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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. 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. C melody saxophone - Wikipedia

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    A major selling point for the C melody saxophone was the fact that in contrast to other saxophones, it was not a transposing instrument.As a result, the player could read regular printed music (e.g. for flute, oboe, violin, piano, guitar or voice) without having to transpose or read music parts that have been transposed into B ♭ or E ♭, which most other saxophones would require.

  5. Mezzo-soprano saxophone - Wikipedia

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    The mezzo-soprano saxophone, sometimes called the F alto saxophone, is an instrument in the saxophone family. It is in the key of F, pitched a whole tone above the alto saxophone. Its size and the sound are similar to the E ♭ alto, although the upper register sounds more like a B ♭ soprano. Very few mezzo-sopranos exist—they were only ...

  6. List of concert works for saxophone - Wikipedia

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    Dance of Uzume for Alto Saxophone and Symphonic Band (2004)— Piet Swerts. Summer Concerto for alto saxophone and symphonic band (2004)— Rodney Waschka II. Concerto after Gliere for alto saxophone and band (2009)— David DeBoor Canfield. Fantasia for alto saxophone and band (2011)— Eric Ewazen.

  7. C. G. Conn - Wikipedia

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    Under Greenleaf's saxophone specialists Allen Loomis and Hugh Loney, C. G. Conn's research and development resulted in the designs of the 6M alto (1931), 10M tenor (1934), and 12M baritone (1930). The 12M baritone was the first saxophone with both bell keys on the right side, followed by the King Voll-True II (1932) and Selmer Balanced Action ...

  8. Grafton saxophone - Wikipedia

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    The Grafton saxophone was an injection moulded, cream-coloured acrylic plastic alto saxophone with metal keys, manufactured in London, England by the Grafton company, and later by 'John E. Dallas & Sons Ltd'. Grafton made only altos, owing to the manufacturing challenges presented by larger models (e.g., the tenor) with 1950s plastic technologies.

  9. Saxophone technique - Wikipedia

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    Saxophone embouchure is the position of the facial muscles and shaping of the lips to the mouthpiece when playing a saxophone. Playing technique for the saxophone can derive from an intended style (classical, jazz, rock, funk, etc.) and the player's idealized sound. The design of the saxophone allows for a wide variety of different approaches ...

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