What is lower than a bass clarinet?

Contrabass clarinet — An octave below the bass clarinet. BB♭ contrabass clarinet.

Is the bass clarinet lower than the clarinet?

The bass clarinet notes are written in B flat, usually in the violin clef (rarely in the basso clef), it just sounds an octave lower than the Bb clarinet. In contrast to the soprano clarinet’s voice, that is possible with bass clarinets, since there are only few extremely quick movements and “jumps” required.

Is a saxophone high or low?

soprano saxophone (highest pitched) alto saxophone (most common beginner instrument) tenor saxophone (common choice, especially in jazz) baritone saxophone (lowest pitch)

What is the lowest sounding saxophone?

Baritone Saxophone
Baritone Saxophone (Lowest Pitch)

What is the lowest sounding clarinet?

contrabass clarinet
The contrabass clarinet is a Bb instrument. It’s the lowest pitched of the commonly used clarinets, one octave lower than the bass clarinet.

What instrument family is the saxophone in?

Woodwind instrument
Saxophone/Instrument family

How large is a bari sax?

11 to 20 pounds
The baritone saxophone’s relatively large mass (11 to 20 pounds or 5.0 to 9.1 kilograms, depending on the manufacturer’s choice of material and structural designs, and whether it has a low A key) has led to the development of harness-style alternatives to neckstraps which distribute the instrument’s weight across the …

What is lower than a baritone sax?

The bass saxophone is one of the largest members of the saxophone family—larger than the more commonly encountered baritone saxophone. The modern bass saxophone is a transposing instrument pitched in B♭, an octave below the tenor saxophone.

What is the lowest note on a contrabass clarinet?

The contrabass clarinet has a practical (useable) range from at least written low Eb (below the treble staff) to high C (above the treble staff), corresponding to Db1 (the lowest Db on the piano) to the Bb below middle C.