Music Comparisons

The Piano with its 7-¼ Octaves range can produce the lowest and highest notes of any Orchestral Instrument. Below are the ranges of tone in Hz of various instruments.

Piano 27.5 to 4186 Hz

Contrabassoon 29 to 311 Hz

Harp 32.7 to 3136 Hz

Double Bass 41.2 to 247 Hz

Bass Tuba 55 to 311 Hz

Bassoon 58.3 to 622 Hz

French Horn 61.7 to 698 Hz

Violoncello 65.4 to 659 Hz

Bass Clarinet 73.4 to 622 Hz

Tenor Trombone 82.4 to 466 Hz

Guitar 82.4 to 698 Hz

Tenor Saxophone 104 to 622 Hz

Viola 131 to 1046 Hz

Clarinet 147 to 1568 Hz

Trumpet 165 to 932 Hz

Violin 196 to 2093 Hz

Soprano Saxophone 208 to 1244 Hz

Oboe 233 to 1397 Hz

Flute 262 to 2093 Hz

Piccolo 587 to 3729 Hz

Comparison with singing voices

Soprano 262 to 1046 Hz

Alto 196 to 698 Hz

Tenor 147 to 466 Hz

Baritone 110 to 392 Hz

Bass 82.4 to 294 Hz

Comparison with animal sounds

Dog 452 to 1080 Hz

Man 80 to 1100 Hz (People can hear in a range of 20 to 20,000 Hz)

Frog 50 to 8000 Hz

Cat 760 to 1520 Hz

Grasshopper 7000 to 100,000 Hz

Dolphin 7000 to 120000 Hz

Robin 2000 to 13000 Hz

Bat 10000 to 120000 Hz