Definition of Saxophone. Meaning of Saxophone. Synonyms of Saxophone

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Definition of Saxophone

Saxophone
Saxophone Sax"o*phone, n. [A.A.J. Sax, the inventor (see Saxhorn) + Gr. ? tone.] (Mus.) A wind instrument of brass, containing a reed, and partaking of the qualities both of a brass instrument and of a clarinet.

Meaning of Saxophone from wikipedia

- The saxophone (often referred to colloquially as the sax) is a type of single-reed woodwind instrument with a conical body, usually made of br****. As...
- 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...
- The alto saxophone is a member of the saxophone family of woodwind instruments. Saxophones were invented by Belgian instrument designer Adolphe Sax in...
- The b**** saxophone is the third lowest member of the saxophone family—larger and lower than the more common baritone saxophone. It was likely the first...
- The baritone saxophone (sometimes abbreviated to "bari sax") is a member of the saxophone family of instruments, larger (and lower-pitched) than the tenor...
- The soprano saxophone is a small, high-pitched member of the saxophone family of woodwind instruments invented in the 1840s by Belgian instrument maker...
- 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...
- melody saxophone (either as primary instrument, or in addition to the normal tenor sax) F, person or group uses an F Mezzo-soprano saxophone in addition...
- melody saxophone, also known as the C tenor saxophone, is a saxophone pitched in the key of C one whole tone above the common B-flat tenor saxophone. The...
- subcontrab**** saxophone is the largest of the family of saxophones that Adolphe Sax described in his 1846 patent. He called it the saxophone bourdon, named...