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Saxophones, also known as a sax, are usualy made of brass and are played witha single-reed mouthpiece similar to that of the clarinet. The saxophone was invented by Adolph Sax in 1841. He patented the sax in 1846 in two groups of seven instruments each. Each series consisted of instruments of various sizes in alternating transposition. The series pitched in B♭ and E♭, designed for military bands, has proved extremely popular and most saxophones encountered today are from this series. A few saxophones remain from the less popular orchestral series pitched in C and F.

While proving very popular in its intended niche of military band music, the saxophone is most commonly associated with popular music, big band music, blues, early rock and roll, and particulary jazz.

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