Interesting facts about Saxophone
05/09/2020
Planning to take saxophone lessons? Here are a few interesting facts which can help you understand the instrument better.
- Saxophone has a unique History
Saxophones were invented by an instrument designer known as Adolphe Sax, from there the instrument gotits name, that is Saxophone. Sax was born in Belgium, 1814. He was trained in playing various wind instruments, that’s where he got the inspiration to invent a woodwind. His invention was patented in Paris.
- Saxophone comes in all shapes and sizes
It comes in a variety of sizes. The Contrabass is the biggest one with a whooping height of 6feet and 4inches, and the smallest is the Soprillo, which is just 12 inches long. Saxophone truly is an instrument for all.
- Saxophones were underrated
When saxophones were first invented, nobody gave much importance to the it because at that time the clarinet was much more popular. Therefore, a lot …