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saxophone
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sax·o·phone  (sks-fn)
n.
A woodwind instrument with a single-reed mouthpiece and a usually curved conical metal tube, including soprano, alto, tenor, and baritone sizes.

[After Sax, surname of 19th-century Belgian instrument-making family.]

saxo·phonist n.

saxophone [ˈsæksəˌfəʊn]
n
(Music / Instruments) a keyed wind instrument of mellow tone colour, used mainly in jazz and dance music. It is made in various sizes, has a conical bore, and a single reed Often shortened to sax
[named after Adolphe Sax (1814-94), Belgian musical-instrument maker, who invented it (1846)]
saxophonic  [ˌsæksəˈfɒnɪk] adj
saxophonist  [sækˈsɒfənɪst] n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.saxophone - a single-reed woodwind with a conical boresaxophone - a single-reed woodwind with a conical bore
single-reed instrument, single-reed woodwind - a beating-reed instrument with a single reed (as a clarinet or saxophone)
Translations
saxophone [ˈsæksəfəʊn] Nsaxofón m, saxófono m

saxophone [ˈsæksəfəʊn] nsaxophone m
I play the saxophone → Je joue du saxophone.

saxophone
nSaxofon nt, → Saxophon nt

saxophone [ˈsæksəˌfəʊn] nsassofono

saxophone
n saxophone [ˈsaksəfəun]
a type of musical instrument with a curved metal tube, played by blowing. saksofoon سَكْسوفون: آلة موسيقيَّه саксофон saxofon saxofon das Saxophon σαξόφωνο saxofón saksofon ساكسوفون saksofoni saxophone סַקסוֹפוֹן सैक्साफोन एक तरह का बाजा saksofon szakszofon saksofon saxófónn sassofono サキソフォン 색소폰 saksofonas saksofons saksofon saxofoon saksofon saksofon saxofone saxofon саксофон saxofón saksofon saksofon saxofon แซกโซโฟน saksafon 薩克斯風 саксофон پھونک سے بجنے والا نفیری کے قسم کا ساز kèn xắc-xô
n saxophonist [sakˈsofənist, ˈsaksəfounist]
saksofoonspeler عازِف على آلة السكسوفون саксофонист saxofonista, -tka saxofonist der/die Saxophonist(in) σαξοφωνίστας saxofonista saksofonist نوازنده ساكسوفون saksofonisti saxophoniste נָגַן סַקסוֹפוֹן फौजी वाद्य-यंत्र वादक saksofonist szakszofonos peniup saksofon saxófónleikari sassofonista サキソフォン奏者 색소폰 연주자 saksofonistas saksofonists peniup saksofon saxofonist saksofonist saksofonista saxofonista saxofonist саксофонист saxofonista saksofonist saksofonista saxofonist นักแซกโซโฟน saksafoncu 薩克斯風吹奏者 саксофоніст سیکسوفون بجانے والا người chơi xắc-xô

saxophone آلة السكسية saxofon saxofon Saxophon σαξόφωνο saxofón saksofoni saxophone saksofon sassofono サクソフォーン 색소폰 saxofoon saksofon saksofon saxofone саксофон saxofon แซ็กโซโฟน saksafon kèn xắc-xô 萨克斯管


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The saxophone family of instruments actually has a "military band family" of saxophones such as the Subcontrabass saxophone, the baritone saxophone all the way to the sopranino saxophone.
Therefore, to be able to make the best decision as to which saxophone best suits any player of the instrument, it is important that one has a working knowledge of the different types of saxophones as well as the corresponding differences that distinguish one from the other.
 
 
 
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