![]() The most common trumpet is a B flat trumpet, which means when you play a C you will hear a Bb. The use of Bb and Eb simply meant that people writing charts for marching bands only had 2 keys to deal with. The use of the saxophone in marching bands was much more popular than in orchestras so the Bb and Eb lived on and the C and F saxophones became extinct. In this case the key becomes A major, meaning that there are three sharps. Since alto and baritone saxophones are in E♭, (meaning they produce an E♭ when playing a written C), in order to produce an actual C, they must play an A, which is a perfect third down from C. It’s written in B-flat, meaning that a written C for the tenor seems like a B-flat. The tenor saxophone, on the other hand, is built half an octave lower. The alto saxophone is an E-flat instrument, which means that a written C played by an alto sax actually sounds like an E-flat. So, if they want to play a concert Bb scale, they start on a G (they have to think up a six steps in the scale – or down a minor third). ![]() Alto and baritone saxes, alto clarinet and most alto horns are Eb instruments: when they play a C it sounds like a Eb on the piano. Concert C is their D, Concert Ab is their Bb. ![]()
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