Klarinet Archive - Posting 000387.txt from 2001/01

From: "Tony Wakefield" <tony-wakefield@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] transposing
Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2001 05:31:45 -0500

A good chart Grant. Thank you. But the alto sax (Eb) example you give should
be "major 6th" not "minor". I`m sure it was just a minor slip. No major
disaster!!!
T.W.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Grant Green" <gdgreen@-----.com>
Subject: Re: [kl] transposing

>
> 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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