Klarinet Archive - Posting 000376.txt from 2001/01

From: Grant Green <gdgreen@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] transposing
Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2001 18:57:08 -0500

OK, here's the chart:

Instrument Key

flute, violin, piano, trombone,
euphonium (bass clef), tuba, C (no transposing)
viola, cello, bassoon, oboe,
timpani, C clarinet, ophicleide

piccolo, bass flute, string bass, C (with octave transposition)
contrabassoon, C melody sax,
guitar, bass guitar

soprano clarinet, trumpet,
soprano sax, Bb (plays a 2nd
lower than written)

bass clarinet, bass trumpet,
tenor sax, Bb (plays a
2nd + an octave lower than written)

bass sax, contrabass clarinet Bb (plays a 2nd + 2 octaves
lower than written)

Eb clarinet, sopranino sax,
Eb soprano flute, musette Eb (plays a minor 3rd
higher than written),
Eb cornet

alto clarinet, alto sax,
alto horn Eb (plays a
minor 6th lower than written)

bari sax Eb (plays a
min 6th + an octave lower than written)

contrabass sarrusophone Eb (plays a min 6th + 2
octaves lower than written)

English horn, French horn,
basset horn F (plays a 5th
lower than written)

A soprano clarinet, oboe
d'amore A (plays a
minor third lower than written)

Ab sopranino clarinet Ab (plays a minor 6th
higher than written)

treble flute G (plays a 5th
higher than written)

alto flute G (plays a
4th lower than written)

Db piccolo Db (plays a
major 7th higher than written)

D clarinet D (plays a 2nd
higher than written)

There's the basic information. This list is not comprehensive, but
includes (I think) most of the common instruments (and some of the
not-so-common). Now, if you have music in concert pitch (like a
piano part) that you want to arrange for one of the instrument listed
above, you adjust the part to undo the effect of the key. For
example, to transpose a concert pitch melody for Eb alto sax, you
consult the chart and see that the sax plays a min 6th lower than
written, so you write the part a min 6th higher. If you want middle
C, you write 2nd space (TC) A. If you want the same middle C on bari
sax, you write A above the treble staff.

If you want to transpose Bb clarinet music for another instrument,
you also have to add in the effect of your part: Bb music will be
written a 2nd (one whole step) higher than concert pitch. If the
other instrument is in Bb, change nothing. If the other instrument
is in C, you need their part to read a whole step lower than yours,
etc.

Is that what you were looking for?

Grant

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