Saxophone
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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 pr
Tenor saxophone mouthpieces, ligatures, reed, and cap
Adolphe Sax, the inventor of the saxophone
In a rare early inclusion in an orchestral score, the saxophone was used in Gioachino Rossini's Robert Bruce (1846)
A US Seventh Fleet Band sailor with a tenor saxophone in Hong Kong
Alto saxophone
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The alto saxophone is a member of the saxophone family of woodwind instruments. Saxophones were invented by Belgian instrument designer Adolphe Sax in the 1840s and patented in 1846. The alto saxophon
Saxophone
…clef of just over two and a half octaves. Most can reach higher notes using altissimo fingerings. Related instruments Sizes: Soprillo Sopranino Soprano Alto Tenor Baritone Bass Contrabass Subcontrabass Orchestral saxophones: C soprano Mezzo-soprano C melody Specialty saxophones: Aulochrome Tubax Musicians…
Free jazz pioneer Ornette Coleman playing a Selmer alto saxophone with a low A key
Yamaha YAS-62 alto saxophone