Hector Berlioz · section 36 of 67

The Alto Ophicleide

There are alto ophicleides in F and in E®; their range = is the same as that of the bass ophicleide. Both are F-clef == and is the same as this C in the G-clef written in the G-clef, like the horns; and their pitch, like that cf the horns, is an octave below the written =

notes. This C ——— corresponds with this C of the The transpositions caused by the different keys of the. instrument result in the following scales:

Alto ophicleides are used in some military bands for rather commonplace and their intonation is inaccurate. filling out the harmony snd sometimes even for melodic This is probably the reason why these instruments have

passages; bat their tone is generally unpleasant and almost completely fallen into disuse.