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<p>[QUOTE="Molokai, post: 1099918, member: 2441"]Saxophone, perhaps ‘king of the woodwinds.’ Although made of brass, they have the oscillating reed as opposed to vibrating lips (brass instruments), classifying them as woodwind.</p><p><br /></p><p>Typically, not used in orchestral music but very popular in bands and jazz. There are ten sizes of the saxophone, but the three most popular are soprano (looks like a brass clarinet although it also is made looking like a very small alto!), alto and tenor. To my ears the tenor has the most interesting sound, very throaty and sophisticated. </p><p><br /></p><p>Many great players, of course, Boots Randolph is my favorite. His awesome <i>Yakety-Sax </i>was high up on the popular music charts early in the 1960s. You can see and hear him playing this piece on YouTube – he really gives it all he’s got!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]13145[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Molokai, post: 1099918, member: 2441"]Saxophone, perhaps ‘king of the woodwinds.’ Although made of brass, they have the oscillating reed as opposed to vibrating lips (brass instruments), classifying them as woodwind. Typically, not used in orchestral music but very popular in bands and jazz. There are ten sizes of the saxophone, but the three most popular are soprano (looks like a brass clarinet although it also is made looking like a very small alto!), alto and tenor. To my ears the tenor has the most interesting sound, very throaty and sophisticated. Many great players, of course, Boots Randolph is my favorite. His awesome [I]Yakety-Sax [/I]was high up on the popular music charts early in the 1960s. You can see and hear him playing this piece on YouTube – he really gives it all he’s got! [ATTACH=full]13145[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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