Antoine-Joseph "Adolphe" Sax (6 November 1814 – c. 4 February 1894) was a Belgian musical instrument designer and musician who played the flute and clarinet, and is best known for having invented the saxophone.
Adolphe Sax was born in Dinant in Wallonia, Belgium. His father, Charles-Joseph Sax, was an instrument designer himself, who made several changes to the design of the horn. Adolphe began to make his own instruments at an early age, entering two of his flutes and a clarinet into a competition at the age of fifteen. He subsequently studied those two instruments at the Royal School of Singing in Brussels.
Having left the school, Sax began to experiment with new instrument designs, while his father continued to produce conventional instruments to bring money into the household. Adolphe's first important invention was an improvement of the bass clarinet design, which he patented at the age of twenty-four.
In 1841, Sax relocated permanently to Paris, and began work on a new set of instruments that were exhibited there in 1844. These were valved bugles, and although he had not invented the instrument itself, his examples were so much more successful than those of his rivals that they became known as saxhorns. They range in approximately seven different sizes, and paved the path to the creation of the flugelhorn. Today, they are widely used in concert bands and sometimes in orchestras. The saxhorn also laid the groundwork for the modern euphonium.
This original Adolphe Saxophone circa late 1800's.
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Trailer in ENGLISH of the Documentary "Sax Revolutions: The Adolphe Sax's life"
Chris Potter plays an early Adolphe Sax tenor saxophone circa 1859 at Saxquest
Adolphe Sax baritone saxophone
Sax O Phone "Adolphe Sax" (Jean De Lire, 1971) - Documentaire
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Selmer Adolphe Sax limited edition
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Adolphe Sax International Competition 2014, First Round, Part 1
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2014 NASA - Musicale Celebrating Adolphe Sax
Adolphe Sax reportage
Adolphe Sax Competition 2014, First Round, Part 2
This original Adolphe Saxophone circa late 1800's.
Adolphe Sax: A Memoir in Voices
Trailer in ENGLISH of the Documentary "Sax Revolutions: The Adolphe Sax's life"
Chris Potter plays an early Adolphe Sax tenor saxophone circa 1859 at Saxquest
Adolphe Sax baritone saxophone
Sax O Phone "Adolphe Sax" (Jean De Lire, 1971) - Documentaire
Adolph Sax Saxophone
Selmer Adolphe Sax limited edition
Original Adolphe Sax saxphones - Singelée: Premier Quatuor
Adolphe Sax International Competition 2014, First Round, Part 1
Adolphe Sax
2014 NASA - Musicale Celebrating Adolphe Sax
Adolphe Sax reportage
Adolphe Sax Competition 2014, First Round, Part 2
Adolphe Sax Competition 2014, First Round, Part 3
Adolphe Sax Limited Edition Saxophone
Selmer Paris Adolphe Sax Limited Edition Saxophone
Original Adolphe Sax saxophone - Septieme Solo de Concert
Original 1800's Adolphe Sax Saxophone demo
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High Wycombe Adolphe Sax Quartet at the Schools Prom
Intermezzo from l'Arlesienne - 1867 Adolphe Sax alto saxophone
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Finalist Proclamation Adolphe Sax International Saxophone Competition 2014
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Sax O Phone Adolphe Sax (Jean De Lire, 1971) - Documentaire
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DAVID NEWMAN - FRONT MONEY - FULL ALBUM 1977 - FUNK JAZZ
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Marcelo Monteiro | Programa Instrumental Sesc Brasil
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Interview de Stéphane Gentil sur l'Histoire du Saxophone par MAtele.be (13/11/2010)
Il sogno di Adolphe Sax (Adolphe Sax's Dream)
Mike Mullan introducing the Adolphe Sax & Cie tenor saxophones
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Bande-annonce en FRANÇAIS du Documentaire "Sax Revolutions: La vie d'Adolphe Sax"
America's Millennium Tribute to ADOLPHE SAX, Vol. 10, featuring Otis Murphy--The Swan
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