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Pitch and Key Names

Following are the names of the transposition keys encountered by trumpeters as they are listed  in English, Italian, French, and German:

English Italian French German
Trumpet Tromba Trompette Trompete
C DO UT C
D RE RE D
E b MI b MI b Es
E MI MI E
F FA FA F
G SOL SOL G
A b LA b LA b As
A

LA

LA A
B b SI b SI b B
B SI SI H
major maggiore majeur Dur
minor minore mineur Moll
flat bemolle bémol ces
sharp diesis dièse cis

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