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Q: What is a transposing instrument?
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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.


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 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.


Is cello a transposing instrument?

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


What key is the soprillo saxophone in?

The Soprillo piccolo saxophone is a transposing instrument in the key of Bb. Same as the tenor sax.


Is the clarinet at concert pitch a double reed instrument?

The clarinet is a single reed instrument. Most clarinets are tuned in B-flat and are transposing instruments, playing a tone lower than written.


Is a timpani a transposing instrument?

No, Timpani is a concert pitch instrument. In many case you wont even have a key rather you'll put accidental marking for every instance of a flat or sharp note.