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2. 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 ...

3. Tenor saxophone - Wikipedia

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   Tenor (right) and soprano saxophones, showing their comparative sizes. 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.

4. Saxhorn - Wikipedia

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   Designed for band use, they are pitched alternately in E ♭ and B ♭, like the saxophone group. Modern saxhorns still manufactured and in use: B ♭ soprano saxhorn: flugelhorn [1] E ♭ alto/tenor saxhorn: alto/tenor horn; B ♭ baritone saxhorn: baritone horn

5. Saxophone - Wikipedia

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   The classical saxophone quartet consists of a B ♭ soprano saxophone, E ♭ alto saxophone, B ♭ tenor saxophone, and E ♭ baritone saxophone (SATB). On occasion, the soprano is replaced with a second alto sax (AATB); a few professional saxophone quartets have featured non-standard instrumentation, such as James Fei's Alto Quartet [24] (four ...

6. Alto saxophone - Wikipedia

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   The alto saxophone is pitched in the key of E ♭, smaller than the B ♭ tenor but larger than the B ♭ soprano. It is the most common saxophone and is used in popular music, concert bands, chamber music, solo repertoire, military bands, marching bands, pep bands, carnatic music, and jazz (such as big bands, jazz combos, swing music). The ...

7. List of transposing instruments - Wikipedia

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   Alto saxophone: E ♭ 3: C Melody Saxophone: C 3: Tenor saxophone: B ♭ 2: Baritone saxophone: E ♭ 2: C bass saxophone C 2: Bass saxophone: B ♭ 1: Contrabass saxophone: E ♭ 1: Subcontrabass saxophone B ♭ 0: Tin whistle: C 5: Transposes at the octave. Some whistle players treat whistles pitched higher or lower than the "standard" D tin ...