The saxophone was invented by Antoine Joseph adolphe sax (18 14- 1894) in 1840. Adolf was keen on making musical instruments and was good at playing clarinet and flute.

His initial idea was to design a bass instrument for the orchestra. Ophicleide is flexible and can adapt to outdoor performances. He combined the mouthpiece of the bass clarinet with that of Orphee Clyde, improved it, and named this new instrument after himself.

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Saxophone structure: metal parabolic conical tube, flute head similar to clarinet, Bohm key system. Generally, except bB alto saxophone and bE alto saxophone, they are all bent into tubes, and there are also straight bE alto pipes.

Saxophone material: copper (also aluminum), Thailand's latest plastic saxophone and some handmade gold, silver or wooden saxophones.

Characteristics of saxophone instruments: rich timbre, high-pitched area between clarinet and horn, medium-audio voice and cello timbre, and low-pitched area like tuba and double bass.

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