Tenor sarrusophone
Tenor member of the sarrusophone family of wind instruments
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The tenor sarrusophone is the tenor member of the sarrusophone family of metal double reed wind instruments, pitched in B♭ with the same range as the tenor saxophone. They were originally made in the late 19th and early 20th century by Orsi, Gautrot and his successor Couesnon, and Evette & Schaeffer (now Buffet Crampon). Currently they are made only by Orsi on special order.[2]
Hornbostel–Sachs classification422.112
(Double reed aerophone with keys)
(Double reed aerophone with keys)
Inventors
- Pierre-Auguste Sarrus (concept)
- Pierre-Louis Gautrot (patent)
DevelopedMid 19th century
Tenor sarrusophone in B♭, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York | |
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| Hornbostel–Sachs classification | 422.112 (Double reed aerophone with keys) |
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| Developed | Mid 19th century |
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