3:1 Ranges

Question 1

Bb Clarinet Range / Practical Range

sounding

Answer 1

D3 - F6 / D3 - C6
dark, progressively thinner “Chalumeau” register; weak, throat tones “the break”; clear, bright “Clarion” register; brighter, shrill

Question 2

Bassoon Range / Practical range

Answer 2

Bb1 - Eb5 / Bb1 - Bb4
reedy, uncontrolled;
reedy, clear, bendable;
Clear, brighter; bright; thin, shrill

Question 3

Oboe Range / Practical Range

Answer 3

Bb3 - G6 / Bb3 - E6
Reedy; gradually clearer;
clear, bright; brighter; thin, shrill

Question 4

Flute Range / Practical Range

Answer 4

C4 - C7 / G4-F6
soft, lush; progressively clearer; clear; bright;
brighter, shrill

Question 5

Horn Range / Practical Range (sounding)

Answer 5

F2 - F5 / Bb2 - C5

pedal tones, uncontrolled; dark rich; warm, blending; richer, expressive, brigt; dominating, penetrating

Question 6

Bb Trumpet Range/ Practical Range (sounding)

Answer 6

E3 - Bb5 / G3 - Ab5

week, uncontrolled; clear, rich; clear, bright; penetrating (lead trumpet range)

Question 7

Bb Tenor Sax Range / Practical Range (sounding)

Answer 7

Ab2 - Eb5 / C3 - C5

difficult to control; rich, full; becoming less rich, full; thin but expressive; difficult to control intonation

Question 8

Eb Bari Sax Range / Practical Range (sounding)

Answer 8

C2 - Eb4 / Eb2 - D4

rich, full; becoming less rich, full; rich, bendable; rich but expressive

Question 9

Eb Alto Sax Range / Practical Range (sounding)

Answer 9

Db3 - Ab5 / F3 - F5

Full, gradually thinner; bright to brighter; thin, shrill

Question 10

Bb Soprano Sax Range / Practical Range (sounding)

Answer 10

Ab3 - Eb6 / Bb3 - C6

harsh, uncontrolled; clearer sound, more expressive; bright to brighter; thinner to shrill

Question 11

Trombone Range / Practical Range

Answer 11

E2 - B4 / G2 - G4

dark, uncentered; rich, centered; clear, expressive; bright

Question 12

Euphonium Range / Practical Range

Answer 12

C2 - Bb4 / C2 - Bb4

dark, uncontrolled; sonoruos, dark; rich, warm, expressive; warm, becoming bright; thin, constrained

Question 13

Tuba Range / Practical Range

Answer 13

D1 - C4 / A1 - Bb4

full but uncentered; focused, centered; clear, blending; becomes thin and unsupported

Question 14

Piano Range

Answer 14

A0 - C8

percussive, heavy; dark, rich; bright, blending; thinner, becoming brighter

Question 15

Guitar Range

sounds 1 octave lower than written

Answer 15

E2 - C5

dark; less dark, blending; thin shrill

Question 16

Bass Guitar/String Bass Range (sounds 1 octave lower than written)

Answer 16

E1 - C4
arco: dark, heavy, coarse; Pizz: dark, sonorous
warm, rich; rich but thinning; light, thin

Question 17

English Horn Range (sounding)

Answer 17

A3 - C6

Question 18

Bb Bass Clarinet Range / Practical Range (sounding)

Answer 18

Db2 - D5 / D2 - G4

full, rich, progressively thinner; thinner to shrill

Question 19

Piccolo Range

(sounds 1 octave higher than written)

Answer 19

D5 - C8

Question 20

Vibraphone Range

Answer 20

F3 - F6

dark; warm, blending; becoming brighter

Question 21

Euphonium: Conical Bore -

Answer 21

Will generally produce a dark and sonorous timbre