Soprillo
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The soprillo, also known as the piccolo saxophone or rarely sopranissimo saxophone, is the highest pitched and smallest saxophone. The soprillo was developed as a piccolo extension to the saxophone fa
Eppelsheim soprillo saxophone, c. 2000s
Soprano saxophone
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The soprano saxophone is a small, high-pitched member of the saxophone family of woodwind instruments invented in the 1840s by Belgian instrument maker Adolphe Sax. Built in B♭, an octave above the te
Soprillo
…a working prototype sopranissimo of the same pitch was made in 1960 in a more compact curved form. The soprillo is pitched in B♭, one octave above the soprano saxophone, and half its length, at 33 centimetres (13 in) including the mouthpiece. Adolphe Sax's 1846 patent for the saxophone specified a family of saxophones…
Yamaha Saxophone YSS 875 EX
Comparison in size of a curved B♭ soprano saxophone (center), an E♭ alto saxophone (left), and a B♭ tenor saxophone (right)
Top to bottom: E♭ sopranino saxophones, curved and straight; soprano saxophones, in C and B♭
B♭ soprano saxophone (left), C soprano saxophone (center), E♭ sopranino saxophone (right)