saxophones

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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.
saxophones
Accepted term: 18-Nov-2024