Adolphe Sax
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Antoine-Joseph "Adolphe" Sax was a Belgian inventor and musician who invented the saxophone in the early 1840s, patenting it in 1846. He also invented the saxotromba, saxhorn and saxtuba, and redesign
Sax in the 1850s
6-piston trombone
A bass saxhorn, 1863
Félix Roulin, Monument Adolphe Sax, Dinant.
Saxhorn
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The saxhorn is a family of valved brass instruments that have conical bores and deep cup-shaped mouthpieces. The saxhorn family was developed by Adolphe Sax, who is also known for creating the saxopho
Adolphe Sax
…February 1894) was a Belgian inventor and musician who invented the saxophone in the early 1840s, patenting it in 1846. He also invented the saxotromba, saxhorn and saxtuba, and redesigned the bass clarinet in a fashion still used in the 21st century. He played the flute and clarinet. Antoine-Joseph Sax was…
A modern 5-valved bass saxhorn
A catalogue showing various Adolphe Sax instruments, including saxhorns, saxophones, and saxotrombas
Band of 10th Veteran Reserve Corps, Washington, D.C., April, 1865
Unidentified soldier of Co. H, 13th Virginia Infantry Regiment in uniform with over the shoulder saxhorn