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    The alto saxophone is a member of the saxophone family of woodwind instruments. Saxophones were invented by Belgian instrument designer Adolphe Sax in...
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    instruments. The saxophones in widest use are the B♭ soprano, E♭ alto, B♭ tenor, and E♭ baritone. The E♭ sopranino and B♭ bass saxophone are typically used...
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    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...
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  • has all the keys of other saxophone models (with the exception of the low A on some baritones and altos). Soprano saxophones were originally keyed from...
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  • works for saxophone. Duo Concertante, for soprano and alto saxophones—Jean-Baptiste Singelée (1858) Fantasia for soprano (or tenor) saxophone, three horns...
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    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...
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    composer who composed over 40 works for the saxophone. Most well-known is her Sonata in C sharp minor for alto saxophone or viola, dedicated to Marcel Mule. Fernande...
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    melody saxophone is larger than an alto and smaller than a tenor. The bore on most models has a diameter and taper more like a 'stretched' alto than a...
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    Benson: Concertino for Alto Saxophone and Wind Ensemble (or Orchestra, or Piano), 1955 Henry Brant: Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra, 1941 Eric...
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    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 tone...
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