The Saxophone... named for Adolphe Sax.
Adolph Sax was the invetor of the saxophone in the 1840's in Brussels, Belgium and that he named the saxophone after his last name!
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The root word for saxophone is "sax," named after its inventor, Adolphe Sax, who created the instrument in the mid-19th century.
The saxophone is named after its inventor Adolphe Sax. The instruments he designed, saxhorns, are the ancestors of modern saxophones, flugelhorns, and euphoniums.
One son named Ravi Coltrane who is also a saxophone player.
It was invented in the 1840s by a men named Antoine Joseph
The word "saxophone" entered the English language in the mid-19th century, named after its inventor, Adolphe Sax, a Belgian instrument maker. He patented the saxophone in 1846, and as the instrument gained popularity, the name became widely recognized.
The saxophone was named for its 1840s inventor Adolphe Sax. 'Saxophone' means voice of Sax. The voice of the man who created the saxophone. Though often made of brass, the instrument is actually part of the woodwind family - this because the tone is produced using a cane reed.
The word "saxophone" in French is "saxophone".
Aldophe Sax, a Belgian instrument designer. Sax invented this instrument, so it is only fitting that it was named after him.
Bill Clinton played the tenor saxophone.