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presentation
About saxophones

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 Facts

The saxophone was first

invented in 1846 by the
Belgian instrument
maker Adolphe Sax.
 The saxophone has a metal body and is played with
a single beating reed, which the player controls through
his or her mouth tightness.
 There are eight different sizes of saxophones in the sax
family. The highest pitched ones are known as the
Sopranino and Soprano sax. The more moderately middle
toned saxes are the Alto and Tenor, while the lowest
pitched saxes are Baritone Sax, Bass Sax, Contrabass Sax,
and Sub-Contrabass Sax.
 Only four members of the sax family are commonly
used today: the Soprano, Alto, Tenor, and Bass Saxophone.
The most popular are the Alto and Tenor.
 Although the saxophone is usually thought of as a jazz
instrument, it has been used successfully with symphonic
music such as Bizet, Massenet, and Berlioz.
 Although the saxophone is closely related to the clarinet,
the fingering of a saxophone is much easier. Because the
higher and lower octaves of the sax have the same
fingering, it is much easier to play than the clarinet, which
over blows at 12ths, meaning a clarinet player must learn
different fingers for higher and lower octaves.
 When the saxophone was first introduced to jazz,
the clarinet was much more popular, and many musicians
resisted the saxophone for a time.
 Famous people who
played it
Charlie Parker, John Coltrane, Stan
Getz, Lester Young, Coleman Hawkins,
Sonny Rollins, Cannonball Adderley,
Eric Dolphy, Wayne Shorter, Art
Pepper and more played the saxophone
and in fact... they were very good at it.

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What is it made of?
• It is typically made from brass and played with a single-reed
mouthpiece
How does it make sound
• A saxophone player produces a musical note by causing the
reed on the mouthpiece to vibrate, which creates a column
of air inside the instrument. ... Air is pushed between the
thin gap between the reed and the mouthpiece, which then
vibrates down the instrument creating a sound.