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2. Tenor saxophone - Wikipedia

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   The tenor saxophone is a medium-sized member of the saxophone family, a group of instruments invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840s. The tenor and the alto are the two most commonly used saxophones. The tenor is pitched in the key of B ♭ (while the alto is pitched in the key of E ♭), and written as a transposing instrument in the treble clef ...

3. List of concert works for saxophone - Wikipedia

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   Concerto for alto saxophone and string orchestra (1993)— Krzysztof Meyer. Music for alto saxophone and orchestra (1993/95)— Bertold Hummel. Cyber Bird Concerto, for alto saxophone and orchestra, Op. 59 (1994)— Takashi Yoshimatsu. My Assam Dragon for alto saxophone and orchestra (1994/1996)— Jan Sandström.

4. List of jazz saxophonists - Wikipedia

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   Jazz saxophonists are musicians who play various types of saxophones (alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone etc.) in jazz and its associated subgenres. The techniques and instrumentation of this type of performance have evolved over the 20th century, influenced by both movements of musicians that became the subgenres and by particularly influential sax players who helped reshape ...

5. Stan Getz - Wikipedia

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   Stan Getz (born Stanley Gayetski, February 2, 1927 – June 6, 1991) was an American jazz saxophonist. Playing primarily the tenor saxophone, Getz was known as " The Sound " because of his warm, lyrical tone, with his prime influence being the wispy, mellow timbre of his idol, Lester Young. Coming to prominence in the late 1940s with Woody ...

6. Saxophone - Wikipedia

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   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 ...

7. Scott Hamilton (musician) - Wikipedia

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   Tenor saxophone. Years active. 1970s–present. Website. scotthamiltonsax.com. Scott Hamilton (born September 12, 1954) [1] is an American jazz tenor saxophonist associated with swing and straight-ahead jazz. His eldest son, Shō Īmura, is the vocalist of the Japanese rock band Okamoto's. [2][3]