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Name: Transposing Instruments
ID: m10672
Language: English (en)
Summary: Music for transposing instruments is not written or read at concert pitch.
Subject: Arts
Keywords: clarinet, English horn, French horn, music, saxophone, transposing, transposition, trumpet
License: Creative Commons Attribution License CC-BY 3.0
Authors: Catherine Schmidt-Jones (caschmidtjones@gmail.com)
Copyright Holders: Catherine Schmidt-Jones (caschmidtjones@gmail.com)
Maintainers: Catherine Schmidt-Jones (caschmidtjones@gmail.com)
Latest version: 2.19 (history)
First publication date: Jun 18, 2002 7:00 pm -0500
Last revision to module: Jan 18, 2013 6:16 am -0600

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Version History

Version: 2.20 Feb 15, 2013 7:15 pm -0600 by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
Changes: 
took down call for research study participants
Version: 2.19 Jan 18, 2013 6:16 am -0600 by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
Changes: 
added call for research study participants
Version: 2.18 Jan 19, 2012 4:53 pm -0600 by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
Changes: 
Rewrote some text and rearranged sections, for clarity, and added bassoons as non-transposing, non-C instruments
Version: 2.17 Mar 11, 2011 10:22 pm -0600 by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
Changes: 
removed from survey
Version: 2.16 Apr 13, 2010 6:58 pm -0500 by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
Changes: 
linked to survey
Version: 2.15 Dec 30, 2009 8:35 pm -0600 by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
Changes: 
Added Google analytics code
Version: 2.14 Mar 8, 2006 11:16 am -0600 by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
Changes: 
Updatged figures (but no svg figures).
Version: 2.13 Jan 12, 2006 1:22 pm -0600 by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
Changes: 
Added info on tubas and euphoniums
Version: 2.12 Jan 3, 2006 11:41 am -0600 by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
Changes: 
Aded handbells and handchimes.
Version: 2.11 May 31, 2005 1:10 pm -0500 by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
Changes: 
Added links. Added paragraphs and list on non-transposing non-C instruments
Version: 2.10 May 17, 2005 7:43 pm -0500 by Charlet Reedstrom
Changes: 
update to cnxml-0.5
Version: 2.9 Sep 27, 2004 10:18 am -0500 by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
Changes: 
Eliminated (reverse sexist?) use of personal pronoun in opening explanation.
Version: 2.8 Sep 27, 2004 10:16 am -0500 by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
Changes: 
 Avoided using personal pronoun in explanation
Version: 2.7 Jun 8, 2004 9:47 am -0500 by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
Changes: 
 Changed paragraph about history of transposition.
Version: 2.6 Apr 5, 2004 9:31 am -0500 by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
Changes: 
fixed an error in figure one
Version: 2.5 Dec 11, 2003 2:27 pm -0600 by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
Changes: 
 Typo
Version: 2.4 Oct 13, 2003 10:10 am -0500 by (None)
Changes: 
Cleaned up image and typos and added links.
Version: 2.3 Oct 2, 2003 10:37 am -0500 by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
Changes: 
Added links
Version: 2.2 Oct 1, 2003 2:42 pm -0500 by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
Changes: 
Changed explanation of B flat and C trumpets and cornets.
Version: 2.1 Oct 1, 2003 2:36 pm -0500 by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
Changes: 
New module
Version: 2.0 Jun 19, 2002 12:00 am -0500 by (Unknown)
Changes: 
Added initial template for new module m10672

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