Are all saxophones played the same?
Saxophones essentially all have the same fingering, so those fingerings carry over between them. When changing from an alto sax to a soprano sax, for instance, the alto has an E♭ tube, while the soprano has a B♭ tube, meaning that even when you play the same score, different sounds are produced.
What is the bass saxophone called?
The bass saxophone is one of the largest members of the saxophone family—larger than the more commonly encountered baritone saxophone….Bass saxophone.
| Woodwind instrument | |
|---|---|
| Classification | Wind, woodwind, aerophone |
| Hornbostel–Sachs classification | 422.212-71 (Single-reed aerophone with keys) |
| Inventor(s) | Adolphe Sax |
| Developed | 28 June 1846 |
What key is the contrabass saxophone?
E♭
It is extremely large (twice the length of tubing of the baritone saxophone, with a bore twice as wide, standing 1.9 meters tall, or 6 feet 4 inches) and heavy (approximately 20 kilograms, or 45 pounds), and is pitched in the key of E♭, one octave below the baritone saxophone.
What’s the difference between bass and contrabass music?
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What kind of range does a contrabass saxophone have?
Like most saxophones, the contrabass’s playing range goes from a low B flat up to a high F, so around two and a half octaves (although some modern versions go down to a low A, and up to a high F sharp).
What kind of instrument is the bass saxophone?
The modern bass saxophone is a transposing instrument pitched in B♭, an octave below the tenor saxophone. The bass saxophone is not a commonly used instrument, but it is to be heard on some 1920s jazz recordings; in free jazz; and in saxophone choirs.
Who was the inventor of the subcontrabass saxophone?
Inventor Adolphe Sax had a patent for a subcontrabass saxophone (or bourdon saxophone), but apparently never built a fully functioning instrument. In 1999, Benedikt Eppelsheim introduced the subcontrabass tubax, a modified saxophone pitched in B ♭ an octave below the bass saxophone.