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2. Soprano saxophone - Wikipedia

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   The soprano saxophone is a small, high-pitched member of the saxophone family of woodwind instruments invented in the 1840s by Belgian instrument maker Adolphe Sax. [ 1 ] Built in B♭ an octave above the tenor saxophone (or rarely, slightly smaller in C), the soprano is the third-smallest member of the saxophone family, which consists (from ...

3. Sopranino saxophone - Wikipedia

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   Yanagisawa [1] The sopranino saxophone is the second-smallest member of the saxophone family. It is tuned in the key of E♭, and sounds an octave higher than the alto saxophone. A sopranino in F was also described in Adolphe Sax's patent, an octave above an F alto (mezzo-soprano), but there are no known built instruments. [2]

4. C soprano saxophone - Wikipedia

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   Soprano saxophone in C sounds as written. The C soprano saxophone is a member of the saxophone family, invented in 1846. It closely resembles the more common B ♭ soprano saxophone but is pitched a whole step higher. Unlike most other saxophones, it is not a transposing instrument, a quality it shares with the C melody (also called C tenor ...

5. Category:Jazz soprano saxophonists - Wikipedia

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   Category. : Jazz soprano saxophonists. A category for jazz musicians who, when they play saxophone, have soprano saxophone as their primary instrument.

6. Bill Evans (saxophonist) - Wikipedia

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   Bill Evans (saxophonist) William D. Evans (born February 9, 1958) is an American jazz saxophonist, [1] who was a member of the Miles Davis group in the 1980s and has since led several of his own bands, including Push and Soulgrass. [2] Evans plays tenor and soprano saxophones. He has recorded over 27 solo albums and received two Grammy Award ...

7. Soprillo - Wikipedia

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   Benedikt Eppelsheim. [1] The soprillo (also known as the piccolo or sopranissimo saxophone) is the smallest saxophone, developed as an extension to the saxophone family in the late 1990s by German instrument maker Benedikt Eppelsheim. It is 33 cm (13 in) long including the mouthpiece, and pitched in B♭ one octave above the soprano saxophone.

8. 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 ...

9. Saxophone Concerto (Higdon) - Wikipedia

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   The Soprano Sax Concerto is a concerto for soprano saxophone and orchestra by the American composer Jennifer Higdon. The work was originally commissioned by the Minnesota Commissioning Club as Higdon's Oboe Concerto and was premiered by oboist Kathy Greenbank and the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra in 2005. Higdon later reworked the composition ...