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  2. Altissimo - Wikipedia

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    Raschèr is the author of Top Tones For the Saxophone, which is the most widely used and known method book for training saxophonists to perform in the upper and altissimo register of the saxophone. In jazz music, use of altissimo is common, especially among avant-garde players, though one of its earliest practitioners was the swing player Earl ...

  3. Saxophone technique - Wikipedia

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    The clarinet and tenor saxophone player Jimmy Giuffre used a clarinet-style embouchure with a tenor saxophone with a specially-modified neck. [3] It is still commonly, and controversially, taught to beginning students as a shortcut to a passable result in lieu of more sustained effort developing embouchure strength and technique.

  4. Soprano saxophone - Wikipedia

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    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 smallest to largest) of the soprillo, sopranino, soprano, alto, tenor, baritone, bass, contrabass, and subcontrabass. The soprillo and sopranino are rare instruments, making ...

  5. Fantasia for saxophone, three horns, and strings - Wikipedia

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    Mule's lack of enthusiasm may have been partly because, in the original key of F major, the solo part extends into the altissimo register, with frequent occurrences of the (notated) high F ♯ and G. Mule owned a Selmer Mark VI soprano saxophone, which does not have the keywork required to quickly and easily play in this extended range. [8]

  6. Alto saxophone - Wikipedia

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    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 .

  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 ...

  8. Glossary of jazz and popular music - Wikipedia

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    altissimo. Very high. alto. High; often refers to a particular range of voice or instrument, higher than a tenor but lower than a soprano (e.g. alto sax) amp. An abbreviation for "amplifier" (i.e. a musical instrument amplifier or a PA system power amplifier); also an abbreviation for ampere. analog

  9. List of concert works for saxophone - Wikipedia

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    Sonata for Soprano Saxophone and Piano (1987)—Charles Rochester Young; Sonata for Soprano Saxophone in B-flat and Piano (1989)—Jindřich Feld; Sonata Aragon for soprano saxophone and piano (1989) – Dave Smith; Sonata for Soprano Saxophone and Piano (1991)—Bill Dobbins; Sonata for Soprano Saxophone and Piano (1993)—Robert Baksa