WORLDKINGS - On This Day - June 28, 2018 - Saxophone is patented by Antoine-Joseph "Adolfe" Sax in 1846

28-06-2018

(Worldkings.org) Antoine-Joseph "Adolphe" Sax (6 November 1814 – 7 February 1894) was a Belgian inventor and musician who invented the saxophone in the early 1840s (patented in 1846). He played the flute and clarinet. He also invented the saxotromba, saxhorn and saxtuba.

The saxophone (also referred to as the sax) is a family of woodwind instruments. Saxophones are usually made of brass and played with a single-reed mouthpiece similar to that of the clarinet. Like the clarinet, saxophones have holes in the instrument which the player closes using a system of key mechanisms. When the player presses a key, a pad either covers a hole or lifts off a hole, lowering or raising the pitch, respectively.

The saxophone was invented by a man named Adolphe Sax whose father also made instruments. He wanted to have the crisp sound of a brass instrument (trumpet, trombone, tuba) and also wanted to have the mellow sound of a wood wind instrument (clarinet, oboe, bassoon) Sax also wanted all of the saxophones (soprano, alto, tenor, baritone etc.) to have the same fingerings. The saxophone was adopted by French military bands early on since the saxophone has more power than other woodwinds.

A number of changes have been made to the saxophone. Most saxophonists believe that the Selmer Mark VI was the best saxophone manufactured. Modern saxophones are continually being designed with the help of saxophone players. Selmer, Keilwerth, Yamaha, and Yanagisawa are the top four saxophone companies.

According to wikipedia


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