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  2. Adolphe Sax - Wikipedia

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    Saxophone produced by Sax. Antoine-Joseph " Adolphe " Sax (French: [ɑ̃twan ʒozɛf adɔlf saks]; 6 November 1814 – 7 February 1894) [a] was a Belgian inventor and musician who invented the saxophone in the early 1840s, patenting it in 1846. He also invented the saxotromba, saxhorn and saxtuba, and redesigned the bass clarinet in a fashion ...

  3. List of jazz saxophonists - Wikipedia

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    Jazz saxophonists are musicians who play various types of saxophones (alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone etc.) in jazz and its associated subgenres. The techniques and instrumentation of this type of performance have evolved over the 20th century, influenced by both movements of musicians that became the subgenres and by particularly influential sax players who helped reshape ...

  4. Roland Alphonso - Wikipedia

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    Years active. Late 1940s – 1998. Labels. Gay Feet. Formerly of. The Skatalites. The Soul Vendors. Roland Alphonso OD or Rolando Alphonso a.k.a. "The Chief Musician" (12 January 1931 – 20 November 1998) [1] was a Jamaican tenor saxophonist, and one of the founding members of the Skatalites.

  5. Mr Sax's House - Wikipedia

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    Website. sax.dinant.be /en /sax-and-the-city. Mr Sax's House (French: Maison de Monsieur Sax; Dutch: Huis van Sax) is a little museum in Dinant in the Belgian province of Namur. It is dedicated to Adolphe Sax (1814–1894). Sax was a builder of musical instruments and is foremost remembered for his invention of the saxophone.

  6. 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.

  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. Baritone saxophone - Wikipedia

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    The baritone saxophone (sometimes abbreviated to "bari sax") is a member of the saxophone family of instruments, larger (and lower-pitched) than the tenor saxophone, but smaller (and higher-pitched) than the bass. It is the lowest-pitched saxophone in common use — the bass, contrabass and subcontrabass saxophones are relatively uncommon.

  9. Saxhorn - Wikipedia

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    Euphonium. Tuba. The saxhorn is a family of valved brass instruments that have conical bores and deep cup-shaped mouthpieces. The saxhorn family was developed by Adolphe Sax, who is also known for creating the saxophone family. The sound of the saxhorn has a characteristic mellow tone quality and blends well with other brass.