Although saxes are usually made of brass, they are considered woodwinds because of the way the sound is produced.
The clarinet, and sometimes the bass clarinet. On rare occasion, some pieces call for a saxophone.
Apart from the String instruments there are also the brass, woodwind and percussion families.
Adolphe Sax invented the saxophone, so it probably came from his name.
The saxophone is a woodwind instrument Though it looks like brass, people always mistake it for brass instrument, but it is a woodwind. It does not have valves like the brass instruments, but has reed and finger holes covered by small pads. Some like to call it brasswind.
A Saxophonist.
A saxophonist.
A Saxophonist.
The would be called a 'saxophonist'.
Such a person is a saxophonist.
The secret of Anastasia has some of her deceased family members reincarnated as musical instruments. She finds the instruments in a railroad baggage car. by the way Saxophones were banned in First Czarist, later Red, Russia for the following two reasons. ( The inventor was German, one Adolph Sax ( actually he was a Belgian residing in Paris) and B. more practically the Saxophone was too consumptuous of brass vitally needed for ammuhition ( cartridges, shells, etc)during the war. both bans stuck and Saxes are not used in Russia! Whaty they call this thing Old Nick, have a look Comrade!
In a standard orchestra, there are four groups: flutes, oboes, clarinets & bassoons. Each group has alternate instruments the players are sometimes called upon to play. Flute players also use piccolo and alto flute. Clarinet players also play e-flat clarinet and bass clarinet. Oboe players are required to play English horn as well. And bassoon players can double up on contrabassoon. Occasionally a piece will call for a saxophone or two- many flute and clarinet players are able to play sax, though sometimes a saxophonist is called in.
We call them halogens.they are in the 17th group.