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The Saxophone was developed by Adlophe Sax, a Belgian living in the 19th century. It was designed as a type of hybrid between the woodwind and the brass section, using a brass style body but the single reed mouthpiece was like that of the woodwind.He developed 14 types of saxophone ranging in pitch, from the soprano right down to the contrabass.

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The tenor drums that is widely used today evolved from the field drum. The field drum was widely used in Europe from the late Middle Ages.

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Winston (Spree) Simon from Trinidad.

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