After more than a hundred years of continuous improvement, the saxophone has become more and more popular for its beautiful sound and rich expressive power. Composers seem to be particularly fond of it, Bizet, Saint-Sa?ns and other classical, romantic period of the composer for the saxophone composed a lot of classic music, such as "A Lai City Girl" in the solo can be said to be popular. The saxophone also plays an irreplaceable role in popular music and marching bands. Of course, the saxophone can show its talent in jazz music, known as the "soul of jazz" is deserved.
Sax pictures:
Sax belongs to the variable tuning instruments, so it is more types, today's commonly used saxophones are:
The soprano saxophone is known as the straight saxophone in the key of B-flat, and we are familiar with by the famous American saxophonist Kenny King played the "Homecoming", "Jasmine" and so on is to use it to play;
The alto saxophone is the most widely used, and is also known as the soprano saxophone in the key of E-flat, which is the most widely used in the world. The alto saxophone in E-flat is the most widely used one, and students usually choose this kind of instrument when they first learn saxophone;
The alto saxophone in B-flat is the most commonly used one in jazz, and former U.S. President Bill Clinton is good at playing this kind of instrument.
The E-flat euphonium saxophone and the B-flat bass saxophone are more commonly used in repertoire and ensembles.
Because the playing method is almost the same, any kind of saxophonist can play all keys of the instrument comfortably with a little adaptation. (Note: The author is a famous saxophone educator and performer.)