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This list presents the transposing instruments organized by key and interval of
transposition.
¢ Instruments in C - 15ma (sounds two octaves higher than written)
¢ Glockenspiel
¢ Instruments in C - 8va (sound one octave higher than written)
¢ Little
¢ Celesta
¢ sopranino recorder and soprano recorder
¢ Pennywhistle
¢ Xylophone
¢ Instruments in A - alto (sound a minor sixth higher than written)
¢ Sextet or Piccolo Clarinet in A
¢ Instruments in E - alto (sound a minor third above what is written)
¢ Requinto or Piccolo Clarinet in E
¢ Soprano saxophone
¢ Instruments in D - alto (sound a major second above what is written)
¢ Requinta or Piccolo Clarinet in D
¢ Piccolo trumpet
¢ Some non-transposing instruments (sound as written)
¢ Piano
¢ Vibraphone
¢ Flute
¢ Oboe
¢ Bassoon
¢ Trombones - although they are constructed in B, the writing is not transposed.
¢ Bombardino when written in bass clef
¢ Tuba
¢ Violin
¢ Viola
¢ Cello
¢ Instruments in B (sound a major second lower than written)
¢ Soprano clarinet in B
¢ Soprano saxophone
¢ Trumpet
¢ Horn in B (or double horn in B register)
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¢ Cornet
¢ Flugelhorn
¢ Instruments in A (sound a minor third below what is written)
¢ Oboe d'amore
¢ Soprano clarinet in A
¢ Instruments in G (sound a perfect fourth below what is written)
¢ Alto flute
¢ Instruments in F (sound a perfect fifth below what is written)
¢ Horn English
¢ Horn in F (or double horn in F register)
¢ Basset Horn
¢ sweet flute high and low
¢ Instruments in E - bass (sound a major sixth below what is written)
¢ Alto clarinet
¢ Alto saxophone and Baritone saxophone
¢ Instruments in C - 8vb (sound one octave below what is written)
¢ Almost all guitars
¢ Almost all lows
¢ Double bass
¢ Contrabassoon
¢ Instruments in B - bass (sound an octave plus a major second below what is)
written
¢ Bass clarinet in B
¢ Tenor saxophone
¢ Bombardino when written in treble clef
¢ Instruments in E - flat (sound an octave and a major third lower than written)
¢ Clarone or Bass Clarinet in A
¢ Instruments in E - bass (sound an octave and a sixth lower than written)
¢ Contrabass clarinet in E
¢ Baritone saxophone
¢ Instruments in B - super bass (sound two octaves and a major second below what is)
written
¢ Contrabass clarinet
¢ Bass saxophone
Notes:
Many instruments occasionally read in different clefs (like the horn that reads in clef
of the Sun, but in more serious passages it is written in the bass clef.
The diatonic harmonica is a transposing instrument that has versions in all 12 keys.
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possible and in various octaves.
See also
¢ Musical instrument
¢ Wind instrument
Obtained from "http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anexo:Lista_de_instrumentos_transpositores"
Categories: Lists of musical instruments | Musical instruments
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