Saxophone | Definition

Saxophone

A Saxophone is a brass wind instrument - but is classified as woodwind, and is named after its inventor Adolphe Sax who developed the Saxophone in 1840. The saxophone has a single reed and has a distinctive sound.

Related Terms : Woodwind

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