8F. TRANSPOSITION All Woodwinds

Question One Give the sounding pitch for this written clarinet part: Clarinet in B-flat

Answer One Clarinet in B-flat sounds a major second lower than written pitch.

Question Two Give the sounding pitch for this written saxophone part: E-flat Alto Saxophone

Answer Two E-flat Alto Saxophone sounds a major sixth lower than written pitch.

Question Three Give the sounding pitch for this written Alto Flute part.

Answer Three Alto Flute sounds a perfect fourth lower than written pitch

Question Four Give the sounding pitch for this written clarinet part: Clarinet in A

Answer Four Clarinet in A sounds a minor third lower than written pitch.

Question Five Give the sounding pitch for this written saxophone part: B-flat Tenor Saxophone

Answer Five B-flat Tenor Saxophone sounds a major ninth lower than written pitch.

Question Six Give the sounding pitch for this written bass clarinet part: B-flat Bass Clarinet

Answer Six B-flat Bass Clarinet sounds a major ninth lower (major 2nd plus one octave) than written pitch.

Question Seven Give the sounding pitch for this written Bassoon part.

Answer Seven The Bassoon is not a transposing instrument, so the sounding pitch and written pitch are the same.

Give the sounding pitch for this written saxophone part: E-flat Baritone Saxophone Question Eight

E-flat Baritone Saxophone sounds a major sixth plus one octave lower than written pitch. Answer Eight

Question Nine Give the sounding pitch for this written clarinet part: E-flat Alto Clarinet

Answer Nine E-flat Alto Clarinet sounds a major sixth lower than written pitch.

Question Ten Give the sounding pitch for this written Piccolo part.

Answer Ten Piccolo sounds one octave higher than written pitch.

Question Eleven Give the sounding pitch for this written clarinet part: E-flat Soprano Clarinet

Answer Eleven E-flat Soprano Clarinet sounds a minor third higher than written pitch.

Question Twelve Give the sounding pitch for this written Oboe part.

Answer Twelve The Oboe is not a transposing instrument, so the sounding pitch and written pitch are the same.

Question Thirteen Give the sounding pitch for this written saxophone part: B-flat Soprano Saxophone

Answer Thirteen B-flat Soprano Saxophone sounds a major second lower than written pitch.

Question Fourteen Give the sounding pitch for this written Flute part.

Answer Fourteen The Flute is not a transposing instrument, so the sounding pitch and written pitch are the same.

Question Fifteen Give the sounding pitch for this written English horn part.

Answer Fifteen English horn sounds a perfect fifth lower than written pitch.

Question Sixteen Give the sounding pitch for the written Contrabassoon part.

Answer Sixteen Contrabassoon sounds one octave lower than written.