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The saxophone (often referred to colloquially as the sax) is a type of single-reed woodwind instrument with a conical body, usually made of brass. As with all single-reed instruments, sound is produced when a reed on a mouthpiece vibrates to produce a sound wave inside the instrument's body. The pitch is controlled by opening and closing holes ...
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- Sopranissimo
The soprillo (also known as the piccolo or sopranissimo...
- Subcontrabass Saxophone
The subcontrabass saxophone is the largest of the family of...
- Baritone Saxophone
The baritone saxophone (sometimes abbreviated to "bari sax")...
- Woodwind Instrument
Tenor and soprano saxophones. Woodwind instruments are a...
- Sopranino Saxophone
The sopranino saxophone is the second-smallest member of the...
- Contrabass Saxophone
The contrabass saxophone is the second-lowest-pitched extant...
- Soprano Saxophone
Pattern of 5 notes of Reed Phase played on soprano...
- Bass Saxophone
The bass saxophone is one of the lowest-pitched members of...
- Single-reed
The reeds of alto (left) and tenor saxophones. They are of...
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The alto saxophone is a transposing instrument, with pitches sounding a major sixth lower than written. In terms of concert pitches, the alto saxophone's range is from concert D ♭3 (the D ♭ below middle C —see Scientific pitch notation) to concert A ♭5 (or A 5 on altos with a high F ♯ key). A few rare alto saxophones, like some Selmer ...
- 1840s
- Adolphe Sax
A saxophone is a type of musical instrument in the woodwind family. The saxophone uses a piece of wood, called a reed, to make sound. The player blows air into the mouthpiece, which vibrates the reed. The saxophone also uses keys to change pitch, and the player closes or opens holes to choose the note. Commonly, saxophones have about 22 keys.
The tenor saxophone is one of a family of fourteen instruments designed and constructed in 1846 by Adolphe Sax, a Belgian -born instrument maker, flautist and clarinetist. Based on an amalgam of ideas drawn from the clarinet, flute, oboe and ophicleide, the saxophone was intended to form a tonal link between the woodwinds and brass instruments ...
- 1840s
- Adolphe Sax
The saxophone is a type of single-reed woodwind instrument with a conical body, usually made of brass. As with all single-reed instruments, sound is produced when a reed on a mouthpiece vibrates to produce a sound wave inside the instrument's body. The pitch is controlled by opening and closing holes in the body to change the effective length of the tube. The holes are closed by leather pads ...
Nov 22, 2023 · In the 1880s and 1890s the American companies C.G. Conn and Buescher began making some of the first mass-produced saxophones, with standardized, increasingly ergonomic design gradually being established during the 1930s and ‘40s. Martin, King and Selmer were also popular manufacturers during this period.
Nov 6, 2014 · The Story behind the Saxophone. Today marks the two hundredth anniversary of the birth of Adolphe Sax. Born in Dinant, Belgium, Sax became probably the most well-known inventor of musical brass-wind instruments in the nineteenth century. His posthumous reputation derives largely from the success of his eponymous saxophone, now one of the most ...
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