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  1. instruments - What are the 14 different types of saxophone? - Music ...

    Nov 9, 2018 · I heard my saxophone instructor say that there are 14 sizes of saxophone. But, I've only heard of 4 (soprano, alto, tenor, baritone). What are the other 10 types?

  2. Have orchestras included any modern instrument lately?

    Jan 15, 2017 · There are certain half-standard instruments like saxophones and saxhorns and euphoniums and the ophicleides primarily known as instruments used in Berlioz' Symphonie …

  3. No Saxophone part in band sheet music

    Oct 10, 2022 · Can you give us a list of the instruments featured in your Arrangement (and maybe also one of the instruments your studends have available)? Alto/Baritone-Saxophone can do any sort of …

  4. Why is the saxophone not common in classical repertoire?

    Jun 30, 2019 · In contrast, at least 3 types of saxophone are staples in concert band music (alto, tenor, and baritone). Clearly, there are large music ensembles very willing to use saxophones.

  5. Saxophone articulation - interpreting symbols - Music: Practice ...

    I have a number of pieces that feature the following articulation symbols (highlighted in red; last bar of Andy Firth's "The Bullfrog Bounce"): I've asked my teacher how to play them, but his

  6. Interpreting Concert Scores - Music: Practice & Theory Stack Exchange

    Oct 11, 2021 · The transposing instruments in the orchestra (clarinets, trumpets, English horns, French horns, saxophones) would play from transposed parts while the conductor worked from a score in C. …

  7. Alternative ways to classify Instruments - Music: Practice & Theory ...

    Mar 12, 2014 · In Western music there are four classifications of instruments strings, woodwinds, brass, and percussion. This classification works on most instruments, but there are many different …

  8. Is there any specific reason to why are the instruments placed as they ...

    Feb 19, 2014 · It does have to do with the dynamics of the instruments. Note that you have 16 first violinists, playing in unison, but only three trumpets. You have eight double basses, but only one …

  9. theory - What are the practical reasons for still having transposing ...

    The TL;DR answer: Some instrument families (saxophones, clarinets, double reeds) have variants which change the instrument range by something other than an octave. To make it easy to switch between …

  10. Saxophone and Dentures - Music: Practice & Theory Stack Exchange

    Jun 29, 2018 · There are certainly cost-benefit trades here. One significant benefit to choosing implants is that the shape of your oral cavity remains unchanged. If you go with any kind of denture which …