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Saxophones

Scope note

Single-reed instruments, commonly of brass, with wide conical bore and slightly flared bell; built in several sizes from sopranino to contrabass, all but the two smallest are bent back in a U-form with the bell tilted forward.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300042561

Equivalent Terms used

saxophone

Created

13yrs ago

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