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transposition  This passage from Bach's St John Passion is transposed from E major to F major. | In music, performance in a different key from that indicated in the printed music, or the appearance of a theme or motif in an alternative key. A transposing instrument is one that is normally written for in one key and played in another, for example an instrument in B flat, such as a clarinet, sounds a tone lower. An instrument in D sounds a tone higher, while a basset horn or French horn in F sounds a fifth lower than written (all written music is considered as being ‘in C’). |
| A passage of music in which one phrase is repeatedly transposed is known as a sequence. |
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