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  2. List of transposing instruments - Wikipedia

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    Transposes at the octave. Some whistle players treat whistles pitched higher or lower than the "standard" D tin whistle as (additionally) transposing instruments. Trombone Tenor Trombone: C4 When noted in treble clef Alto trombone: C4 Reads Alto Clef Soprano trombone: C4 May be B ♭ 3 like a B ♭ trumpet Bass Trombone C4

  3. Transposing instrument - Wikipedia

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    Some instruments are constructed in a variety of sizes, with the larger versions having a lower range than the smaller ones. Common examples are clarinets (the high E ♭ clarinet, soprano instruments in C, B ♭ and A, the alto in E ♭, and the bass in B ♭), flutes (the piccolo, transposing at the octave, the standard concert-pitch flute, and the alto flute in G), saxophones (in several ...

  4. Concert pitch - Wikipedia

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    The written pitches for transposing instruments do not match those of non-transposing instruments. For example, a written C on a B ♭ clarinet or trumpet sounds as a non-transposing instrument's B ♭. The term "concert pitch" is used to refer to the pitch on a non-transposing instrument, to distinguish it from the transposing instrument's ...

  5. Cor anglais - Wikipedia

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    The cor anglais is a transposing instrument pitched in F, a perfect fifth lower than the oboe (a C instrument). [4] This means that music for the cor anglais is written a perfect fifth higher than the instrument sounds. The fingering and playing technique used for the cor anglais are essentially the same as those of the oboe, and oboists ...

  6. Transposition (music) - Wikipedia

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    In music, transposition refers to the process or operation of moving a collection of notes (pitches or pitch classes) up or down in pitch by a constant interval. The shifting of a melody , a harmonic progression or an entire musical piece to another key, while maintaining the same tone structure, i.e. the same succession of whole tones and ...

  7. Alto saxophone - Wikipedia

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    The alto saxophone is a transposing instrument, with pitches sounding a major sixth lower than written. In terms of concert pitches, the alto saxophone's range is from concert D ♭ 3 (the D ♭ below middle C—see Scientific pitch notation) to concert A ♭ 5 (or A 5 on altos with a high F ♯ key).

  8. B-flat major - Wikipedia

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    Many transposing instruments are pitched in B-flat major, including the clarinet, trumpet, tenor saxophone, and soprano saxophone. As a result, B-flat major is one of the most popular keys for concert band compositions.

  9. Alto clarinet - Wikipedia

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    It is a transposing instrument pitched in the key of E ♭, though instruments in F have been made. In size it lies between the soprano clarinet and the bass clarinet . It bears a greater resemblance to the bass clarinet in that it typically has a straight body (made of grenadilla or other wood , hard rubber , or plastic ), but a curved neck ...