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No and yes. The written note is what is heard but it sounds an octave lower than written.

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Q: Is cello a transposing instrument
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Is the violin a transposition instrument?

The violin is a non-transposing instrument, which means when asked to play, for example, a "C", the violin plays its "C" and the pitch is the same as a "C" on the piano. Other non-transposing instruments include the cello, double bass, piccolo, flute, oboe, bassoon, trombone, tuba, vibraphone, and marimba.


What woodwind instrument is transposing?

Clarinets and saxophones are both transposing instruments.


Is the violin a transposing instruments?

Yes. The saxophone is in the key of Eb and Bb. Any instrument not in the key of C, is a transposing instrument. Non-transposing - Key of C - Piano, Guitar, Flute etc. Transposing - All other keys - Saxophone, Clarinet, Trumpet etc. Yes. The saxophone is in the key of Eb and Bb. Any instrument not in the key of C, is a transposing instrument. Non-transposing - Key of C - Piano, Guitar, Flute etc. Transposing - All other keys - Saxophone, Clarinet, Trumpet etc.


Is saxophone a transposing instrument?

Yes.


Which woodwind instrument is a transposing instrument?

clarinets (and cor anglais)


Is the b flat and a clarinet transposing instruments?

Yes, anything not pitched in C is a transposing instrument.


Is a oboe a transposing instrument?

No. It plays in the key of C.


What instrument is the largest out of the Viola Violin and the Cello?

The cello.


Is the piano a transposing instrument?

No piano is a concert pitch instrument. Strictly speaking a transposing instrument is any instrument that the base note is not C in English and Do in Italian. As a piano is a stringed instrument, it does not have a base note as such, and when one presses what he or she supposes as C, the note heard is C.


Is a cello a brass instrument?

no It's a stringed instrument.


What instrument is largest viola violin cello?

The 'cello is the larger of these instruments.


Is a cello a stringed or a wind instrument?

A cello is a string instrument. In order to play it, a person must pluck or strum the strings.