1. transposing - Noun
2. transposing - Adjective
3. transposing - Verb
of Transpose
Source: Webster's dictionaryI understand that transposing a song a half step can effect the believability of a lyric. Trey Anastasio
Both C and B bass trumpets are transposing instruments sounding an octave (C) or a major ninth (B ) lower than written. Source: Internet
For example, when Kerouac saw the first draft of "Howl" he disliked the fact that Ginsberg had made editorial changes in pencil (transposing "negro" and "angry" in the first line, for example). Source: Internet
For many transposing brass instruments, this range is written as extending from F♯ below middle C to E two octaves and a third above middle C. The orchestral horn is an exception as it was classically assigned a range beginning at its fourth harmonic. Source: Internet
As a result, all horn music was written as if for a fundamental pitch of C, but the crooks could make a single instrument a transposing instrument into almost any key. Source: Internet
Edward Ryley invented the transposing piano in 1801. Source: Internet