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Are tenor saxophones in the same key as clarinet?

The answer is: no

Explanation:

The B-flat clarinet and tenor saxophone are both transposing instruments, meaning that the written pitch is not the same as the sounding pitch. The B-flat clarinet sounds a whole tone lower than the written pitch, while the tenor saxophone sounds a whole tone higher than the written pitch. Therefore, the tenor saxophone is not in the same key as the B-flat clarinet.

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