Woodwind Instruments

Alto Saxophones are in the key of E flat.

The Saxophone was invented by Adolph Sax.

There are 15 types of saxophones: Bb Sopranissimo, Eb Soprano, Bb Soprano, Eb Alto, Bb Tenor, Eb Baritone, Bb Bass, Eb Contrabass, F Sopranino, C Soprano, F Alto, C Tenor, F Baritone, C Bass, and F Contrabass.

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The property is call timbre, and different timbres are cause primarily by the inclusion of additional pitches above the note being played. All instruments, other than some special purpose electronic sound generators, cause these additional pitches, or overtones to sound.

For a somewhat overly simple explanation of overtones, if you picture a string on a guitar, the fundamental pitch is created by the string vibrating over the full length the player allows to vibrate (the length between the bridge and the fret). A wave of that length is the primary sound.

In reality, plucking a sting creates waves of all different waves lengths. Most such waves move up and down the string and quickly cancel each other out. A wave the full length of the string won't move and will be sustained. An additional wave, exactly half that length will also be sustained, as will waves exactly one third and one fourth the length of that free string length, etc. Any length of wave that fits exactly within the length of the free string will be sustained. These shorter, higher pitched waves are called over tones.

The same thing is true for waves in a column of air like one in a trumpet or clarinet. Different instruments allow different combinations of overtones to be prominent, and that cause the different timbres.

You're sure this isn't a reed issue? If so, have you tried different mouthpieces? Changing the barrel can have an effect too. That's about it.

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Yes. There are instruments tuned/made in a certain key. The most common keys to put instruments in are C, Bb and Eb (in that order but C wins by a landslide). Some instruments are also in G but are much less common, and all the other keys are even less so and difficult to find if they happen to exist. Each instrument has a certain key that they typically come in, but some can/have been manufactured in different keys whether for ease of transposition, for playing older/more modern music, popular demand or just because. For example, the alto saxophone is typically in Eb, but in the early 20th century one in C was manufactured for some time. Today these saxophones are hard to come by and can be very expensive; for this instrument, putting it in C is useful for playing last minute gigs in which the music may not be in the alto saxophone's normal key, Eb. Similarly, the trumpet is normally in Bb, but it is common for players to use a C trumpet for older, pre-19th or 20th century orchestral music for reasons of authenticity in tone color and/or transposition depending on score version.

Note: Putting an instrument in a certain key means that the C on the instrument, the note around which western music, at least, has come be centered, is enharmonically the same as/sounds the same as the note whose key the instrument is in, played on the piano. For example, on the Eb alto saxophone, C sounds like an Eb played on the piano because it is in the key/tonality of Eb. All other notes on that instrument will have the same proportion of distance between the name of the note in its individual context and the note it actually sounds like on the piano or any other C instrument (flute, violin). All notes on the Eb alto saxophone are three half steps (three consecutive notes in pitch order) lower than the enharmonic (actual) note that sounds when it is played.

Try it: play a C on a transposing instrument like the alto saxophone and then play a C on a non-transposing (C) instrument like the piano and hear the difference.

The purpose of these tonalities is to bring an instrument's range to width that can easily be written on a score. If the Eb alto saxophone was not transposed, for example, some of its upper notes would require many leger lines to display. It is simply more convenient to have it in Eb so that a composer has no hesitations in using its entire lovely range.

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No, bassoons are innatimate objects, so therefore cannot eat. You can, however, feed a banana to a BABOON, if that is what you're talking about, though baboons can eat many other foods, so it is not required.

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In woodwind instruments like the saxophone, clarinet, bassoon etc. the sound is produced when the reed vibrates against the mouthpiece. Coupled with the shape, and material of the instrument it will produce a different timbre.

Brass instruments are slightly different. With brass instruments like a trumpet, euphonium, tuba - there is no reed. Instead, the mouthpiece is a single fixture and works kind of like this

**Note: I am a bassoonist, saxist, and pianist. I've never put my mouth on a brass mouthpiece so I'm sorry if it is vague.

Brass players don't just blow into the instrument like woodwinds do, but they instead have to "buzz" the mouthpiece. Basically what that means is that they blow through their tightly pressed lips to make the "buzz".

So the main reason why the sound is different in brass and woodwind instruments is because of the playing technique.

There are many. In classical music, there are varieties of woodwind quartets and quintets, which usually include one or more clarinets along with flute, oboe, and bassoon. Clarinet choirs consist of different varieties of clarinets, Bb soprano, Eb alto and Bb bass being the most common. Then there are bands and orchestras.

In jazz, clarinets can be wonderful with a rhythm section (some combination of piano, string bass, drums and guitar). Listen to Benny Goodman's small group recordings, and be amazed. Also search for Eddie Daniels. He has many wonderful recordings posted on line.

Big band sax players often double on clarinet, as well. Benny Goodman, again, as well as Artie Shaw featured clarinet. Glenn Miller used clarinet a lot, but not usually a feature.

Finally, if you are up to developing your own arrangements, clarinets cam be combined with almost any combination of instruments. Clarinet has huge range and blends well with other instruments.

Noteworthy is not a reputable name in the clarinet community. It will most likely lead to playing inefficiencies that will cause the player to adapt bad habits. These habits, once learned will be hard to shed.

The Selmer company has been making clarinet for the professional clarinet community for a long time now. Although the 1400 series is a student model, the company manufactures the professional models in the same factory as the student model. What that means is that the people that put that student clarinet together and more competent and the end result is better.

No matter which instrument you buy, please get it serviced by a clarinet tech before playing it. It makes a world of difference.

The oboe is a woodwind instrument that requires three pieces to assemble, and uses a reed, that can be purchased in different "strengths". I wouldn't consider this for anyone who hates or dislikes high pitched or screeching sounds..but if you become a good player, it alctually makes some pretty good music.

I am in a band, and I play oboe..(4 years)

The oboe has an effective range of two and half octaves from b-flat below middle C to F six ledger lines above the staff. This range places it between the flute and clarinet in "concert order". Along with the English horn and bassoon, the oboe is a member of the woodwind subfamily called "Double Reeds". Unlike single reeds (clarinets and saxes), these reeds are, in fact, two pieces of cane wrapped around a brass lined cork tube; creating an oval like opening where the sound is generated. The strengths mentioned by the previous poster, are actually thicknesses. The bottom is "soft" which is heavily scraped (whittled) and easily vibrated. The rest of the categories are medium soft, medium, medium hard, and hard ( scraped the least). As a veteran of 14 years, I can attest that the oboe is an amazing instrument to play. It has a large range of timbres and can reflect many emotions, musically speaking. Also, they are always in demand, and can be prime fodder for scholarships; which is how I went to college. Hang in there previous answerer, it will pay off in the end!

The oboe is a woodwind instrument that requires three pieces to assemble, and uses a reed, that can be purchased in different "strengths". I wouldn't consider this for anyone who hates or dislikes high pitched or screeching sounds..but if you become a good player, it alctually makes some pretty good music.

I am in a band, and I play oboe..(4 years)

The oboe has an effective range of two and half octaves from b-flat below middle C to F six ledger lines above the staff. This range places it between the flute and clarinet in "concert order". Along with the English horn and bassoon, the oboe is a member of the woodwind subfamily called "Double Reeds". Unlike single reeds (clarinets and saxes), these reeds are, in fact, two pieces of cane wrapped around a brass lined cork tube; creating an oval like opening where the sound is generated. The strengths mentioned by the previous poster, are actually thicknesses. The bottom is "soft" which is heavily scraped (whittled) and easily vibrated. The rest of the categories are medium soft, medium, medium hard, and hard ( scraped the least). As a veteran of 14 years, I can attest that the oboe is an amazing instrument to play. It has a large range of timbres and can reflect many emotions, musically speaking. Also, they are always in demand, and can be prime fodder for scholarships; which is how I went to college. Hang in there previous answerer, it will pay off in the end!

The word "clarinet" comes from the Italian word "clarinetto", derived from "clarino" which means "trumpet". This is because most early clarinets had a tome and timbre similar to trumpets.

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