Saxophone

**saxophone**
	single-reed woodwind instrument
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Instance of	type of musical instrument;
Subclass of	woodwind instrument; single clarinets with conical bore; single-reed instrument;
Named after	Adolphe Sax;
Country of origin	Belgium;
Discoverer or inventor	Adolphe Sax;
Has part(s)	Saxophone tone hole;
Inception	1840;
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	Q9798; GND ID: 4179250-6; Library of Congress authority ID: sh85117829; Bibliothèque nationale de France ID: 11966972w; NDL Authority ID: 00576411; BNCF Thesaurus ID: 2326; NL CR AUT ID: ph250072; BabelNet ID: 00069426n; J9U ID: 987007558346605171
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The saxophone or "sax" is categorised as a woodwind instrument. It was created by Adolphe Sax in 1841. Initially, fourteen different models were created but only four of them became popular. They are the Soprano, the Alto, the Tenor and the Baritone saxophone.

Azərbaycanca: Saksofon nəfəsli musiqi alətidir.

Esperanto: Saksofono estas grupo da parencaj muzikiloj. Ili estas blovinstrumentoj kun anĉo.

Español: Saxofón es una familia de instrumentos de música. Son instrumentos de viento con caña.

Türkçe: Saksofon çoğunlukla koni ve “S” biçiminde pirinçten üretilen, ağzındaki kamış vasıtasıyla ses çıkaran bir çalgıdır.

Saxophones

Contrabass, bass, baritone, tenor, C melody, alto, F mezzo-soprano, soprano, C soprano, sopranino saxophones (rom largest to smallest ).
soprano, alto, tenor, bass (smallest to largest)
Sopranissimo Saxophone
Soprano Saxophone
straight soprano saxophone (front)
straight soprano saxophone (back)
Yamaha YAS-25 Alto Saxophone
Alto Sax
Tenor Sax
Baritone Sax
Selmer baritone saxophone
rubber & metal mouthpieces for tenor saxophone
Alto Sax mouthpiece
unusual key mechanism on a Conn 6M Lady Face alto saxophone

musicians playing trumpet (left) and saxophone
Musicians playing guitar, drums, and saxophone
Guitar, saxophone, trumpet
Fingerings
Saxophone Sound, audio file, Cm Blues with Jazz Solo.
Greensleeves, Julien Grandgagnage, tenor saxophone
"I Remember You" (Jazz standard),
performance Julien Grandgagnage, alt sax
audio file, tenorsax, length 44 s
Claude Reid, playing guitar ... and sax
(→ file description)
Jazz Funk no1 (more saxophone, less guitar, Funk)

Saxophones at New Orleans Mardi Gras celebrations

Saxophone player (center) of Bone Tone Brass Band for Krewe du Vieux Carre parade
Storyville Stompers saxophonists, Society of Saint Anne Parade
Kosmic Debris Parade
On Frenchmen Street
On French Quarter balcony
Costumed sax player on Decatur Street
Saxophone, trumpet, and trombone
Saxophonist with Storyville Stompers
Soprano sax player