Soprano saxophone

The soprano saxophone is a Musical instrument of the family of the Saxophone S. Its Tonalité is in Si♭.

The interval of a octave above the Saxophone tenor contributed for much, to make it available, in particular in the Jazz, (same partition S for the tenor as for the soprano).

Often confused by the neophytes with the Clarinette because of its right form there also exists in curved form (known as soprano curved or altino) and semi-curved. However the notable difference between a right soprano and a clarinet is that its body is Conique (and not Cylindrique).

Repertory

In the traditional repertory , the soprano became one of the saxophones most often employed by the contemporary type-setters , probably because of the similarities of notation with the Clarinette (it also sounds him in if b) and of tessiture with the Hautbois (2 octaves 1/2 in the register soprano).

Among works neo-classic, one can quote the Fantasia with Chamber orchestra of Heitor Villa-Lobos and the version for soprano saxophone and Chamber orchestra of " The Clock of Flore" of Jean Françaix. The minimalists often have recourse there: " Gradus" of Philip Glass, Reed Phase of Steve Reich, The green ray of Gavin Bryars, Soprano Saxophone Concerto of Michael Torke.

It is also used in more radical musical styles like Tre Pezzi of Giacinto Scelsi, Aulodie of François-Bernard Mâche, Anachorète of Kasper T. Toeplitz, Knabenduett of Stockhausen, Tadj of Christian Lauba, Of the Night with the Dawn of Antoine Tisné and the tetralogy of Giorgio Netti Necessità of interrogare it cielo .

Some " sopranistes" important

These Saxophoniste S marked out and deeply marked the history of this instrument. In the world of the jazz, the saxophonists playing on soprano are also often with the tenor (even tonality). (list by chronological order):

In the classical music, a certain number of saxophonists also specialized in the play of the soprano, often because of their participation in a Quatuor of saxophones:

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