Sopranino saxophone

The sopranino saxophone is one of the smallest members of the saxophone family. A sopranino saxophone is tuned in the key of E-flat, and sounds an octave above the alto saxophone. This saxophone has a sweet sound and although the sopranino is one of the least common of the saxophones in regular use today it is still being produced by several of the major musical manufacturing companies. The most notable use of the sopranino is in Boléro by Maurice Ravel.

Related Topics:
Saxophone - Octave - Alto saxophone - Boléro - Maurice Ravel

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The original saxophone family, as developed by Adolphe Sax, included sopranino, soprano, alto, tenor, baritone, bass, and contrabass instruments. Since the late 20th century, however, a B-flat piccolo, or sopranissimo saxophone (called soprillo) and a B-flat subcontrabass instrument (called tubax, also made in C) have been developed by the German instrument maker Benedikt Eppelsheim. Thus, the E-flat sopranino, originally the smallest size of saxophone, is now actually the second smallest.

Related Topics:
Adolphe Sax - Sopranino - Soprano - Alto - Tenor - Baritone - Bass - Contrabass - Soprillo - Tubax

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