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I think that It is a competition between a Baritone Sax or a contrabass Clarinet,

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Q: Are saxophones the heaviest woodwind instruments?
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What woodwind instrument is transposing?

Clarinets and saxophones are both transposing instruments.


Which woodwind instruments are the youngest?

Flutes and oboes are some of the oldest instruments the woodwind family. Saxophones and bass clarinets are some instruments invented not too long ago.


Woodwind instruments is usually not found in an orchestra ?

Saxophones.


What kinds of instruments are considered wind instruments?

Saxophones, Clarinets, Oboe, Basoon, Percussion, (if your talking about woodwind..)


What are the names of all Woodwind instruments in an orchestra?

The main woodwind instruments are (high to low): Piccolo, Flute, Clarinet, Oboe, Bassoon, Contra-Bassoon. There are others however, such as all the saxophones and the recorder.


What instruments are reeds?

Instrument reed is a thin strip of material, that vibrates to produce a sound on ainstrument Instruments that require reeds are woodwind and sax. So basically without the reed you cannot make any noise on woodwind and sax instrument's woodwind instruments alto sax, tenor sax Clarinet Fact Saxophones are in the woodwind family .


What are the near relations to the main woodwind instruments?

Traditionally woodwind instruments were all made out of wood obviously! Oboes, clarinets, bassoons and cor anglais' are all still made out of wood but other instruments in the 'woodwind' family (flutes, saxophones, piccolos) are now made out of metal so are considered near relations to the 'main' woodwind instruments.


Woodwind instruments which use air reed?

Clarinet Bass Clarinet Oboe Saxophones (tenor, alto, baritone, soprano)


What is famous about Yanagisawa?

Yanagisawa Wind Instruments is a Japanese woodwind company, known for being one of the lead manufacturers of saxophones. They are known for making saxophones out of materials other than brass.


Did woodwind instruments used to be made only out of wood?

no. even now woodwind instruments can be made from plastic and other materials. (the best sounding ones are generally wood though). woodwind refers to the fact that the instrument is played using a reed. saxophones for example, are made of brass but are within the woodwind family


Why is a saxophone not in woodwind quintet?

Some woodwind quintets have saxophones.


What instment are in woodwind?

In the modern orchestra or band the woodwind section usually contains piccolos, flutes, clarinets, oboes, bassoons, contrabassoons, soprano saxophones, alto saxophones, baritone saxophones, and tenor saxophones. However, there are many other woodwind instruments out there such as recorders, bagpipes, panflutes, aulos, duduks, ocarinas, shawms, crumhorns, gemshorns, didgeridoo, kortholt, dulcians, and shvis, just to name some off the top of my head. Hope this helped.