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Author: Samantha  
Date:   2002-06-03 01:33 
 Whut concert is the alto Sax's Eb major
  
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Author: Gnomon  
Date:   2002-06-03 22:59 
 C on alto sax is Eb concert. 
C# on alto sax is F concert. 
D on alto sax is F concert. 
Eb on alto sax is F# / Gb concert.
  
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Author: Bill  
Date:   2002-06-20 17:23 
 Gnomon is right - when an instrument is a transposing instrument, the key that it is in (in this case, E-flat alto) tells you what note concert is sounded when a 'C' is played on the instrument.  To clear things up a bit - when the alto sax (in E-flat) plays a written 'C', the sound that comes out is an E-flat concert.  The same goes for key signatures.  When the alto sax plays in the key of 'C major', the sound that comes out is in E-flat major concert.  Thus, when the alto sax plays in the key of E-flat major, the sound that comes out is F-sharp/G-flat major concert.
  
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