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When they play a C in their score, it sounds like an F on the piano. Therefore, for the English Horn or French Horn to play in Concert Pitch, the music must be transposed down a Perfect 5.
Is English horn transposing?
The cor anglais is a transposing instrument pitched in F, a perfect fifth lower than the oboe (a C instrument). This means that music for the cor anglais is written a perfect fifth higher than the instrument sounds.
How do you transpose cor anglais to concert pitch?
The cor Anglais always transposes down a perfect 5th into concert pitch. Oboes and cors Anglais use the treble clef. The contrabassoon (also known as the double bassoon) is the lowest sounding woodwind instrument. Its music is written in the bass clef and sounds an octave lower than written.
