[Trombone-l] Bass Trumpets

[Tom Izzo]

--- On Mon, 6/9/08, Tony Clements <ttuba at earthlink.net> wrote:

> From: Tony Clements <ttuba at earthlink.net>
> Subject: Re: [Trombone-l] Bass Trumpets
> To: "Trombone-L Trombone" <trombone-l at samford.edu>
> Date: Monday, June 9, 2008, 6:39 PM
> Not that it really matters in the GRAND scheme of things,
> but the way I
> understand the trumpet family is:
> 
> Bb - Piccolo (A, G)
> Eb - Soprano (E, D)
> Bb/C - Contralto
> F/Eb - Tenor
> C/Bb - bass
> 
> Of course, I could be TOTALLY full of prunes!

Not prunes, perhaps, maybe apples & oranges, however. :-)

Bb, A, G = Piccolo (G sometimes called Clarino)
F, E, Eb, D = Sopranino
C, Bb, A = Soprano
G, F, Eb = Alto
C, Bb, A =Tenor (commonly called Bass)
F, Eb = Bass (commonly called Contrabass)
CC, BBb = now extinct Contrabassi

Tom


> 
> Enjoy!
> Tony Clements
> 
> 
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