Transposing Instrument vs Transposing Instrument

Side-by-side comparison of two musical terms.

	Transposing Instrument	Transposing Instrument
Definition	An instrument whose notated pitch differs from the actual sounding pitch it produces.	An instrument whose notated pitch differs from the actual sounding pitch it produces.
Category	pitch	pitch
Pronunciation	/trænzˈpəʊzɪŋ ˈɪnstrʊmənt/	/trænzˈpəʊzɪŋ ˈɪnstrʊmənt/
Origin	Latin (transponere)	Latin (transponere)
BPM	—	—
Synonyms	transposing instrument	transposing instrument
Antonyms	—	—
Usage	The B-flat trumpet reads a C but sounds a B-flat, so the part must be written a tone higher than concert pitch.	The B-flat trumpet reads a C but sounds a B-flat, so the part must be written a tone higher than concert pitch.

Definition: An instrument whose notated pitch differs from the actual sounding pitch it produces.
Category: pitch
Pronunciation: /trænzˈpəʊzɪŋ ˈɪnstrʊmənt/
Origin: Latin (transponere)
Synonyms: transposing instrument
Usage: The B-flat trumpet reads a C but sounds a B-flat, so the part must be written a tone higher than concert pitch.

Definition: An instrument whose notated pitch differs from the actual sounding pitch it produces.
Category: pitch
Pronunciation: /trænzˈpəʊzɪŋ ˈɪnstrʊmənt/
Origin: Latin (transponere)
Synonyms: transposing instrument
Usage: The B-flat trumpet reads a C but sounds a B-flat, so the part must be written a tone higher than concert pitch.