What is a saxophone?

The saxophone is named after its inventor, Dolf. Mr. Sachs (18 14- 1894), who lived in the 9th century, is a famous musical instrument producer and inventor in Belgium.

After 100 years of continuous improvement of production technology, saxophone is more and more loved by people for its beautiful timbre and rich expressive force. The composer also seems to like it very much. Composers in the classical period and The Romantic Period, such as Bizet and Saint-Sang, wrote many classic movements for saxophone. For example, the solo in Girls in Alai City is very famous. Saxophone also plays an irreplaceable role in pop music and military bands. Of course, the best place for saxophone to display its talents is jazz, and it is well-deserved to be called "the soul of jazz".

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Saxophones are tone sandhi instruments, so there are many kinds of saxophones. Now commonly used saxophones mainly include:

The B-flat treble saxophone is called the straight saxophone, which is used to play Home and Jasmine by the famous American saxophonist Kenny King.

The alto saxophone in E-flat is the most widely used instrument, and most students will choose this instrument with a moderate range and easy to play when learning saxophone for the first time.

The alto saxophone in B flat is the most commonly used instrument in jazz, and it is this instrument that former US President Bill Clinton is good at playing.

E-flat bass saxophone and B-flat bass saxophone are widely used in ensemble and ensemble.

Because the playing methods are almost the same, any saxophone player can play all kinds of instruments freely with a little adaptation. (Note: The author is a famous saxophone educator and performer. )