Musical Acoustics - Pitch Ranges of Musical Instruments

Pitch Ranges of Musical Instruments

*This chart only displays down to C0, though the Octocontrabass clarinet extends down to the B♭ below that C. Also some pipe organs, such as the Boardwalk Hall Auditorium Organ, extend down to C−1 (one octave below C0).


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