Section 3 Chapter 1: Transposition, Ranges, And Characteristics Flashcards
What is transposition?
Transposition is the practice of moving a note or a group of notes higher or lower in pitch while maintaining their relative harmonic relationship and rhythmic notation.
How do you transpose by scale degrees?
label each note with the scale degree of its original key and then to perform or to write the same pattern in a different key.
What method can increase accuracy when a composition has several chromatic alterations, complex scale degrees, or complicated key relationships?
Transposition by interval.
What are the two ways you can approach transposition by interval?
- Identify the interval difference between the original and new key. Then, transpose each note based on the interval difference of the original and new key. 2.Identify the interval difference between the original and new key and establish the first transposed note. Then, transpose the remaining notes based on the melodic intervals of the original key.
What is transposition by key signature?
This method of transposition is used when the key signature needs to change, but the notes on the staff do not. As with all transposition methods, rhythmic and melodic interval relationships need to remain consistent.
What is the transposition of a piccolo?
Sounds 8va higher than written.
Sounds: D5-C8
Written: D4-C7
What is the transposition of a flute?
Sounds as Written: C4-C7
“Flute so old it was B.C.”
What is the transposition for a oboe?
Sounds as written
Sounds And Written: B3-G6
“Staying Alive Bee Gee”
What is the transposition for a English Horn?
Sounds a P5 lower than written.
Sounds: E3 - C6
Wrtten: B3-G6
“Bee Gee”
What is the transposition for a eb clarinet?
Sounds a m3 higher than written
Sounds: G3-Bb6
Written: E3-G6
What is the transposition for a Bb clarinet?
Sounds a M2 lower than written
“playing so soft, it’s a great EndinG”
What is the transposition for a Bb bass clarinet?
Sounds a M9 lower than written.
Written: Eb3-G6
Sounds: Db2-F5
“Ending”
What is the transposition for a Bb soprano saxophone?
Sounds a M2 lower than written.
Sounds: Ab3-Eb6
Written: Bb3-F#6
“Beef”
What is the transposition for a Eb Alto Saxophone?
Sounds a M6 lower than written.
Sounds: Db3-Ab5
Written: Bb3-F#6
“Beef”
What is the transposition for a Bb tenor saxophone?
Sounds a M9 lower than written.
Sounds: Ab2-Eb5
Written: Bb3-F#6
“Beef”
What is the transposition for a Eb baritone saxophone?
Sounds a M13 lower than written
Sounds: C2-Ab4
Written: A3-F#6
(A3 w/low A key)
“Low AF”
What is the transposition for a Bassoon?
Sounds as written: Bb1-Eb5
“Thank you for Being E-flat”
What is the transposition for a Bb trumpet?
Sounds a M2 lower than written.
Sounds: E3-Bb5
Written: F#3-C6
“trumpet F is # you C”
What is the transposition for a Horn in F?
Sounds a P5 lower than written
Sounds: F2-F5
Written: C2-C6
“Do you C what I C”
What is the transposition for a trombone?
Sounds as written
Sounds and Written:
E2-Bb4 “Excited to play Bolero”
(Bb1-Bb4 with F attachment)
“To B-flat or not to B”
What is the transposition for a Euphonium
Sounds as written
C2-Bb4
“C? its a Baby tuba”
What is the transposition for a C tuba?
Sounds as written
D1-C4
“Tubas favorite Day is tuba Christmas”
What is the transposition for a piano?
Sounds as written
A0-C8
“Equality for all notes AOCx8”
What is the transposition for a guitar?
Sounds Octave lower than written
Sounds: E2-C5
Written: E3-C6
“EpiC”
What is the transposition for Orchestra Bells?
Sounds P15 higher than written
Sounds: G5-C8
Written: G3-C6
“5 Garlics on the High Cs”
What is the transposition for Bell Lyre
Sounds P15 higher than written
Sounds: A3-A5
Written: A5-A7
“Straight A’s”
What is the transposition for Tubular Bells?
Sounds as written
C4-G5
“4 Chears for FIve guys”
What is the transposition for a Xylophone?
Sounds a octave higher than written
Sounds: F4-C8
Written: F3-C7
What is the transposition for a Marimba?
Sounds as written
C3-C7
3Cults 7 Cats
What is the transposition for a Vibraphone?
Sounds as written
F3-F6
“Freaking Ffantastic”
What is the transpostion for Bass Trombone
Sounds as written G1 to Bb4
“Got to Be lower than tenor range, right?”
What is the practical range of an oboe?
Bb3-E6
What is the practical range of a flute?
G4-F6
What is the practical range of a Bb clarinet?
E3-D6 (written)
D3-C6 (sounding)
What is the practical range of a bassoon?
Bb1-Bb4
What is the practical range for a soprano saxophone?
Written C4-D6
Sounding Bb3-C6
What is the practical range for an Eb alto saxophone?
Written D4-D6
Sounding F3-F5
What is the practical range for a Bb Tenor Saxophone?
Written D4-D6
Sounding C3-C5
What is the practical range of a Eb Baritone Saxophone?
Written C4-D6
Sounding Eb2-F4
What is the practical range of a Bb Trumpet?
Written A3-Bb5
Sounding G3-Ab5
What is the practical range for a F horn?
Written F3-G5
Sounding Bb2-C5
What is the practical range of a trombone?
Written and sound G2-G4
