INSTRUMENT

CLEF

PROFESSIONAL
RANGE

AMATEUR
RANGE

SOUNDS (transposition)

COMMENTS

VOICES

Soprano

treble

Coloratura: C4-Eb6
Lyric: Bb3-C6
Dramatic: Ab3-C6
Mezzo: G3-Bb5

C4-A5

as written

Alto

treble

Contralto: F3-F#5

F3-D5

as written

Tenor

treble (open score)
bass (short score)

Countertenor: G3-F#5
Lyric: C3-C5
Dramatic: C3-Bb4

C3-A4

8ve lower in treble
as written in bass

Baritone

bass

Lyric: A2-G4
Dramatic: A2-G4
Bass: F#2-E4

G2-E4

as written

Bass

bass

cantante: F2-F4
profundo: Db2-D4
Contrabass: Bb1-G3

E2-D4

as written

STRINGS

Violin

treble

G3-A7

G3-G6

as written

Viola

alto

C3-E6

B3-C6

as written

Cello

bass
(also tenor)

C2-C6

C2-G5

as written

Double Bass

bass

C2-C5

E2-G4

8ve lower

Banjo

treble

C3-A4

as written
(tenor sounds
8ve lower)

Guitar

treble

E3-E6

8ve lower

Harp

grand staff

Cb1-G#7

as written

WOODWINDS

Piccolo

treble

D4-C7

G4-A6

8ve higher

Flute

treble

B3-D7

C4-C6

as written

Flute, alto

treble

C4-C7

P4 lower

uncommon in
amateur groups

Oboe

treble

Bb3-A6

C4-E6

English Horn

treble

B3-G6

B3-D6

P5 lower

rare in amateur
groups

Clarinet,
all except bass

treble

E3-C7

E3-F6

Bb: M2 lower
A: m3 lower
D: M2 higher
Eb: m3 higher

D, Eb are rare
in amateur groups

Clarinet, Bass

treble or bass

Eb3-G6

Eb3-C6

M9 lower;
M2 lower in bass

rare in amateur
groups

Bassoon

bass

Bb1-Eb5

Bb1-Bb4

as written

Contrabassoon

bass

Bb1-C5

8ve lower

rare in amateur
groups

Saxophone, all

treble

Bb3-G6

Bb sop: M2 lower
Eb alto: M6 lower
Bb tenor: M9 lower
Eb baritone: 8ve+M6 lower
Bb bass: 2- 8ves +M2 lower

BRASS

Horn

treble or bass

F#2-C6

C3-G5

P5 lower

Trumpets,
all except Eb Bass

treble

F#3-D6

A3-Bb5

C: as written
Bb: M2 lower
D: M2 higher
Eb: m3 higher
Cornet in C: as written
Cornet in A: m3 lower
Bb Bass: M9 lower
C Bass: 8ve lower
Flugelhorn: M2 lower

use only Bb and C

Trumpet, Eb Bass

treble

F3-C6

M6 lower

Trombone, Tenor

bass, tenor, alto

E2-F5

E2-Bb4

as written

Trombone, Bass

bass

Bb1-Bb4

Bb1-F4

as written

Tuba

bass

G0-C5

E1-C4

as written

Baritone

bass or treble

E2-Bb4 in bass

as written in bass;
M9 lower in treble

Euphonium

bass or treble

Bb1-F5

E2-Bb4

as written in bass;
M9 lower in treble

rare in amateur
groups

PERCUSSION

Timpani

bass

1: C2-A2
2: F2-C3
3: Bb2-F3
4: D3-A3

as written

Xylophone

treble

G4-C7

8ve higher

Marimba

grand staff

(C2 to A2)-C7

C3-C7

as written

Glockenspiel

treble

G3-C6

2- 8ves higher

Vibraphone

treble

F3-F6

as written

Chimes

treble

C4-G5

8ve higher

KEYBOARD

Piano

grand staff

A0-C8

as written

Celesta

grand staff

C3-C7

octave higher

Harpsichord

grand staff

F1-F6

as written

Harmonium

grand staff

F1-F6

as written

Organ

grand staff

C2-C7

as written

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13.8

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-11

A

2

110.0

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25

A

5

880.0

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61

A

8

7040.0

117

97

-1

14.6

10

-10

2

116.5

46

26

5

932.3

82

62

8

7458.6

118

98

B

-1

15.4

11

-9

B

2

123.5

47

27

B

5

987.8

83

63

B

8

7902.1

119

99

C

0

16.4

12

-8

C

3

130.8

48

28

C

6

1046.5

84

64

C

9

8372.0

120

100

0

17.3

13

-7

3

138.6

49

29

6

1108.7

85

65

9

8869.8

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101

D

0

18.4

14

-6

D

3

146.8

50

30

D

6

1174.7

86

66

D

9

9397.3

122

102

0

19.4

15

-5

3

155.6

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31

6

1244.5

87

67

9

9956.1

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103

E

0

20.6

16

-4

E

3

164.8

52

32

E

6

1318.5

88

68

E

9

10548.1

124

104

F

0

21.8

17

-3

F

3

174.6

53

33

F

6

1396.9

89

69

F

9

11175.3

125

105

0

23.1

18

-2

3

185.0

54

34

6

1480.0

90

70

9

11839.8

126

106

G

0

24.5

19

-1

G

3

196.0

55

35

G

6

1568.0

91

71

G

9

12543.9

127

107

0

26.0

20

0

3

207.7

56

36

6

1661.2

92

72

9

13289.8

128

108

A

0

27.5

21

1

A

3

220.0

57

37

A

6

1760.0

93

73

A

9

14080.0

129

109

0

29.1

22

2

3

233.1

58

38

6

1864.7

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74

9

14917.2

130

110

B

0

30.9

23

3

B

3

246.9

59

39

B

6

1975.5

95

75

B

9

15804.3

131

111

C

1

32.7

24

4

C

4

261.6

60

40

C

7

2093.0

96

76

C

10

16744.0

132

112

1

34.6

25

5

4

277.2

61

41

7

2217.5

97

77

10

17739.7

133

113

D

1

36.7

26

6

D

4

293.7

62

42

D

7

2349.3

98

78

D

10

18794.5

134

114

1

38.9

27

7

4

311.1

63

43

7

2489.0

99

79

10

19912.1

135

115

E

1

41.2

28

8

E

4

329.6

64

44

E

7

2637.0

100

80

E

10

21096.2

136

116

F

1

43.7

29

9

F

4

349.2

65

45

F

7

2793.8

101

81

F

10

22350.6

137

117

1

46.2

30

10

4

370.0

66

46

7

2960.0

102

82

10

23679.6

138

118

G

1

49.0

31

11

G

4

392.0

67

47

G

7

3136.0

103

83

G

10

25087.7

139

119

1

51.9

32

12

4

415.3

68

48

7

3322.4

104

84

10

26579.5

140

120

A

1

55.0

33

13

A

4

440.0

69

49

A

7

3520.0

105

85

A

10

28160.0

141

121

1

58.3

34

14

4

466.2

70

50

7

3729.3

106

86

10

29834.5

142

122

B

1

61.7

35

15

B

4

493.9

71

51

B

7

3951.1

107

87

B

10

31608.5

143

123

C

2

65.4

36

16

C

5

523.3

72

52

C

8

4186.0

108

88

C

11

33488.1

144

124

2

69.3

37

17

5

554.4

73

53

8

4434.9

109

89

11

35479.4

145

125

D

2

73.4

38

18

D

5

587.3

74

54

D

8

4698.6

110

90

D

11

37589.1

146

126

2

77.8

39

19

5

622.3

75

55

8

4978.0

111

91

11

39824.3

147

127

E

2

82.4

40

20

E

5

659.3

76

56

E

8

5274.0

112

92

E

11

42192.3

148

128

F

2

87.3

41

21

F

5

698.5

77

57

F

8

5587.7

113

93

F

11

44701.2

149

129

2

92.5

42

22

5

740.0

78

58

8

5919.9

114

94

11

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150

130

G

2

98.0

43

23

G

5

784.0

79

59

G

8

6271.9

115

95

G

11

50175.4

151

131

2

103.8

44

24

5

830.6

80

60

8

6644.9

116

96

11

53159.0

152

132

A

2

110.0

45

25

A

5

880.0

81

61

A

8

7040.0

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A

11

56320.0

153

133

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