper strings

 

 

 

 

 

 

         Violin

43

21.6

84

40.8

127

31.4

         Viola

21

10.6

34

16.5

55

13.6

         Total

64

31.2

118

47.3

182

44.9

Lower strings

 

 

 

 

 

 

         Cello

25

12.6

23

11.2

48

11.9

         Double Bass

17

8.5

9

4.4

26

6.4

         Total

42

21.1

32

15.6

74

18.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Woodwind

 

 

 

 

 

 

         Flute

6

3.0

16

7.8

22

5.4

         Oboe

9

4.5

9

4.4

18

4.4

         Bassoon

8

4.0

9

4.4

17

4.2

         Clarinet

12

6.0

2

1.0

14

3.5

         Total

35

17.5

36

17.6

71

17.5

Brass

 

 

 

 

 

 

         French horn

16

8.0

12

5.8

28

6.9

         Trombone

16

8.0

1

0.5

17

4.2

         Trumpet

11

5.5

1

0.5

12

3.0

         Tuba

4

2.0

0

-

4

1.0

         Total

47

23.5

14

6.8

61

15.1

Percussion and tympani

 

 

 

 

 

 

         Percussion

6

3.0

1

0.5

7

 

         Tympani

5

2.5

1

0.5

6

 

         Total

11

5.5

2

1.0

13

3.2

Other

 

 

 

 

 

 

         Harp

0

-

4

1.9

4

 

         Total

 

 

4

1.9

4

1.0

Total

199

100.0

206

100.0

408

100.0

1: Sex was missing for three musicians
Table 2: Instrument group and instrument played (number, per cent).