Soprano saxophone in B-Flat
Saxophones were conceived as a family of instruments, as seen in Adolphe Sax’s 1846 patent. The saxophone family typically ranges from sopranino to contrabass. The soprano saxophone is the highest voice in a saxophone quartet, which also includes alto, tenor and baritone instruments.
Artwork Details
- Title: Soprano saxophone in B-Flat
- Maker: Adolphe (Antoine Joseph) Sax (Belgian, Dinant, Belgium 1814–1894 Paris)
- Date: 1882
- Geography: Paris, France
- Culture: French
- Medium: unplated brass, wood
- Dimensions: Bell Diam. 7.1 x L. 62.4cm (2 13/16 x 24 9/16in.); Mouthpiece: 6.5 mm; Body L. 56.8 cm; Bore diam. 10.5 mm
- Classification: Aerophone-Reed Vibrated-single reed conical
- Credit Line: The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889
- Object Number: 89.4.2138
- Curatorial Department: Musical Instruments
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