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  2. List of transposing instruments - Wikipedia

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    D clarinet: D 4: B soprano clarinet: B 3: B ♭ clarinet: B ♭ 3: A soprano clarinet: A 3: Basset clarinet: A 3: A ♭ soprano clarinet: A ♭ 3: Clarinet d’amour: G 3: G Basset clarinet G 3: Basset horn F 3: Alto clarinet: E ♭ 3: C bass clarinet C 3: Bass clarinet B ♭ 2: Contra-alto clarinet: E ♭ 2: Contrabass clarinet: B ♭ 1 ...

  3. Transposing instrument - Wikipedia

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    Some instruments are constructed in a variety of sizes, with the larger versions having a lower range than the smaller ones. Common examples are clarinets (the high E ♭ clarinet, soprano instruments in C, B ♭ and A, the alto in E ♭, and the bass in B ♭), flutes (the piccolo, transposing at the octave, the standard concert-pitch flute, and the alto flute in G), saxophones (in several ...

  4. Tenor saxophone - Wikipedia

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    The increased stiffness of the reed and the greater airflow required to establish resonance in the larger body means the tenor sax requires greater lung power but a looser embouchure than the higher-pitched members of the saxophone family. The tenor sax reed is similar in size to that used in the bass clarinet, and the two can be easily ...

  5. Bass clarinet - Wikipedia

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    The bass clarinet has been regularly used in scoring for orchestra and concert band since the mid-19th century, becoming more common during the middle and latter part of the 20th century. [6] A bass clarinet is not always called for in orchestra music, but is almost always called for in concert band music.

  6. Basset horn - Wikipedia

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    Angled barrel of a modern basset horn (German System) Like the clarinet, the instrument is a wind instrument with a single reed and a cylindrical bore.However, the basset horn is larger and has a bend or a kink between the mouthpiece and the upper joint (older instruments are typically curved or bent in the middle), and while the clarinet is typically a transposing instrument in B ♭ or A ...

  7. Shorthand for orchestra instrumentation - Wikipedia

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    Percussion: timpani, snare drum, bass drum, chimes, etc. Keyboard instruments: celesta, organ, piano; String instruments: harp, violins, violas, cellos, basses, frequently abbreviated to 'str', 'strs' or similar. If any soloists or a choir are called for, their parts are usually printed between the percussion/keyboards and the strings in the score.

  8. Category:B-flat instruments - Wikipedia

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  9. Clarinet family - Wikipedia

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    The clarinet family is a woodwind instrument family of various sizes and types of clarinets, including the common soprano clarinet in B♭ and A, bass clarinet, and sopranino E♭ clarinet. Clarinets that aren't the standard B♭ or A clarinets are sometimes known as harmony clarinets.