Soprano Saxophone
The
saxophone is a wind instrument, usually made of brass, but having
characteristics more closely related to the woodwind family than to the brass
family. It uses a reed, like a clarinet, but a conical bore like an oboe, and a
bell shape at the end. In all but the smallest soprano saxophone, the instrument
folds over just before the flared bell.
There are 3 saxophone sizes in common use today, Alto in Eb, tenor in
Bb, and baritone in Eb. When the Eb alto saxophonist plays what is written as
middle C, it sound the Eb below middle C. The baritone is one octave lower than
the alto. The range is 2� octaves