The Saxophone
Wind | Woodwind | Single Reed Aerophone
Who doesn't love the 'Sax', rock and pop bands, before that Jazz and always a feature in big band and of course the classical orchestra.
The youngest of the 'Woodwind Family', the Saxaphone was invented rather than evolving over time. Antoine-Joseph "Adolphe" Sax patented his Saxophone in 1846.
The Saxophone has always been made of metal, but it is classified as woodwind because sound is produced by an vibrating 'wooden' reed, like the Clarinet.
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Listen to the Saxophone
Further listening:
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Jacques Ibert - Concertino da Camera for alto saxophone
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Paul Creston - Sonata for Alto Saxophone Op. 19
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Jules Demersseman - Fantaisie sur un theme original
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Alexander Glazunov Saxophone Quartet, Op. 109
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Frederick L. Hemke - Simple Gifts
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Ingolf Dahl - Concerto for Alto Saxophone
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Heitor Villa-Lobos - Fantasia for Soprano Saxophone
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Florent Schmitt - Légende for alto saxophone, Op. 66
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David Maslanka - Concerto for Alto Saxophone
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Luciano Berio - Sequenza IXb
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John Adams - Saxophone Concerto