INSTRUMENT RANGES AND TRANSPOSITIONS

WOODWINDS BRASS
Piccolo (sounds a perfect 8va higher than written)
“œ” ˙ Trumpet (sounds a major second lower than written)
bœ ˙
& ˙ œ &
#˙ œ
“” ˙ French Horn (sounds a perfect fifth lower than written)
˙
Flute (sounds as written) bœ œ
& ? &
˙ œ #˙ œ
˙ ˙
Oboe (sounds as written) œ Trombone (sounds as written) bœ
? B
& œ ˙ œ
b˙
Eng. Horn (sounds a perfect 5th lower than written)
˙ ˙
œ Tuba (sounds as written)
œ
?
& œ
˙ œ ˙
“‘
Clarinet (sounds a maj 2nd lower than written)
œ “˙”
&
˙ œ PERCUSSIONS
Bass Clarinet (sounds a maj 9th lower than written) Xilophone (sounds a perfect 8va higher written)
œ ˙ “w”
& &
b˙ œ w

Basson (sounds as written) bœ b˙ Marimba (sounds as written) “w”

? B ? w
&
b˙ bœ

Contrabasson (sounds a perfect 8va lower than written)

˙ Glockenspiel (sounds 2 perfect 8vas higher than written)
bœ w
?
&
b˙ bœ w
STRINGS
Violin (sounds as written)
“œ” ˙ Vibraphone (sounds as written)
w
& &
˙ œ w
Viola (sounds as written) œ ˙ Chimes (sounds as written)
B w
& & w
˙ œ
Celeste (sounds a perfect 8va higher than written)
Cello (sounds as written) ˙ “w”
? œ ? w
& &
˙ œ
”
#“w
Doublebass (sounds a percfect 8va lower than written)
˙
œ Harp (sounds as written)
? ?
&
œ bw
˙

Timpani (sounds as written) w

?
Notes in black are commonly used, w
comfortable ranges.
Piano (sounds as written) ◊wÿ
White notes are extreme possible ranges ? &
w
“‘

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