| Instrument family |
Instrument name |
The note C4 written down produces:
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Comment
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| Accordion
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D♭ piano accordion
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D♭4
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| Bass accordion
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C2
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| Arpeggione
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C2/C3
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| Bagpipe
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Great Highland bagpipe
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variable D♭4 - D4
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A minority of bagpipes, made for playing with other instruments, are exactly D♭4 (referred to as B♭, relative to the tonic note A rather than C). Most bagpipes are sharper than this, between D♭4 and D4.[1].
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| Northumbrian smallpipes in F or F+
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B♭4 for F (~20 cents sharp for F+)
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Older and traditionally made instruments use a pitch sharp of F described as F+ (F-plus)
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| Bajo Sexto (or Bajo Quinto)
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Bajo Sexto
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C2
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-
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| Banjo
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Banjo
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C3
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| Tenor banjo
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C3
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| Bassoon
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Tenoroon
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F4
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| Contrabassoon
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C3
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| Bugle
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Soprano bugle
Mellophone bugle
French horn bugle
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G3
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Baritone bugle
Euphonium bugle
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G2
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| Contrabass bugle
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G1
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| Carillon
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Various
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Since they are seldom played in concert with other instruments and carillonneurs need standardized sheet music, carillons often transpose to a variety of keys—whichever is advantageous for the particular installation; many transposing carillons weigh little, have many bells, or were constructed on limited funds.[2] An increasing number of new carillons have been installed in concert pitch as a result of the desire to establish the carillon as a full-fledged concert instrument.[3]
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| Celesta
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C5
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| Clarinet
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A♭ clarinet
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A♭4
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| E♭ clarinet
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E♭4
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| D clarinet
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D4
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| B soprano clarinet
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B3
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| B♭ clarinet
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B♭3
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| A soprano clarinet
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A3
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| Basset clarinet
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A3
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| A♭ soprano clarinet
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A♭3
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| Clarinet d’amour
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G3
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| G Basset clarinet
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G3
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| Basset horn
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F3
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| Alto clarinet
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E♭3
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| C bass clarinet
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C3
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| Bass clarinet
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B♭2
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| Contra-alto clarinet
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E♭2
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| Contrabass clarinet
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B♭1
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| Octocontra-alto clarinet
|
E♭1
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| B♭ octocontrabass clarinet
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B♭0
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| Cornet
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Soprano cornet
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E♭4
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| Cornet
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B♭3
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| Crotales
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C6
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| Csakan
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A♭4
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| Euphonium
|
B♭2
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When notated in treble clef
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| fife
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Folk B♭ fife
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A♭4
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| Flute
|
D♭ piccolo
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D♭5
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| Piccolo
|
C5
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| Treble flute
|
G4
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| F soprano flute
|
F4
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| Soprano flute
|
E♭4
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| D♭ Flute
|
D♭4
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| B♭ flûte d'amour
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B♭3
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| A flûte d'amour
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A3
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| Alto flute
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G3
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| Bass flute
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C3
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| Contra-alto flute
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G2
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| Contrabass flute
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C2
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| Subcontrabass flute
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G1
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| F subcontrabass flute
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F1
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| Double contrabass flute
|
C1
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| Hyperbass flute
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C0
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| Glockenspiel
|
C6
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| Guitar
|
Guitar
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C3
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| Handbells
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C5
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| Hardanger Fiddle
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D4
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| Horn
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Marching horn
|
B♭3
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| Horn
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F3
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| Mellophone
|
Mellophone
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F3
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| Oboe
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F piccolo oboe
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F4
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| E♭ piccolo oboe
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E♭4
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| Oboe d'amore
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A3
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| Cor anglais
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F3
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| Heckelphone and Bass oboe
|
C3
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| Oud
|
G2
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Bolahenk tuning
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| Recorder
|
Garklein recorder
|
C6
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| Sopranino recorder
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C5/F5
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| Soprano recorder
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C5, formerly G4
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| B♭ Soprano recorder
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B♭4
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| Alto recorder
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C5 sometimes
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| Voice flute
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formerly A3
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| Tenor recorder
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formerly G3
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Modern convention is to notate all recorders as transposed at the octave where necessary; in this case the tenor recorder sounds at pitch.
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| Basset recorder
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C3
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| Bass recorder
|
C3
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When notated in treble clef
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| Great bass recorder
|
C2
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| Contrabass recorder
|
C2
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| Saxhorns
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Flugelhorn
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B♭3
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| Tenor horn
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E♭3
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| Baritone horn
|
B♭2
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When notated in treble clef
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| Saxophone
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Piccolo saxophone
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B♭4
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| Sopranino saxophone
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E♭4
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| Soprano saxophone
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B♭3
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| F alto saxophone
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F3
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| Alto saxophone
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E♭3
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| C Melody Saxophone
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C3
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| Tenor saxophone
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B♭2
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| Baritone saxophone
|
E♭2
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| C bass saxophone
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C2
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| Bass saxophone
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B♭1
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| Contrabass saxophone
|
E♭1
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| Subcontrabass saxophone
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B♭0
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| Tin whistle
|
C5
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Transposes at the octave. Some whistle players treat whistles pitched higher or lower than the "standard" D tin whistle as (additionally) transposing instruments.
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| Trombone
|
Tenor Trombone
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C4
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When noted in treble clef
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| B♭3
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When notated in treble clef in a British-style brass band
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| Alto trombone
|
C4
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Reads Alto Clef
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| Soprano trombone
|
C4
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May be B♭3 like a B♭ trumpet
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| Bass Trombone
|
C4
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The Bass Trombone is the same as the Tenor Trombone except it has a larger bore and an extra trigger
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| Contrabass Trombone
|
C4
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Plays the same notes as a tuba
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| Trumpet
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C Piccolo Trumpet
|
C5
|
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| Piccolo trumpet
|
B♭4
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| Piccolo Trumpet in A
|
A4
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| F trumpet
|
F4
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| E trumpet
|
E4
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| E♭ trumpet
|
E♭4
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| D trumpet
|
D4
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| Trumpet
|
B♭3
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| A trumpet
|
A3
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| E♭ bass trumpet
|
E♭3
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| D bass trumpet
|
D3
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| Bass trumpet
|
B♭2
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| Tuba
|
E♭ tuba
|
E♭2
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When notated in treble clef
|
| B♭ tuba
|
B♭1
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When notated in treble clef
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| Venova
|
Venova
|
C5
|
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| Alto Venova
|
F4
|
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| Violin
|
Treble violin
|
C5
|
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| Alto Violin
|
C5
|
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| Octobass
|
C2
|
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| C0
|
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| Viol
|
Double bass
|
C3
|
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| Wagner Tuba
|
Tenor Wagner tuba
|
B♭3, formerly B♭2
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| Bass Wagner tuba
|
F3, formerly F2
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| Xylophone
|
C5
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