Saxophones
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| Instrument family | Woodwinds |
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| Place of origin | Belgium |
| Invented | 28th June 1846 |
| Related instrument | Alto saxophone |
| Soprano saxophone | |
| Inventor | Adolphe Sax |
| Developed | 28 June 1846 |
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| ID | 539402 |
About Saxophones
The saxophone 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.