Which instruments did Beethoven add to the finale of the Fifth Symphony?

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In the finale of his Fifth Symphony, Ludwig van Beethoven expanded the orchestra by adding three trombones, a piccolo, and a contrabassoon to celebrate the movement's explosion of C major. This addition is widely considered to be one of the first instances of trombones being used in a symphony.1