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2. Alto saxophone - Wikipedia

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   Musicians. See list of saxophonists. The alto saxophone is a member of the saxophone family of woodwind instruments. Saxophones were invented by Belgian instrument designer Adolphe Sax in the 1840s and patented in 1846. The alto saxophone is pitched in the key of E ♭, smaller than the B ♭ tenor but larger than the B ♭ soprano.

3. Saxophone - Wikipedia

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   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 ...

4. Buffet Crampon - Wikipedia

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   Buffet Crampon SAS is a French manufacturer of wind instruments based in Mantes-la-Ville, Yvelines department. The company is the world market leader in the production of clarinets of the Boehm system. Its subsidiary, Buffet Crampon Deutschland GmbH, founded in 2010 and based in Markneukirchen, Vogtland, Sachsen, is the world market leader in ...

5. List of E-flat instruments - Wikipedia

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   Circular altohorn (Koenig horn) pitched in E ♭. Tenor cornet. Mellophone. Alto trombone. Vocal horn (cornet with an upward-facing bell) Duplex horn (Gemelli) pitched in E ♭. Tenor horn (with a forward-facing bell) Tenor ventil horn pitched in E ♭ (an early horn that was one of the first to use valves) Over the shoulder bass horn pitched ...

6. Saxophone technique - Wikipedia

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   Saxophone technique refers to the physical means of playing the saxophone. It includes how to hold the instrument, how the embouchure is formed and the airstream produced, tone production, hands and fingering positions, and a number of other aspects. Instrumental technique and corresponding pedagogy is a topic of much interest to musicians and ...

7. 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 ...