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Why don't all transposing instruments have transposing clefs?
Is there a reason for which some transposing instruments (say, horns in F, bass clarinets etc.) don't have transposing clefs? For some instruments it's not odd to have them, e.g. tenor voice always ...
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Trombone C Vs Bb : Fundamental Vs transposing
I'm an amateur tenor trombone player. I learnt to play by playing with other, never learnt much music theory.
I have a question regarding the "name" of the trombone. The traditional tenor trombone ...
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The variety of all transposing instruments
A recent question on tuning saxophones caused me to wonder on the variety of transposing instruments. Here's some that I already know:
C - Non-transposing or by whole octaves.
At concert pitch - too ...
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Are bass clarinet and tenor sax notations played an octave lower? [duplicate]
I am totally blind, and I read music Braille. I also use a MIDI keyboard to make musical tracks using a sequencer.
Recently, I had a piece, October by Eric Whitacre, transcribed into Braille music.
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Can I play an English horn part with a viola?
I want to perform music in class for a Shakespeare play. Can I play an English horn part with a viola?
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Are transposing instruments always written higher than they sound?
From this workbook extract it seems that transposing instruments are always written higher than they sound, is this always true?
EXTRACT:
If you compose music for any transposing instrument you have ...
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Why do instruments have a key?
There are many instruments that have keys other than C. For example:
The Eb Alto Saxophone
The Bb Clarinet
The Horn in F
Why do these instruments have a key in the first place? Here's a more ...
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Wind instruments and sharp keys
As far as I know, most of the wind instruments are transposing, and many of them are either in B, in E-flat or in F - these keys make them more suitable for playing in "flat" keys. My question is why ...
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Why are there transposing instruments that transpose by octave?
Some instruments (for example the guitar, the bass guitar, and the xylophone) have written music in a typical clef, however the note written and the note played are an octave lower or higher depending ...
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Could B♭ instruments be built in C? Why are they in B♭ in the first place?
Why did the clarinet and trumpet get made to 'be' in B♭? Could they have been made to produce concert pitch C?
This would make a composer's life so much easier when physically writing scores. ...
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What are the practical reasons for still having transposing instruments?
I understand that historically there was a need for transposing instruments. e.g. Brass instruments would use lead pipes to change their key and players in brass bands would like to stick to the same ...
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What is a transposing instrument?
I've read this term many times. However, I'm not quite sure of what it exactly is. What is a transposing instrument? What would be an example of one?
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