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	Saxophone
		Saxophone mouthpieces are typically made of hard rubber or metal – or of cheap styrene plastic if you insist on using the one that came with your instrument.
		Saxophones built prior to the 1930s typically have sufficiently erratic intonation and unconventional fingering as to be useful only as innovative plumbing fixtures and duck calls.
		A saxophone reed is held in place on the mouthpiece that plays it by a clamp called a "ligature." Something of a hose clamp with pretensions, a ligature is actually an integral part of the instrument it’s attached to.
	www.mindworkshop.com /alchemy/saxophone.html (15161 words)

	Saxes Only:The Saxophone Family
		The Soprano saxophone is the second highest pitched saxophone, second to the sopranino.
		Usually the alto saxophone is tought to the beginner to learn the basic ideas of the saxophone, and then later plays multiple saxophones such as the tenor and soprano.
		You can identify the bass saxophone from the baritone sax simply by the curve in the neck being much larger on the bass, and the saxophone in general is larger.
	members.tripod.com /cfelts/Saxfam.html (1278 words)

	Contrabass Saxophone
		EEb contrabass sarussophones, which they sold in lieu of the contrabass sax, probably because they were more portable.
		ORSI (Milan, Italy), contrabass saxes are rumbling around the world in ever-increasing numbers.
		This piece is a duet between contrabass sax and soprano sax.
	www.contrabass.com /pages/cbsax.html (618 words)

	Construction and Parts of the Saxophone (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Sopranino, alto and baritone saxophones are in the key of E-flat, and soprano, tenor and bass saxophones are in the key of B-flat.
		contralto saxophone, was developed in the late 20th century by California instrument maker Jim Schmidt; this instrument has a larger bore and a new fingering system so it does not resemble the C melody instrument except for its key and register.
		orchestral music, saxophone sections (usually encompassing the alto, tenor, and baritone instruments but sometimes also the soprano and/or bass) are an important part of the jazz big band, as well as military, concert, and marching bands.
	www.edinformatics.com /inventions_inventors/saxophone.htm (2733 words)

	The subcontrabass saxophone
		The smallest saxophone is the soprillo or sopranissimo saxophone, followed by the soprinino, soprano, alto, tenor, baritone, bass, contrabass, and the largest, the subcontrabass saxophone.
		While Adolphe had designed this saxophone to be tuned in B-flat, you will find the tubax tuned in C as well as B-flat.
		The subcontrabass tubax is one octave below the bass saxophone, or a fourth below the contrabass saxophone.
	www.the-saxophone.com /subcontrabass-saxophone.html (331 words)

	Saxes Only:The Saxophone Family (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Usually the alto saxophone is taught to the beginner to learn the basic ideas of the saxophone, and then later plays multiple saxophones such as the tenor and soprano.
		The straight alto and tenor saxophone is said to have a brighter sound, similar to the soprano.
		The Contrabass saxophone has few written parts, but it plays in the key of Eb, so sopranino, alto, or baritone music can be played on it, only it will sound a little low.
	members.tripod.com /~cfelts/saxfam.html (1759 words)

	Saxophone
		The saxophone is keyed for a 2.5 octave range - but an expert player can actually play up to 4 octaves through the use of overtones, also known as harmonics.
		The saxophone family consists of Eb sopranino, Bb soprano, Eb alto, Bb tenor, Eb baritone, and BBb bass.
		Rare members of the saxophone family, none of which have been manufactured since 1929, include the C soprano, F mezzo-soprano, Conn-o-Sax in F, "C-melody" tenor in C, and the mighty contrabass in EEb.
	music.mdickinson.com /saxophone.htm (454 words)

	Contrabass saxophone - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The contrabass saxophone is the second largest member of the saxophone family (the largest being the triple B-flat subcontrabass tubax, although the tubax is not technically a member of the saxophone family due to its narrower bore).
		It is extremely large (twice the length of tubing of the baritone saxophone, with a bore twice as wide, standing 6 feet four inches tall) and heavy (approximately 45 pounds), and is pitched in the key of double E-flat, one octave below the baritone.
		The contrabass saxophone has more frequently been used as a solo instrument by woodwind players in the genres of jazz and improvised music who are searching for an extreme or otherworldly tone.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Contrabass_saxophone (453 words)

	Saxophone Basics
		As mentioned earlier, the removable tube at the top of the saxophone is called the neck, or sometimes gooseneck (presumably due to the "goose-like" sound produced when you blow on it with the mouthpiece attached).
		The baritone saxophone is the largest of the "regular" saxophone family and comes in two sizes: one with a range to low A and one with a range to low Bb.
		The C melody saxophone was originally intended to be a part of the orchestral set of saxophones which alternated between C and F instead of Eb and Bb.
	www.saxophone.org /buyersguide/2.html (2417 words)

	The National Saxophone Choir of Great Britain
		The saxophone family of instruments consists of saxophones of all shapes and sizes ranging from the tiny Soprillo through to the huge contrabass saxophone.
		The Soprillo saxophone is one of the newest members of the saxophone family, and one of the rarest (only a few saxophonists in the UK possess one)!
		The baritone saxophone is the largest of the "regular" saxophone family and comes in two configurations: one with a range to low A and one with a range to low Bb.
	www.saxchoir.com /instruments.php (682 words)

	Contrabass - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The term contrabass (derived from the Italian contrabbasso) refers to very low musical instruments; generally those pitched one octave below instruments of the bass register.
		While the term most commonly refers to the double bass (which is tuned one octave lower than the cello, which is the bass instrument in the orchestral string family), many other instruments in the contrabass register exist.
		Instruments tuned below contrabass instruments (such as the double contrabass flute or subcontrabass saxophone) are referred to as "double contrabass," "triple contrabass," "subcontrabass," or "octocontrabass" instruments.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Contrabass (194 words)

	About the Nuclear Whales and their Music
		He maintains that the saxophones were not "new" when he got them and that it was "no big deal" to carry some extras around, even though airport baggage handlers seem to be quitting all the time.
		During these many years, Kevin and his saxophone have had the great pleasure to play all over the world, and to date have only been banned from 12 states and 13 countries; of course this is prior to the break-up of the Soviet Union.
		The horn, a rare Buffet (Evette-Shaefer) Eb contrabass saxophone, stands 6'8" tall, has a 17" diameter bell and is the newest member to join the Nuclear Whales Saxophone Orchestra.
	www.nuclearwhales.com /info.htm (1390 words)

	Michael's Saxophone Page - Orsi Contrabass, Keilwerth Bass, Yamaha Baritone, Dave Guardala, And Other Saxophones
		L.A. Sax notified me on Tuesday, March 4th, 2003 that the contrabass saxophone had arrived and sent me photo’s via e-mail of it being unloaded from the truck and of it being uncrated.
		With the contrabass saxophone, I noted it requires sustained high volumes of air to provide the air pressure needed by the big reed to vibrate at such low-frequencies.
		Although I was still inexperienced with the contrabass saxophone, I did well enough that the orchestra conductor asked me to perform with it that evening.
	barrysacks3.com /cbassstory_old.htm (848 words)

	The Saxophone Guide: tenor saxophones, alto, soprano, baritone, bass, and more.
		The saxophone is very popular in today's world and you deserve the best when making such an important investment.
		Perhaps learning about the history of the saxophone might help you better understand and appreciate the instrument.
		Saxophone mouthpieces: soprano, alto, tenor, and baritone sax mouthpieces.
	www.the-saxophone.com (512 words)

	Sarrusophone, Rothphone (Saxorusophone) and Reed Contrabass
		Between the time of the first bass clarinet and the first saxophone patents, Sax was developing the general idea that the characteristic sound of a particular instrument could be realised through a family of instruments, the composite range of which would go from the deepest bass to the highest soprano.
		The contrabass model in G would be comparable in pitch to a half contrabassoon or semi-contrabassoon and the bourdon to a contrabassoon.
		Although manufacturers of the manifold reed contrabass constructions that have been described by Eppelsheim[64] usually gave the name contrabassoon" to their creations, there were so few similarities to the positions of keys, the fingerings, and the bore relationships of the normal bassoon that bassoonists could not easily accept them.
	idrs.colorado.edu /Publications/Journal/JNL17/JNL17.Joppig.Sarrus.html (7911 words)

	Bass saxophones, The Tubax contrabass saxophone and The Soprillo piccolo saxophone made by Benedikt Eppelsheim (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Playable prototypes of the piccolo saxophone The Soprillo and contrabass saxophone The Tubax were launched in 1999 at Musikmesse Frankfurt.
		The Tubax is an Eb contrabass saxophone curved four times which results in an overall height of only 114 cm.
		The scale of the instrument is narrower than the regular contrabass saxophone scale.
	www.pro-music-news.com /html/11/e90702ko.htm (306 words)

	Nordic Wilderness Journey - by Philip Goddard -- programme note
		In the case of the augmented triad, apart from the early obsession of the tenor saxophone in the first movement, the chord does in fact keep meeting its resolution, but it is not into a comfortable major chord but a minor one, giving a mysterious and intense effect.
		Despite the humour in the interaction of the saxophones, this is an intense movement full of the poetry and mystery of solitude in the wilderness, and its ending is uncompromising in its build-up to the final exclamation mark.
		Later in the movement the saxophones take up the ostinato, allowing the piano to bring in strange chordal passages which incorporate a transformation of the music of the introduction.
	www.philipgoddard.com /music/nordwild.htm (982 words)

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		He is one of the few musicians in the world to perform on the entire saxophone and clarinet families.
		As for saxophone quartets, while the baritone saxophone is a supremely flexible instrument, the contrabass adds a true low end to the group, and a creates an entirely new range of timbral possibilities.
		In a wind ensemble, the contrabass sax can be used to give the woodwinds equal footing with the low brass by transposing from contrabassoon, contrabass clarinet, or string bass parts.
	www.oddmusic.com /gallery/om08500.html (259 words)

	Michael's Saxophone Page - Contrabass, Bass, Baritone, And Other Saxophones
		But after work, the hobby I enjoy is playing the saxophone either as part of my church's music ministry, in a community band, a big band, composing music at home for saxophone orchestras, or recording music at home for my personal enjoyment using a full range of saxophones and sharing with friends and family.
		In 2002, I bought a vintage 1921 Conn bass saxophone, 1921 Conn C-melody, and a relatively rare Conn C soprano (in key of C).
		Play all these saxophones together in an ensemble you'll get a richness and diversity of voices from the family of saxophones that one rarely hears from any other woodwind instrument family.
	barrysacks3.com /aboutme.htm (856 words)

	Vinny Golia \| A Gift for the Unusual: Music for Contrabass Saxophone
		A standard contrabass saxophone is a rather unwieldly beast, often difficult to tame.
		“Repetition” is a trio of tubax, trombone, and contrabass.
		At times, the tubax and arco contrabass are difficult to distinguish from each other, their tonalities melding together.
	www.allaboutjazz.com /php/article.php?id=18579 (439 words)

	Saxophone CDs
		410 (contrabass saxophone and piano); Carl Anton Wirth Dark Flows the River (baritone saxophone and piano); Ralph Vaughn Williams Six Studies in English Folksong (baritone saxophone and piano); Ivan Shekov Nocturne (bass saxophone and piano); Jean-Baptiste Singelée Septième Solo de Concert Op.
		III (Diminishing Returns) for two alto saxophones and digital delay, Daniel Asia The Alex Set, James DeMars The Seventh Healing Song of John Joseph (Blue) for alto saxophone and tape, Walter Kaufmann Meditation for alto saxophone and piano, and William Penn Diversions for alto saxophone and piano.
		Darius Milhaud Scaramouche for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra, Alexander Glazunov Concerto in E flat major for Alto Saxophone and Strings Op.
	www.vcisinc.com /saxophonecds.htm (1716 words)

	A Gift for the Unusual: Music for Contrabass Saxophone - Vinny Golia - Music Reviews
		The thunderous growl of the Tubax may not be very widespread, but since German instrument maker Benedikt Eppelsheim created this new member of the saxophone family, several jazzmen, especially those of provocative or experimental persuasions, have adopted it.
		Vinny Golia is one of them and may very well be the musician and composer who understood the quickest the full potential of the behemoth.
		This is not the instrument of choice for a serenade, but Golia still manages to squeeze a serious dose of lyricism out of it, along with rumbling drones, rocking vamps and all kinds of jagged melodies and fierce solos.
	www.mp3.com /albums/653453/reviews.html (674 words)

	CD Review of Vinny Golia - A Gift For The Unusual: Music For Contrabass Saxophone on Nine Winds @ jazzreview.com
		The music itself was written for the contrabass saxophone, involving work in that lowest of horn frequencies, but the instrument that Golia plays is the Tubax, a German invention that offers increased portability over the unwieldy contrabass saxophone, increased timbral richness over the tuba and increased power over the seldom-played contrabass bassoon.
		So, Golia has taken a series of new free improvisations and combined them with previous compositions for the contrabass saxophone not only to demonstrate, but also to enjoy the distinctive tone of the Tubax.
		Part of the problem with the contra bassoon, besides its perceived association with chamber music and classical orchestra, is its inability to project volume with the power of a tuba or a saxophone.
	www.jazzreview.com /cdreview.cfm?ID=8761 (684 words)

	CD Baby: FEATURING SAXOPHONE
		Original works and transcriptions for classical saxophone ensembles of various sizes, led by the late eminent saxophonist Sigurd Rascher who is also heard on contrabass saxophone.
		Baroque transcription for Soprano saxophone on 12 Fantasias by Telemann performed in the Baroque performance practice style.
		Saxophone nostalgia of the 1920's featuring music of Rudy Wiedoeft and other famous artists.
	www.cdbaby.com /style/191?ccat=4 (1033 words)

	Contrabass Mania
		Please also feel free to join the Contrabass email list, currently available in regular or digest formats.
		musical instrument factory, where contrabass saxophones and sarrusophones are still manufactured.
		Warning signs that you might be a Contrabass Maniac too...
	www.contrabass.com (319 words)

	contrabass - OneLook Dictionary Search
		Contrabass : Online Plain Text English Dictionary [home, info]
		Phrases that include contrabass: contrabass clarinet, contrabass sarrusophone, contrabass saxophone
		Words similar to contrabass: contrabassist, double-bass, bass fiddle, bass viol, bull fiddle, double bass, string bass, more...
	www.onelook.com /?w=contrabass (207 words)

	Jay C. Easton: The Subcontrabass Saxophone
		There have been attempts to make a real and playable saxophone deeper than the contrabass, but none have ever come to fruition until now.
		It may not be as big as the Eb contrabass sax on the right, but it has twice as many wraps in the body tube, so it goes even lower!
		The big Eb contrabass would measure about 17 feet if straightened out; the Bb subcontrabass is about 23 feet in length.
	www.jayeaston.com /galleries/sax_family/subcontrabass_sax.html (241 words)

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		Running his own label allows him to document projects of a conceptually limited scope that other labels might shy away from.
		An entire album of solo contrabass saxophone improvisations might sound tediously homogenous if it weren't for the fact that Golia is such a stellar reed player.
		Being the lynchpin of an entire scene has allowed Golia to enlist the cream of the crop of West Coast avant gardists to join him in exploring the myriad possibilities of this instrument.
	www.indiejazz.com /ProductDetailsView.aspx?ProductID=374 (309 words)

	Charlie's Saxophone Page
		University at Buffalo Sax Ensemble Amherst Saxophone Quartet John Coltrane
		Another former student of the wonderful Laurence Wyman has some saxophone pictures, downloadable audio files and other good stuff at Charles Gray's Page...
		The Wrap Up If you have any other saxophone web sites you'd like to see included here, please submit them by sending email to charlie@charliep.net
	home.usadatanet.net /~charlienyc/sax.htm (212 words)

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