Transposing Instrument - List of Instruments By Transposition

List of Instruments By Transposition

• Instruments in C (very high) — sounding two octaves higher than written
  • Glockenspiel
  • Garklein recorder
  • Crotales

• Instruments in D♭ (very high) — sounding a minor ninth higher than written
  • Piccolo in D♭

• Instruments in C (high) — sounding an octave higher than written
  • Piccolo
  • Celesta
  • Sopranino, soprano (descant), bass, great bass recorder
  • Handbells
  • Tin whistle
  • Xylophone

• Instruments in B♭ (high) — sounding a minor seventh higher than written
  • Piccolo trumpet (may also be tuned to A)
  • Sopranissimo saxophone (soprillo)

• Instruments in A♭ (high) — sounding a minor sixth higher than written
  • A♭ piccolo clarinet (very rare)

• Instruments in G (high — sounding a perfect fifth higher than written
  • Soprano Bugle

• Instruments in F (high) — sounding a perfect fourth higher than written
  • F trumpet (very rare)
  • Descant Horn
  • Musette (piccolo oboe in F)

• Instruments in E (high) — sounding a major third higher than written
  • E trumpet (very rare)

• Instruments in E♭ (high) — sounding a minor third higher than written
  • E♭ soprano clarinet
  • E♭ trumpet
  • E♭ soprano cornet
  • Sopranino saxophone

• Instruments in D (high) — sounding a major second higher than written
  • D soprano clarinet
  • D trumpet (may also be tuned to E♭)

• Instruments in B♭ — sounding a major second lower than written
  • B♭ Flauto d'Amore
  • B♭ soprano clarinet
  • Soprano saxophone
  • Tenor Wagner Tuba(new notation)
  • Trumpet
  • Cornet
  • Flugelhorn
  • B♭ bass clarinet (German notation in bass clef)
  • B♭ Marching French Horn

• Instruments in A — sounding a minor third lower than written
  • A Flauto d'Amore (rare Baroque instrument)
  • Oboe d'amore
  • A soprano clarinet
  • A basset clarinet
  • A trumpet

• Instruments in G — sounding a perfect fourth lower than written
  • Alto flute
  • G soprano clarinet
  • G basset horn (obsolete)
  • Mellophone Bugle
  • Horn Bugle

• Instruments in F — sounding a perfect fifth lower than written
  • Cor anglais (English horn)
  • Horn
  • F Mellophone
  • Bass Wagner Tuba (new notation)
  • Basset-horn
  • F alto saxophone (rare)

• Instruments in E♭ — sounding a major sixth below what is written
  • Alto clarinet
  • Alto saxophone
  • Tenor horn

• Instruments in C (low) — sounding an octave below what is written
  • Guitar
  • Bass guitar
  • Banjo
  • Double bass
  • Bass flute
  • Horn in C
  • C melody saxophone
  • C bass clarinet (obsolete)
  • Contrabassoon
  • Heckelphone and baritone oboe

• Instruments in B♭ (low) — sounding a major ninth (an octave and a major second) below what is written
  • B♭ bass clarinet (French notation in treble clef)
  • Tenor saxophone
  • Euphonium when written in treble clef (British brass band music)
  • Baritone horn when written in treble clef
  • Tenor trombone when written in treble clef (British brass band music)
  • Tenor Wagner Tuba (old notation)

• Instruments in A (low) — sounding a minor tenth (an octave and a minor third) below what is written
  • A bass clarinet (obsolete)

• Instruments in G (low) — sounding a perfect eleventh (an octave and a perfect fourth) below what is written
  • Contra-alto flute (rare)
  • Baritone Bugle
  • Euphonium Bugle

• Instruments in F (low) — sounding a perfect twelfth (an octave and a perfect fifth) below what is written
  • F baritone saxophone (very rare)
  • Bass Wagner Tuba (old notation)

• Instruments in E♭ (low) — sounding a major thirteenth (an octave and a major sixth) below what is written
  • Contra-alto clarinet
  • Baritone saxophone
  • E♭ tuba when written in treble clef (British brass band music)

• Instruments in CC (very low) — sounding a perfect fifteenth (two octaves) below what is written
  • Contrabass flute (rare)
  • C Bass saxophone (very rare)
  • Octobass (very rare)

• Instruments in BB♭ (very low) — sounding two octaves and a major second below what is written
  • B♭ tuba when written in treble clef (British brass band music)
  • B♭ contrabass clarinet
  • Bass saxophone

• Instruments in GG (very low) — sounding two octaves and a perfect fourth below what is written
  • G subcontrabass flute (rare)
  • Contra Bugle

• Instruments in EE♭ (very low) — sounding two octaves and a major sixth below what is written
  • Octocontra-alto clarinet (very rare)
  • Contrabass saxophone (rare)

• Instruments in CCC (super low) — sounding three octaves below what is written
  • C subcontrabass flute (very rare)

• Instruments in BBB♭ (super low) — sounding three octaves and a major second below what is written
  • B♭ octocontrabass clarinet (very rare)
  • Subcontrabass saxophone (very rare)