The Eb sopranino clarinet sounds a minor third higher than the written pitch.

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The Eb sopranino clarinet sounds a minor third higher than the written pitch.

Explanation:
Transposing instruments in the E-flat family move the pitch up by a minor third. For an Eb sopranino clarinet, the written note sounds a minor third higher in concert pitch. So written C would sound E-flat, confirming that the instrument’s part needs to be read a minor third below the sounding pitch. The other intervals (major third, minor sixth, or octave) would place the sounding pitch in a different relationship to the written note, which doesn’t match how this clarinet sounds.

Transposing instruments in the E-flat family move the pitch up by a minor third. For an Eb sopranino clarinet, the written note sounds a minor third higher in concert pitch. So written C would sound E-flat, confirming that the instrument’s part needs to be read a minor third below the sounding pitch. The other intervals (major third, minor sixth, or octave) would place the sounding pitch in a different relationship to the written note, which doesn’t match how this clarinet sounds.

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