Transpose Cello to Clarinet?

Question:The open g on the G string would be what note on the clarinet?

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Actually, you have to transpose a major second plus an octave. Remember that Cello is a Bass Clef instrument so anything you want to put into a clarinet player's range has to be transposed up a ninth. A fifth space G in bass clef would therefore be transposed up to a second space A in treble clef for clarinet. Hope this helps.

That would be E on Clarinet. Clarinet reads like a Violin.(treble clef). Some Clarinet notes would be to high for the Cello,thus transposed a octave or two lower. Have fun!

The open note "g" on a cello would be an "A" on a clarinet. The cello is a concert pitch instrument, i.e, in the key of C. The clarinet is a Bb instrument in the key of Bb. So therefore, any note the clarinet would be a major 2nd above the cello. For example, a F on a cello is a G on a clarinet, a Ab on a cello is a Bb on a clarinet, etc...

Cello is concert pitch. Clarinet (I'm assuming that you are transposing to B flat clarinet) is one whole step higher than concert pitch. So, if cello plays a G, clarinet plays and A. Same goes for key signature. For example, if the concert (cello) key is B flat major, the clarinet key is C major.

Be very careful when going from bass and tenor clefs to treble clef.

Also, sometimes cello pieces are very beautiful when played on bass clarinet as opposed to regular clarinet. Transposition and notation is exactly the same, the only challenge is finding a good bass clarinet player.