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saxophone
noun
sax·o·phone
ˈsak-sə-ˌfōn 
: one of a group of single-reed woodwind instruments usually ranging from soprano to bass and characterized by a conical metal tube and finger keys
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The seven-piece band included, gloriously, a horn section with a trumpet and two saxophones, and everyone delivered.
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Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 4 Nov. 2024
Also Read Every Tom Petty Album, Ranked Both Rakim and his older brother Steve Griffin played the saxophone.
—Kyle Eustice, SPIN, 1 Nov. 2024
Like her friend, Abby played the saxophone in the school’s band and was part of the volleyball team, according to her obituary.
—Nicole Chavez, CNN, 18 Oct. 2024
On a recent Friday in June, the sounds of the sousaphone, trumpet, trombone, saxophone and drums reverberated through a streetcar rolling through Kansas City’s River Market.
—Hg Biggs, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2024
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Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 4 Nov. 2024
Also Read Every Tom Petty Album, Ranked Both Rakim and his older brother Steve Griffin played the saxophone.
—Kyle Eustice, SPIN, 1 Nov. 2024
Like her friend, Abby played the saxophone in the school’s band and was part of the volleyball team, according to her obituary.
—Nicole Chavez, CNN, 18 Oct. 2024
On a recent Friday in June, the sounds of the sousaphone, trumpet, trombone, saxophone and drums reverberated through a streetcar rolling through Kansas City’s River Market.
—Hg Biggs, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2024
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saxophone
noun
sax·o·phone
ˈsak-sə-ˌfōn
: a musical instrument of the woodwind class consisting of a usually curved metal tube with finger keys and a reed mouthpiece
Etymology
named for Antoine "Adolph" Sax 1814–1894 a Belgian maker of musical instruments
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