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saxophone

[sak-suh-fohn]

noun

  1. a musical wind instrument consisting of a conical, usually brass tube with keys or valves and a mouthpiece with one reed.



saxophone

/ ˈsæksəˌfəʊn, sækˈsɒfənɪst, ˌsæksəˈfɒnɪk /

noun

  1. Often shortened to: sax.a keyed wind instrument of mellow tone colour, used mainly in jazz and dance music. It is made in various sizes, has a conical bore, and a single reed

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

saxophone

  1. A wind instrument classified as a woodwind because it is played with a reed, although it is usually made of metal. Saxophones appear mainly in jazz, dance, and military bands. They are made in several ranges, from soprano to bass.

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • saxophonic adjective
  • saxophonist noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of saxophone1

1850–55; Sax ( saxhorn ) + -o- + -phone
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of saxophone1

C19: named after Adolphe Sax (1814–94), Belgian musical-instrument maker, who invented it (1846)
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RM and V greeted fans with salutes and a saxophone performance after being discharged on Tuesday.

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He started out as a fiction writer who, while living in Paris, chanced upon avant-garde jazz and took up the saxophone.

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Uchis was a sensitive child who would rather write poetry and play saxophone in a jazz band with her classmates; she was still in high school when she left home.

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Phil Morris, representing Mr Wilkinson, said: "He is a professional musician who has, for many years, practised his bass saxophone at this property unhindered."

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Pearson: I would be playing piano, and Jeremiah would be walking in, playing a saxophone up in the air.

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