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A guide to transcription, instrument ranges
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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 bassInstrument
*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
APPENDIXInstrument 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.
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