Got a question for the collective wisdom.

When describing an instrument, one of the common points of distinction is
nominal pitch, one speaks of an alto recorder in G, a clarinet in C, or a
Lute in G for example.

I can see reason for a nominal pitch to involve one sharp or one flat
(clarinet and many brass instruments are in Bb and Eb) but can anyone
think of a reason to consider an instrument to be in, oh, say, Bbb ?

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Dana Emery



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