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INSTRUMENT VOICES
CLEF
PROFESSIONAL RANGE
COMMENTS
Soprano
treble
Coloratura: C4-Eb6 Lyric: Bb3-C6 Dramatic: Ab3-C6 Mezzo: G3-Bb5 Contralto: F3-F#5 Countertenor: G3F#5 Lyric: C3-C5
C4-A5
as written
Alto Tenor
F3-D5 C3-A4
bass (short Dramatic: C3-Bb4 score) Baritone bass Lyric: A2-G4 Dramatic: A2-G4 Bass: F#2-E4 G2-E4 as written
Bass STRINGS Violin Viola Cello Double Bass Banjo Guitar Harp WOODWINDS Piccolo Flute Flute, alto Oboe English Horn
bass
as written
as written as written as written, but in treble clef may sound 8ve lower (Beethoven) 8ve lower as written (tenor sounds 8ve lower) 8ve lower as written
G4-A6 C4-C7
C4-E6 B3-D6 P5 lower Bb: M2 lower A: m3 lower D: M2 higher Eb: m3 higher M9 lower; rare in amateur groups D, Eb are rare in amateur groups rare in amateur
treble
E3-C7
E3-F6
treble or
Eb3-G6
Eb3-C6
M2 lower in bass as written 8ve lower Bb sop: M2 lower Eb alto: M6 lower Bb tenor: M9 lower Eb baritone: 8ve+M6 lower Bb bass: 2- 8ves +M2 lower
groups
Saxophone, all
treble
Bb3-G6
BRASS Horn treble or bass F#2-C6 C3-G5 P5 lower C: as written Bb: M2 lower D: M2 higher Eb: m3 higher Cornet in C: as written Cornet in A: m3 lower Bb Bass: M9 lower C Bass: 8ve lower Flugelhorn: M2 lower M6 lower E2-Bb4 Bb1-F4 E1-C4 as written as written, does not include pedal tones as written as written in bass; M9 lower in treble E2-Bb4 as written in bass; M9 lower in treble rare in amateur groups
F#3-D6
A3-Bb5
Trumpet, Eb Bass treble Trombone, Tenor Trombone, Bass Tuba Baritone Euphonium PERCUSSION
F3-C6
bass, E2-F5 tenor, alto bass bass bass or treble bass or treble Bb1-Bb4 G0-C5 E2-Bb4 in bass Bb1-F5
Timpani
bass
as written
Xylophone Marimba Glockenspiel Vibraphone Chimes KEYBOARD Piano Celesta Harpsichord Harmonium Organ
treble
G4-C7 C3-C7
grand staff (C2 to A2)-C7 treble treble treble G3-C6 F3-F6 C4-G5
grand staff A0-C8 grand staff C3-C7 grand staff F1-F6 grand staff F1-F6 grand staff C2-C7