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What is the difference between Bass Clarinet and Alto saxophone octaves?
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How many octaves does a clarinet have?
Basically stated, the normal range is about 3½ octaves. There are many types of Clarinets, the largest 'family' of woodwind instruments. From the Soprano down to the ContraBass there are more than 2 dozen types. Then the difference between them being an E-flat, B-Flat, or A instrument. Total range is hard to pin down as many professional performers can exceed the written range that appears in most textbooks.
What is the difference between tenor and bass voices?
Tenor voices are higher octaves than bass voices.
Describes the difference between two sounds having the same pitch and loudness?
one or more octaves.
What is the octave difference between a clarinet and a alto saxophone?
The clarinet has a much larger range than the saxophone - over three full octaves in the useable range, not including the upper altissimo. That normal range is from written E, an octave below the treble staff, to G an octave above the treble staff. The most common clarinet is the Bb soprano, and the range sounds from concert D in the middle of the bass clef to concert F, an octave above the treble staff. The alto sax is in Eb with a written range from Bb just below middle C to F or F#, an octave above the treble staff. The range sounds from Db in the middle of the bass clef (one half tone lower than the lowest clarinet note), to Ab or A, one ledger line above the treble staff. That's six notes of the scale below the top of the normal clarinet range. The same written note sounds a fifth (five scale notes, inclusive) lower on the alto sax. For example, a written middle C sounds a concert Bb on the clarinet and the next lower concert Eb on the alto sax.
What a Instrument family is the clarinet from?
There is no horn in the clarinet family. The term horn usually refers to the brass instrument called the french horn, although some people call their saxophones, trumpets and trombones horns, for example; "I need to grab my "horn" on the way to the gig."The soprano clarinet is a woodwind instrument in the key of Bb. there is also an Alto clarinet in Eb and a Bass clarinet in Bb. Lets not forget the tiny Eb clarinet, and the big contra bass clarinet to round out the family.I hope I helped you shed the light on your confounding question.Thank you.Edit: The Basset horn is a member of the clarinet family.
How is a saxophone distinct from other instruments?
The difference is that a flute has a higher note and a saxophone has a lower note. Also, the saxophone is a vibrating reed instrument tuned by the length of the column, while the flute is a oscillating column of air instrument also tuned by the length of the column.
How many notes can a clarinet play?
it depends if the clarinet has had extra keys added to it as you can have lower notes added.
What scales do you use for grade 2 clarinet?
To one octave: C major & D minor To two octaves: F, G major & A minor
How high and low can the clarinet play?
it can go up to 3 octaves low to high with middle well in the middle the lowest is E and the lowest is E
What is narrow range in music?
Range is the distance between your lowest and highest note available to you when you sing two separate notes; sing your lowest note, then your highest, and measure in octaves or groups of eight pitches the difference between the two. For instance, if you can sing three octaves above your lowest note, you have a range of three octaves.
How big is the biggest clarinet?
It's not the bass clarinet.The octocontrabass clarinet (also known as octo contrabass clarinet, octo contra bass clarinet, or subcontra bass clarinet) is the largest and lowest member of the clarinet family. It is pitched an octave below the contrabass clarinet, or three octaves lower than the standard B♭ soprano clarinet.The Guinness Book of World Records lists the octocontrabass clarinet as having the lowest range of any orchestral instrument, capable of playing B♭-1 concert pitch (the B♭ below the lowest note of the piano).
What are all the notes a saxophone can play?
The typical saxophone range is from low Bb up two octaves then some to a high F (certain models have high F# key) After this there is an extended range for more experienced palyers called altissimo. This combined with overtones covers most higher notes.
