Soprano is higher pitch
Soprano, Alto, Tenor, and Baritone Saxophone
a soprano is straight like clarinet and usaully gold colored and the alto is curved on the bottom it makes a 180 degree turn outward. and a soprano sax is smaller and often straight instead of curved. it is pitched at B flat as opposed to E flat. alto sax is the most common saxophone. musicmoo :) Soprano sax is sometimes semicurved and sometimes straight. It has the same pitch as a tenor sax whereas an Eb alto sax is the same pitch as a baritone sax. hope this helps, Saxesofevil and walt899
The most popular members of the saxophone family are the soprano, alto, tenor and baritone saxophone. The soprano is based in the key of B-flat, the alto E-flat, the tenor B-flat and the baritone E-flat. There have been other variations of the saxophone as well, including the sopranino (e-flat), bass (b-flat) contra bass (e-flat) and c melody saxophone.
better to start on alto.
The Alto Sax is the second smallest in the range, The Soprano Sax is the smallest and plays in the highest register. The Tenor fits in the range between the Alto and the Baritone and is a fairly standard Jazz and blues instrument playing in the Mid to Bass range
The soprano sax is smaller than the alto, but im not sure how big it exactly is
the soprano is the smallest its kind of like a clarinet but gold
Clarinet, base clarinet, alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, barri saxophone, tenor saxophone... I think you get the idea.
Many saxophone players can easily switch between different types of saxophones (soprano, alto, tenor, bari, etc.) because the notes are the same for each saxophone.
An alto saxophone is a musical instrument, a member of the saxophone family which is smaller than the tenor saxophone but larger than the soprano saxophone. Its heard range goes from concert pitch Db3 to concert pitch Ab5.
Eb is better known as a sopranino. Bb Soprano sax is more popular, but alto (Eb) is more popular than either soprano or sopranino.
The alto saxophone has a neck, keys, and a bell. It is played through a reed, classifying it as a woodwind instrument rather than a brass instrument. It is smaller than a tenor saxophone and larger than a soprano saxophone, and the alto saxophone is the most commonly played saxophone in the world.