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This is a list of transposing instruments and their transposition. Transposing instruments are instruments for which the convention is to write music notation transposed relative to concert pitch.
Instrument family | Instrument name | The note C4 written down produces: | Comment |
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Accordion | D♭ piano accordion | D♭4 | |
Bass accordion | C2 | ||
Arpeggione | C2/C3 | ||
Bagpipe | Great Highland bagpipe | D♭4 | |
Northumbrian smallpipes in F or F+ | B♭4 for F (~20 cents sharp for F+) | Older and traditionally made instruments use a pitch sharp of F described as F+ (F-plus) | |
Banjo | Banjo | C3 | |
Tenor banjo | C3 | ||
Bassoon | Tenoroon | F4 | |
Contrabassoon | C3 | ||
Bugle | Soprano bugle Mellophone bugle French horn bugle | G3 | |
Baritone bugle Euphonium bugle | G2 | ||
Contrabass bugle | G1 | ||
Carillon | Various | Since they are seldom played in concert with other instruments and carillonneurs need standardized sheet music, carillons often transpose to a variety of keys—whichever is advantageous for the particular installation; many transposing carillons weigh little, have many bells, or were constructed on limited funds. [1] An increasing number of new carillons have been installed in concert pitch as a result of the desire to establish the carillon as a full-fledged concert instrument. [2] | |
Celesta | C5 | ||
Clarinet | A♭ clarinet | A♭4 | |
E♭ clarinet | E♭4 | ||
D clarinet | D4 | ||
B soprano clarinet | B3 | ||
B♭ clarinet | B♭3 | ||
A soprano clarinet | A3 | ||
Basset clarinet | A3 | ||
A♭ soprano clarinet | A♭3 | ||
Clarinet d’amour | G3 | ||
G Basset clarinet | G3 | ||
Basset horn | F3 | ||
Alto clarinet | E♭3 | ||
C bass clarinet | C3 | ||
Bass clarinet | B♭2 | ||
Contra-alto clarinet | E♭2 | ||
Contrabass clarinet | B♭1 | ||
Octocontra-alto clarinet | E♭1 | ||
B♭ octocontrabass clarinet | B♭0 | ||
Cornet | Soprano cornet | E♭4 | |
Cornet | B♭3 | ||
Crotales | C6 | ||
Csakan | A♭4 | ||
Euphonium | B♭2 | When notated in treble clef | |
Flute | D♭ piccolo | D♭5 | |
Piccolo | C5 | ||
Treble flute | G4 | ||
F soprano flute | F4 | ||
Soprano flute | E♭4 | ||
D♭ Flute | D♭4 | ||
B♭ flûte d'amour | B♭3 | ||
A flûte d'amour | A3 | ||
Alto flute | G3 | ||
Bass flute | C3 | ||
Contra-alto flute | G2 | ||
Contrabass flute | C2 | ||
Subcontrabass flute | G1 | ||
F subcontrabass flute | F1 | ||
Double contrabass flute | C1 | ||
Hyperbass flute | C0 | ||
Glockenspiel | C6 | ||
Guitar | Guitar | C3 | |
Handbells | C5 | ||
Hardanger Fiddle | D4 | ||
Horn | Marching horn | B♭3 | |
Horn | F3 | ||
Mellophone | Mellophone | F3 | |
Oboe | F piccolo oboe | F4 | |
E♭ piccolo oboe | E♭4 | ||
Oboe d'amore | A3 | ||
Cor anglais | F3 | ||
Heckelphone and Bass oboe | C3 | ||
Oud | G2 | Bolahenk tuning | |
Recorder | Garklein recorder | C6 | |
Sopranino recorder | C5/F5 | ||
Soprano recorder | C5, formerly G4 | ||
B♭ Soprano recorder | B♭4 | ||
Alto recorder | F4 | ||
Voice flute | D4, formerly A3 | ||
Tenor recorder | C4, formerly G3 | ||
Basset recorder | F3 | ||
Bass recorder | C3 | When notated in treble clef | |
Great bass recorder | F2 | ||
Contrabass recorder | C2 | ||
Saxhorns | Flugelhorn | B♭3 | |
Tenor horn | E♭3 | ||
Baritone horn | B♭2 | When notated in treble clef | |
Saxophone | Piccolo saxophone | B♭4 | |
Sopranino saxophone | E♭4 | ||
Soprano saxophone | B♭3 | ||
F alto saxophone | F3 | ||
Alto saxophone | E♭3 | ||
C Melody Saxophone | C3 | ||
Tenor saxophone | B♭2 | ||
Baritone saxophone | E♭2 | ||
C bass saxophone | C2 | ||
Bass saxophone | B♭1 | ||
Contrabass saxophone | E♭1 | ||
Subcontrabass saxophone | B♭0 | ||
Tin whistle | C5 | 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 | The Bass Trombone is the same as the Tenor Trombone except it has a larger bore and an extra trigger | |
Contrabass Trombone | C4 | Plays the same notes as a tuba | |
Trumpet | C Piccolo Trumpet | C5 | |
Piccolo trumpet | B♭4 | ||
Piccolo Trumpet in A | A4 | ||
F trumpet | F4 | ||
E trumpet | E4 | ||
E♭ trumpet | E♭4 | ||
D trumpet | D4 | ||
Trumpet | B♭3 | ||
A trumpet | A3 | ||
E♭ bass trumpet | E♭3 | ||
D bass trumpet | D3 | ||
Bass trumpet | B♭2 | ||
Tuba | E♭ tuba | E♭2 | When notated in treble clef |
B♭ tuba | B♭1 | When notated in treble clef | |
Venova | Venova | C5 | |
Alto Venova | F4 | ||
Violin | Treble violin | C5 | |
Alto Violin | C5 | ||
Octobass | C2 | ||
C0 | |||
Viol | Double bass | C3 | |
Wagner Tuba | Tenor Wagner tuba | B♭3, formerly B♭2 | |
Bass Wagner tuba | F3, formerly F2 | ||
Xylophone | C5 |
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