List of transposing instruments

List of transposition (order by instrument and amount of transposition):

Instrument familyInstrument nameA written C4 produces: Comment
Accordion A Piccolo Accordion A5 Used with the University of Chicago Carillon
Alto Accordion  C5 Being built by Yamaha
D Piano Accordion D4 An Accordion that transposes up a half step from concert pitch.
Piano Accordion C4
Diatonic Accordion in C C4
Tenor Accordion  C3 A Special Accordion used to reinforce the Tenors in Choir Concerts
arpeggione Arpeggione C2/C3 In Bass Clef, alternates between sounding at the pitch of the guitar and 1 octave below when written on the treble clef
bagpipe Great Highland Bagpipe D4
Great Highland bagpipe in A C4 Newly used
Northumbrian Smallpipes in F or F+ B4 for F (~20 cents sharp for F+) Older and traditionally made instruments use a pitch sharp of F described as F+ (F-plus). See History of Pitch Standards in Western Music..
banjo Soprano Banjo C4  Tuned an octave above a regular Banjo
banjo Banjo C3
5 string bluegrass banjo Banjo G4 Open G tuning is high string G4 and middle string G3 on 5 string banjo.
bassoon Sopranoon F5 Soprano bassoon
Altoon C5 Alto bassoon, also known as Octave bassoon
Tenoroon  F4
Bassoon C4
Bassoon  A3 From part in BWV 150
Contrabassoon, Contraforte C3
bugle Piccolo soprano bugle G4
Soprano bugle, Mellophone bugle, French horn bugle G3
Baritone bugle, Euphonium bugle G2 notated in different clefs, but sound same pitches
Contrabass bugle G1
carillon Carillon in Wiesbaden, Germany C5
Sydney University Carillon D4
The National Carillon in Canberra B3
Carillon at the University of Chicago. A3
Tenor Carillon in Florida C3
celesta D Celesta  D5 A celesta tuned up a half step
Celesta C5
Tenor Celesta C4 Sounding range: 4 Octaves is C3-C7, 5 octaves is F2-F7, and 5 1/2 octaves is C2-F7
clarinet B Piccolo Clarinet  B4
Basset clarinet  A4 an A Soprano Clarinet w/ an Extended range (when written in bass clef)
A Piccolo clarinet A4
Sopranino Clarinet E4 an Octave lower version is the E alto clarinet
E clarinet E4
clarinet D4 rare
soprano clarinet C4
soprano clarinet B3
B clarinet B3
Bass clarinet  B3 German notation in bass clef
soprano clarinet A3
Basset clarinet in Treble Clef A3 Basically an A Soprano Clarinet with an Extended range
A soprano clarinet A3
Mezzo soprano clarinet G3 also known as clarinet d’amour
basset clarinet  G3 Extended range Mezzo Soprano Clarinet in G
Basset horn  F3 F Alto Clarinet
Alto clarinet E3
bass clarinet  C3
Bass clarinet  B2 French notation in treble clef
bass clarinet  A2 Being made by Yamaha, ideal for Mozart's Clarinet Concerto in A major/Bass Clarinet Version
Baritone Clarinet F2
Contra-alto clarinet E2
Contrabass clarinet B1
Octocontra-alto clarinet  E1 very rare
B octocontrabass clarinet  B0 very rare
cornet Soprano cornet E4
Cornet B3
crotales Crotales C6
crotales Tenor Crotales C4
csakan Csakan A4
euphonium Euphonium  C4 when written in bass clef
B2 when written in treble clef
fife Folk B fife A4
flugelhorn Flugelhorn B3
flute D piccolo D5
Piccolo C5
Treble flute G4
F Treble Flute F4
D Flute D4
Flute C4
B flûte d'amour B3
flûte d'amour  A3 Mezzo-Soprano Flute
Alto flute G3
Alto Flute  F3 Countertenor Flute
Bass flute (Tenor Flute) C3
Contra-alto flute  G2 now being called a Baritone Flute
Contrabass flute  C2 rare
subcontrabass flute  G1 rare
Double contrabass flute  C1 very rare
Hyperbass flute  C0 True Subcontrabass Flute in C
glockenspiel Glockenspiel C6
Tenor Glockenspiel C4
guitar Piccolo Bass Guitar C4
Guitar, Bass guitar C3 at times an octave G clef is used; see Octave clef, pedantically speaking transposes to E minor in standard tuning because open strings form a minor chord, bass has only low 4 strings
handbells Handbells C5
Tenor Handbells C4
hardanger fiddle Hardanger Fiddle D4 Except when tuned like a traditional violin: G,D,A,E
Hardanger Fiddle in C C4
horn Descant Horn F4
Horn F4 when written in bass clef (old notation)
Baritone horn  C4 when written in bass clef
Horn in C alto  C4 new instrument in production
B marching horn B3
Horn F3
Tenor horn E3
Baritone horn  B2 when written in treble clef
mando-guitar Mando-guitar C4
mandolin Mandolin tuned down a half step B3
mellophone Mellophone F3
oboe piccolo oboe F4
E piccolo oboe E4
Oboe C4
Oboe d'amore A3 Mezzo Soprano Oboe
Cor anglais  F3 English horn or F alto Oboe
Heckelphone and Bass oboe  C3 (Extended Range) Tenor Oboe
organ Cammerton Pipe Organ in D D4 A pipe organ that transposes up a whole step from concert pitch
Organ C4
oud Piccolo Oud  C4 Non transposing because it's tuned an octave higher
Oud G2 bolahenk tuning
recorder Garklein recorder C6
Sopranino recorder C5/F5
Soprano recorder C5, formerly G4
B Soprano Recorder  B4 A Concert Band Soprano Recorder
Alto Recorder  F4 In alternative notation
Voice flute D4, formerly A3 D Tenor Recorder
Tenor recorder C4, formerly G3
Basset Recorder F3
Bass Recorder C3 in Treble Clef
Great Bass Recorder F2
Contrabass recorder C2
saxophone Piccolo saxophone B4
Sopranino saxophone E4
soprano saxophone C4
Soprano saxophone B3
F alto saxophone  F3
Alto saxophone E3
C Tenor Saxophone C3 aka C Melody Saxophone
Tenor saxophone B2
baritone saxophone  F2
Baritone saxophone E2
bass saxophone  C2
Bass saxophone B1
Contrabass saxophone E1 rare
contrabass saxophone  C1 New instrument in production
Subcontrabass saxophone  B0 very rare
tin whistle Tin whistle C5
trombone Trombone  C4 except in brass band music
C Soprano Trombone C4
C Tenor Trombone C3
Tenor trombone B2  when written in treble clef
Trumpet Piccolo Trumpet C5
Piccolo trumpet B4 may also be in A
Piccolo Trumpet in A A4
F trumpet F4
E trumpet E4
E trumpet E4
D trumpet D4 may also be in E
C trumpet C4
Trumpet B3
A trumpet A3
A Trumpet A3 New
E bass trumpet E3
bass trumpet D3
Bass trumpet C3 Tenor Trumpet
Bass trumpet  B2 when written in treble clef
tuba Tuba  C4 except in brass band music
E tuba E2  when written in treble clef (British brass band music)
B tuba  B1 when written in treble clef (British brass band music)
venova Venova C5
violin Treble violin  C5 aka Pochette
Alto Violin C5 Upright Viola in Bass Clef
Cello  C3 in Treble Clef with a small 8 below the clef
Octobass  C2 Found in the MIM
C0 In Treble Clef
viol Double bass C3
vocal Female Vocal  C5 Bari & Bass parts in Bass Clef: Female Barber Shop (aka Sweet Adeline quartet)
C4
Vocal tenor parts C3 when written in treble clef; at times an octave G clef is used; see Octave clef
Wagner Tuba Tenor Wagner tuba B3, formerly B2
Bass Wagner tuba  F3, formerly F2
Whistle Low whistle  C4 a non transposing tin whistle (true key note is generally D3)
Xylophone Xylophone C5
Tenor Xylophone C4

See also

Notes

    References

    • Kennan, Kent Wheeler. The Technique of Orchestration, Second Edition. Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1970, 1952; ISBN 0-13-900316-9
    • Del Mar, Norman. The Anatomy of the Orchestra. University of California Press, 1981
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