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Transposing Instruments Chart

This document lists various woodwind and brass instruments and their written note transpositions from concert pitch. It provides the instrument name, written note, and the interval of transposition between the instrument's written notes and concert pitch, whether ascending or descending. For example, it notes that the alto flute sounds a perfect fourth lower than its written notes.

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Transposing Instruments Chart

This document lists various woodwind and brass instruments and their written note transpositions from concert pitch. It provides the instrument name, written note, and the interval of transposition between the instrument's written notes and concert pitch, whether ascending or descending. For example, it notes that the alto flute sounds a perfect fourth lower than its written notes.

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Instrument

Written Note

Real Note

Transposition

Alto Flute
(G)

Perfect 4th
Descending

English Horn

Perfect 5th
Descending

Clarinet in Bb

Major 2nd
Descending

Clarinet in A

Minor 3rd
Descending

Clarinet in Eb

Minor 3rd
Ascending

Bass Clarinet
(Bb)

Major 9th
Descending

Soprano
Saxophone (Bb)

Major 2nd
Descending

Alto Saxophone
(Eb)

Major 6th
Descending

Tenor Saxophone
(Bb)

Major 9th
Descending

Baritone
Saxophone (Eb)

Major 6th
+ 1 octave
Descending

Trumpet in Bb

Major 2nd
Descending

Horn in F

Perfect 5th
Descending

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