Orchestral Instrument Ranges and Transpositions of Popular Instruments (Transposing instruments are marked *) Instrument Range (writen) Sounds Parts written vay = 2 “outer = = Upenoxtave = Up an octave “Bass Guitar bo. *Sopranino Sax; Down a minor 3rd (E flat) - “Soprano Sex Upa tone Biat) = = a s “Alto Sax (E flat) “Tenor Sax (Bilal) 20x VOx>@ ——— b “Baritone Sax Eat) “Bass Sax Up 2 octaves iat) = = 2 and a tone = bey “Trumpet & Upaa tone Comet (B fiat) a —_—on 4 all Trombone =e Same Concert pitch = Bass trombone oorne ————} 3 & 8 4 i s ® § Same Concert pitch bo be tube @ tat) =F same Concert pitch Up a perfect 5th Clef commonly used Treble Base ‘Two linked staves, treble and bass, Treble Trebie Treble Treble Treble Treble Treble Treble Treble and bass (jazz), alto and tenor (orchestra) Treble and bass (jazz), alto and tenor (orchestra) Bess Treble and bassInstrument *Piccolo Flute Alto flute 9z-s000 =——____________ / Range (written) Sounds gen Oboe ‘Same z 2 “Cor Anglais Bve~~ - ba! “Clarinet 4 (B fiat) D) o oT 2 “Bass Clarinet i — Gilat) Bassoon L*Contrabassoon: [Violin Same s $ Viola Same R Hi N G $ Cello Same Ss |_ ‘Double Bass Parts written Down an octave Concert pitch Up a perfect 4th Concert pitch Up a perfect Sth Up a tone Up an octave and a tone Concert pitch Up an octave Concert pitch Concert pitch Concert pitch Up an octave Clef commonly used Treble Treble Treble Treble Treble Treble Treble Bass and tenor Bass Treble Alto and treble Bass, tenor and treble Bass APPENDIXInstrument Range (written) Sounds 8va~ ogi "Celeste S me = 2 2 “Xylophone —— Marimba & 6 Same t ae Hy Bass Marimba | Same g o 2 : ; E Vibraphone SS same A c = ‘Tubular Belis =} Same e Timpani = Same = io = ae = 8va_! Harpsichord —E—— Same = at be Parts written Down an octave Down 2 octaves Down an octave Concert pitch Concert pitch Concert pitch Concert pitch Concert pitch Concert pitch Concert pitch “Chapman Stick Up an octave (10 string) = — = = vas Clef commonly used Treble Treble Treble Bass and treble Bass and treble Treble Treble Bass ‘Two linked staves, treble and bass, Two linked staves, treble and bass Treble and bass Excerpted from Inside the Music by Dave Stewart, © 1999 Dave Stewart. Published by Miller Freeman Books. ISBN 0-87930-571-1. For More Information: www.backbeatbooks.com.