Sopranino saxophone
| Sopranino saxophone | |
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| engl .: sopranino saxophone , ital .: sassofono sopranino | |
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| Curved shape | |
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Aerophon single reed instrument |
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| Anthony Braxton , Klaus Kreuzeder | |
The sopranino saxophone is the instrument with the highest register among the common saxophones and the second highest regular design of the saxophone. The basic mood is usually in Eb. The range is from 1 - flat 3 . Two versions are built (as with the soprano saxophone , which is tuned in Bb):
- The straight shape that is by far the most commonly used. Like all saxophones, it consists of a conical metal tube, the bell of which, however, runs straight downwards and is not bent upwards as with the lower saxophones.
- The curved shape where the bell is bent upwards. This design is very rarely found. Sometimes you can see curved sopranino saxophones on circus clowns .
The sopranino is rarely played because of its difficult intonation. In addition, there is the shrill to unpleasant sound, especially in the high registers. Maurice Ravel planned a sopranino saxophone in F for his Boléro .
The instrument was introduced to jazz by Anthony Braxton . The Munich saxophonist Klaus Kreuzeder interpreted several pieces on the sopranino saxophone.
Web links
Commons : Sopranino Saxophones - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files
Individual evidence
- ^ Boléro : sheet music and audio files in the International Music Score Library Project