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Soprano saxophones
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The saxophone is a member of the woodwind family of instruments. Although they are usually made of brass they are classed as wind instruments as they are played using a single reed mouthpiece similar to that of a clarinet. Saxophones were developed to provide an instrument with the volume and projection of a brass instrument as well as the agility of a woodwind instrument. The soprano saxophone is pitched in Bb, one octave higher than the tenor sax and is most often regarded as a doubling instrument - Saxophone players tend to start on either the Alto or Tenor and then progress to playing the Soprano and/or Baritone. That said, some performers have made the Soprano sax the focus of much of their playing and the Jazz giant John Coltrane is the perfect example of this.Read more...
The saxophone is a member of the woodwind family of instruments. Although they are usually made of brass they are classed as wind instruments as they are played using a single reed mouthpiece similar to that of a clarinet. Saxophones were developed to provide an instrument with the volume and projection of a brass instrument as well as the agility of a woodwind instrument. The soprano saxophone is pitched in Bb, one octave higher than the tenor sax and is most often regarded as a doubling instrument - Saxophone players tend to start on either the Alto or Tenor and then progress to playing the Soprano and/or Baritone. That said, some performers have made the Soprano sax the focus of much of their playing and the Jazz giant John Coltrane is the perfect example of this.Read less...
