The saxophone was originally created by a man named Adolphe Sax. Adolphe wanted to improve the tone of the bass clarinet. He created his first model. A C bass saxophone. The saxophone grew fast greatly in popularity. Eventually, the saxophone was changed by featuring a forked F# key. The saxophone was then changed when it was patented with a similar fingering to the clarinets Boehm system. It was then changed again when the right hand trill key was changed to a half hole fingering system for both
The Alto Saxophone is a single-reed musical instrument that was invented in 1846 by Antoine-Joseph (Adolphe) Sax. Adolphe Sax was born on November 6, 1814 in Dinant, Belgium. During his childhood, he studied the clarinet and flute at Brussel’s Conservatory. His father was a renowned maker of musical instruments during that time. Since Adolphe grew up with his father making instruments and studying the clarinet and the flute, it was obvious that he would end up following in his father’s footsteps
When people think of the saxophone, some items that come to mind are jazz music, golden metal, and Kenny G. The saxophone consists of these, but it is also so much more. Playing the saxophone is a great experience that everyone should try. Although playing the saxophone may take some money and time, it is a great investment because it is a unique instrument with many benefits. There are many different kinds of saxophones, but only a few are commonly used. The most common ones include the alto,
Although I have just embarked on the journey of learning to play the saxophone,I am very intrigued by it’s history and musical origin. The saxophone is simply an amazing instrument with so many different kinds and variations of it, and so many musical genres it is able to play. The saxophone can produce soft angelic tones, or hard hitting jazz numbers, basically anything you want to hear the saxophone, and it’s player are able to provide you with. Upon such a versatile instrument there are so many
When a saxophone is mentioned, it instinctively creates an image of a soothing sound commonly associated with jazz music. It is a unique instrument that has played a vital role in transforming the sound of music. The saxophone is also known as the sax to music lovers. Those who play the saxophone are called saxophonists. It belongs to the woodwind family among the numerous musical instruments. It is played using a single reed mouthpiece that is commonly confused with the one used in playing the clarinet
alto, the background of the inventor, and how it is played. The alto saxophone was invented by a man named Adolphe Sax. The alto saxophone is classified as a woodwind instrument. Almost all woodwind instruments have a reed, or a little piece of wood that vibrates to make the sound. One of the few exceptions to this is the flute. The first trace of the alto being invented was in 1846 when Mr. Sax filed for a patent. The alto saxophone was not the first instrument that Mr. Sax invented however. He had
and a great ensemble. The event was at the college Mount San Jacinto in Menifee, California at 7:30 p.m. The ensemble is Menifee Jazz ensemble which consisted of outstanding instrument players. The instruments included were trumpets, trombones, saxophone, drums, congas, piano, bass, and guitar. Menifee Jazz Ensemble collectively performed 10 pieces, but the three that stood out and stuck to me the most prominently for different reasons that I'll explain why were "What is hip", "Baby Brown", and "I'll
I attended “The Spring Jazz Collaboration” featuring the “CSI Jazz Combo”, “Swing Band”, and “Madrigal Ensemble” on March 9th. At first I thought it was just going to be three people playing the saxophone, the drums, and the bass. I was obviously wrong. Each song had their unique sound. I really liked how each musician had their own solo because it helped me hear the instrument and know what they sound like and that’s coming from a person who had never experienced a Jazz concert. The concert was
The Development of the Saxophone While researching texts written about the Saxophone instrument, I found lots of interesting information about how the Saxophone was created, by whom it was created and how it is used. The saxophone is an amazing instrument with so many various kinds and variations of it and could be integrated into many musical genres. The saxophone produces soft tones, jazz melodies, basically any type of song can be played on the saxophone depending on the level of the player
Those first heaps of breath create caution for those who wish to enter the Pharcyde’s Bizarre Ride. In the song “Passin Me By,” the Pharcyde takes listeners on a sonic journey of smooth jazz, comical puns and lyrics, funky vocals, and extreme head-nodding, leaving the listener seemingly holding their breath throughout the song to such musical creativity. “Passin Me By” is a realm of jazz and funk, allowing both blues and funk listeners of the musical spectrum to enjoy the song. Although each member
Introduction I have often read that the saxophone is a “versatile” instrument. Maybe this is because its inventor; Adolph Sax, intended the role of the saxophone to be somewhere in between a loud woodwind instrument and a versatile brass instrument. Indeed even the professor of saxophone at the Paris conservatoire, Claude Delangle, states “What instrument could be better suited than the saxophone, with its variety of forms and cultures, to adapt itself to the expressive devises of the shakuhachi
The saxophone was invented by Antoine-Joseph Sax, also known as Adolphe Sax. It was invented in 1841 and introduced by Adolphe to famous composer Hector Berlioz the same year. The saxophone has been greatly enhanced from its first introduction in 1841 up to modern day. There are three most commonly used versions of the saxophone other than Alto and they are as follows: Soprano, Baritone, and Tenor Saxophones. Continuing with the history of the original saxophone: The saxophone, after it was
military bands, define jazz, and win over lame highschool kids like Lily. This colorful history has more kinks in it than your standard garden hose, people have terrorized it, belittled it, outlawed it, and (last, but not least) demonized it. The saxophone, though one of the youngest players in the music world today, has more castatrophes and triumphs in it's history than the brass family rolled up together (and thrown at lame highschool kids like Brekke.) Why is this so? Where did it start? Marco
I really like how the saxophone soli sounded both times it was played because they balance was nice. Jeremy’s solo was good during this song too and the end of the song with Jeremy sounded cool. The final song was “I Wanna Be Just Like You” and I really like the energy the song
History is often written as if there is a defining moment where everything changes. It is most often the case however, that a series of events and stresses are the culprits of such change. As is the case of the decline of jazz’s popularity. Sure some may point to The Beatles landing in JFK airport and others may say Elvis’s television appearance. But in reality, there were many evolvements both technological and cultural that lead to what some may call the “great decline” in music history. The television
I wish I could describe my first interaction with playing the saxophone as a glorious and life changing moment, but that would be a lie. In fact, I remember being disappointed that my arms weren’t long enough to hit all of the proper notes on the trombone slide. As soon as I accepted that I had no choice but to play the saxophone, I immediately did everything in my power to become the most technical, strongest player in the band, making music a competition like I have done with every aspect of
Charles Mingus creates an appropriately named jazz bop tune in his song “Boogie Stop Shuffle”. His band is comprised of Willie Dennis on the trombone, John Handy, Shafi Hadi, and Booker Ervin on saxophones, Horace Parlan on the piano, Charles Mingus himself playing the bass, and Dannie Richmond taking on the drums. The song has quite a fast tempo and a very hot feeling is created throughout. Boogie Stop Shuffle gets it’s name from the way the bass transitions from stop time to shuffle and then back
These instruments include brass and woodwinds. Brass instruments include trumpet, trombone, tuba and French horn while woodwind instruments include saxophone, bassoon, clarinet, and flute. The band also utilizes percussion instruments which are instruments that can be rubbed or scratched to produce sounds. Percussion instruments include drums, timpani, or cymbals. On the other hand, the orchestra uses
According to Don Heckman, "Individually and collectively, (the Gerald Clayton Trio's) performance was at a stunningly high professional level-enhanced by the enthusiastic feeling of exhilaration in everything they played." (2002). On March 22, I attended a live, acoustic world music concert during this semester. Concert performed by Gerald Clayton and played in the Capitol Theatre at 7:30 p.m. with Joe Sanders on bass and drum player Pete Van Nostran. Gerald Clayton played six songs to the audience
It was released in 2007 as part of the album A Tale of God’s Will (A Requiem for Katrina). This piece was performed in a studio by Blanchard, Aaron Parks on piano, Brice Winston on tenor saxophone, Derrick Hodge on bass, Kendrick Scott on Percussion, and the Northwest Sinfonia, conducted by Blanchard. The piece starts out with eight bars of low-range percussion, specifically soft mallets used on the floor tom on a drumset, with contract in