saxhorn

The instrument is often confused with the closely related saxhorn.

The saxhorn also laid the groundwork for the modern euphonium.

Common members of the saxhorn family found in the modern brass band and having their own article:

The term saxtuba may also refer to the bass saxhorn.

The helicon is derived from the saxhorn, or the saxtuba.

The saxhorn is based on the same three-valve system as most other valved brass instruments.

The saxhorn was the most common brass instrument in American Civil War bands.

Like the saxhorn, the saxtuba was a transposing instrument.

Intermezzo for tuba or bass saxhorn and piano (1970)

The saxtuba is often mistaken for one of the larger members of Sax's saxhorn family.

In his Treatise on Instrumentation Berlioz described nine different sizes of saxhorn.

AT-7 Saxhorn - Entered service in 1979.

The saxhorn is a valved brass instrument with a conical bore and deep cup-shaped mouthpiece.

He was praised for technical innovations in the valves of the saxhorn, and owned two patents used for brass instruments.

His son was Adolphe Sax who invented the saxophone, the saxhorn and the saxotromba.

The modern instrument has a larger diameter and now resembles Sax's specification of the saxhorn more than it does that of the saxotromba.

Brass bands were made up of brass and woodwinds, especially the E-flat cornet and soprano saxhorn.

Some consider it a member of the saxhorn family developed by Adolphe Sax (who also developed the saxophone).

While Sax's family of saxhorns were invented at almost the same time and the bass saxhorn looks very similar to a euphonium, they are constructed differently.

Ocean Grove The Dodworth Saxhorn Band, 19th-century brass band.

(The saxhorn and its various family members were invented by Adolphe Sax, the same fellow who invented the saxophone.)

Developed during the mid-to-late 1830s, the saxhorn family was patented in Paris in 1845 by Adolphe Sax.

The Prelude calls for a piccolo and 6 snare drums, while the March requires a piccolo saxhorn and 12 harps.

Dodworth Saxhorn Band, Ann Arbor, Michigan (2005)

Firth, Pond & Company publish The Brass Band Journal, which includes the first band music to use the saxhorn.