Infobox Saxophone name Saxophone image Saxophone alto.jpg 250px image capt An alto saxophone in E music flat range image Sax range.svg The saxophone also referred to as the sax is a Bore wind instruments ... single reed mouthpiece woodwind mouthpiece similar to that of the clarinet . The saxophone was invented ... in F are rare. While proving very popular in military band music, the saxophone is most commonly ... of the saxophone family. Saxophone players are called wikt saxophonist saxophonists . History File Adolphe Sax.jpg thumb left upright 185px Adolphe Sax , the inventor of the saxophone The saxophone was developed ... . Prior to his work on the saxophone, Sax made several improvements to the bass clarinet by improving ... of seven instruments each and ranging from sopranino saxophone sopranino to contrabass saxophone ... production were pitched in F and C, and as contemporary composers used the E alto and B bass saxophone ... instruments of their day . The C soprano saxophone was the only instrument to sound at concert pitch ... three ledger line s above it, giving each saxophone a range of two and a half octave s. Sax s patent ... 2008 01 06 title The history of the saxophone publisher The Saxophone.com ref thereafter numerous ... modern designs. File Bill Clinton and Boris Yeltsin 1994.jpg thumb right Bill Clinton plays the saxophone ... less difficult. While the early saxophone had two separate octave vents to assist in the playing of the upper ... these via two separate octave key s operated by the left thumb. A substantial advancement in saxophone ... temporary, revisions of saxophone keywork was made in the 1950s by M. Houvenaghel of Paris , who ... music b alto saxophone , a curved B music b soprano saxophone , and a B music b tenor saxophone The saxophone ... by the fingers, while the right thumb sits under a thumb rest to help keep the saxophone balanced. The fingering for the saxophone is a combination of that of the oboe with the Boehm system clarinet Boehm ... to low A have a left thumb key for that note. The simplest design of saxophone is a straight ... more details
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Infobox Saxophone name Sopranino Saxophone image SopraninoSax.jpg image capt E Music flat sopranino saxophone . br Also shown are a B Music flat soprano saxophone left and a C soprano saxophone center . range image Sax range.svg range In E music flat sounds a minor third higher than written. br Sounding Image Sounding range of sopranino saxophone.png 120px Does anyone know how to remove the period that appears after the picture? The sopranino saxophone is one of the smallest members of the saxophone family. A sopranino saxophone is tuned in the key of E Music flat , and sounds an octave above the alto saxophone . This saxophone has a sweet sound and although the sopranino is one of the least ... saxes. Orsi, however, does make curved sopranino saxophones. The original patented saxophone family, as developed by Adolphe Sax , included sopranino, soprano saxophone soprano , alto saxophone alto , tenor saxophone tenor , baritone saxophone baritone , bass saxophone bass , contrabass saxophone contrabass , and subcontrabass saxophone subcontrabass instruments although he never built the latter . Since the late 20th century, however, a B Music flat piccolo, or sopranissimo saxophone called soprillo ... size of saxophone, can now be considered the second smallest. The most notable use of the sopranino is in the orchestral work Bol ro by Maurice Ravel . Although Ravel calls for a sopranino saxophone ... October 2008 The sopranino saxophone is also used in the six member Nuclear Whales Saxophone Orchestra ... a curved E Music flat sopranino saxophone , a straight E Music flat sopranino saxophone , a C soprano saxophone, and a B Music flat soprano saxophone. br tr Being the highest representative of the original saxophone family, the sopranino sax is notable for its juicy and expressional sound reminding .... tr References reflist Saxophone DEFAULTSORT Sopranino Saxophone Category Saxophones Category E flat instruments de Sopraninosaxophon es Saxof n sopranino fr Saxophone sopranino it Sassofono sopranino ... more details
Infobox Instrument color1 FFD700 color2 FFEC8B name Subcontrabass Saxophone image classification Wind instrument Wind Woodwind instrument Woodwind Aerophone range Written range Image Sax range.svg 130px center br small In B music flat sounds three octave s and a major second lower than written. small related small Military band family small br Sopranino saxophone Soprano saxophone Alto saxophone Tenor saxophone Baritone saxophone Bass saxophone Contrabass saxophone Subcontrabass saxophone small Orchestra l family small br C soprano saxophone Mezzo soprano saxophone C melody saxophone small Other saxophones small br Sopranissimo saxophone Soprillo Tubax musicians List of saxophonists articles Saxophone The subcontrabass saxophone is a type of saxophone that Adolphe Sax patented and planned to build but never constructed. Sax called this imagined instrument saxophone bourdon named after the lowest stop on the pipe organ . It would have been a transposing instrument pitched in B music flat , one octave below the bass saxophone and two octaves below the tenor saxophone . History Until 1999, no genuine, playable subcontrabass saxophones were made, though at least two gigantic saxophones seem to have been built solely for show. ref cite web title Subcontrabass Saxophones ? url http www.contrabass.com ... saxophone url http www.eppelsheim.com tubax bb.php?lang en accessdate 2007 03 17 ref which was developed ... by Eppelsheim as a subcontrabass saxophone . This instrument is available in both C and B music b , with the B music flat model providing the same pitch range as the saxophone bourdon would have. A contrabass ... is truly a saxophone is debatable it has the same fingering as a contrabass saxophone , but its bore, though conical, is narrower relative to its length than that of a regular saxophone. This makes for a more ... as a type of saxophone. br clear left See also Tubax References reflist External links http www.jayeaston.com ... , performed by Jay Easton Jay C. Easton Saxophone Category Saxophones Category Contrabass instruments ... more details
Refimprove date November 2010 Infobox Saxophone name Soprano saxophone image Soprano saxophone.jpg Can ... midi 064 065 The soprano saxophone is a variety of the saxophone , a woodwind instrument , invented in 1840. The soprano is the third smallest member of the saxophone family, which consists from smallest to largest of the soprillo saxophone soprillo , sopranino saxophone sopranino , soprano, Alto saxophone alto , tenor saxophone tenor , baritone saxophone baritone , bass saxophone bass , contrabass saxophone contrabass and tubax . A transposing instrument pitched in the key of B Music b , modern ... one octave above the tenor saxophone. Some saxophones have additional keys, allowing them to play ... modern saxophones. Additionally, skilled players can make use of the Altissimo Saxophone Altissimo register ... common and has not been made since around 1940. The soprano saxophone can be compared to the B clarinet ... with intonation. Due to its similarity in tone to the oboe , the soprano saxophone is sometimes used ... curved necks and bells. The fully curved variety looks much like a small alto saxophone with a straighter ... all of the keys on other saxophone models with the exception of the extra A on some baritones and some ... key next to the F sharp key. Soprano saxophone mouthpieces are available in various different designs ... saxophone include jazz artists John Coltrane most notably on the landmark album My Favorite Things ... are parts for four saxophones including a soprano saxophone in C. Ravel s Bolero also features both a tenor and soprano saxophone and both receive solos. Gallery gallery Image CurvedSopranoAltoTenorSaxophoneComparison.jpg Comparison in size of a curved B music b soprano saxophone centre , an E music b alto saxophone left , and a B music b tenor saxophone right . Image SopraninoSax2.jpg Top to bottom a curved E music b sopranino saxophone , a straight E music b sopranino saxophone, a C Soprano saxophone C soprano saxophone , and a B music b soprano saxophone . Image SopraninoSax.jpg B music b ... more details
Infobox Saxophone name Sopranissimo saxophone image Soprillo Saxophone.jpg range image Soprillo sax range.jpg range In B music flat sounds a minor seventh higher than written. br Sounding Image Sounding range of sopranissimo saxophone.png 120px The sopranissimo or soprillo saxophone is the smallest member of the Saxophone Members of the saxophone family saxophone family . It is pitched in B music flat , one octave above the soprano saxophone . Because of the difficulties in building such a small instrument the soprillo is 12 inches long, 13 inches with the mouthpiece it is only recently that a true sopranissimo saxophone been produced. The keywork only extends to a written high E music flat rather than F like most saxophones and the upper octave key has to be placed in the mouthpiece. The extremely small mouthpiece requires a small and focused embouchure , making the soprillo difficult to play, particularly in its upper register. There is very little market demand for soprillos, reducing the economy of scale and making the soprillo more expensive than more common saxophones like the alto saxophone alto or tenor saxophone tenor . As of 2004, soprillos were being manufactured by the Germany German instrument maker Benedikt Eppelsheim and the retail price is approximately US 2,900. See also Sopranino saxophone Soprano saxophone Tubax References Reflist External links http www.soprillo.com Website dedicated to the soprillo http www.eppelsheim.com soprillo.php?lang en Soprillo page from Benedikt Eppelsheim site http www.saxchoir.com index.php The National Saxophone Choir of Great Britain NSC Hear the soprillo in action with other members of the saxophone family http www.jayeaston.com galleries sax family unusual saxes page sax php unusual.html Strange saxes page at the web ... catalogue viewrecording.php?id 295 Soprillogy CD dedicated to the soprillo. Saxophone Category Saxophones music stub cs Sopranissimov saxofon de Soprillo es Soprillo fr Saxophone ... more details
Infobox Saxophone name Bass saxophone image image capt Adrian Rollini range image Sax range.svg range In B music flat sounds two octaves and a major second lower than written The bass saxophone is the second largest existing member of the saxophone family not counting the subcontrabass tubax . It is similar in design to a baritone saxophone , but it is larger, with a longer loop near the mouthpiece. Unlike the baritone, the bass saxophone is not commonly used. While some composers did write parts ..., the bass saxophone was often used in early jazz recordings, since it was at that time ... Kastner , also in 1844. Leonard Bernstein used a bass saxophone in his original score for West ... the latter for orchestral use , the modern bass saxophone is pitched in B music b , a perfect fourth ... s and a major second lower than written. Like the other members of the saxophone family, the lowest written note is B music b below the staff for bass saxophone, this note is a concert A music b in the first octave 51.9 Hertz Hz . The lowest existing member of the saxophone family is the rare and massive contrabass saxophone contrabass , pitched in E music b , a perfect fifth lower than the bass. Inventor Adolphe Sax had a patent for a subcontrabass saxophone or bourdon saxophone , but he apparently ... introduced the subcontrabass tubax , a modified saxophone pitched in B music b an octave below the bass saxophone. Adolphe Sax, the saxophone s inventor, first exhibited the bass saxophone in C at an exhibition in Brussels in 1841. The bass saxophone thus has the distinction of having been the first saxophone to be presented to the public. In jazz The bass saxophone enjoyed some measure of popularity ... used a saxophone section consisting of one alto, two tenors, baritone, and bass. The ensemble recorded ... ref The 1970s traditional jazz band The Memphis Nighthawks built their sound around a bass saxophone ... band Fishbone plays bass saxophone. In the 1960s, Rodney Slater musician Rodney Slater used ... more details
Infobox Saxophone name Alto Saxophone image Saxophone alto.jpg range image Sax range.svg range In E music ... sharp The alto saxophone is a member of the saxophone family of woodwind instruments invented by Belgian instrument designer Adolphe Sax in 1841. It is smaller than the Tenor saxophone tenor but larger than the Soprano saxophone soprano , and is the type most used in European classical music classical compositions. The alto and tenor are the most common types of saxophone. Transposition The alto saxophone is an E music flat transposing instrument and reads the treble clef . A written C natural sounds as the concert E music flat a major sixth lower. Range The range of the alto saxophone is from ... Saxophone publisher Library.thinkquest.org date accessdate 2011 01 18 ref Above that, the altissimo register begins at F music sharp and extends upwards. The saxophone s altissimo register is more ... Complete list of saxophonists . The alto saxophone is included in classical music more often than the tenor saxophone tenor , and many concertos for alto exist. The alto is used commonly in concert, jazz ... including an alto saxophone in F. Maurice Ravel uses the saxophone prominently in his orchestration ... . Alban Berg uses the saxophone in his late orchestral works, most notably Der Wein , Lulu , and the Violin ... Vintage silver plated Pennsylvania Special alto saxophone, manufactured by J.Keilwerth ref http ... which is reminiscent of a Conn New Wonder Series 1 and 2 Image GraftonSax2.JPG Grafton saxophone Grafton alto made of plastic, circa 1950s Image Sax1.JPG Yamaha YAS 25 alto saxophone, circa 1990s Image YanagisawaA9932J.JPG Yanagisawa Wind Instruments Yanagisawa A9932J alto saxophone has a solid silver bell and neck with solid phosphor bronze body. Manufactured in 2008 gallery References reflist Saxophone Category Saxophones Category E flat instruments DEFAULTSORT Alto Saxophone cs Altsaxofon de Altsaxophon es Saxof n alto eo Aldsaksofono fr Saxophone alto fy Altsaksofoan it Sassofono contralto ... more details
refimprove date June 2010 Infobox Saxophone name Contrabass Saxophone image Braxtononcontrabass.jpg image capt Anthony Braxton performing on br a contrabass saxophone. range image Sax range.svg range In E music flat sounds two octave s and a major sixth lower than written The contrabass saxophone is the lowest pitched extant member of the saxophone family proper. It is extremely large twice the length of tubing of the baritone saxophone , with a Bore wind instruments bore twice as wide, standing ... in the key of E music flat , one octave below the baritone. History The contrabass saxophone was part of the original saxophone family as conceived by Adolphe Sax , and is included in his saxophone patent of 1846, as well as in Kastner s concurrently published Methode for saxophone. By 1849, Sax ... s famous American band roster included a contrabass saxophone in 1892, and at least a dozen of these instruments ... 20th century. Saxophone ensembles were also popular at this time, and the contrabass saxophone was an eye ... , the saxophone craze had ended, and the contrabass, already rare, all but disappeared from public view. Modern instruments In recent years, however, the contrabass saxophone has experienced a resurgence ... eb kontrabass saxophon.php?lang en Contrabass saxophone page on the web site of Benedikt ... saxophone has great acoustical presence and a very rich tone. It can be smooth and mellow ... the contrabass saxophone doubles the baritone saxophone either at the same pitch or an octave below ... works that call specifically for the contrabass saxophone, the growing number of contrabass saxophonists ... saxophonist Sigurd Rasch r 1907 2001 played the instrument in his Rasch r Saxophone Ensemble, and it is featured on most of the albums by the Nuclear Whales Saxophone Orchestra . Several modern works for orchestra and chamber ensembles were scored for contrabass saxophone by composer Adam Gilberti . Performers The contrabass saxophone has most frequently been used as a solo instrument by woodwind ... more details
Merge to Rahsaan Roland Kirk Alto saxophone discuss Talk Manzello Merge to Rahsaan Roland Kirk date June 2010 Stritch is the name that Rahsaan Roland Kirk gave to the customized Buescher Straight Alto that he played. This horn had custom keywork to allow Kirk to play the horn with one hand. References references http www.woodwindforum.com forums showthread.php?t 3426 The Oxford Companion to Jazz , edited by Bill Kirchner Oxford Press 2000 , p. 601 The Saxophone Journal , Vintage Saxophones Revisited Column, by Paul Cohen Fall, 1985 The Saxophone Journal , Vintage Saxophones Revisited Column, by Paul Cohen Volume 18, 1993 Pete Hales, personal reference. See http saxpics.com buescher truetone straight altonsoprano.htm. DEFAULTSORT Stritch Saxophone Category Saxophones Woodwind instrument stub fr Stritch ... more details
Unreferenced date January 2009 Infobox Saxophone name Baritone saxophone, or Bari Sax image Baritone ... step below the saxophone s normal lowest note, and some models have a key to facilitate the playing ... The baritone saxophone , often called bari sax to avoid confusion with the baritone horn , which is often referred to simply as baritone , is one of the larger and lower pitched members of the saxophone ... of saxophone by the extra loop near its mouthpiece this helps to keep the instrument at a practical height the rarer bass saxophone has a similar, but larger loop . It is the lowest pitched saxophone in common use. Technical specifications The baritone sax is the largest saxophone commonly seen in modern ensembles. The other common saxophones are the alto saxophone alto , tenor saxophone tenor and soprano saxophone soprano . It is a transposing instrument in the key of E music flat . Modern baritones ... lower than the alto saxophone , although Adolphe Sax had originally also produced a baritone saxophone in F intended for orchestral use. Despite its low register, music for the baritone saxophone ... a written baritone saxophone part. The exceptional weight of the instrument 15 20 pounds or 6.5 kg , as compared to the other three commonly used sizes of saxophone, makes it difficult to use in marching bands. Baritone saxophone players in marching groups often use a special harness that distributes ... saxophone can still be used in a marching band with the standard neckstrap, but that is unadvisable. Its reed size is notably large, twice that of an alto saxophone reed and noticeably larger than that used by the tenor saxophone . The fingerings for all of the instruments in the saxophone family are essentially the same and many players play more than one type of saxophone. The baritone saxophone, however, is the only member of the saxophone family which usually possesses a low A key sounding ... Eppelsheim now makes a contrabass saxophone with one sounding pitch depending on the key ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Orphan date February 2009 Infobox album See Wikipedia WikiProject Albums Name Saxophone Soles Type Album Artist Evan Parker Cover Saxophone Solos.jpg 200px Released Recorded 17 June 9 December 1975 Genre jazz Length Label Chronoscope Producer Reviews Last album Collective Calls 1972 This album Saxophone Solos br 1975 Next album At The Unity Theatre br 1975 Saxophone Solos is an album by British jazz saxophonist Evan Parker . The first four pieces are live concert recordings, whilst the remaining ten pieces were recorded in a Berlin recording studio. Some of the pieces contain quotes from Samuel Beckett s play Krapp s Last Tape . Personnel Evan Parker saxophone Track listing Aerobics 1 Aerobics 2 Aerobics 3 Aerobics 4 Aerobics 5 Aerobics 6 Aerobics 7 Aerobics 8 Aerobics 9 Aerobics 10 Aerobics 11 Aerobics 12 Aerobics 13 Aerobic 14 Category Evan Parker albums ... more details
Infobox Saxophone name Tenor saxophone image tenorsaxophon.jpg range image Sax range.svg range In B music ...? 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, with the Alto saxophone alto , are the two most common types ... pitched one octave below the soprano saxophone. The tenor saxophone uses a slightly larger mouthpiece ... saxophone , and is easily distinguished from that instrument by the crook or bend in its neck just ahead of the mouthpiece. The tenor saxophone is used in many different types of ensembles, including ... Kij Prokofiev Lieutenant Kij ,and Webern s Quartet for violin, clarinet, tenor saxophone, and piano ... role, often sharing parts or harmonies with the alto saxophone . History The tenor saxophone was one ... , flute , oboe and ophicleide , the saxophone was intended to form a tonal link between the clarinets ... bands. The tenor saxophone, pitched in B music b , is the fourth member of this family. Description Image Straight saxes.jpg thumb left Five unusual members of the saxophone family including a straight ... BauhausWalsteinTenorSax1.JPG thumb left Tenor saxophone manufactured in 2008 Image TenorSopranoSax.JPG thumb left Tenor left and soprano saxophone s, showing their comparative sizes. The tenor saxophone ... key which opens one or other of the speaker holes. The original design of tenor saxophone had ... have been constructed straight , like the smaller members of the saxophone family, the unwieldy length ... lowest tone hole which is characteristic of the saxophone family. The tenor saxophone is also curved at the top, above the highest tone hole but below the highest speaker hole. While the alto saxophone ... woodwind mouthpiece of the tenor saxophone is very similar to that of the clarinet, an approximately ... is the area of the saxophone with the greatest flexibility in shape and style, so the timbre of the instrument ... steel . The mouthpiece of the tenor saxophone is proportionally larger than that of the alto ... more details
The genre of solo saxophone has a rich, but largely unmapped history in contemporary music, particularly jazz. ref Bill Shoemaker, Solo Saxophone Flights , Jazz Times, June 2000, http jazztimes.com articles 20462 solo saxophone flights ref Many, but not all, musicians who play and record solo saxophone use extended techniques, a vocabulary of the saxophone beyond its normal range. Notable musicians in this field include Kaoru Abe , Anthony Braxton , Peter Brotzmann , John Butcher musician John Butcher , Don Dietrich musician Don Dietrich , Eric Dolphy , Paul Flaherty musician Paul Flaherty , Mats Gustafsson , Coleman Hawkins , Lee Konitz , Steve Lacy , Roscoe Mitchell , Evan Parker , Sonny Rollins , Ned Rothenberg , Masayoshi Urabe , and Ken Vandermark . br Selected discography Roscoe Mitchell , Solo Saxophone Concerts , 1973 Sackville Lee Konitz , Lone Lee , 1974 SteepleChase Evan Parker , Saxophone Solos , 1975 Incus 19. Re released on Chronoscope CPE2002 2 and on http efi.group.shef.ac.uk labels psi psi0901.html psi 09.01 John Butcher musician John Butcher , 13 Friendly Numbers , 1991 Originally released on ACTA. 2004 reissue on Unsounds ref John Eeyles, John Butcher 13 Friendly Numbers Review , BBC, March 2005 http www.bbc.co.uk music reviews wqjw ref Mats Gustafsson , The Education Of Lars Jerry , 1999 Xeric References See Wikipedia Footnotes on how to create references using ref ref tags which will then appear here automatically Reflist External links http www.johnbutcher.org.uk Solo.html John Butcher official website http www.allaboutjazz.com php article.php?id 34448 Solo Saxophones Roscoe Mitchell, Paul Flaherty & John Butcher article by Kurt Gottschalk, All About Jazz, November 2009. Category Saxophones music stub ... more details
Serial number above the front F key 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 . Only Grafton alto saxophone altos were ever made, due to the challenges in making larger models i.e. the tenor saxophone tenor with 1950s plastic technology ... Sommaruga, an Italy Italian living in London , the saxophone was named after Grafton Way , his address during the late 1940s. The basic saxophone design was patented in late 1945. Creation of the first ... price of the Grafton was 55 i.e. approximately half the cost of a conventional brass saxophone ... number on a Grafton appears in an unusual location it is stamped onto the main body of the saxophone ... more conventional saxophone actions. The plastic technology used in the Grafton dates from the late ... The most notable player of a Grafton saxophone was Charlie Parker . While in Toronto , Charlie Parker and the quintet were scheduled to perform at Massey Hall , but Parker had pawned his saxophone some ... 1953. Although Parker was under exclusive contract to use only one type of saxophone whilst gigging ... saxophone that Parker used serial number 10265 was sold at the Christie s auction house in London in September ... in 1954 originally because it was the cheapest saxophone he could replace his first tenor with after ... was given an acrylic alto saxophone by the Grafton Saxophone Company UK, during the Bell Second Tour ... qualities of a modern plastic saxophone without first making a prototype and testing it. However, it is certain that a plastic saxophone made in the 21st Century would be much more robust than ... www.shwoodwind.co.uk Reviews Saxes Alto Grafton alto.htm Review of the Grafton alto saxophone http www.shwoodwind.co.uk misc nakedgrafton.htm Detailed account of overhauling a Grafton saxophone http ... http www.youtube.com watch?v MjY1NPUUp9U Video of Charlie Parker s Grafton saxophone at Christie s auction ... more details
Image SaxophonefingeringchartHorizontal.png thumb 400px The fingerings for a saxophone do not change .... Saxophone embouchure is the position of the facial muscles and shaping of the lips to the mouthpiece woodwind mouthpiece when playing a saxophone . Playing technique for the saxophone is subjective .... The design of the saxophone allows for a wide variety of different sounds, and the ideal saxophone ... acts as a bellow, supplying a constant stream of air through the instrument. Vibrato Saxophone ... the best vibrato depends on the player. While most will say vibrato is not vital to saxophone performance ... argue it as being integral to the distinct saxophone timbre . Citation needed date December 2009 Classical ... of Marcel Mule of the Paris Conservatory , one of the early proponents of classical saxophone playing. Citation needed date December 2009 Sigurd Rascher , an important German saxophone player, was known ... web url http www.saxontheweb.net Resources Growl.html title Sound Effects for Saxophone 2 The Growl ... immobile. A more modern expert of the saxophone glissando is Phil Woods who can play a fluid ... The use of electronic Effects unit effect s with the saxophone began with innovations such as the Varitone system, which Selmer introduced in 1965. The Varitone included a small microphone mounted on the saxophone neck, a set of controls attached to the saxophone s body, and an instrument amplifier ... cavity The player s Saxophone embouchure embouchure The position of the instrument relative to the player ... it is made e.g. brass or other metal, lacquer Embouchure The saxophone embouchure involves Keeping ... supports the reed . Saxophone players generally adopt either the single lip or double lip embouchure ... lip no teeth embouchure , known by an even smaller number of saxophone players, involves taking the bottom ... as the reed and mouthpiece are still separated. See also Saxophone Embouchure Mouthpiece woodwind Saxophone mouthpieces List of woodwind instruments Beginners are taught to use the top teeth ... more details
Infobox Album See Wikipedia WikiProject Albums Name Saxophone Colossus Cover Saxophone Colossus Sonny Rollins.jpg Type Album Artist Sonny Rollins Released December 1956 Recorded 22 June 1956 Genre Jazz Length 39 52 Label Prestige Records Prestige Producer Bob Weinstock Reviews Allmusic Rating 5 5 Allmusic class album id r186121 pure url yes link Last album Tenor Madness br 1955 This album Saxophone Colossus br 1956 Next album Rollins Plays for Bird br 1956 Saxophone Colossus is one of Sonny Rollins most acclaimed LP album albums . Recorded and released in 1956, it has been awarded a rare Crown by The Penguin Guide to Jazz , and is widely considered the masterpiece of his mid 1950s series of recordings for Prestige Records and one of the greatest albums ever issued on that label. There are five tracks on the album, three of which are credited to Rollins. St. Thomas song St. Thomas is a calypso inspired piece named after Saint Thomas, United States Virgin Islands Saint Thomas in the Virgin Islands . The tune is traditional and had already been recorded by Randy Weston in 1955 under the title Fire Down There song Fire Down There . In the booklet provided with the boxed set, The Complete Prestige Recordings , Rollins makes it clear that it was the record company that insisted on his taking credit. In any case, the piece has since become a jazz standard, and this is its most famous recorded version. You Don t Know What Love Is is a ballad standard by Don Raye and Gene DePaul , given a distinctively bleak treatment by Rollins. Strode Rode is an up tempo hard bop number, notable for its staccato motif and for a brief, high spirited duet between Rollins and Doug Watkins on bass. The tune is named after the Strode Hotel in Chicago, Illinois Chicago , in tribute to the ill fated trumpeter ... tenor saxophone Tommy Flanagan piano Doug Watkins Double bass bass Max Roach drums References Reflist ... de Saxophone Colossus fr Saxophone Colossus ja sv Saxophone Colossus ... more details
Vito is a brand name of Leblanc musical instrument manufacturer Leblanc which was started in 1951. History The Vito name was named after Vito Pascucci who helped establish Leblanc s Kenosha, Wisconsin complex after the World War II. After the early 70 s the Vito brand name was mostly used for Leblanc s student or intermediate models. From the 50 s through the early 70 s Vitos made many professional horns. All Vito instruments are stencilled i.e. were manufactured for Vito by other companies. Vito flutes and clarinets were made along with saxophones. Entire instruments or component parts have been made for Vito by the following companies Beaugnier of Paris , France Beaugnier made saxophones as Beaugnier and stencils labeled Leblanc, Vito and Noblet for the French market and U.S. export and also Selmer for U.K. export. Yanagisawa Wind Instruments Yanagisawa of Japan VSP Soprano, Alto and Baritone Saxophones Yamaha manufacturer Yamaha of Japan 7131 model Alto and also Tenor Saxophones KHS Jupiter Band Instruments Jupiter brand 7133 model Alto and Tenor Saxophones . Serial Numbers Vito Alto Saxophone Model 7131 Japan Stamped Serial Numbers. These serial numbers ignore the leading zeros at the start of the serial numbers. 1970 1 500 1971 501 2155 1972 2156 3529 1973 3530 4421 1974 4422 12000 1975 12001 25603 1976 25604 30827 1977 30828 33947 1978 33948 38844 1979 38845 42434 1980 42435 47975 1981 47976 52455 1982 52456 58306 1983 58307 62177 1984 62178 68524 1985 68525 72535 1986 72536 78579 1987 78580 85091 1988 85092 89758 1989 89759 501000 1990 501098 510332 1991 510333 511518 1992 511519 515800 1993 515801 519845 1994 519846 526925 1995 526926 533097 1996 533098 537807 1997 537808 552998 1998 552999 560613 1999 560614 575843 2000 575842 587455 2001 587456 624567 2002 624568 654084 Vito Saxophone Models Vito 7133SS Soprano Sax Vito 7131R K Alto Sax Vito 7133 Alto Sax Vito 7131T K Tenor Sax Vito 7133T Tenor Sax Vito 7190BA Baritone Sax Vito 7136 Alto Sax Vito 7140 Alto ... more details
The World Saxophone Congress is a festival gathering approximately 1000 saxophone saxophonists and other musicians from all over the world. It is held once every three years at a different congress centre in a different country and focuses primarily although not exclusively on the performance of classical saxophone music. The Congress presents an opportunity to meet saxophonists from many countries and to listen to various concerts and performances of saxophone soloists, chamber ensembles, big bands and symphony orchestras that run simultaneously throughout the day in different halls of the congress centre. Each of the five days is concluded by an evening concert of the orchestra and outstanding international soloists. The Congress is also convened with the purpose of presenting the advancements of music production and distribution as well as innovations in instrument making and equipment. The World Saxophone Congress has recently been held in Bangkok , Thailand 2009 , Ljubljana 2006 , Minneapolis 2003 , and Montreal 2000 . The next World Saxophone Congress will be held in St Andrews , Scotland 10 15 July 2012. References cite web title World Saxophone Congress work World Saxophone Congress Website url http www.wscxvi.com accessdate 2009 07 16 Category Saxophone organizations ... more details
Refimprove date February 2008 Infobox Saxophone name C Melody Saxophone image SopraninoSax.jpg image capt B music flat soprano saxophone left , silver plated C soprano saxophone center , E music flat sopranino saxophone right . range image Sax range.svg range In C sounds as written. The C soprano saxophone is a member of the saxophone family and is closely related to the B music b soprano saxophone , whose shape it resembles. However, there is an important difference between them as with the C melody saxophone , the C soprano is not a transposing instrument . As a result, it is possible to directly read any printed music intended for piano or violin , so long as the music falls within the range of the C soprano itself i.e. is not too high or low. In the early 20th century, the C soprano pitched a whole step above the B music b soprano saxophone was marketed to those who wished to perform oboe parts in military band , vaudeville arrangements, or church hymnals. As can be seen from the accompanying photograph, C sopranos can be easily confused with B music b sopranos because they are the same shape, and the size difference between them is only around 3 centimeters. However, C soprano saxophones usually have a C stamped on them, close to where the serial number appears. Manufacturers of C melody soprano saxophones were the same companies that made C melody saxophone C melody instruments e.g. C.G. Conn Conn ref http www.cmelodysax.co.uk saxophones soprano als two csops.htm ref and others. As with C melody instruments, production of C sopranos commenced circa 1919 and ended around 1929. Currently, a company called http www.aquilasax.com AquilaSax makes C soprano saxophones, but their production ... B music b soprano saxophone mouthpiece usually gives good results e.g. Dukoff, Selmer short shank ... in the music are parts for four saxophones including a soprano saxophone in C. Notes Reflist Saxophone DEFAULTSORT C Soprano Saxophone Category Saxophones Category Woodwind instruments Category ... more details
Infobox Saxophone name Mezzo soprano saxophone image Saxalto&mezzo.jpg image capt Mezzo soprano left and alto right saxophones. range image Sax range.svg range In F sounds a perfect fifth lower than written. small br Sounding Image Sounding range of mezzo soprano saxophone.png 130px 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 step above the alto saxophone . Its size and the sound are similar to the E music b alto, although the upper register sounds more like a B music b soprano saxophone soprano . Very few mezzo sopranos exist they were only produced in 1928 and 1929 by the C. G. Conn company. They were not popular and did not sell widely, as their production coincided with the Wall Street Crash of 1929 and the Great Depression . Harsh economic conditions forced Conn to reduce the range of saxophones they produced to the most popular models. Conn used the surplus stock of mezzo sopranos to teach instrument repair in Conn s Elkhart workshops. Typically, a Conn instructor would deliberately damage the mezzo sopranos e.g. dropping them onto a concrete floor and the students would then be tasked with repairing them. The repeated wear and tear of these actions eventually destroyed the saxophones. The mezzo soprano is the only saxophone pitched in F, apart from a few prototypes of an F baritone saxophone . Although Maurice Ravel s 1928 orchestral work Bol ro calls for a sopranino saxophone in F, it is unlikely that such an instrument ever existed. Notable players of the mezzo soprano saxophone include Anthony Braxton , James Carter musician James Carter , and Jay Easton . In classical music It was asked for by Richard Strauss in his Sinfonia Domestica written in 1903 1904, where included in the music are parts for four saxophones including an alto saxophone in F. References .... Saxophone Category Saxophones Category F instruments woodwind instrument stub fr Saxophone mezzo ... more details
Infobox Album See Wikipedia WikiProject Albums Name Steppin with the World Saxophone Quartet Type studio Artist World Saxophone Quartet Cover Steppin With the WSQ.jpg Released 1979 Recorded December 1978 Genre Jazz Length 44 40 Label Black Saint Soul Note Black Saint Producer Reviews Allmusic class album id r150542 rating 4.5 5 Last album Point of No Return WSQ album Point of No Return br 1977 This album Steppin with the World Saxophone Quartet br 1979 Next album W.S.Q. br 1980 Steppin with the World Saxophone Quartet is an album released in 1979. It was the second album by the jazz group the World Saxophone Quartet and the first to be released on the Italian Black Saint Soul Note Black Saint label. The album features performances by Hamiet Bluiett , Julius Hemphill , Oliver Lake and David Murray jazz musician David Murray . ref http www.camoriginalsoundtracks.com site index.php?site &path cd&idcd 865&label BLKS&alpha A Black Saint catalogue ref Track listing Steppin Hemphill 9 06 Ra Ta Ta Lake 5 26 Dream Scheme Hemphill 7 18 P.O. in Cairo Murray 10 47 Hearts Hemphill 3 01 R&B Hemphill 8 39 Personnel Hamiet Bluiett &mdash baritone saxophone Julius Hemphill &mdash alto saxophone Oliver Lake &mdash alto saxophone David Murray jazz musician David Murray &mdash tenor saxophone References reflist Category 1979 albums Category Black Saint Soul Note albums Category World Saxophone Quartet albums ... more details
The Rasch r Saxophone Quartet is a professional ensemble of four saxophonists which performs European classical music classical and Contemporary classical music modern music . Like most saxophone quartet s, the RSQ features one player on each of the four most common sizes of saxophone Soprano saxophone soprano , Alto saxophone alto , Tenor saxophone tenor , and Baritone saxophone baritone . The quartet was founded in the United States in 1969 by prominent classical saxophonist Sigurd Rasch r and his daughter, Carina Karin . Some years later the quartet relocated to Germany and has been based there ever since. The Quartet has appeared at major concert halls in Europe and the United States , including ... as the Uncrowned Kings of the Saxophone by the Wiener Zeitung . Personnel Expand section date May 2008 Linda Bangs Urban , baritone saxophone, 1969 1992 Kenneth Coon , baritone saxophone, 1992 present John Edward Kelly , alto saxophone, 1981 1991 Christine Rall , soprano Carina Rasch r , soprano saxophone, 1969 until 2002 Sigurd Rasch r , alto saxophone, 1969 until 1980 Elliot Riley , alto saxophone, 2001 present Bruce Weinberger , tenor saxophone, 1969 present Harry White saxophonist Harry Kinross White , alto saxophone, 1990 2001 Need information on other personnel Original works ... KEURIS KOCH Caprice 21435 The Rasch r Saxophone Quartet 1995 Xenakis, Bergman, et al. BIS CD ... , Penderecki, Halffter, N rgard, Xenakis BIS NL CD 5023 The Rasch r Saxophone Orchestra Concerti written ..., Nilsson, Kox, Kroumata Percussion Ensemble Offshoot ensemble The Rasch r Saxophone Orchestra L rrach , a professional saxophone orchestra with 12 musicians, was founded in 1999 or 2000. It is conducted ... Rasch r Saxophone Quartet official web site http www.rsq sax.com rascher e.htm Rasch r Saxophone Orchestra L rrach official web site DEFAULTSORT Rascher Saxophone Quartet Category Musical groups established in 1969 Category German musical groups Category Saxophone quartets de Rasch r Saxophone Quartet ... more details
The Rova Saxophone Quartet is a San Francisco based saxophone quartet formed in October 1977 at the same time as their less adventurous but better known colleagues the World Saxophone Quartet . The name Rova is an Acronym and initialism acronym formed from the last initials of the founding members Jon R askin, Larry O chs, Andrew V oigt and Bruce A ckley. History Rova has become an important leader in the movement of genre bending music that has its roots in post bop free jazz , avant rock, and 20th century new music as well as traditional and popular styles of Africa, Asia, Europe and the United States. Citation needed date September 2007 While much of Rova s music is composed by its members, the group has also collaborated with and commissioned new works. Since its founding, Rova has released over two dozen recordings of original music. In noting Rova s role in developing the all saxophone ensemble as a regular and conceptually wide ranging unit, The Penguin Guide to Jazz calls its music a teeming cosmos of saxophone sounds created by deliberately eschewing conventional notions about swing and prodding at the boundaries of sound and space... Likewise Jazz The Rough Guide notes, Highly inventive, eclectic and willing to experiment, Rova is arguably the most exciting of the saxophone quartets to emerge in the format s late 70s boom. They have collaborated with many musicians and composers, including Terry Riley Chanting the Light of Foresight , Fred Frith Freedom in Fragments ... Electric Ascension Alvin Curran & Rova Saxophone Quartet Electric Rags II External links http www.rova.org Rova.org . Allmusic class artist id p314707 label Rova Saxophone Quartet . http www.epitonic.com ... Rova Saxophone Quartet Category Avant garde jazz musicians Category American jazz ensembles Category American instrumental musical groups Category Saxophone quartets Category Musical groups established in 1977 Category Black Saint Soul Note artists de Rova Saxophone Quartet fr Rova Saxophone Quartet ... more details
The 29th Street Saxophone Quartet was an American saxophonesaxophone quartet . Established in 1982, the ensembles members are alto saxophone alto saxophonists Bobby Watson and Ed Jackson, tenor saxophone tenor saxophonist Rich Rothenberg, and baritone saxophone baritone saxophonist Jim Hartog. The group has performed an eclectic repertoire, from hard bop to jazz classic jazz to show tune s, to funk , to rap , and original experimental works. In an early review of the band s first extended engagement in New York City in 1984, John S. Wilson music critic John S. Wilson of The New York Times wrote blockquote 29th Street Saxophone Quartet is a band of contrasts. The ensemble playing is clean, precise and tightly together, but the solos are filled with slashing, exuberant abandon. At times it is the very essence of loose, free jazz but it also uses the heavy, stylized sound of Stan Kenton s saxophone writing. The four musicians are choreographed in shifting formations to spotlight soloists and in dance movements that extend the musical movements. ref cite web url http www.nytimes.com 1984 11 02 arts music saxes go it alone.html title MUSIC SAXES GO IT ALONE work The New York Times author John S. Wilson music critic John S. Wilson date November 2, 1984 ref blockquote In 1985 and 1986 the band toured to Ireland. The Glasgow Herald said in their review that the ensemble s cohesiveness and the high quality of solo playing made everything the four men played worthy of note. ref cite web url http news.google.com newspapers?id Jds AAAAIBAJ&sjid 2UwMAAAAIBAJ&pg 4509,1895541&dq 29th street saxophone quartet&hl en title 29th Street Saxophone Quartet work The Glasgow Herald date June 9, 1986 ref The group maintained an international presence and recorded several CDs until it disbanded in 1996. ref cite news title AT MORAVIAN, A YOUNGER JAZZ CAMP COUNSELOR work Morning Call date July ... groups established in 1982 Category Musical groups disestablished in 1996 Category Saxophone quartets ... more details
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