Soprano saxophone in B-Flat
Adolphe (Antoine Joseph) Sax
1882 · unplated brass, wood · Musical Instruments
Saxophones were conceived as a family of instruments, as seen in Adolphe Sax’s 1846 patent. The saxophone family typically ranges from sopranino to contrabass. The soprano saxophone is the highest voice in a saxophone quartet, which also includes alto, tenor and baritone instruments.
- Artist
- Adolphe (Antoine Joseph) Sax
- Date
- 1882
- Medium
- unplated brass, wood
- Culture
- French
- Department
- Musical Instruments
- Credit line
- The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889
