saxophone

Also known as sax

The saxophone (often referred to colloquially as the sax) 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 produce a sound wave inside the instrument's body. The pitch is controlled by opening and closing holes in the body to change the effective length of the tube. The holes are closed by leather pads attached to keys operated by the player. Saxophones are made in various sizes and are almost always treated as transposing instruments. A person who plays the sa

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The saxophone is a brass woodwind instrument that produces sound when a reed vibrates on its mouthpiece, with the player controlling pitch by using keys to open and close holes along the instrument's body. It comes in various sizes and has become an important instrument in jazz, classical, and popular music due to its distinctive tone and expressive capabilities.

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Saxophone.name: Saxophone
Saxophone.image: Yamaha Saxophone YAS-62.tif
Saxophone.image_capt: A Yamaha alto saxophone
Saxophone.inventors: Adolphe Sax
Saxophone.developed: 1840s
Saxophone.range: 200px|center Most saxophones share the same written range in treble clef of just over two and a half octaves. Most can reach higher notes using altissimo fingerings.

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Image: A Saxophone.jpg

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Commons gallery: Saxophone
Hornbostel-Sachs classification: 422.212-71
Commons category: Saxophones
Unicode character: 🎷
inception: 1840-00-00

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Contents

Description
Construction
Materials
Mouthpiece and reed
History
Early development and adoption
Early twentieth-century growth and development
Modern saxophone emerges
Usage
In military bands
In classical music
Selected works of the repertoire
Selected saxophone quartets
Selected chamber-music pieces with saxophone
Selected orchestral pieces with saxophones
Selected operas and musicals with saxophones
In jazz and popular music
Unusual variants
Related instruments
Image gallery
See also
Notes
References
External links

The saxophone is used in a wide range of musical styles including classical music (such as concert bands, chamber music, solo repertoire, and occasionally orchestras), military bands, marching bands, jazz (such as big bands and jazz combos), and contemporary music. The saxophone is also used as a solo and melody instrument or as a member of a horn section in some styles of rock and roll and popular music.