How do you transpose?

[stevel]

Oh, and by the way, this is why I write all my chamber music for Flute, Oboe, Bassoon, Trombone, Tuba, Violin, and Cello. No transpositions, no Alto Clefs, just plain ol' "C Goodness"



Do you mean that you let the players transpose themselves?

No, I was being silly - those are all "C" instruments meaning you don't need to transpose!

Steve

[Ron Ofir]

Oh, hehe, I get it now. I wonder how I couldn't see it. I mean, I know a flute and a violin is in C!

[Thorolf]

Originally Posted by stevel

No, I was being silly - those are all "C" instruments meaning you don't need to transpose!

Steve

Not too silly: E. g. trombones are indeed Bb instruments; in brass/concert band settings you even find the rare idea of notating it as a transposing instrument in bass clef!

But staying away from these rarities, and stick to conservatoire/symphony orchestra kinds of settings, the trombone and the tuba are treated as C instruments, and actual C tubas are not uncommon in these settings

Regards