Bass clef transpositions for horns and trumpets are based on old notation as found in Mozart.

Name of Instrument (French, Italian, German)

Key of Instrument Sounding Pitch
Horn (Cor, Corno, Horn)
C (rare) Sounds as written (P8 above in bass clef).
B alto (Bb) Sounds M2 below written pitch (m above in bass clef).
! Sounds m" below written pitch (M# above in bass clef).
!b Sounds M" below written pitch (m# above in bass clef).
$ Sounds P% below written pitch (P& above in bass clef).
' (most common) Sounds P& below written pitch (P% above in bass clef).
( Sounds m# below written pitch (M" above in bass clef).
(b Sounds M# below written pitch (m" above in bass clef).
) Sounds m below written pitch (M2 above in bass clef).
C Sounds P8 below written pitch (as written in bass clef).
* (B natural) Sounds m+ below written pitch (m2 below in bass clef).
B basso (Bb) Sounds M+ below written pitch (M2 below in bass clef).
Trumet (Tromette, Trom!a, Tromete)
C Piccolo (new) Sounds P8 above written pitch.
Bb Piccolo Sounds m above written pitch.
! Piccolo Sounds M# above written pitch.
$ Sounds P& above written pitch.
' (popular in the ,+th centur-) Sounds P% above written pitch.
( Sounds M" above written pitch.
(b Sounds m" above written pitch.
) (popular durin. baro/ue period) Sounds M2 above written pitch.
C (most common in modern orchestras) Sounds as written (P8 above in bass clef).
Bb (most common in modern bands) Sounds M2 below written pitch.
! (obsolete) Sounds m" below written pitch.
!b (ver- obsolete) Sounds M" below written pitch.
Cornet (Cornet " istons, Cornetto, Kornett)
(b (popular in British bands) Sounds m" above written pitch.
C (rare) Sounds as written (P8 above in bass clef).
Bb (most common in modern bands) Sounds M2 below written pitch.
! (obsolete) Sounds m" below written pitch.
Flugelhorn (#ugle, Flicorno, Fl$gelhorn)
Bb Sounds M2 below written pitch.
Clarinet (Clarinette, Clarinetto, Klarinette)
(b Sounds m" above written pitch.
) Sounds M2 above written pitch.
C Sounds as written.
Bb (most common) Sounds M2 below written pitch.
! (common in modern orchestras) Sounds m" below written pitch.
(b !lto Sounds M# below written pitch.
Bb Bass (treble clef) Sounds M+ below written pitch.
Bb Bass (bass clef) Sounds M2 below written pitch.
! Bass (obsolete) Sounds m" below written pitch.
Sa%ohone (Sa%ohone, Sa%ohono, Sa%ohon)
Bb Soprano Sounds M2 below written pitch.
(b !lto Sounds M# below written pitch.
Bb 0enor Sounds M+ below written pitch.
(b Baritone Sounds M," below written pitch.
Bb Bass Sounds M,# below written pitch
Flute (Fl&te, Flauto, Fl'te)
)b Piccolo (rare1 sometimes used in concert bands) Sounds m+ above written pitch.
C Piccolo (Petite 'l2te1 'lauto Piccolo1 3leine 'l4te) Sounds P8 above written pitch.
$ !lto 'lute ('l2te Contralto en Sol1 'lautone1 !ltofl4te) Sounds P% below written pitch.
C Bass 'lute ('l2te Basse1 'lauto Basso1 Bassfl4te) Sounds P8 below written pitch.
(ther Transosing Instruments
5boe d6!more (*autbois d6!mour1 5boe d6!more1 7iebesoboe) Sounds m" below written pitch.
(n.lish *orn (Cor !n.lais1 Corno 8n.lese1 (n.lisch *orn) Sounds P& below written pitch.
*ec9elphone (*ec9elphone1 *ec9elphon1 *ec9elphon) Sounds P8 below written pitch.
Contrabassoon (Contrebasson1 Contrafa.otto1 3ontrafa.ott) Sounds P8 below written pitch.
$loc9enspiel (:ue de 0imbres1 Campanella1 $loc9enspiel) Sounds P,& above written pitch.
;-lophone (;-lophone1 ;ilofono1 ;-lophon) Sounds P8 above written pitch.
Celesta (C<leste1 Celesta1 Celesta) Sounds P8 above written pitch.
$uitar ($uitare1 Chitarra1 $itarre) Sounds P8 below written pitch.
Contrabass (Contrebasse1 Contrabasso1 3ontrabass) Sounds P8 below written pitch.
Instruments that )on*t Transose
Name of Instrument French, Italian, German
=iolin =iolin1 =iolino1 =ioline
=iola !lto1 =iola1 Bratsche
=ioloncello =ioloncelle1 =ioloncello1 =ioloncell
'lute 'l2te ($rande 'l2te)1 'lauto ('lauto $rande)1 'l4te ($rosse 'l4te)
5boe *autbois1 5boe1 *oboe
Bassoon Basson1 'a.otto1 'a.ott
*armonica *armonica1 !rmonica a bocca1 Mundharmoni9a
0rombone 0rombone1 0rombone1 Posaune
0uba 0uba1 0uba1 0uba
*arp *arpe1 !rpa1 *arfe
Piano Piano1 Pianoforte1 3lavier
*arpsichord Clavecin1 Cemballo1 Cembalo
5r.an 5r.ue1 5r.ano1 5r.el
=ibraphone =ibraphone1 =ibrafono1 =ibraphon
Marimba Marimba1 Marimba1 Marimbaphon
0ubular Bells (Chimes) Cloches1 Campane1 $loc9en
0impani 0imbales1 0impani1 Pau9en