Transposing Question

Spouge · 02-02-2006, 11:25 PM

Let's say that we are in concert key F major and we need to transpose the piece for a alto saxaphone, would the key signature now be D major?

kevbud187 · 02-03-2006, 12:29 AM

Are you asking about transposing French Horn parts in to alto parts?

EDIT: Your post was confusing

Seafroggys · 02-03-2006, 01:10 AM

i'm assuming you mean an Eb alto sax. Thats 3 half-steps above middle C.

So if its in F, then it would become the key of Ab.

Spouge · 02-03-2006, 02:37 PM

Eb is 6 steps... So I had to transpose a piece in concert F major to and Eb instrument. My issue would it be Db major or D major?

darrell · 02-03-2006, 03:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Spouge

Let's say that we are in concert key F major and we need to transpose the piece for a alto saxaphone, would the key signature now be D major?

I believe so... I'm not sure exactly what concert key is, but I know whenever I played with a sax player, I would have him play in the relative minor key (but major)... hmmm. C would become A... G would become E, etc.

Hopefully we're right...

sax4trent · 02-03-2006, 03:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Spouge

Let's say that we are in concert key F major and we need to transpose the piece for a alto saxaphone, would the key signature now be D major?

Yes you are right. I do this every sunday morning at my church. I get chords above the lyrics and I transpose in my head each chord. Since you're in F it will go to D. C would go to A. Bb would go to G#. B to G. and so on. If you need help I wouldn't mind to help at all. My email is [email]sax4trent@yahoo.com[/email] if you have any problems.

Spouge · 02-03-2006, 04:42 PM

Thank you!

gregjazz · 02-05-2006, 01:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Seafroggys

i'm assuming you mean an Eb alto sax. Thats 3 half-steps above middle C.

So if its in F, then it would become the key of Ab.

Other direction...

So it would become the key of D.

EDIT: I'm a dummy. Sax4trent already kindly clarified things.

darrell · 02-11-2006, 10:30 AM

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Originally Posted by gregjazz

Other direction...

So it would become the key of D.

EDIT: I'm a dummy. Sax4trent already kindly clarified things.

I thought I clarified things. Damn my unsure-ity.

MathMusic · 02-18-2006, 06:28 PM

Correction of previous:
Bb goes to G.
B goes to G#
Alto sax is an Eb instrument, so it plays 3Halfs above a piano or flute.
Hence to compensate, the music is written 3Halfs below piano or flute.
Piano and flute are C instruments.
So it is true that F goes down to D because the Alto sax plays the D so it sounds 3Halfs higher than D, which is an F.

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02-03-2006, 12:29 AM	#2
kevbud187 Komm, süßer Tod Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Southern California Guitar: 1967 Martin D-15 Posts: 1,131	Are you asking about transposing French Horn parts in to alto parts? EDIT: Your post was confusing

02-03-2006, 01:10 AM	#3
Seafroggys Truffula Hugger Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Edge of Nowhere Posts: 15,038	i'm assuming you mean an Eb alto sax. Thats 3 half-steps above middle C. So if its in F, then it would become the key of Ab.

02-03-2006, 02:37 PM	#4
Spouge Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 168	Eb is 6 steps... So I had to transpose a piece in concert F major to and Eb instrument. My issue would it be Db major or D major?

02-03-2006, 04:42 PM	#7
Spouge Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 168	Thank you!

02-18-2006, 06:28 PM	#10
MathMusic (Alison Krauss Fan) Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: New Hampshire, USA Posts: 27	Correction of previous: Bb goes to G. B goes to G# Alto sax is an Eb instrument, so it plays 3Halfs above a piano or flute. Hence to compensate, the music is written 3Halfs below piano or flute. Piano and flute are C instruments. So it is true that F goes down to D because the Alto sax plays the D so it sounds 3Halfs higher than D, which is an F.