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Frequencies and Ranges

Lowest note Highest Note Frequency Comments (Hz) for: note* for:
C-2 4.09 128'C: C""; CCCCC Gregg Bailey's 64' PVC subcontrabass clarinet Hill organ, Sydney Town Hall, Sydney AU

C-1

8.18

64' C: C'''; CCCC; MIDI#0; lowest organ note

C#'''; DDDDb; MIDI#1 D'''; DDDD; MIDI#2 D#'''; EEEEb; MIDI#3 E'''; EEEE; MIDI#4 F'''; FFFF; MIDI#5 F#'''; GGGGb; MIDI#6 G'''; GGGG; MIDI#7 G#'''; AAAAb; MIDI#8 A'''; AAAA; MIDI#9

C#-1/ Db-1 D-1 D#-1/ Eb-1 E-1 F-1 F#-1/ Gb-1 G-1 G#-1/ Ab-1 A-1

8.66 9.18 9.73 10.30 10.92 11.56 12.25 12.98 13.75

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Bb-1

14.57

A#'''; BBBBb; MIDI#10 B'''; BBBB; MIDI#11

BBBb octocontrabass clarinet

B-1

15.44

C0

16.35

32' C; C"; CCC; MIDI#12; lowest note written for tuba ("Encounters II" by William Kraft)

large pipe organs, Bsendorfer Imperial Grand Piano

C#0/ Db0

17.32

C#"; DDDb; MIDI#13

Lowest bass guitar strings made (see also Jauqo III-X)

D0

18.35

D"; DDD; MIDI#14

D#0/ Eb0

19.45

D#"; EEEb; MIDI#15

EEEb octocontralto clarinet , slide reed subcontrabass

E0 F0 F#0/ Gb0

20.60 21.83

E"; EEE; MIDI#16 F"; FFF; MIDI#17 F#"; GGGb; MIDI#18 G"; GGG; MIDI#19

Bsendorfer Grand Pianos 7/8/9-string bass guitars (additional link) BBb tuba* , contrabass trombone

23.12

G0

24.50

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G#0/ Ab0

25.95

G#"; AAAb; MIDI#20

BBb contrabass sarrusophone, BBb subcontrabass saxophone/tubax piano, extended contrabassoon, Wolfe contra forte, string octocontrabass contrabassoon , extended Bb contrabass clarinet , C contrabass sarrusophone double-contrabass ute , 5 & 6 string bass contrabass rackett , string bass with extension, Chapman Stick (standard tuning), contrabassophone Bb contrabass clarinet (not extended) , Eb contrabass saxophone , Eb contrabass sarrusophone , tubax reed contrabass , Eb contrabass ophicleide extended Eb contralto clarinet slide reed subcontrabass

A0

27.50

A"; AAA; MIDI#21; lowest A on piano

A#0/ Bb0

29.14

A#"; BBBb; MIDI#22

B0

30.87

B"; BBB; MIDI#23

C1

32.70

C'; CC; MIDI#24; 16' C

C#1/ Db1

34.65

C#'; DDb; MIDI#25

D1 D#1/ Eb1

36.71

D'; DD; MIDI#26 D#'; EEb; MIDI#27

38.89

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E1

41.20

E'; EE; MIDI#28

string bass, bass guitar, bass harmonica , F contrabass ophicleide F sub-subcontrabass recorder , harpsichord Eb contralto clarinet (not extended) Great Bass Sordune , Great Bass Shawm Bb bass saxophone, Bb bass sarrusophone Bb bass Ophicleide bassoon, extended Bb bass clarinet contrabass ute , contrabass oboe , C bass ophicleide cello, mandocello, bass shawm (extended), baritone sax (with low A), alto/tenor rackett , C subcontrabass recorder Bb bass clarinet (not extended), A

F1

43.65

F'; FF; MIDI#29

F#1/ Gb1

46.25

F#'; GGb; MIDI#30 G'; GG; MIDI#31 G#'; AAb; MIDI#32 A'; AA; MIDI#33 A#'; BBb; MIDI#34 B'; BB; MIDI#35

G1

49.00

G#1/ Ab1 A1 A#1/ Bb1

51.91

55.00

58.27

B1

61.74

C2

65.41

C; MIDI#36; 8' C

C#2/ Db2

69.30

C#; MIDI#37

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bass clarinet, baritone sax (with low Bb), baritone sarrusophone D2 D#2/ Eb2 E2 73.42 77.78 82.41
D; MIDI#38 D#; MIDI#39 E; MIDI#40

F contrabass trumpet *

Guitar (standard tuning) F basset horn, bass crumhorn, F contrabass recorder Eb alto clarinet octave mandolin, euphonium * , bass trumpet * , tenor shawm (extended range), bass octavin Bb tenor sax, Bb tenor sarrusophone, F alto clarinet Heckelphone

F2

87.31

F; MIDI#41

F#2/ Gb2

92.50

F#; MIDI#42

G2

98.00

G; MIDI#43; lowest line of bass clef

Gb2/ Ab2

103.83

G#: MIDI#44

A2 A#2/ Bb2 B2 C3

110.00

A; MIDI#45; lowest space of bass clef

A#; MIDI#46 B; MIDI#47

116.54 123.47 130.81

bass oboe, bass ute (with low B)

c; MIDI#48; 4' viola, mandola, bass ute , tenor C

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crumhorn, tenor shawm (without extension), great bass recorder , Eb alto sax with low A (rare) C#3/ Db3 138.59
c#; MIDI#49

Eb alto saxophone, Eb alto sarrusophone Bb soprano clarinet, Eb alto horn * , F mezzo Conn-O-Sax, Heckel-Clarinet F mezzo-soprano saxophone, English horn (with low Bb) English horn, C soprano clarinet bass recorder, alto crumhorn, alto shawm D soprano clarinet violin, alto ute, Eb soprano clarinet, Bb trumpet, ugelhorn, cornet, mandolin Bb soprano saxophone, Bb soprano sarrusophone, oboe d'amore, octavin Bb contrabass sarrusophone* bass harmonica

D3

146.83

d; MIDI#50

D#3/ Eb3

155.56

d#; MIDI#51

E3

164.81

e; MIDI#52

F3 F#3/ Gb3

174.61

f; MIDI#53

185.00

f#; MIDI#54

G3

196.00

g; MIDI#55; top space of bass clef

C contrabass sarrusophone*

G#3/ Ab3

207.65

g#; MIDI#56

Eb contrabass saxophone * , tubax

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A3

220.00

ute d'amore in a; MIDI#57; A, oboe (with A top line of bass extension), Bb clef Heckel-clarina oboe, Bb ute d'amore C ute (with B foot) Eb contrabass sarrusophone *

A#3/ Bb3

233.88

a#; MIDI#58

B3

246.94

b; MIDI#59

C4

261.63

C ute (with C foot), Ab sopranino middle C, 2' clarinet, tenor C; c'; MIDI#60 recorder, soprano crumhorn, soprano shawm Eb sopranino saxophone, Eb sopranino sarrusophone Eb oboe musette, Eb piccolo Heckel-clarina Eb soprano ute F piccolo heckelphone F treble ute, alto (treble) recorder bass sarrusophone * bass saxophone *

C#4/ Db4

277.18

c#'; MIDI#61

D4 D#4/ Eb4 E4

293.66

d'; MIDI#62

311.13

d#'; MIDI#63

329.63

bottom line of treble clef; e'; MIDI#64 bottom space of treble clef, f', MIDI#65
f#', MIDI#66 g', MIDI#67

F4 F#4/ Gb4 G4

349.23

369.99 392.00

G treble ute

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G#4/ Ab4 A4 A#4/ Bb4 B4 C5 C#5/ Db5 D5 D#5/ Eb5 E5

415.30 440.00

g#', MIDI#68

Bb sopranissimo saxophone

Baritone saxophone *

a', MIDI#69, "tuning A"

a#'; MIDI#70 b'; MIDI#71

466.16 493.88 523.25 554.36 587.32 622.26

Ab piccolo ute

baritone sarrusophone *

1' C; c"; MIDI#72

c#"; MIDI#73 d"; MIDI#74 d#"; MIDI#75

soprano (descant) recorder

C piccolo ute Db piccolo ute

Tenor Saxophone*

659.26

e"; MIDI#76; top space of treble clef f"; MIDI#77; top line of treble clef
f#"; MIDI#78 g"; MIDI#79 g#"; MIDI#80 a"; MIDI#81 a#"; MIDI#82 b"; MIDI#83 c'''; MIDI#84 Alto Sarrusophone* Alto Saxophone*

F5 F#5/ Gb5 G5 G#5/ Ab5 A5 A#5/ Bb5 B5 C6

698.46

sopranino recorder

Tenor Sarrusophone*

739.99 783.99 830.61 880.00 932.33 987.77 1046.50

garklein recorder

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