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  2. Alto saxophone - Wikipedia

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    Musicians. See list of saxophonists. The alto saxophone is a member of the saxophone family of woodwind instruments. Saxophones were invented by Belgian instrument designer Adolphe Sax in the 1840s and patented in 1846. The alto saxophone is pitched in the key of E ♭, smaller than the B ♭ tenor but larger than the B ♭ soprano.

  3. Tenor saxophone - Wikipedia

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    The tenor saxophone is a medium-sized member of the saxophone family, a group of instruments invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840s. The tenor and the alto are the two most commonly used saxophones. The tenor is pitched in the key of B ♭ (while the alto is pitched in the key of E ♭), and written as a transposing instrument in the treble clef ...

  4. Tenor horn - Wikipedia

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    The tenor horn is a valved brass instrument (in E ♭) which has a predominantly conical bore like that of the euphonium and flugelhorn. It uses a deep funnel- or cup-shaped mouthpiece. The tenor horn's conical bore and deep mouthpiece produce a mellow, rounded tone that is often used as a middle voice, supporting the melodies of the trumpets ...

  5. List of E-flat instruments - Wikipedia

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    Circular altohorn (Koenig horn) pitched in E ♭. Tenor cornet. Mellophone. Alto trombone. Vocal horn (cornet with an upward-facing bell) Duplex horn (Gemelli) pitched in E ♭. Tenor horn (with a forward-facing bell) Tenor ventil horn pitched in E ♭ (an early horn that was one of the first to use valves) Over the shoulder bass horn pitched ...

  6. List of transposing instruments - Wikipedia

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    Baritone saxophone: E ♭ 2: C bass saxophone C 2: Bass saxophone: B ♭ 1: Contrabass saxophone: E ♭ 1: Subcontrabass saxophone B ♭ 0: Tin whistle: C 5: Transposes at the octave. Some whistle players treat whistles pitched higher or lower than the "standard" D tin whistle as (additionally) transposing instruments. Trombone Tenor Trombone ...

  7. Tubax - Wikipedia

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    422.212-71. (Single-reed aerophone with keys) Inventor (s) Benedikt Eppelsheim. Developed. First derived in 1999 from the contrabass saxophone. Playing range. Tubax is a transposing instrument in treble clef; E♭ tubax sounds two octaves and a major sixth lower, to D♭ 1; the B♭ tubax three octaves and a second lower, to A♭ 0. Related ...

  8. Saxhorn - Wikipedia

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    Euphonium. Tuba. The saxhorn is a family of valved brass instruments that have conical bores and deep cup-shaped mouthpieces. The saxhorn family was developed by Adolphe Sax, who is also known for creating the saxophone family. The sound of the saxhorn has a characteristic mellow tone quality and blends well with other brass.

  9. Concert pitch - Wikipedia

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    A written C, top, on a B ♭ clarinet sounds a concert B ♭, bottom. Concert pitch is the pitch reference to which a group of musical instruments are tuned for a performance. Concert pitch may vary from ensemble to ensemble, and has varied widely over time. The ISO defines international standard pitch as A440, setting 440 Hz as the frequency ...